El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-09
MYRTLE AVENUE LAKE.
The City Council Wrestles Nightly
With How to Cit Shed On If ;,

The local city sOlOns talked the
heated hours away last night until IL
O'Clock, the ouIk of the discussion be
ing The disposal of tne Myrtle avenue
lake which Ike Dad penny can not be
gwen away or even lost. The South
ern Pacific through Judge Kemp and
Supt. Martin, anu the I. u +. through
Judge Edwards took part in the debate
until some Light was let into the pre-
VALID darkness, and it was agreed
that an attempt shou d be made today
to let SIX or eight inches of that water
OF anyhow.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with, anu the clerk was much
disappointed as he had set his heart on
Gazing those minutes TO an all eXpec-
tant council. However, he'll get in hi,
graft next meeting. The assessor anu
cole ctOr reported these back door col
leculors for the following years: 1892.
S.3.53:; 1898, S2O5.SO: 1894, S521 .95; 1895,
81, Ill II; 1896, 81, l29. Tue total with
occupation taxes made grand total
OF 50 .3So.I4 collected during the
month.
Dr.. Yandell, acting health officer,
recon- menued That the city scavenger
provide dry dirt Or sand for box closets
n the city. In that way such closets
could anu would be kept in much
y L.
The doctor also suggested that the
council define limits within which citi-
zsnS or dalrleS should be allowed TO let
COWS or horses run ABOUT or be at large.
lie also caiIcu the councils attention
to the necessity of action relative to
bury ing of paupers recommending hat
the finance committee call upon under
takers 10 BID for the lntermeut of city
pauper dead. 1t was the business OF
HT..
poor, but the city had to care for such
trans1entS as died within It's limits. On
Mr.. WhltmOre's motion, the clerk was
Instructed to call for b DIS. Doctor
4andel's recon mendatiOps were APP
proved, and on judge Cold wells sug-
geStlOp, the matter of the closets and
dalrles was referred to the board of
health.
Mr.. Scott presented the following Pc
tition:
Tine undersigned are greatly mo-
Tested by stencil caused by animals
running at large ID our section Of the
city, and especially by two small dair-
les that are located in the neigh Dor
hood OF our property. AS the city
ordinances prOviue that no one is al
lowed to keep within the city lin Is
more than two bovines, we hereby
respectfully request you to have tuIo
particular ordinance enforced and tina
the police be Instructed to have this
nuisance discontinued within a reason
able time"
Among the signers were Weber,
William Bremmer, j. j. Longweli and
others. 1t was referred to the board
OF health.
Judge Coldwell said the flooding of
East Ell Paso had brought HILBERT 5
cattle all up in the vicinity of the
mayors res.uence which had proved
great nuisance, aud the reccn. HoOu-
Ing on the east and south sides had
brought Nesom's cattle ali up town,
ana caused trouble at Smiths dairy on
The west side. y regulation of some
kind was called for.
Judge Coldweu introduced an ord
nance regulating sewer connections
and the fees 10 be charged by the city.
Inc Judge said he Lad found that IT, e
costs OF connections had been regulat-
ed rather by the location OF the prop
cry than by the amount OF service re-
qulred. He recommended that The
Hammett buildiUg be Oh .rs Ell acco. u
ing 10 the mum Der OF closets connected.
The ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. Clifford, for the hEance commit
tee, here mad very eXte nded innings
Win d q eat raft of bills of which the
following were al owed;
Fl. L. Stacy. 10 90
HlcAUX " HiNson. IL 30
Street and park work. ......... 90 90
FL Paso Water company ....... 504 10
q - company. Observation-Disclosures. 900 20
Baron, Lingo IL Co. u 10
10 eph Mag ottiD ......... : 30
George Alien. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Il Paso Novelty company 800. . %
Hotel Deu. II 90
Palace drug store. ........ 1 20
Rio Granoe Pharmacy. ... 10 10
Lew Gdsser. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 33 %
Times Publishing compapy Is 70