El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Police Uniforms to be Changed
From Blue to GRAY.

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The council met last night in req
ular ses sion. with full hand. mimi,
Alderman R1binsOa whose child wa.
sick: SO he vas excused, and the chic
OF the ire department graced the
otherwise empty chair. The clerk
reveIed amid whole harvest of "min
utes OF the previous meeting" five
meetings in all being covered, and the
talented elOcutiOnISt expressed repre' $
! that there were no more, The lengthy
reading strengthened his lungs, and
I added facility and el' galce to his ex-
preston. After the clerk had come tc
''nnls coronat opus" Judge Coldwel
| called for an lame 1dation of the text''
| tnas the mlnu'e 5 might show he and
Aldermen Burton anu Del Buono bad
endeavored to have the White Oaks
company give some return in consid r..
alton tor tAe frapchise granted. The
oierk cheerfully acceded to the re.
quest.
His honor then informed the council
that Civil Engineer Re- ace, of the Texas
q Pacific, Win himself and City En-
glneer Vim oerly Lad been that day
looking over the local grading situa
tlon and mad agreed TO grade First
street from Stanton, and Sixth street
from Ell Paso to A street Mr.. Reece
Is also makinR'a survey of the pro-
posed lesee lOca ion and give esti-
mates.
"SHAMEFULLY TORN Up"
His honor then annououced that
Zach White had ''shamefully torn up
Magoffia aveoue" and asked Chairman
WnItno-e, of the street and grades
COMMITTEES, to attend TO the maGter at
once. Mr.. WhltmOre said ne had been
,amping on the trail of the GAs COM
pany, and the mayor added that for
three or four hundred yards excava-
tiOns had beeI made for gas
pipe and the dirt thrown back so
that it left the lhorOughfare in q
dangerous condition. Mr.. Whitmore
will dig up the official tomahawk and
reach for MIR. White . chestnut tinted
scalp lock 1mmed ately if not sooner.
Chairman Burton for the police com
mittee read the report of the chief OF
police for October. This showed fues
Imposed, $500. 80; fines collected, 81
$685. finds srved, 1920; fines escaped.
81. Referred. Mr.. Burton toen ex-
planet that the police wished 10
change the color of their uniforms
from blue to cadet gray. He called on
Chef Lockhart for further statement.
Inc chief said blue showed diet, so
that in comparatively short time the
uniforms were uncleanly looking.
Moreover, all uniforms were running
into blue. Railroad conductors were
wearing blue, Pullman car porters
were wearing blue, even the Ell Paso
fire department WAS wearing blue. AT
this juncture Charlie Westbrooke of
the ire department who was
leaning gracefully over the
coulcil rail listening, fell over in
room in comatOse condition. The
ch1ef, wiplag his brow with his badana
then said The ordinance of 1889 stipu-
lated blue as the police color, and it
might be necessary to pass new
ordinance. Judge Coldwell said ali
lat was necessary wss resolution;
but to avoid possible comp icat;ou the
city attorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance covering the matter.
Ch!e1 LOCK art gave siga of relief,
and leaning back in his chair gazed
out of the window at t. e
star smiling down on the opera house
cupola
Judge Co!dwell for the ordinance
committee reported'two ordiraaces COW |
er-Dg the closing of the |
Two alleys as petitioned for by tae |
Campbell Real Estate company, also |
TWO deeds from that company to the |
city OF the main'alleys opered in sub
'ti.uti ms. Report adopted.
Juoga Coldwell was here Excused |
rom recitation" as he was seized with !
In at ack OF la grippe, AID greatly
cared his cOughi would annoy |
t MT fracture the peace of the even
rg
Chairman Clifford for the finance
committee reported favorably on these
,ills:
Street and grades two weeks) $50 so
&c .er Commissioner " - 30 90
4 L . d oom '....s... D %
L. M. Campbell. ............. 45
L. Hughes. Z 20
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