El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

the services of messenger boys, car
riages, physicians, burglar alarms, fire
signals or other district services. And
respectfully petition that they may be
granted the privilege of stringing their
wires over and across streets. alleys
and house tops, in such a way as not to
interfere with or in lure the rights OF
property owners OF others. And In
case of an absolute necessity they be
granted the privilege of erecting poles
on such streets and alleys as their bust
ut SIS may demand, subject to the APP
prevail aud under the direction of the
city engineer. All work to be done in
good and wOikmanlike manner. 10
c0nsidera ion thereof this company
agrees that their rental fees shall not
exceed fifty cents per month for the
first year to all private houses, nor
over three dollars per annum for each
succeeding year. Their boxes will be
placed free of charge in all strictly
| business houses.
more to put in the fire department
room a gong connection with To cir
ain office TO notify the fire depart
ment of any alarm Of fire recorded by
| their boxes.
''This company furthermore agrees
to give free service of one year to the
mayor at mis- office, also to the city clerk
ana assessor ana collector.
I'VE furthermore agree to begin
work within sixty days after the grant
| ing OF this petition and to complete
the plant within six months there
AFTER
Referred to the, street and grades
committee.
O. Z. Bassett asked leave to erect a
frame building. Referred to the fire
and water committee.
The fun of the evening then began.
The clerk then introduced the feature
of the session by deciphering with
much di fficulty the handwriting of Sec
Rotary Jesse Payne of the fire depart
ment in Il request from the directors
of the fire department that the wages
OF .laUitOr WeStbrOoke and TIllerman
Shipley be raised from $50 to $75 per
month. A mot On was made to refer
the request to the fire department, by
the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, "
from ward 4, who declared that aggre-
cation of excellent gentlemen, the
beard OF fire directors. did not seem to
have aught to do but to draw bills
against the city. Each director had a
wide and varied assOI tment of friends,
each friend had a wide and varied var
iety of acquaiutaDt es. ard all were in
want of something. The Sycamore adj
vised firing The fire directors ard sub
shutting one fe5pUnS Die mead IN the
stead. The chief had said he would
not ask for any more raises some
months ago when the last were mad
in wages, aud the patience of the pub.
lie was about exhausted.
Mr.. Clifford sustained the brother
by stating his belief that a pa d de
partment would be cheaper to the ta>
PAYERS than a vOlunte err department.
The move to refer carried. How
| 4 fnr,, -1n -nni
declared that in department. matter:
he was merely figurehead, what the
dlrect0rs wanut d went, W 40 could only
90 as the directors directed. 1t dio nc
good TO refer the matter o him: he h &C
no power to act on the CON- municatiO
The gentleman from ward + decl Ired
this was q most lamentable confession
When the department reached thai
point whera there was so much rec
tape that he chief of the fire depart
ment could not act without consulting
to directors, it YVES time to overhaul
things. The council ought 10 appoint
4 committee Of Investigation.
So the matter rested.
The bids CT underwriters Wee opened
for buryine the city p.uper deal. J,
G. Ross Off red to attend to this busi
ess for $1.l5. The Star Stables PEG
pie waited SS.2j. Ross was
given the job.
The mayor was authorized to have
the Jail closets repaired.
Adjourned.