El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-22
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Far tourist TO we-terner-W ere
Won nver attached ard robbed, then
deserted in a strange part of the coun-
try without cent?
Westerner-Yes' m; once.
Fair tourIot-Wnere did 1t happen:
Westerner-At a church fair in Bos-
ton about two years ago.
This is the anniversary Of the natal
day of George Washington. he of glor,
ious memory. George became noted
early in life by acknowledging to his
father that be could not tell lie.
How the american people have dege-
nerated since Georges early days.
J. Fl. Smith, the city collector. thinks
the tax suit that he city won last Sat
turday will result in many OF the TAX
Uay ers whose taxes are now due coming
forward and paying up. AS there was
no tax levy this year on the water
bonds the decision Of Judge Blu kler
will not affect this years taxes
The question that now comforts the
lis as to what ui-pnSi tion should be
made with the S2l 900 that has already
been collected on the water worhs
bonds. This sum of money is now lJ-
ing in an FL Paso bank and Is doing no.
bOuy OoC except the banker that Is
handling il. According TO Judge
Buckler's decision this money has
been llle- ally collected and the city
cannot use it. Now it looks to me like
that money shou be refunded t the
people that paid it. Thi- matter should
receive pr, mpt attention.. but it would
not surprise me To See some kind OF Il
suit brought to prevent the money be-
ing returned to the proper owners,
thereby giving the bankers who now
have It tn. right to bolt the money
and use cit longer. 1 q steps were
aiken lmmeG lately to turn the money
back 20 those that paid it 10 the city,
consid srably amount of it would be
paIu right back to the city for tdS es
ana won thereby answer the double
purpose If helping the city, which is
now in need Of all the funds it can
GET
.That water bond tax has been de-
rlared Illegal said a taxpayer this
mo ming. but the water bonds have
answered a purpose in Ell Paso for
which ali citizens should be grateful.
Without the water works bonds 1t Is
dOu btful whether the present water
works company would ever have re-
duced the water rates to the cit Z ms of
MS city. [ know one maU whose water
rate has been T. duced from $50 per
year 10 less than Sl2, and he Is now
usiu as much water for 80 cents per
mouth as be formerly used for s.. 80.
This case does not only apply to one
cit zen, but it applies to all. At the
end of the present two years Contract
b tween the city and the water com
pany. the city has reserved the right to
extend the contract for another two
years, and it is to be hoped that by that
time the water question will be solved
both in regard to cheapness and quai-
ity of the water furnished to the ctti-
zens of Ell Paso.'
Now here's an item for you," said
the chief of police this morning.. "A
man by the name Off. +. Roney, writes
from Stewartoville, Mo, wanting 10
know the whereabouts of William Me
Cullough. He desert bes McCullou-
as of irish descent and inclined to be
windy
I'VE have all kinds of vags in the
city jail tn morning." said the jdilor.
Some wi Il Que arm off, some with
both, Others with one leg, some with
one -ye, and others with sound body
but with 10 character. None of them
are dat and dumb, and they all make
good use of their alb lily to talk Ia
anouJ another mon h, many of these
vags will take toe northern trail. :"
IF the new amendment to the con-
-, of l., r no
into effect. said Il prominent politician
Cn 5 morning, ",heu II cum Der Of Mex
Ican voters will be cut Ous at tie y priI
city election. rne new law requires
all Foreigners who declare their lnten-
tiun to become cltizens of tie United
States to take GU. their paper. six
mouths b f.ire an election If They
expect TO vote in said election. Tn >
DOS ava, with The old mode of trot-
ing d crowd out anu taxing out papers
Two or three Gays before election ana
then herdlng tn, IN until after the cleo
ton. May of these MeXIrauS do not
know the Value Of Their naturalization
papers and THROW them away after
voting, expecting some one to pay for
new paper at the next election. This
law vii. do away with ali this class Of
voters as there are not mau! cenuldates
who look closely TO thelr ieoces siA
HObIn ahedu OF TlecbtOH' Especially ii
they have To go down To their pockets
and dIg up dough for a La urallZatIUn
paper. | do not kAow for certain that
the law has gone INTO effect, but if IL
it Will reduce Ell Paso's floating
vote a the coming city election"
Major Edward y. Weed, world |
grid err on d Wheei, arrived in the city |
last ulguJ from tue IVES. The ma n |
IS representing the Cnicago Tribune, |
the O ynp c, of San Francisco and, The |
Cycnng West. and does regular cor
re spOndence work on each of Those pa
pere. He is now en- route TO the City |
Of Mex co, and may even go as far
south as GuaIamala, ana Will ride the
" heel the. whole dIScauce Mai,