El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-29

Clerk Catlin then favored the coun-
Gil with g delightful novel entitled,
1.-The report of the city clerk for the
quarter ending September ~, 1891,
showing amounts of warrants drawn
from the several funds" The totals
were as follows: General fund. So, oo3.-
26; special fund, S502l 10; street main
tanance, S1669 %: sewer extension fupd
1893 10; contingent fund, SlO2,96 real
estate fund, S4S0 "a: school bonds,
sinking and interest, S9O4. oO; funded
Indebtedness bonds, sinking and inter-
st, 5000: sewer bonds, sin King and In
terest, S7O3.50; total, $40, O32.ll.
The expenditures OF the different de-
partmeuts were. city clerks depart
ment s432.57: city attorney, 1888 so;
police, 1862. 81: printing $500; en-
gineer, $4,000: street and grade,
1892 SO: treasurer, $4,000; sanitary,
SAC. 90; public charity, S3ol Il; current
expenses, S32l.9 90: sewer, S7O3 69; levee,
1864 90: plaza, $3.50: electric light,
S1S75 co: gas, $3S7.UO: water, 1Iol.93;
fire, $3561 66; rert, 263.2o: mayor and
aldermen, $4,000; bonds, S221I 90; to-
The October pay roll amounting to
S2O45. IL covering all departments, was
allowed.
AS to the difference between the
value of the general fund scrip to be
used in paying Off the hremen and the
cash salaries, the chairman of the
finance committee was ,n-tructed to do
his level best in selling the scrip.
Chairman Cold well for the ordinance
committee ordered the following
re- recommendation relative TO the plum b.
ing question which was unanimously
adopted:
Your ordnance committee would
especially recommend that an ordln-
ance be pas ed making it unlawful for
any unlicensed master plum Der Or
con rac' or TO make either in person, or
by agent or employe, any connection
between the public sewers and the
plumbing of any public or private
mouse, place of business or establish
meEt.
1.-THE ordinance should also prohibit
such unlicensed plumber or contractor
from working on or repairing any
plumbing already connected with the
sewers.
The license spoken of shall be
granted by the council to all quailted
persons W nose methods of business are
not detrimental to the public interests
ard shall authorize the persoa rece1v-
ing the same TO make such connections
or repairs in the city for the p5rlod Of
one year from its date. The city
council to have the power to revoke
any license at any time upon notice
and hearing.
Every application for license
shall be accom- panied by the applicants
affidavit that he is not member OF or
connected with any association other
than partnership OF master plum bers
or persons dealing in plumbing materl-
ais; provided, that said affidavit shall
not be required when the applicant
files with his application copy OF the
charter, articles OF association and by
laws of any such association as he IN ~
belong to, or be connected wlth.
Referred to the city attorney with
instructions 10 draft an OrdiuaL ce.
Contrary to eXpectat. on there was no
oratOry or discussions on the plumbing
situation.
Chairman CT ford for the finance
com mi5tee. repor. ed these bills:
T. Muftna. % w .
Sewer comm SSiOner. ......... 70 10
Internal Lumber Co. ........ l 6l
A. Solomon, street sprlnkllng.. ~ w
Lee Robinson, teaming.. ...... w
tribune ID 10
Allowed.
The following communication was
ad by the clerk and referred to the
street and grade committees:
the undersigned, propose to
take charge of Washington park I'M
der lease from the city for the term of
five years, and agree to set in grass
and trees as may be agceesble to your
honorable body, under the same rules
and regulations accorded to similar
Organ;Za ton in 1895.
(Signed) CHAS. DAVIS,
BRITTON DAVIS,
A. SOLOMON,
p. GARRETT,
d. Y. HADLEY.
A smile buttered itself all over the
counte ance of the clerk as he laid
down his third cigar of the evening
long enough to startle the council with
the TO lOwing petition:
To the honorable council, City OF Ell
Paso, Tex.
Respec ted Sirs-The undersigned de-
sires to petition your most gracious
highnesses to permit a frame structure
to stard attached to an adobe house,
No. 40, Franklin street, Ell Paso, Tex.
This structure, (SXS) as has since been
ascertained: is within the fire limits
and hence illegal. However, [ think
the Offense pardonable, since tn. OWL =
thereof belongs to that elias dubbed
the weaker sex, of which it has been
fully demonstra ted to the Satisfaction
OF the voting class, have not sufficient
mental c6napity 10 fppmuIata laws !