El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-13

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health who stated they were formulat-
ing an ordinance. Mr.. Scott reported !
that Mr.. Smith of the Dairy company
was negotiating for land in East Ell |
Paso with a view to removing the es- |
Enlistment there at the earliest prac-
tical moment, and objected to being
push ed off on short notice. Mr.. Cliff |
ford thought the petition was eXag-
gerated. George Wallace attorney for |
the petitioners, called the councils at |
tention to the improvements being |
made on the premises of the Dairy |
company, as though they were prepar-
ing to settle down there for good, and
not intending to move. The city council
had power to remove the dairy and
protect the city. MIR. Wallace alleged
that great stencil arose from the
cowy ard which was annoying and de-
trimental to public health, and besides
scenes occurred there which were
rot we'll for women and children to wit
ness.
Recorder Patterson then took the
floor with q rather bitter speech in
which he declared that it was Leyond
his power to get the proper officers to
enforce the law in the matter. But it
was within the power of the council to
remove the nuisance, and if this was
not done, the petitioners would be
obliged to resort to the courts. Mr..
Patterson did not believe the dairy
company was. intending to move; the
substantial improvements indicated the
contrary.
w. S. McCutcheon appeared for the
dairy company as stakeholder. He
stated that high board fences had been
| constructed to shut out just such
| scenes as had been referred to. More
| over, the company expected to move,
aud as for the improvements indicating
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proposed to transfer these new fences
| to the new yards when they should
have been located. The company ask
ed only for fair treatment, what was
just aud right. There was every in
tention to avoid offending decency. 1t
was strange that all of this opposition
should have come up so suddenly. The
rainy weather had caused the premises
to be overlooked, Occasioning loss to
the company. But all that could be
done was done even to breaking in'O
the sewers. Mr.. Patterson took Occa-
sion to say that there had been no
complaint against j. A. Smith but that
lsipce the Ell Paso dairy had taken
hold the herd had been Increased, and
marked objection BILE features develop
ed. Mr.. McCutcheon said in reply to
questions from Recorder Patterson
that only thirty more cattle had been
| purchased since the company took
hold.
Judge Coldwell rather called the re-
corder down in calling his attention
sharply to the fact that bringing all
this matter before the council was uu-
necessary. There is plenty of law on
the statute books referring to the
abatement of nuisinces, and action
could be brought before the city re-
corder who it was evide Mt was ready to
handle the mater and Mr.. Wallace
could assist toe city attorney If need
be. All the council could do would be
to pass a new ordinance, and the Judge
had his ideas as to the advlsabl ity of
this with a suffi ;iency OF law already
available. The petition was germane
rather to the board of health than 10
the city council, and on his recon-
mendation the petition was so re-
ferred.
The petition eff August G. Andreas,
asking for % per ceat reduction in tax
| es on certain property for hich he was
agent, was referred to the taxation
committee.
| A petition for q sewer connection
back of the old custom house was re-
| ferred to the street and grades commit
| tee.
I The opening of bids for street sprink-
| ling was postponed until 10 a. M, Mon
| day at the city clerks Office.
Mr.. Potter of the Commercial hotel
called the councils attention to the
presence Of dying INDECENT in his
| house where he had been for nine
weeks. Referred to the mayor with
J power to act.
J Editor McKie of the Telegraph then
feelingiy addr essed the council il a large
and healthy kick against his establish
ment being left out in the raw, chilly,
KlOndike cold whea the city mad job
printing to be done. The Telegraph was
the only paper TO support the present
administration, and it ought to De bet
ter treated. Moreover, olds should be
called for when job WORK was to be done.
The impression appeared to be general
that no one knew Mr.. Mckie was in
the job printing business, which further
aroused the great and good man S
ire, and led him to state he had always
had job printing facilities since bling
in the newspaper business, and it was
queer the puolic had not dropped onto
the fact. One of the aldermen rather
doubted the advisabili6y of calling for
bids on every little 81 and So job, and
after Mr.. McKie had STATED his case'
the council adjourned without taxing
action.
| Will You Give Up all that health
| means to VOuo If not lookout for i'm