El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-13
ELECTRIC
FRANCHISE
Its Provisions Guard
The Public
Veal
THE new CAR line
And Its Promoters And Pros
poets As Revealed In The
City Council Last
Night.

Last night there was submitted to
the city council franchise for an
electric car line. The promoters OF
the enterprise are J. p. Dieter, Juan
A. Creel, Juan S. Hart. A. Courchesne,
Felix Martinez, A. NJ. Loomis, A.
Solomon, G. s. LeBaron, ]. A. Mer-
rill, B F. Hammest aud Leigh Clark.
With the exception of Mr.. Creel all
are resident citizens Of El PEso. Mr..
Creel IS Que Of the weslthisst and most
prominent citizens of Chihushus aud
the manager OF the we'll known CJm-
pania Industrial Mexicana. Some
time ago he established branch
hous in Ell Paso and ever since then
his name has been frequently connect
ed with the electric car line project.
The streets proposed 80 be covered
by the new line are substsn TALLY the
same as those specified ia the franchise
granted the citizens committee. In
substance it provides for line, first.
along Oregon street from the river to
Montana street, thence east to Lea
stree, south TO Texas street, west to
Oregon: second, o. Second stree. vest
from Oregon to chihuahua street,
north TO San Francisco street and
northwest along the county rosd to
city limits: third, on Fifth street east
from Oregon street to Cotton avenus,
north to Texas street. Fourth, on
Overland street east from Oregon
street to the Texas & Pacific reserva-
tion to Cotton avenue: fifth, ou Camp
bell street from the river north to city
limits; sixth, on Ssvsuth street west
from CanpDell to Stanton street, hence
north TO city limits; Seventh, on Ore
gou street. north from M5ntsn. street
to city limits, Eighth, on California
street east from Oregon to CanobslI
street aud along Califorpia street to
city limits; Ninth, on Idaho aud Boule-
vari streets east from Oregon street
to city limits: Tenth, o. Wyoming
street east from Oregon street to city
limits: Eleventh, on Missouri east from
Oregon street to city limits; Twelfth,
on Montana street from Lea street to
city limits, Thirteenth, ou Missouri
street west from Oregon street to U O.
son Avenue, west to Santa Fe sire at,
northwest TO Boulevard, northwest to
Exeter street, west to city limits.
The proposed ordinances provides
that the r!ghs-of-way including
switches. .urnouts aud curves shall
not exceed twenty five feet In width.
The company IS granted permission
to erect bridges under the supervision
OF the city engineer where their line in
tersects the river on condition that no
international treaties are violated aud
the flow Of water IN the river is not i'm
peded and that the.charges for using
the bridges shall always be reasons able.
The ordinance expressly requires
that the line be built in an up 30 ate
manner and all track, crossings, ETC.,
be kept in good conditions.
The franchise IS made conditional
upon its assignment within six months |
to some person or corporation who will |
under take to build Ike that will st |
least furnish an efficient system OF |
communi cation between the principal |
parts of the city, with the smelter aud |
Fort Bllss. 1t also expressly provides |
that any such assignment must be ac-
by n bond in the penal sum
Of $4,000 payable to the city as guar
antee OF good faith that the work will
begin within six months from the date
Of the assignment aud be completed
and in operation within one year. All
streets name in the franchise and not
occupied within two years may be
a. the option OF the council.
After the first assignment Is made aud
The bond deposited with the city clerk
40 further assign mant of the franchise
,au be male except by consent OF the
The ordinance provides that no high
or fare than cents sh al be charged
within the city limits whether by the
same car or by transfer.
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