El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-19
so THEY WOULD PLAY CARDS.
The City Council After Policemen who
Love the Card Table.

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a full hand" minus the mayor wht
, has gone east to mend his pOlitica
f5nces.
Acting Mayor Roberts notified the
council that there was gentleman O
gorged lie s. re looking for work, who
wanted the clCy 70 pay his 1are to Santa
Fe. Judge Coldwell said the council
mad no authority to pay the travelling
expenses of Ell Paso citizens, to say
nothing of expending the money of the
TAX payers in railroad tickets for
.tinerant paupers. The charter did not
authorize such expenditures. To him
we're they all agreed, and the council
decided to pay no more railroad fares
for tramps.
City Attorney Townsend then poured
d bucket of ice water down the back of
| the Telegraph by reporting adversely
on its claims for advertising. The re-
port was approved, and-the next day
| it showed.
Mr.. Clifford called the councils at
tention to a publication in the Tele-
graph charging policemen with playing
cards while on duty. In reponse to
questions, the chief of police replied
that Policeman Archer had been in
dulging in the little pastime, but the
| blue coat had promised never to do so
any more. MIR. Whitmore here casual
| ly observed that Archer had been
going from bad to worse ever since he
nad been on the force, and he was
always promising never to do it again.
This sort of thing gave the alderman
large sized pain in the feet. Mr.. Del
Buono then turned loose and held the
chief was to blame for not reporting
offending officers, but the chief replied
that he had reported Archer. Mr.. Del
Buono asked the chief if he kept a
record of complaints against policemen
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Clifford failed to see why policemen
could have any reasonable excuse for
being absent from their post of duty.
He wanted the matter investigated,
and declared it looked as though the
council was afraid to compel Archer to
obey police regulations. Mr.. Del
Buono called attention to the fact that
Archer had got into row before and |
handed in his star saying that being |
one of 1.-The finest in the world' had no
charms for him. The fact was brought |
out that second policeman was also
given to skipping off his beat to indulge |
n quiet little game of keerds, but his |
name was not mentioned. The matter |
was referred to the police committee |
for investigation.
Chairman Stewart, for the finance |
committee, reported favorably on the !
following bills, which were allowed:
Sewer and street. S y 90
G. w. Davis. Observation-Disclosures. 1873 so |
N. Nelson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 27 so
G. w. Davis 100
MIR. Stewart for the special commit
tee appointed to conjure up some
scheme for funding the clty's indebted
ness and pulling the municipality out
of hole, reported that the aggregated
wisdom had not yet succeeded in draw
ing up report. So he had no sugges-
lions to make as yet. The committee
was granted further time.
r. J. Baker, George r. Harvey, a.
P. Coles and others, petitioned for
sewer extension privileges. Referred
to the committee of streets and grades.
Mr.. Clifford called attention to the
fact that the city had no map of its
sewer system, and advised that the
city engineer be instructed to draft
such a map. Mr.. Clifford's suggestion
was adopted.
A .sM. Loomis reported collection of
$3.50 city rentals, and asked for his Gus
to the finance committee. Messrs.
Clifford and Whitmore thought it
would be more economical to have the
chief of police collect the city's rents.
and thus save the commission paid out
to Judge LOOMS. However, this did
not go.
c. H Purtell was confirmed fire
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resigned.
The ordinance amending the ordi-
nance for levying taxes for 1896 was
then brought up by Mr.. Stewart, with
a weary, spiritless air. Judge Coldwell
called for the ayes and noes on this.
He said that the present system of tax
alton was complicated enough alre idy,
and the proposed ordinance was cal
;ulated to make people believe the
city was doing something when it was (
not doing anything. The adoption of :
this proposition and the situation
would be still further complicated. A
vote was then taken and Judge Cold '
we'll was the only alderman to say no, ,
and he did it with an air suggestive of ,
'hark from the tomb5 doleful sound, .
nine ears attend the cry, ye living men
come view the ground where ye must
shortly lie" The ordinance was I
adopted. The Amendment provides ,
hat no tax shall be collected on the
water bonds of 1896.
Mr.. kachler called the couacil's at
,ention to the fact that the revised Or
finances were still in a comatose !
state, and it was high time to get up I
He proposed to convass the town to see 6
" no would purchase copies of the re- =.
vised ordinances when they were
published. AS it was, there was but
,he one written copy for the use of the ,
council, and that was hardly enough. !
He believed all our merchants would
want copies. MIR. Kachler wanted the
council to meet every night until the l
revision was entirely completed and ,
'eady for the printers. The council
agreed to meet next Tuesday evening,
and just stay with the revised ordiu-
ances even to camping out all night if ,
need be, until the work was completed.
Mr.. Stewart said that Zach White
had been asking him what the
council was going to do about that fire
department. horse that he wanted to
buy the Badger horse. Chief Connors
Of the fire department said in reply that
one of the engine roaus was now suf- {
fering from the effects of standing on
the hard plank floor, and that Badger
was working his time on the engine.
1t would be good thing to build
small corral just outside the city hall
where the horses could have chance .
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