El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Variety of Matters Treated by the
SOiOuS Last Night

| Mayor Campbell graced the curul
chair at last nights meeting of tht
council. and seemed GLAD to be bacl
once more wher he could listen to tn
silvery voice of the clerk, as he rippled
and trippled through 1.-The minutes O
the previous meeting"
In the matter of the claim of the
sheriff and district court clerk for cos
fees in the city tax suits, the city "a.
tOrney advised that they be paid: an(
on Judge COldwell's motion. the costs
were ordered paid out of the genera
! fund.
The chief of police notified the coun.
Gil that he had warned parties OBJ.
structing the streets to remove such
distractions within thirty days. Mr..
Kachler reported the following summa-
ry of the department report for Feb
ruary; fines imposed, $12S4 so; fnes
collected $7S7 80; served, S24S; escaped
| $I47. Report received and filed.
Mr.. O'Keeffe for the fire and water
committee submitted the following
which was approved:
The petition of property owners on
Myrtle avenue referred to the fire and
water committee in reference to plac-
ing fire plug and electric light at the
Intersection OF Noble street and Myrtle
ave1ue beg leave 10 report a } follows:
Your committee recon mends that
a fire plug b placed at the intersection
of Park street and Myrtle avenue and
a fire plug at the intersection of Noble
street and Myrtle avenue.
''TCe fire and water committee also
re commend that an electric light be
placed on Myrtle avenue at the inter-
section of Noble street"
Mr.. Kacbler for the acequia commit
tee reported that a majority of the tax
payers we're against the continuance of
the acequia by the city. There was
ve~y little return to the city while the
Overlooking, and moreover, it was not
deemed advisable to spend any more
money in this direction. The COM
mGttee therefore recommended
that leave be given those who
were being benefited by the
aceQuia to clean, repair and maintain it
themselves. The matter was referre
to the city attorney to fad means for
carrying out the recommend ations of
the committee.
Mr.. Clifford, for the finance commit
tee, recomm ended the payment of the
following bills which were allowed:
VIM. Overhaulser ..........S 6 90
Street and sewer. % 90
The disposal of Washington park was
brought up, and the council were in a
4uanda-y a to what to do So the !
WhitmOre as a committee to see what
could be done. 1t was reported that |
COWS were destroying what young trees |
there were there, by nibbling the bark |
off.
The gas company asked for the clos |
Lrg up of a hlIDu alley near Leon street |
lU d rea tjustment OF p -operty lines |
there. This would result o the advan-
age of the city as we'll "a the gas COM |
r. nd
gr de committee.
The petition of the FL Paso Real Es- |
tate company's for permission to lay
sewer from Octavia to Montana street |
was granted.
TIE p -titiOn of w. Fl. Austin and
others for Sc Her extension from Vlr-
ginia street westward for go feet at
md graie commit Zee.
The Ell Paso Southern Railroad COM
lany asked the council for right of way
md franchise through Urah, Stanton
md First streets and Cotton a1ditIon to
he city lrmi5s, the right of way being
q feet wide. Ac ion was postponed
Until next Tuesday night, when more
lie, allied description VIII be given.
A petition for a ore aw ing on San
Anton o stree. was referred to the fire
md water committee.
L H. Bennett APP peared before the
ouncil to complain of the maintenance
If a public privy c'Ose to his house on
Fourth street. 1t was within 10 feet of
lis kitchen, and the effiuvla was such
hat his family could MT stand it. Re-
erred to the city attorney and the
lealth officer with instructions to
bate the nuisance.
The chief of police reported that the
ity was over-run by vagrant dogs.
'hese worthless CANNES We're biting
eop'e and something ght to be done.
'he owners could not be found. "Shoot
few of them and you will soon find
7ho the owners are,' sagely observed
Ir. Whtmore.
Mayor Campbell said the dog ordi-
ance was IN force and the city scaven-
er and the chief of police could en-
Orce the ordinance by getting after
he dogs. He instructed the chief to
nforce the ordinance, are sting such
arties as owned unlicensed dogs which
we're running at large.
Adjourned.