El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-16
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whiskers were divided. 1t was real,
real sad.
Mr.. Kachler for the police commit
| tee reported the report of the chief OF
police for March. Summarized it was,
| fines imposed, SlO19; fines collected,
| 1913; fines served S143: uncolle:te 81.
Mr.. Kachler asked for further time to
| report finally on this report
as he had not had time to
check up the various item. Now Mr..
Kachler is one of the retiring alder
men, and the mayor rather caught him
by asking him if he thought he would
be in the harness to report at the en-
suing meeting of the board. However,
| the report was referred back, and the
next chairman of the police committee
may have chance to ''wrastle with the
problem.''
Mr.. Roberts, for the street and grades
committee recommended improvements
on Mesa avenue, North Ell Paso and
South Ell Paso streets, especially in the
sidewalk in front of Lightbody's store
where seventeen people threaten to
break their necks seventeen times a
day. Referred to the committee on
streets.
Mr.. Clifford for the committee on
finance reported favOrably on these
bill:
Street and sewer work. ..... 23 90
Electric Light Co.. 233 II
Report adopted.
A slight misunderstanding between
the Gas company and the city with
reference to interest on city script was
settled by agreement that interest
should stop at the date the warrants
were called in.
Mr.. Clifford for the taxation COM
mittee reported that in March the city
collection of city taxes had amounted
to S33, S04.40. The report was APPROX
ed.
Mr.. Robert fer the fire and water
committee reported that the water
company were ready to put in at once
the new bydrant that had been called
for.
Mr.. Whitmore for the special COM
mittee on the proposed freman's appro-
priatiOn, reported adversely on the
plan to have the city appropriate $500
towards the entertainment of the fire
mans convention. He was convinced
that such appropriation would be
legal. Some of the tax payers were
against such action. Judge Coldwell
advised deferring action on the report
he believed money could be legally ap-
prOpriated to increase the efficacy of
the fire department. AT the same time
the speaker said that moneys for purely
social purposes should be secured
through subscriptions. Mr.. Whitmore
said tie would contribute from his own
pocket, but he could not see his way
clear to taking anything from the city
funds. He would give S25 himself
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and fled.
Al Judge Edwards request the pa
per with the names he had secured
was handed back to him as he wanted
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advised that he secure names of parties
who would not say one thing on paper
and an entirely different thing before
the committee.
The clerk reported that Mr.. Sink
ard had paid the S25 for the use of the
artesiao well machinery.
Judge Cold well then submitted this
resolution and called Mr.. Whitmore to
take the chair.
Be it resolved by the board of alder
men of the city of Ell Pa-o that the
alderman of the city of Ell Paso with
out distinction of party, recognize the
impartiality with which the Hon. r.
F Campbell has presided over the +
deli iberatiOns during his term of office
as mayor and the efficient manner in
which he has discharged the duties of
his important office and assure him
that be carries with him on his retire
ment their good wishes and the esteem
OF his fellow citizens.
Judge Coldwell said that while he
differed with the retiring mayor in
politics he desired to express his ap-
probation of the far aud impartial
manner in which Mayor Campb IL had
presided over the council during his
administration. He believed that the
mayor like himself, had always been
| actuated by his convictions as 10 what
was for the best interests of Ell Paso.
Judge Coldwell asked that his resolu
tion be adopted by unanimous vote.
| Mr.. Whitmore put the question and
the resolution was adopted unanimous
ly.
| On returning to the chair, Mayor
Campbell expressed his thanks for
| the courteous resolution and good feel
| ing from the council. He said that he
had endeavored to faithfully and con-
scientiously serve the people of Ell
Paso. He had been open and above
board in all of his official acts and bad
never caucused with one or two alder
men to carry through or defeat any
! measure.
\ blind man who had been piloted
around the city by negro boy was
lordered sent to Las Vegas.
Adjourned Iati. tomorrow Of 70 q. n.