El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-04
FRANCHISE GRANT
MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL
TO TELEPHONE COMPANY

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The fight in the city council last
night over the Brett telephone fran
chise was an exceedingly warm one.
The committees report was adverse
to the franchise, in fact it was charged
by other aldermen that the committee,
with the exception of Mr.. Grant, who
refused to sign the report, was endeav-
oring to kill off the new company for
the benfit of the old. es
Aftera long wrangle in which nearly
every alderman made his little spiel
the committees report was rejected
and an amendment, by Badger, favor
BILE to the new company was adopted
by a close vote. N.Y.
The Proceedings.
There was a full attendance at the
council meeting last night, all answer
ing to their names. The mayor pre-
sided with his usual eclat and Jake
Catlin sat at the clerks desk, taking
the plea of his brother Ben. who had
not returned from Austin.
Reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were dispensed with and
the routine passed up to Alderman
Clifford, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, before any reports were heard.
He had a few bills as follows: An
tonic Gomez, removing sick man to
county hospital, 81; Hitherto Acosta,
same. 81; street pay roll week ending
January 3, SCOTS: for week ending
December 25. s55; sewerage depart
ment pay roll, $64.45; engineering de-
partment pay roll, $40; Mrs Sullivan,
feeding prisoners, s1O7.55; Mary Har-
din. 81; G. A. Kaseman. SS135.
They were approved as read.
Alderman Stewart recommended
that the city assessors report be filed.
So ordered.
Wanted Deposit.
Alderman Brunner- presented the
recommendation of his committee con-
cerning the petition of Mrs. Brett, T.
c. Lyons and w. w. Bridgers for a
new telephone franchise. 1t follows:
Ell Paso, Texas, jan 8, 1901.
To the Honorable City Council of the
City of Ell Paso, Texas:
Your fire and water committee, to
whom was referred the petition of
Mrs. A. NJ. Brett, T. c. Lyons and w.
W. Bridgers, associated under the
name of the Southern Independent
Telephone compeny, beg leave to re-
port that we have given the matter
careful consideration and to recon-
mend the following action:
First-That as tthe financial ability
of the applicants to carry out the pur-
poses for which said francise is to
be granted is unknown to us, we re-
spectfully recommend that they be
required to deposit with the city
treasurer of the city of Ell Paso the
sum of 81 900 in cash as evidence of
their ability to carry out the purposes
for which said franchise is asked. and
their intention to do so, should the
said franchise be granted; said sum
of $1,000 to be deposited with the
said city clerk in cash within ten
days from this date, to be returned
to said grantees in the event of their
decision not to accept the franchise
on the terms specified in said ordi-
nance: and we further recommend
that if said sum is not deposited with
said city treasurer in ten days from
this date, We recommend such ordi-
nance be not granted.
Second-That at the same time said
applicants file with the city clerk a
list of bona fide subscribers to
such telephone system, to be not less
tina 400 in number
Third-That upon the filing of said
list and the deposit of said sum of
$1,000 as hereinbefore provided, that
the ordinance committee be instructed
to prepare and report to this body for
its action an ordinance granting the
franchise asked for by the applicants,
which ordinance shall specifically pro-
vide for a compliance on the part of
the applicants of the provisions men
toned in their petition. and for the
following:
(a) That all telephone lines with
in the inner Are limits of the city of
Ell Paso as now prescribed by ordi-
nance shall bep laced and operated
under ground, and that no pole shall
be set in the streets nor lines in the
city Of Ell Paso without the fire limits
until the lines are placed within the
inner fire limits and under ground
(b) That the said city council of
the city of Ell Paso shall at anv tinoo