El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
ELECTRIC RAILWAY ORDINANCE.
Granted Thursday Night To the
Existing Companies.

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Be it ordained by the city council OF
the city of e. Paso, Texas.
Section l. That there shall be and
Is hereby granted to the Santa Fe
Strees railway. company and El Paso
Street railway company, of the City Oh
FL PasO, and to their assignee or as
signs, the right and privilege to con.
struct, maintain and operate lines OF
electric street railway in the city OF
Ell Paso, Texas, together with the
right and privilege to erect and main
tain poles and wires, and lay and main.
tain tracks. turnOuts, switches and all
other things that may be necessary or
convenient to build, maintain and
operate said electric street railway, on,
along and over the streets and route
in the city of Ell Paso, especially des-
cribed as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Santa
Fee street railway bridge over the Rio
Grarde: thence in q northerly d1rec-
ton along the center of Santa Fee street
to the intersection Of San Francisco
street; thence along the center OF San
Francisco street In an easterly d1rec-
ton and across what is known as the
Little Plaza to Saint Louis street;
thence east along the center OF St.
Louis street to Stanton street; thence
south along the center OF stanton
street to San Antonio street; thence
along the center of San Antonio street
westerly to Ell Paso street. And be-
ginning at what is known as the Lit
| tie Plaza and running southerly
along the center of Ell PasO street to
Seventh street; thence along Seventh
street easterly to Stanton street;thence
southerly along the center OF stanton
street to the middle of the bridge at
the foot of Stanton street over the lilo
Grande river.
Section 2. That the aforesaid COM
panies and their assigns shall construct
said electric street railway track along
and over said streets and route afOre-
said SO as to conform to the street
grades of the city of Ell Paso, and at all
times al all maintain said track In &C
cOrdance with the material OF SAID
streets; and said rails to be used in the
construction of said street electric rail-
way track shall be the most approved
modern style, and of at least standard
size, weight and quality, and at all
times furnished with good and sufficient
crossings; and said track shall be kept
in good repair for the passage OF vehi-
cles over the same at all street cross
faction of the city council: And 1t is
further provided that the persons,
company or companies operating said
line of electric street railway, shall be
required to sprinkle their said line OF
railway and right of way at such times
and in such manner as the city council
may reasonably require.
Section 8. The rights and privileges
herein granted to the said Santa Fe q
Ell Paso Street Railway companies and
assigns, is upon condition that they
may be transferable to some person,
corporation, association or company
within six months from the date this
ordinance shall take effect, who will
undertake to build and construct said
electric street railway, and which as
signee or assigns shall, before said as
Segment can become ef1ectual and
valid, enter into bond with good and
sufficient sureties, payable to the city
of Ell Paso, in the sum of s., 600 as a
guarantee and liquidated and ascertain
ed damages that the person, corpora
ton or company so giving said bOnd,
will within six months from the date
of said bond, commence in good faith
the construction OF the above mention
ed railway; and shall at
from the date of said bond
have in actual operation the said cleo
trio street railway above designated,
which on failure of same, said guaran-
tee bond shall thereupon become for
feited to the city of Ell PasO for such
uses as it may see fit. But. If the said
street railway, as above designated,
shall be in operation within twelve
months from the date OF said bond
above mentioned, then the same shall
become null and void.
And it is further provided that II up
on any of streets or rights OF way, or
parts thereof hereinfOre named and
hereby granted for the purpose afore-
said, the said electric street railway
shall not be completed and operated
within the time named, the same shall
remain as before the granting of this
franchise.
Section 4. The rights and privi
leges and franchises hereinfore granted
to the said street railway companies
and assigns may be, and it is contem-
plated shall be assigned upon condi-
tions and under the restrictions and
upon the bond made in the manner
within six months from the date that
this ordinance shall go into effect and |
not thereafter unless with the consent |
of the city council; and unless said as |
signment ia made and said bond de- |
posted as hereinfore prescribed with |
in six months from the date this or
dinance shall take effect, then the |
rights and privileges hereby granted
to the said street railway companies |
and their assigns shall be, at the option |
of the city council, annulled and for
feited without further notice.
Section 5. 1t Is further ordained |
that the aforesaid railway companies |
shall have the fight to connect their |
lines on Santa Fe and Ell Paso streets |
by building cross line between Santa |
Fe and Ell Paso streets on any street
south of Overland street.
Section 6. The fare to be charged |
by the person. company or corporation
operating said electric street railway
and cars within the limits of the city
of Ell PasO, shall not exceed five cents
for each passenger for one continuous
trip.