The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-23
EXTENDING TIE FRANCHISE.
The City Council Decide to Take More
Time for Consideration.
The Posts Protest Gained the Concession "A SUBJ
stitute by Alderman Watkins-The Report
of City Attorney Thos H. Stone.

portion OF the street maintained by the
city. Ii shall also pay the amount 10 oe
agreed upon for maintaining the bridges
over which It's trucks run ia accordance
With existing ordinances
=. The company shall establish unlNer'
sal system of transfers from any eaf llhe
In the city TO any other ear line IN tue city.
8. The company shall maze to tnc city
an annual payment equal 10 i per cent OF
its gross annual receipts IRON and after
July l. 1907. from passenger service ovcr
Its whole lines within or without the city;
provided. however. that the SAID payment
shall never be less than twenty-five hun
bred dollars 5000 per annuu, 3nd ouch
payments shall not atiect the cltY's mt
TO levy and collect any other legal tax now
or which may hereafter be authorized.
4. The company shall construct aud put
IN operation extensions ut the system OF
street railways owned by it aggregating in
length rs much as two miles IN one year
from the acceptance Of this proposition,
ana further extensions OF such system az
grcgGtng as much as three additional miles
within three years from the date OF the
acceptance of this proposition
3. The said COMPANY shall Furnish and ut
tack portable Yestibules Ia It's cars for pro
lection of employees during the life og the
franchise granted by the uty, II required
by the city council, such requirement to he
made ut such time ms to afford the company
a reasonable time within which to provide
such equipment.
g. In consideration Of the foregoing con
cosslous by the Houston Electric company
tue CITY Is 70 cNEtuN 10 tUt houston ElcC
trio company for n period OF ten years from
the date uf expiration. according 90 The
ordinances heretofore passed, all rights and
franchises horctofore granted by the city
/ pauy, tho Bayou city street Railway com
I pary aud the Houston Electric street Rail
/ way company, ar either Of them.
| Z, AftT the adoption of this resolution
! and the hNluG uf the amounts due Che city
I there shall he drawn an ordinance In Ac
/ cordanCe herewith said ordinance to h'
drawn 10y the city attorney. who may IL h'
/ sees proper consult with the counsel fol
/ the Houston Electric street hallway com
I pauy. to bee provided In said ordinance tina
{ the extension 90 lac granted IN accordant
I with this resolution shall net acive 10 en-
I large the rights or powers ut the lItrlii
I Street Hallway company, aud that no aldl
, tionAl grant, further than the grant &C Ad1i
tioual time Is 10 be made by SAID ordl
S. After said ordinance Is drawn intro
duced and read for the first time In cpe
council 1t shall bc referred to the ogd
nmce committees. ana mo report shall ID
made thereon by said ordinance COMMITTEE
fer two weeks and NOT then IN Hh cleCtto
rs asked for by cltlY,ns us hereinafter PR
Nided.
q. If during the two weeks that said o
diunucc Is before THE ordnance commit e
a petition signed bv ot least $50 Gualiuo
oters 1T the city Of Houston IA prescute
! | tu the mayor and olty secretary requestn
that nn election Ice held In the city by til
, qualified voters thereof 90 determine I'll
mtsflou as to- whether or not the eXtenSC
shall hc granted as hereiuhotore provid.
3 ! for then ana In that event the qrdlnoni
s committee shall not report until after su'
. . election us held. should said petition !
a presented the mayor shall order an ele
- tiun. giving at least twenty t2Ol days uoti'
/ thereof. aud AT said election there shall
d ! submitted TO the voters the question
@ granting the extension, AZ hcrctnbetprn pr
- vidot, aud the voters favorable 10 the e
g I tension shall vote n ticket on which IL wr'
e ten or printed IN favor Of granting u
extension Those opposed To granting Il
- extension shall vote Il ticket upon which
r., written ar printed Against granting 4
extension Said election TO be held by {
;, voters duly aud legally registered at &
Lass o!ty election.
s. II after such election Is held the naiuri
of the voters voting ut SAID election Va
IN favor OF granting the extension, -hen "a
ordinance committee stall report lIyornh
T. on the ordiunurc to- he drawn. as hcreiul
fore provided, aud the city council sin;
pass the same, But if the majority of I
voters voting at said election vote again
the cNtensIou. then the ordinance commit
shnll report adversely on the ordnance
l,c drawn and the city council shall not pa
the same
Alderman Street then moved that the
port Of city Attorney Stou" he also Su
mittcd To The ordinance committee az
II city attorney as had the substitute mott.
Is and resolution After some diplomat
e sparrlng Alderman Keller seconded tho nj
P. ton and the report was read in full as f
,. lows;