El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-28
PRICE BROS. Grocers

aOOpL sucE ordinances DIS are IN cOn-
formity with the state laws so long as
it. remains within it's charter rights
and that it has passed no ordinances
which it did not have right to pass
under it's charter. The city recorder
maintains that he has the legal right
to sit in the dual capacity of a state
officer and city officer, and that the
law has vested in him The privilege of
choosing whom he will serve. That
he has sat only in the capacity of a city
officer in hearing cases before his
court
after hearing the statement of the
case from both sides Judge Cobb held
that it WAS not the intention of the
law-making power of the state in per-
hitting cities to pass ordinances pun
| ishing certain offenseS to abrogate the
state laws within the territorial
| limits of the city He granted
| the writ of mandamus, as prayed for
| by the county attorney, and will give
a final hearing on the merits of the
case at tina regular term of the court
''This is the first case brought under
| the general Incorporation act, that at
Fort Worth involving a similar issue
having been brought under a special
charter, and Mr.. Jester, who repre-
sents the caunty attorney in this case,
claims that the provisions of the gen.
eral law are much stronger upon the
point raised tbau in the Fort Worth
! case.
''Under Judge Cobb. order process in
the city court Ia cases covering VIOLA
tiOas of The penal code will hereafter
| run in the name of the state of Texas,
and the county attorney will appear for
| the prosecution in such cases.
Here are few letters l wish you
would mail for NE, DEAR" said Mrs.
TenspOL 10 her husband, who was pre-
paring to 60 OUT.
AS Mr. Tenspot took them he glanc-
ed aL the iainpo, ana aSkeu:
MY dear, why did you put 15-cent
stamps on these letters? TwU-cent
stamps would have carried them.'
IL know H." replied Mr.. Tenspot,
''but how would a red stamp LOOK on
envelopes Of tnat lovely vioieL shade:
TnIs new stationery Is of an exquisite
color, aud 1 coulu not think of spoIllng
its elect with stamps which oId not
harmunize. these purple I5-cenl
stamps are the neaI est IL aIcn the post
Office keeps.
He gives twice that gives quickly"
urged the collector, earnestly.
''Irue," responded Snagge, calmly,
but I've often EOticeu thai he thai
gives slowly very frequent y doesn't
nave to give at all"
If all the well-dressed women of this
country would put their shoulders to-
geLner there would be balloon big
enough TO reacn the north pole anu
jerK IL up by the roots,
To the Times Bicycle Relay Team
We, the unuerslg. ed four memb ers o.
the HERALD'S bicycle team do hereby
ag. ee 10 make LLe relay run from Ell
raSO to YSleta auu reLurn agaIESs the
Times team OF elgh6 al any Time to
morrow between Inc hours of nine AID
four o clO-k All the regulations we
specify is Lnat LOae of the LINES eight
shall carry the message anywhere on
Lne road more than OLce. The HER
AID S team did not want to come in con-
ii CT with lie l.. A. w. law, but since
IN this mOrnlDg Times they show
such u dIsposltlOL to want to make the
run we agree to carry out the agre--
ment anu are willing TO take the same
chances AS the Times team. We will
meet you at WatsOn's store on the
corner of Stanton sLIect and Myrtle
avenue AT auy time you say you Will be
there. An l.. A. w. Official will be on
nand TO see the run is male according
10 rules. If you mean business be
there. Ii not say so.
Respec fully,
CHARLEY NEwLAND,
LEIGH BRIDGERS,
FLORIN LANE,
j. q. BUSHONG,
Four Uf the HERALDS Team.
81 see somebody in the Times
this morning suggests" said d
prominent cillZen and business man,
that the city uesi retrenchm mt by
cutting off the hook and LADDER truck.
Now, IN my opinion, that is entirely
The wrong department. to begin work
10. The ire department has just now
got in shape SO IL Is first class, and has
undou bte0ly reduced the taxation on
IRE policies. But laying the prop .rGy
values aside, the hook and ladder truck
is now the only lif5 saving apparatus
the fire department nCw hes and may
at any moment be required to save the
life or lives of soma cILlzen or ciLlZens,
and the saving OF one life would bs
worth more 10 the city than the money
value paid out Tor several Years OF
tie present cost OF the nook and ladder
truck. There is no douot about the fire
department belng d costly one, but 1t is
also the most necessary and useful one
in the city. The uils That go mo tbs
city are closely scrutiniz ID by tha fire
department. finance committee aid If
they are TOO high Or are not cor rect
they are turaed back for CORRECTION. If
tue pills for all Inc her departments
o! the ely were as closely scrutlLized
there could be 10 comp. amt of LEAKAGE
in that line. Now ii the city really |
wants to economic why don't 1T com
mence in departments that are |
simply inecures to their holders. Cut
OFT the re cOrder and let the mayor acj. |
There Is only Ono hours work |
d day in that OIL &c; cut Off the city en- |
gineer and when an engineer was |
needed emp oy one; there is not more |
than two monshs work duriog tae
whole year for city engineer; cut off |
Or cut Gown the salary OF the city at
tOrney, there Is not one days work in
the month for that office; several of
the best law tines in Ell Paso would at
Tend to the citys law business for a
fee of Si0O or $500 year and would
feel that thew were we'll paid for their