El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-16

on taxation read a petition from A. p
Coles for Mrs. McJohnson asking tina,
5000 be refunded to her for taxes that
had been assessed and paid twice. Mr.
Stewart said that he had investigated
the matter and found that there had
been mistake wherein Mrs. McJohn-
| son had been taxed twice on the same
property and he recommended that the
amount be refunded to her. 1t was Sc
ordered.
Street Railway Franchise Granted
Alderman Drummer chairman of the
fire and water committee read a petit
, ton from several citizens asking that
an arc light be placed at the corner OF
Fifth and Oregon streets. He said that
he had visited the place at night and
found that it was very dark and
thought that a light should be placed
there. 1t was os ordered. City Clerk
Catlin then read the following petit
ton:
FL Paso. Tex. Nov. Is. 1900.
To the Honorable City Council of the
City of FL Paso. Texas:
Your petitioners. Felix Martinez A
Courchesne. J. p. Dieter, Juan S. Hart.
Juan A. Creel, Adolph Solomon. E.
Kohlberg. Leigh Clark. A. M. Loomis.
]. J. Mundy and c. S. lie Barron re-
specially petition your honorable body
to extend the franchise granted to
them on the fifteenth day of May. 1900.
as appears from pages -, of book -,
of your minutes, for a period of six
months from this date.
Your petitioners respectfully state
that they have made a bona fide eff
fort to secure the construction of an
electric railway line within the city
of FL Paso. but have not been able in
the time at their disposal TO bring the
matter to a successful termination.
If your honorable body will grant
this request, they pledge themselves
to make all reasonable and proper eff
fort to secure electric railways for the
city of Ell Paso within the time desig-
mated.
Respectfully submitted.
Turney & Burgess.
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Mr.. Burgess came forward and spoke
at length on the subject explaining the
position that the company took in the
matter and saying that they had made
an honest effort to build the line but
that owing TO the statement of the old
company that they were going to build
one at once they had been unable to 40
Our franchise expires today while
the old company's does not expire for
about two months yet and if you will
grant us an eXtention for six months
we think that there will be something
doing. AS soon as We stated that we
could not build the line the old COM
pany came out with the same state
ment. Now if you .eJ that matter go
in that way we will never have an cleo
trio line in Ell Paso. But on the other
hand if you grant us the extention ask
ed for | think that 1 can personally
promise that a line will be built
Alderman Burton moved that the
matter be carried over for week. Mr..
Burgess said that that was perfectly
TO him. but Alderman Cliff
ford said that there was no need in
delaying the matter for he had been
to walk too much already in
FL Paso and he wanted to ride on an
electric car and that the sooner the
company got to work just that much
sooner he would be able to take his
ride, He moved that the petition be
granted.
Alderman Grant wanted a new fran
,hise drawn up giving the city a GER
ain per cent of the receipts when the
plant was in operation. II was ex-
planned to him that the present fran |
.hise contained such a clause. but he
to hear it read. Alderman Og-
len said il would take aweek to read |
he franchise and asked for the ques- |
ion.
When the city clerk read the names
alderman Burton said. We'll I
Alderman Grant voted |
No while all the others voted Aye. |
Telephone Franchise.
The city clerk next read a petition |
rom Mrs. Brett asking the council to |
,rant her a franchise to build and op-
rate n telephone. telegraph and fire |
alarm system in this city and agreeing |
o begin the work on the same within |
sixty days from the date the franchise |
was granted. She stated in her petit |
ion that she would not charge over $50 |
year for business houses. nor more |
han $50 a year for private residences. |
f not more than 1000 phones were used |
she would not charge more than $50 |
or business houses nor $35 for private |
She asked for franchise |
or thirty years. Upon motion the mat
.er was referred to the fire and water |
Alderman Drummer asked for infor- |
nation about the order of the council
% the Southern Pacific company re-
Iuiring them to place gates at the
crossings of Stanton and Oregon
streets and Mesa avenue.
Alderman Clifford said that the ma
.erial for the gates was here and that
he had been informed that they would
De placed in position next week.
The city clerk opened the following
bids for coal and wood for the city
Santa Fee Fuel company. coal S725