The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-04

A request for a. franchise to oper-
ate a street car system ON the streets
of Roswell was made at the regular
meeting Of the city council last night.
1t came up in the form of a proposed
ordinance, which, if passed, would
serve as a charter for the proposed
street car company to operate it's
cars and lines. The action of the
the proposed ordinance to the fin
ance committee.
The proposed street a company
is made up of local parties. They
are DR.. ]. Odd Hamilton, Clymer Col
dren, J.. w. Hall, land their associ-
ates," as the proposed charter reads.
1t is the proposition of the promot-
ers to secure a 25 al franchise
which would permit them to build
and operate a street car system on
the streets Of Roswell and that at
the same time will not prevent other
companies from locating their lines
here. and will not prevent the coun-
Gil from granting other such fran
chises.
The proposed ordinance says that
until the city of Roswell shall attain
a population of Is, 900 the motive
power of the cars will not be stated,
but that when the population reaches
that number, the motive power will
be mechanical. This gives ground for
the ~suppoSition that the motive pow
er will be animal unit the population
reaches $4,000. The street car compa-
ny is to pay for the taking of thel
censu to show hat the town has
or has not $4,000 at such time as it
may be deemed necessary.
Another provision is that work on
the ines must be started within four
months after the franchise is grant
ed, and that the cars must be run
ming on two lines by next May.
The capital bac of the proposed
line is to come from parties residing
in Memphis, Tenn.
The council tool no action on the
question except to refer to the En-
ance committee. There was no even
a discussion of the matter.
The council meeting was attended
by Councilmen WHY'S, Whiteman,
Ogle, Johnson, Brooks n Church.
Mayor Hinkle presided. After the
minutes of the last meeting had been
read and approved a request for al
shooting gallery permit n a request
for a permit to erect a stage on a
vacant lot on Main street for a Gem
etery Association Benefit Carnival of
Specialties were granted.
The report of the water committee
on the proposed waterworks franchis-
es to Haynes C Bonney and to IA.
Jones was received. The committee |
recommended that both proposed
franchises be refused, and this action
was taken. The committee made a
report that they favored the munich
pal ownership of a city water plant.
but also favored entertaining what
they term a favorable proposition for
q private plant. 1t was stated by
Mayor Hinkle hat the city vas in
shape to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for such an enterprise. IT
was agreed that the city enter into
correspondence with some expert en-
gineer relative to getting a surve
of a water system for Roswell, that
the town may AVG the desired in
on the subject whether it
builds or lets a private build
a plant.
An. ordinance was introduced,
which, when passed, will provide for
sidewalks as follows:
On the east side of Pennsylvania
avenue between Alameda and Tilden
streets; also on the east side of Penn
.sylvania avenue between Second and
Fourth streets.
On the north side of Tilden street
between Pennsylvania avenue and
street.
On the west side of Pecos avenue
between Fifth and Seventh: and on
the east side OF Pecos between Fifth
and Sixth.