El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-27

language used. The word public
applied to vacant lots as well as to all
the first and all the other locations
mentioned in the proposed ordinance.
However, Judge Cold replied that
vacant lots meant vacant lots Whesher
it was city or private property, and ne
was surprised that Captaia Beall had
put such a construction upon 1T. Judge
Coldwell said Judge Kemp had merely
taken the ordin 1nce from the hands OF
the police committee in blank and NIL
ed it out. The city attorney had had
10 opportunity to examine 1t, supPos-
'ng the committee waited such an or
dinance. Mr.. Whitmore held the OBJ
Jet of the ordinance was to m AXE peo-
pie take care of their stock, and was
pot intended as snap for the scaven-
ger. On motion to adopt the ordinance
Coldwel, Clifford and Del Bu0no
voted no, and the other five yea. The
impression seemed to be that the Or
dinauce carried, but the clerk says 1T
fell short of the two thirds which
should have made the vote to z SO
the matter will be brought up again
at the special meeting tomorrow morn
ing
For the streets and grades committee
Mr.. WnitmOre repOr ed adversely on
J. p. Dieter's petition for leave to
fierce in part of an alley, and recon-
msuded the chief of police be instruct
ed TO that all alleys are kept open.
Adopted.
the weekly pay roll of the street and
sewer commissioners amounting TO
800 so, was allowed.
The council authorized the drawing
of a war. ant for $50 II for interest on
the moneys owed the Electric Light
company.
A petition was received from re-
sidents of Mesa avenue stating that for
three or four weeks the avenue had not
ben sprinkied and the dust had be-
come intOlerable and petitioners asked
that the sprinklers be restored. A. G.
Foster, Il. B. Clardy and r. F. Camp
bell sigaed the petition. Mr.. Whit
more explained that only one sprinkler
was now in use on account of the low
condition of the funds at the disposal
of the committee. He was not intend
ing to discriminate against any part of
the city. The late rains had left the
streets in perhaps worse shape than
they had ever been before, and extend
ed repairs were imperative. So teams
that would be otherwise used on
sprinklers had been put to work haul
ing gravel. Colonel Campbell, for the
petitioners, stated that he fully appre-
ciatsd the efforts of Mr.. Whitmore to
economics. But as far as he could
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peuses curtailed in any other depart
ment than in the sprinkling. The dust
on the north side bad become shilling.
| Moreover, the streets were wearing
out fer lack of water to keep them IN
shape. Mr.. WhitmOre said sprinkler
would be sent up on the avenue in the
morning to give it good wettlng down.
A representative from A. Solomon told
the council that it would be impossi BILE
n q
Four spriukl ng wagons were necessa-
ry. The mayor advised, too, the use
of four sprinklers, but the council in
it's wisdom thought O. herwise AID it
was decided to put Ga but two wagons.
Mr. Burton said that the sprlnklers
had never beer nearer him than a
block, and he guessed there were a
good many other citizens whose streets
had never been visited by sprinkling
carts.
George Ogden's petition for leave to
blu Id shed at 325 chihuahua street
was referred to the fire and water COM
mittee.
The clerk read the notice that had
been served on the people of the
African Zion, relative TO their church
being nuisance from is alleged
dangerous condition. The church was
represented at the council meeting by
Rev. L. r. Simpson, the pastor, and
goOdly array of the deacons. >Noae OF
the sisters were present Pastor Slmp-
son addressed the council in ornate
discourse, and stated his obi ec ions TO
the churcn being considered nuls-
ance were ~ it was the church of the
living God. ~ il was being carried on
for the elevation of cOlOred humanity
and the making of good citizens. To
the speakers mimi the prosecution
WAS actuated by malice prepense, or
spite work of some kind. Very likely
1T was the work of the same party who
had eLd=avored by I'M uuc ion to pre-
vent their building IN The hrss place.
Mr.. Simpson held tnat the church edi-
ice was perfectly safe, and said ). E.
Morgan has stated so, and then pro-
duced builder who said he had SO
repaired he church that it was
safer than ever before. Judge
COldwell and Captain Beall suggested
time be set for a regular hearing, In
this matter, and the council deci. ed on
tomorrow at 10 a. m, when the build
ing committee will report.
Mr.. Scott brought up The petition OF
American MeXicans VINO Want to holo
their Fourth of July on September 1t
with fire works on South Stanton
street. It was explained that there
were no buildings TO be endangered
down in that section. Several alder
men said the MeXicans would celebrate
anyhow, and called atteutiOn TO what
mad been done last Juiy in this city.
Fireworks were discharged, notwiih-
standing the council's prOhi bition, aud
although arrests had been made, The
parties were turned loose by the courts.
Judge COlda ell mu.lngiy remarked
just hsre, You can't stop crauks IRON
nanglog themselves sometimes. Mr..
Whltmore favored lsttiGg the Mexican
brethren "let her go Gallagher" as
they would be practical'y out of town.
No action by taken by tue council, ana
the MeXicans will make all the noise
they want down 10 Chlhuahuita, where
thy will not annoy any one IN part1-
cu!ar.
Adjourned.
Plaza Concert.
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