El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Woes of the City Sea vaDger.-The
Dust to be Settled.

County Judge Harper appeared be-
fore the city council last night for
Iiutle medicine talk with ths city re-
lative to the cOuDty's share and the
city's share in the burial of paupers,
and the care of the inGigen. sick. The
iuds said there bad bean no custom
except that the unity had stood all
the expense until The speaker got into
office. and now the county mad quit
voluntarily burying paupers. The re-
suit was that in the last month, County
Undertaken Ross had buried but two,
instead of twenty five as on previous
month. Mr.. WhitmOre said he under
stood that the city took care of the
transients while The county to *
care of Old res .denters. Judge
Coldwell said the city woulu
be in as bad condltlO n
as the county if it attempted to bear
the county's burdens. Judge Harper
remarked phiiosophically That If tie
order of the county commissioners was
carried out, the city would nave to bury
d good mang p-upers. Judge Coldweli
didn't think the city should argue with
the county in the matter. IL Is only
the duty of the city to bury when the
public health demands the burial OF y
corpse -uury .transient-e ve n, only when
the pub ic health demands II. There
is no charter authority for any other
course. MIR. WhItmOie advised that
the council INSTRUCT the mayor TO con-
fer with tue county com L1Ssloners, and
come to some UNDERSTANDING. Judge
Coldweli opposed this. and any form OF
contract with the county. Only should
toe city bury when the pu Ole health
deman ed 1t. If the county refuses to
bury paupers there was a law by which
d mandanus could be secured from the
district court. After further brief
discussion, MIR. WhitmOre's suggestion
was carried.
Judge Harper said he would let his
honor know when the county board
met which would be shortly.
The clerk read IN detail the August
pay roll amounting to S197l 50, The
warrants TO oe drawn August 81, next
Monday.
Mr. burton for the police committee
re port. the following ordinance. As
the public is largely interested in all
proposed scaveuger legislation, the full
text is given below:
An ordinance to amend sections 10,
IL, II, ID, IA and 10 of an ordnance
eutitled IAN ordinances creating the
Office of city scAvenger and pound
keeper" defining his duties, penalties,
etc., approved March 25Sh, 1890; and t.
add sections l6 and Il 10 said Oruin-
ances. Be 1T ordained by the city
council of the CITY of FL Pasc, that
sections Nos. 10, IL, II, ID, IA and 10 OF
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
creating he Office of city scavenger
and pound keeper" defining his Guiies,
penalties, etc, being ordinance No. 70
approved March %, 1890, be and the
same Is amended SO as TO read as fOi-
low
Sec. 10-That it shall be the duty of
the city scavenger of the city OF Ell
Paso to seize and take into his posses
sion any ana all horses, mules, bur rOs,
cattle, sheep, swine. goats or other ike
animals found ruuniug at large or be-
ing herd, d or grazed in the streets.
parks, alleys, vacant lots or pubic
grounds of said city, within the limits
ot The city of Ell PasO.
Sec. 1l-Tnat for the purpose of Sc
curing possession OF anu Keeping said
horses, mu es, burrOs, cattle, swine,
sheep, goa!s or other like animals the
said officers shall keep and main tain u
corral Or pound in saiu ", and snail
keep and lmpound said animals therein
until sod, or redeemed, as here matter
provided. He shall Immediately after
taking up airy animal or ANNA a.
afore said, post up d written or printed
notice of sale III four pubic places in
tne city OF FL fdSoj one Oh Wnlcn sna L
be az the door of the city hall, one al
the door Of the court house, aad one
a. the city pound. Said notices shall
be given for at least five days, shall
state the place, date and hour of sale,
ana shall describe the class and kind OF
such animal or animals, and the marks
and brands. II any, or describe 1t or
them with sufficient certainly that the
same can be listing uished from pro-
perty CT animals of like kind; and un-
less the owner shall come forward and
reclaim the same, as hereinafter pre-
vid. d, he sha ell said animals in le-