El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-05

printing tax citations, the said job
! being done at the instance of the city
attorney. The latter officer on being
called upon, replied that 1t was no such
thing. The printing was done with the
understanding that the city was not
| liable. Mr.. McKie b ad been given to
| understand that no payment could be
| had from any source until the proper
ties advertised had b, en- sold, and if
the city bought the properties in, then
| the city would have to pay, but not
until then. MIR. McKie replied that he
had not understood it that way at all.
| This rolled the attorney just trltle
and he stated Mr.. McKie had come to
| his Office to ask that part of the work
| be given to him, and this he had done,
| however telling the solicitor that he,
! the city attorney, had no authority to
bind the city council, and that If the
money was collected, it must be out OF
the proceeds of the sales. Then in
response to question, Judge Townsend
said none of the tax suits had been
dismissed. The matter was referred to
the city attorney for a written opinion.
The contract for folding beds for the
six frmen in the city hall was award
ed to Emerson & Berrien. The beds
| will be of iron and be free from bed
bugs.
the school board to the council stating
that the board refused the offer of the
council to take the Utah street pro-
perty in payment of the indebtedness
owed by the city. Received and fill
E. H. Dunno asked relief from the
council in the matter of the suit
against him for alleged unpaid taxes
inasmuch as he was able to present a
receipt for the taxes in question from
L. Frank Merrill. This let Dunno out
all right, and the suit was ordered
withdrawn.
Bids from FA5sett s. Kelly, Momsen
& ThOrne,e and others were received
for sewer pipe but were referred with
out action to the street and grade
committee.
A petition was received from the
Campbell Real Estate company, to
change the uame of Idaho street to
the Boulevard. and a petition was
received from the Ell Paso Real
Loan & Building Association and
of Myrtle street be changed
to Myrtle avenue. Referred to the
street and grade committee.
The clerk then took reef in his
breeches and read the following lively
Billy Dux.''
L
Hon. R. F. Campbell, Mayor of Ell
Paso, Texas.
My Dear Sir-Your esteemed favor
of the 2nd inst. is at hand.
The Office of the city physician l con-
slider exceedingly important, as the
health of the community may at any
time be placed in jeopardy if the Office
consider that the Office should at all
times be in possession of a Thoroughly
capable and scientific man, and while
the true physician at all times willing
ly gives of his time and abilities for the
public veal, think the community, in
its corporate capacity, should not re-
quire special services from an appoint
ed medical officer, without reasonable
compensation for the Importance of the
services performed.
In answer, therefore, to your direct
question: "What is your opinion of
the worth of the services OF the city
physician?" [ reply that, being at
least equal in importance to any office
within the gift of the city. and requir-
ing for its occupant abilities and train
ing of high order, L consider it be-
meath the dignity of the city to pay for
such services less fee than that paid
to any of the city officers. Respectfully,
W. N. Villas, NJ. D.
President Board of Health, City of El
BaSO.
This letter had something of par
alizing effect on the venerable city
fathers. for they solemnly scratched
their pates, look carefully at one an
other and said nothing, but seemed as
though appreheusive of the sudden
visitation of some avenging fury, and
as though the close proximity of a
cyclone cellar might in some respects
be desirable thing. Finally, the letter
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mittee, soto vOce.
Then the racket of the evening was
taken up, hoed over, narrowed over,
steam plowed over, and almost wept
over. Even that usually quiet, sedate,
serene and utterly dispassionate son of
the land ot-nlives, Alderman Del Buono,
became astnuch excited as though he
heard the Eoice of Garabaldi's ghost in
the distance, calling him once more
to the freedom of Italy from the grasp
of the usurper. Contrary to eXpecta-
tions, Judge Coldwell did not become
excited or emit a vocal tornado. He
was earnest and forcible. but neglected
to tear things, and even once and anon
dropped his head on his desk as though
in the attitude of prayer. However,
the judge seemed at times confused at
the maze evolved in the intellectual
turning over going on around him, and
more than once dropped his briarwoOd
pipe in the spittoon from which he and
Mr.. Del Buono took turns in rescuing
it. John O'Keefe was on the floor in
cessautly with objections, after fash
ion that would have given William NJ.
Evarts points in his defense of Mr..
Beecher in the famous Beecher-Tllton
trial.
The cause of all this was the proposed
salary ordinance: and for the space of
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