Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-02-13
CITY COUNCIL
in SESSION
RESULT OF BOND ELECTION DE-
cLARED.-MoRE TIME EXTEND.
ED INTERURBAN PROPOSITION.

cLARED-MoRE TIME EXTEND
ED INTERURBAN PROPOSITION
Despite the downpour of rain las
night, good working quorum OF th'
city council was present at the reg
ular monthly meeting. Present:
Mayor Bowers, Aldermen Ozment
Hunter, Grant, Johnson, Temple anC
Caldwell.
Minutes of last meeting read ant
approved.
A petition was read asking that al
ley be opened up between Queer
street and Tennessee avenue; re
ferred to street committee.
Petitions were also presented ask
ing for street lights at corner OF
Royal and Colorado streets, and cor
ner of Royal and Jolley streets; re
ferred to light committee.
A petition was read from Mr.. ]. M.
Fullinwider, agent for Messrs. Link
and Silliman, asking permission to
build an iron building on vacant lot
at corner of North Sycamore and
Crawford streets; referred to build
ing committee.
lie tlCCllOu pACoCAACA ~
turns on the school house bond cleo
ton held yesterday, and the vote was
canvassed and the result reported as
follows: a.
For building school houses:
First Ward, for 80; against 3.
Second Ward, for 76; against 20.
Third Ward, for 46; against Is.
Fourth Ward, for 81; against 4.
Total-For 221; total, against, as.
Majority for, 1872.
For making additions to school
house buildings:
First Ward, for "a; against 10.
Second Ward, for "; against 20.
Third Ward, for 40; against 10.
Fourth Ward, for So; against 4.
Total-For 206; total against, AZ.
Majority for, 206.
The following aldermen were ap-
pointed a committee to look after
printing of bonds, and as a committee
TO get up plans, ETC., for building:
Hunter, Grant, johnson. This work
will proceed as rapidly as possible,
and it is expected to have the work
completed before the fall term of the
schools
The council adopted an ordinance
levying a tax of cents out of the
rs cents already provided for school
purposes. 1t was explained that this
was not an additional levy on the tax
payer, but takes four cents from the
fund that is already provided for.
A petition was read from citizens
on the west boundary line of the cor
poration, asking that the Derden ad-
dition be extended 100 feet south and
2640 feet north, thence to the corner
of Naismith G. Bordeaux addition, in
Guiding over 100 acres of lana, and
eleven residents. Under suspension
of rules the ordinance was passed.
The following letter was read from
Mr.. J. V. Watkins, of the Palestine
Corsicana interurban:
CENTRAL TEXAS TRACTION CO.,
Office, Hardy-Peck Building,
Corsicana, Texas, Feb. 9, 1906.
Mr.. A. L. Bowers, Mayor,
Palestine, Texas.
Dear .Sir:-Your favor in regard TO
franchise forfeit to hand, and will
say that it has been beyond all hui
man efforts to get everything ar
ranged to put up the $1,000 required
by your council, and / assure you
every effort is being made to do so.
We have no other plans but to COM
ply just as quick as matters can be
arranged, and If II is possible / hope
for the sake of the enterprise that
your body give us another months
time.
The surveyors are now at work in
the neighborhood of Mr.. Joe John
sons, in Anderson county, locating
the line to your city as fast as they
can, and the financial end of the
proposition is being developed as fast
as the nature of the circumstance will
admit; for your council to forfeit the
franchise and ii to be published to
the world would be a serious blow to
the proposition
Everything in reference to the
plans, details, etc, in reference to
the Interurban railway between Cor
sicana and Palestine, and the street
railway in your city. is progressing
very satisfactory, and no effort on
my part has been neglected TO try to
take care of that matter, but 1t just
simply could not be provided for up
TO this time.
With the utmost confidence and
hope that everything will be entirely
satisfactory, / am
Sincerely yours,
J. V. Watkins
On motion the gentleman was
granted fun Their time, to March IL,
by unanimous vote.
All bills and accounts were ordered
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