El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-09

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Adolph Solomon 240 90
Fl. p. Noake 200
MOmSen u IhOrne. -
H. B Chairman 4S 30
T. Fl. Kenneth. so
Mrs WAGNER - % 80
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comDany 20 90
X .llv & Pollard IS 80
y $40 bill from Mr.. Slinkard WIS
sb elved until that citizen had return
ed the city tools he had narrowed.
Several bills for alleged work done
on the levees during the flood were
sent in k d by we'll known citizens,
the laborers charging So per day Tor
their valuable services. The So business
did not go down, and one of the bills
being endorsed by Supt. Evans OF the
Canal company, Judge ColdweH re
marked that the Canal company was
responsible for one half of the damage
done 10 the city by the flood. The
judge objected to Mr.. Evans as having
authority to contract debts for the
city. MIR. Clifford sad he would not
report any more flood bills, and those
that were in hand and not acted on
were referred. Mr.. Courchesne sent
in bill for twenty-four cars of rock
used on the canal dam below the break
in the canal levee. Mr.. WithmOre
said that all he could report on were
nine cars of rock and eight cars OF
Stag. However, the Santa Fe agent
would have his report made out short
ly as to the number Of cars used,
and he would then announce the same
to the council. Referred to MIR. w hit
more.
Mr.. Del Buono reported a building
on Florence street as in dangerous
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structed 10 investigate.
On re :omme nd alton of the building
committee 81 was appropriated for
lumber taken from q Mexican's house
during the flood.
The clerk read the following COM
municatiOn from Supt. Martin OF the
Southern Pacific: I'm reply to your
letter of the 2rd and in answer to per-
sonal appe ais made to me by the chief
of police and other city officials, and
by the citizens living in the vicinity of
the lake south of Main street, and COW
ering the territory on both sides of
Octavia street and adjacent to Myrtle
avenue, which lake was formed by the
recent extraordinary raj fall, l beg to
advise that upon similar occasion
some four years ago this same quest on
came up, and it was found upon lnvestl-
CATION that r. S. Hayes and associates
had bound themselves 10 drain this
lake and keep it drained in cOnsidera-
ton of the conveyance to them for
small considerat IN of certain lots,
running east on the south line of Maine
street from Octavia street to the
White Oaks orJsslng, or what
was then known as Cotton
avenue. 1t was also found that
in deed of certain lots on the north
side of Main Street from Octavld street
east, from Charles K. MOrehead and
others to the G.. H. & S. A. r. r. Co.
u ). a. r. r. Co. were to maintain
ditch from Octavia street along the
north line of Main street to the east
end of the lots 80 transferred. Our
engineer E. B. Gushing, was sent for
and spent several days here looking
into the situation and made very
exhaustive report, which was read by
myself and Ma jor Davis before the
council at its next met ting after Mr.
Cushing's visit. The report was to the
effect that the lake could not be
drained in an easterly direction; that
the establishment and maintenance of
q ditch by the @. II u ). y. r Il. Co.
on the north side OF Main street would
do no good, as the wafer could not be
gotten rid of in that dlrecJion: that
there were three ways by which the
nuisance might be abated. LIST: 70
compel the owners of the lots where
the lake forms to raise upa grade, in
which event no lake could form. End:
To construct a series of levees COM
mencing at the north end OF Oregon
street and going in a southe asterly di-
rection. so as to finally terminate in
the vicinity of East Ell Paso. 3rd: To
Construct +. y inch tile drain from the
center of the lake to the rlver, which,
in Mr.. Cushings estim alton, would
drain the lake In few hours. The
latter proposition was thought by MIR.
Cushing TO be the most practicable and
the one Offering the easiest and most
abatement OF the nuts Ance.
Mr.. Van Week, our then general SUI
perintendent, authorized me to pro-
pose the adoption OF the latter plan,
and to state to the council that the q.
H. s, S. A. r. r. Co., would make
liberal donation to the city, provided
the mayor and council could induce the
T. u z. railway to make an equal ap-|
towards the construction
after good deal OF dis
CUSTOM during which the merits of
each plan was fully talked over, the
matter was referred to the city engin-
eer, who, if L remember correctly,
the second proposition, viz:
the construction Of the levee and the
carrying of water 10 East Ell Paso or
vicinity. Major Davis objected to this
proposition on the ground that the
city had NJ right to divert this wa err
from its natural channel and deposit it
on properly at East Ell Paso or any
where else, except where it naturally
belonged, and that such a course would
result in innumerable damage suits.
In the meantime the water evapOrated,
the lake dried up, and the matter was
forgotten, until the next rainfall. when
it gain came to the front, the extent
of the agita ton a ways depending upon
the size of the lake.
II fully agree with you and all con-
cerned that immediate measures should
be taken to remedy this evil, and l
have no doubt that our Mr.. Van Week
Will make the same liberal provision
10 That end as he proposed before"
This started regula debate. Judge
Kemp supported Mr.. Martin, and read
the deeds referred to. Judge Edwards |
was on deck to look after the Texas 81