The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-07
STREET CARS FOR BEAUMONT.
All the Preliminary Work Has Bcen
Concluded.


Beaumont. Texas, November 6.-That
Beaumont is to have street car line
there is no longer any reason for doubt.
The only thing which now stands in the
way OF the operation of the cars Is the
work necessary to construct the road,
VIII be done as rapidly as men can do
the work. All the preliminary work con-
nected with forming the company has
been concluded with the exception of OBJ
tanning charter and organizing the COM
pany and this will BE- done within ten
days or two weeks.
Following are the gentlemen who will
constitute the company, which will be
known as the Beaumont Street Railway
company: John H. Kirby, Houston; /.
u. Folk, Beaumont; T. W. Shepherd,
beaumont; s. b. Cooper, Beaumont w.
IL. Pope. Beaumont d. Call. Beaumont,
and NJ. A. 0rlopp, New York City. AS
VIII be seen, all the gentlemen with the
exception Of Mr.. Kirby and Mr. Orlopp
are Beaumont capitalists. and Mr.. Kr-
by interests are so nearly identical with
beaumont that he can almost be consid-
cred Beaumont capitalist.
A glance at the above list of men will
snow that there is no longer any doubt
but that the line will be built. They are
all business men who are interested in
Beaumonts progress. and in the cou-
straetlon of the line and its operations
the public will have the assurance that
1t will be for the city's best interests.
AS to the intentions OF the company and
MS prospects. Mr. l. d. Polk said this
morning TO The Post correspondent:
e, think we have arranged for all
tne financial backing necessary to prop
erly construct and operate she street car
line. The ordinance which we will pre-
sent To the city council this afternoon
granting Us franchise will include the
following proyisions; 1t will, of course.
provide for the right of way over streets
FOR the main line. switches, turnouts and
spurs 1t does not specify the route to
De used, but provides that the route is
To be selected by the street car COM
pany, subject to the approval Of the coun-
eli. Inc franchise will require that We
begin work within l20 days and that a
force OF men costing $1,000 per month Tor
lapor snail be used until seven miles of
the road shall be completed, within one
year IRON the date OF beginning. though
the council may extend the time of com
pletion three months II they see ut. The
line will be equipped as we'll as any
street car line in city of equal popu-
iatlon. and the rails to be used saall
Weigh not less than forty eight pounds
70 The yard and the cars to be used, first
Grass. OF course the franchise provides
Tor the erection Of poles which shall be
not be less than twenty feet high. and
the wires shall be properly guarded The
company will give good security that
AFTER the commencement of work seven
miles OF the line shall be in operation
WITHIN TWO years or the company shall
forfeit 5000 TO the city. The fares shall
not exceed cents for each person for
single trip and the cars viii operate
from $50 a. m. until II m The right is
reserved to change the system to double
tracks If found necessary. The time to
begin work can be changed without for
ieAure of franchise upon payment Of
$3.50 to the city.
These are the main points in the
franchise. AS soon as the council grant.
this franchise we will at once apply to
the State for a charter. Our caultai
stock will be 100000. Upon recent ~
the onarter from the State we will at
once organize the company by the selec-
ZION OF It's officers and establishing Of
noes Work on the construction will
then begin. "''
we mean business from the very
start, as the names of the incorporators
VIII imply and there will be nothing to
prevent the rapid completion OF the
street car line"
The ordinance covering the fnanobiss
was presented to the council this after
Noon moon. ana referred TO the ordinance COM