The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-04
PROJECTORS GRANTED PRIVILEGE TO
TRAVERSE STREETS or THE CITY.
ACTIVE WORK TO BEGIN
Within Three Months from Date of FiRa
Passage and Acceptance OF The 0rdi-
nance Surveyors at Work.

unless there is a failure in present
plans the whfr OF electric cars viii
| be heard on the streets Of Waxa-
hachie within the next twenty-four
months, Plans for the establishment
I of this enterprise are rapidly chrys-
talizing and If representations made
By the projectors be correct tt will
not be long until Waxahachie. Ennis
and Dallas are connected BY an inter
urban line.
At the regular meeting Of the city
council last night an ordinance grant
ing 70 ] 3. Daugherty. his associates
or assigns the right, privilege and
franchise for constructing, maintain
ing aud operating QB interurban cleo
trie railway over certain streets In
Naxahachie was adopted BY a unani-
nous vote. According to the ordin-
ance as passed by the council the road
viii enter the city tn East Jefferson
street and traverse that street to
Jackson. thence on Jackson to Frank
lin to Monroe. thence on Monroe 10
Water. thence on Water TO Ferris
avenue. thence on Ferris avenue TO
Williams avenue, thence on Williams
avenue TO the northern corporate lin
It's ri the city
The ordinance contains sixteen
articles and the terms of provisions
| Of the document are plainly set forth.
| The franchise is TO run for a period
OF thirty~flve years. and the project
ors of the enterprise guarantee TO
indemnify and save the city whole
and harmless from any liability orln-
i jury 10 persons or property arising
out of the construction. maintenance
and operation Of the railway
The city reserves the right TO lay
and permit to be laid gas, water.
sewer and other pipes. lines or cables.
and To do OF permit to be done any
other underground work that may
/ be deemed necessary or proper by
/ the council
The ordinance provides that the
company shall promptly pay ali taxes
and assessments, general or special,
/. that may from time TO time be law
1 fully levied or assessed against the
/ railway property. by the city of
L Waxahachie.
/ The ordinance becomes effective
I within thirty days after It's final pas
4 sage and acceptance. A written ac-
!. eeptanee must be filed with the city
4 secretary within thirty days after the
/ ordinances passage.
Upon acceptance of the franchise
/ the projectors agree 10 execute and
deliver 10 the city a bond In the sum
/ Of S2t560 ia a satisfactory surety
| company the sum TO be payable as
| Hquidated damages to the city If
! the provisions of the ordinance are
not complied with. In the event of
/ the forfeiture OF the bond che fran
chise shall also be forfeited.
| 1t is provided In the ordinance that
| the work OF constructing the road
| shall begin within three months from
/ the date OF acceptance of the fran
| chise. Not less than fifteen miles
/ of road must be constructed into
| Waxahachie within one year from
/ the time specified to begin the work.
and the line from Ennis 10 Dallas
via Waxahachie rs 10 be completed
| one year thereafter.
Mr. Daugherty was present last
| night at the meeting of the council,
| and In a short talk before thar BODY
| stated that the people whom he rep
/ resented we're ready 10 begin worB
on the proposed line Tho parties
who are backing the enterprise live
in indianapolis and have buiit a NUM-
ber OF interurhan roads in that state.
A corps of surveyors In charge of
/ II. Hslland of this city reached WaNa-
/ harhle yesterday afternoon with the
first survey. starting from Dallas the
early part ~ last week. 4 survey
vas made through che city today
aud a line viii be run 20 Ennis with
4 in the next few DAYS