El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-10


An hour was spent by the directors
in canvassing the vote for directors
The following were declared elected:
L. S. Stewart, C. r. Morehead, S. j.
Freudenthal II. B. Stevens, Felix Mar
tinez, w. G. Walz, A. Courchesne, b.
F. Hammett, Z. Kohlberg.
There were sc votes cast out of
membership of less than 200.
President Prudential then submit
ted his report, which is printed in full
below.
The new directors will meet tomor-
row afternoon at four o'clock to elect
officers for the ensuing year.
Treasurer's Report.
The treasurer, H. B. Stevens, sub
mitted a report showing the receipts
and expenditures for each month; the
total receipts being s4,s67.5O. and the
expenditures S4.792.5O. leaving bal
ance of SIS on January 1.
Vote of Thanks
On motion of A. p. Coles, a unani-
nous vote of thanks was extended to
the retiring directors. Messrs. Elmer
son, Browne, and Berkey. In putting
the question President Prudential
and devotion to the interests of the
chamber.
President Prudential then asked
the members to bring up any matter
upon which they desired discussion
Railroads, Right of Way, and Ter
minals.
A P. Coles presented a long set of
resolutions with a preamble setting
forth the danger and unsightliness of
the railroad tracks through the cen
trail portion of the city, and the injury
that is now and will always be worked
to the property adjacent to the tracks
and on the north side which is now diff
ficult of access. While expressing the
and desire to take their interests into
consideration the resolutions declared
that the people of the city are opposed
ito granting any more railway privileg-
'es in the heart of the city and earnestly
desire the relief of the business portion
of the city from the menace and dam
age always inseparable from the sit
uation of the railroad tracks as at
present. The resolutions further Of
fered the substantial aid of the people
to the roads to enable them to estab-
lish a union depot and terminals in
some part of the city where the nuis-
ance would not be so great
Mr.. Coles, speaking to his resolu-
tions. emphasized the danger to life
and limb, and the constant injury to
property, that result from the present
conditions. He told how he had warn
ed the Franklin street syndicate when
the extensive blocks of property were
purchase was made on account of
railroad the purchasers would have
tight on their hands before they could
get their right of way secured. He
went on that the railroad or whoever
had bought that strip of land had
bought at a good rate and a good
time, and there would be no difficulty
in turning the purchase over to good
account If there should be a desire to
make a change of location. Mr.. Coles
expressed his Willingness, if there were
no other way. to be one OF a citizens
syndicate to buy back the Franklin
street property from the railroad, and
>buy ground for terminal facilities else
where in the city, which the citizens
might even present to the railroad in
order to secure the union depot.
Felix Martinez said he was in favor
of the resolution, but he thought it
should be very carefully considered
so as not to antagonize any of the
railroad companies. He thought that
a committee should be appointed, COM
posed of citizens from the different
wards, to consider the matter fully
and consult with the railroad officials.
He favored passing the resolutions
providing for the appointment of such
az committee.
W. G.. Wall strongly seconded Mr.
Coles's resolutions, and urged immedi-
ate action.
Horace B. Stevens said that the pur-
chases of property at old Fort Bliss
and the strip through the city parall-
ell to the Southern Pacific could only
mean that some railroad, probably the
Bisbee road, would soon ask for right
of way through the heart of the city.
This, he asserted, would work meal
culable damage to every property in
terest in the city, and he thought the