El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-25
Mr.. Clifford for the finance commit

Mr.. Clifford for the finance commit
tee, reported favorably on the following
bills which were allowed:
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b E. Majors. ................... % ~
y L. lem ~
FL. NJ. Hood, cash ........-..... 52 w
Sewer work. " ....... 50
w. .. Telegraph. ............... l 10
Mr.. Clifford for the finance com
mittee reported back to the council
the two bills of A. B. McKie for print
ing citations in the delinquent tax
suits. Mr.. Clifford said Judge Town
send stated emphatically that his
agreement with Mr.. McKie was that
the city would not be liable and that
he would have to wait and get his pay
in costs from defendants when the suits
terminated. Mr.. Clifford said it was
a matter of veracity between Judge
Townsend and Mr.. McKie. aud advised
that Mr.. McKie wait until the suits
we're settled. On being called upon
for an explanation, Mr.. McKie said
that Judge Townsend had had it in
for him ever since he, McKie, jumped
him on the famous political pilgrimage
to the Pecos country, and his state
ment to the finance committee was alb
solutely false. There was no such I'M
Outstanding with Judge Townsend
about pay until he was asked about
making out the bills
City Attorney Kemp said he had also
spoken to Judge Townsend who stated
that he had the same agreement with
the Times relative to the publishing Of
citations in delinquent tax cases. Then
Judge Kemp saw the business man.
ager of the Times who said that it W as
| understood he should wait until the
suits were tried. but Judge Townsend
gave him to understand the suits would
be tried last fall: that he never for an
| instant agreed to do any chance print
ing, but expected the city to pay for
the citations if the city lost the suits.
| Mr.. Whitmore thought that the cost
bills should stand until the suits were
tried. However, if the city lost the
suits the printers ought to be REIN
| bursed for publishing the citations.
The council decided that Mr.. McKie
must wait until the tax cases were set
tied.
The subject was then changed, and
the council talked about gas-carburet-
ted hydrogen gas. Mr.. Scott who had
been appointed a smelling committee,
advised that he could not find leaks
10 the pipes, but rather thought some
of the fixtures must be out OF whack.
He was authorized to have the uI
stairs pipes prepared for connection
with the second meter which is to be
furnished by the Gas Light company
| A Mexican named PrietO sent in a
bill for S25 for lumber taken from his
premises for levee building purposes
Ref red to the building committee
| The council then proceeded to jump
on the g nile frames of Sheriff Sim
| mons and District Court Clerk E.caje-
ia. The attention of the council was
called TO the fact that these officials
had been palu the fees on the tax
suits, and 1t was alleged that they
were now getting paid over again fol
| their work. This sort of thing should
| be stopped if it took all summer. The
matter was referred for immediate
| action TO the city attorney.
Attorney Mi.lard at.ersOn, employ
| ed by the city to collect delinquent tax
| es, app Jared to state that since he had
entered into d contract with the city
there had been aUOu5 $4,000 collected
aad ne would soon have judgements
| for $1,000 or $500 more, and. Lnat with
Y foreclosure OF liens he would 70 dOu d
| make collections soon. He was nego-
| Jlating with others for collection OF
| taXes owed, and he felt very sure thai
Ne would shortly collect ABOUT SZoOU
| more from good and responsible cltl-
| zens.
He asked the city council to pass the
| following resolution, which was done
Be it resolved by Toe city council OF
the city of Ell PasO that the assessor
and collector of taxes be and he is
| hereby author Z d % seJtle with Mil
| lard Patter son from time to time fOl
whatever comm SSlon, ETC., may be
coming ID said patterson on account o1
| the delinquent taxes collected under
| his contract with the city, and sad
| Patterson is authorized 10 retain Ou
OF any moneys that may be or may
me into his hands on account of such
taxes the amount that may be found t
| ue due him Ga any settlement.
| TulS resolution brought up an inter
| eStipg question as to whether it were
necessary that the back taxes coming
in through Mr.. Patterson, should bs
| paid over 10 the TAX collector Or dlrec
| to the city treasurer, thus saving the
d. SCISSOR and collectors percentage
| But 10th Me-. Patterson and the clti
| attorney held that the monies must e
through the hands of The assessor ant
collector as he was the party to give
receipts. So the collector will get hi:
| little dough.
Adjourned.