El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22

apparatus was over Jne ilNGf, " hluuIS
q big confiagration in Ell PasO. Mr.. |
Clifford failed to understand why FL |
PasO should be taxed to protect prop |
erty in Juarez: and Judge COldwell !
thought it foolish business to call out |
the fire department every time Jacai
burned down in Juarez.
Chief Conner said he was willing to |
respond at any time to call from the
other side when ordered to do so: but
he did not like to take the apparatus
over unless Instructed to so do by his
superior officers. Should there be a
fire on this side while the department
was over the river, the owner OF the
property destroyed would be
likely to sue the city for damages
While he was at Austin last summer,
fire broke out near the asylum, some
distance from the center of the town;
and the chief thinking it was a false
alarm did not respond to the call. The
man whose house and barn burned
down sued the city for damages. 1t Is
a long run for the horses from this city
hall to JuareZ and the chief did not
think the bridges were over safe. Inc
steamer and the truck were very
heavy machines, and if the bridge
timbers should give away the whole
business would be let down into the
mud if not into the river. and then
The,departmenth has no more horses than
it needs now. The chief thought If Jua-
rez bought one of the Old reels Of hose.
it might be well enough to send the
steamer over the river. to throw water
through the hose for them.
Have they got any sort of fire bri-
gade? asked the mayor.
Well, well, 'they have the soldiers.
They march them down to fire when
hA
soldiers reach the fire the building has
burned up.
Mr.. Roberts rose to explain further.
His idea was not to send the steamer
over the roaring Rio Grande unless
Juarez people bought their own hose
and hose carriage. He said the city
had always been allowing the mayor
and chief permission to go over to
Juarez and he thought that courtesy
should still be extended them.
Mayor Campbell said Mr.. Roberts
proposition was to place Juarez in the
hole and then send him the mayor
over to sell Juarez something to get
her out of the hole. And [ don't
intend to be used that way" said his
honor.
Judge Coldwell did not think it legal
to send the fire apparatus out OF the
country. But in case of a big contia-
HEdGlOlj IuS ulCldISo vi anu
human sympathy allow giving timely
assistance to a neighbor in distress.
Let them use the steamer, said Mr.
Roberts, if they will furnish their own
hose.
However, the mayor affected TO re-
gard Mr.. Roberts position in the light
OF a hold-up, and wanted to know if
Mr.. Roberts intended to force Judrez to
buy Ell Paso's cast off apparatus upon
the pain of Withholding fire relief from
them if Juarez did not pony up.
The general opinion Of the council
was, let ,1uarez do something to protect
herself, and then if help is needed it
will be forthcoming.
Judge Coldwell moved that ali of the
Roberts recommendation be approved
except the part relating to sending the
fire department out of the country and
his motion prevailed. This leaves 1t
discretionary with the mayor and the
chief about sending the fire apparatus
over the river.
The mayor then tenderly referred to
the rumpus his sale of the vicious horse
had raised: and some one was cruel
enough to remark that the man who
had bought the animal was mighty
well pleased with his purchase, and
said that he did not kick or act mean
at all.
Mr.. Whitmore observed sagely that
if his honor could buy as cheaply as he
could sell, that it would be we'll for the
council to instruct him to buy another
horse for the department.
Mr.. Stewart EeXt rose to explain
that according to his powers OF OOser-
walton, three horses were not necessary
to haul that big truck to where ever 1t
might be really need d.
BY the mayor-Mr. Stewart, are You
about to leave town?
For about Il week, yes sir.
All right. Go ahead with your speech.
But the chief liked to have got killed
for that truck, you'd better though stay
away for more than week, II you are
going to talk that way.
Mr.. Stewart did not think the coun-
Gil need stand in fear of any one while
1t was doing what it could to save the
city money.
Chief ConEor explained that he had
tried two horses, but the directors of
the department had differed with him,
and as what they said, went, and what
he said did rot, the three horses re-
manned. AT present the city was pay
ing a dollar per day for plug that Is
not worth broth ering with.
Mr.. Whitmore said the truck was
needed at every fire, as it carries Bah
cocks and the ladders which We're us
ed constantly.
Judge Coldwell held that as the fire
directors were men experienced in fire
matters, and knew theira business and
they said three horses were necessary,
why that number was necessary.
Either let the department attend pro-
perry to its business or let the city
council take the department and run II.
The mayor and fire chief were then
instructed to buy another horse.
The council decided to meet Satur-
day night to canvass the school election
returns: and then the council resolved
itself into board of equalization to
consider the 1896 tax rolls.
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