El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-02
NO FIREWORKS.
The Small Boy VIII not be Allowed his
Fire Crackers on the Fourth.

The city council N full and solemn
council last night determined that
there should be no pyrotechnic de-
monstratlon in Ell Pdso on the galorious
-Four tn, and that the ever present small
| boy should not be permitted the sweet
privilege of blowing his fingers off. or
pepper.ng his cOuntenance all over
with premature explosions of gun DOW
der. Consequently the Il Paso sma boy
Is much lncensed against the city coun-
Gil, and votes unanimously that it is no
good.
The city attorney reported that Dis
trio Clerk e cajedA of the district court
HAD pald to th5 city treasurer So. 10
collected GA costs IN city TAX suits: ii lSO,
that Mr.. + &c ijeda h ID p 'egiJusly tend
cred the anne to Willard Patterson anu
the city attorney.
The clerk read with a CHEEKY air.
the heaviest IN JnthIy pay roll in the
C1ty'S history, viz, S2422.60. The clerk,
however, explained that N this was
included the S1o5 pay of the sewer
engineer. Judge Coldweli asked his
honor what hal become Of the fund ing
proposition offered by the ctty's exc
cutlve. The pay roll was growing
larger instead OF decreasing, anu It
Was time something was done. The
mayor replied that the council haa
never acted on his proposition, to
which Coldwell answered that 1t had
never been submitted 10 tae cOuacil.
Mr.. WhltmOre explained that the bu k
of the months expenses were due TO
high water. On Mr.. Burton's motion.
| the June pay roll Was accepted ana
warrants for the same were ordered
drawn.
The mayor said he had called off the
| spec: al policeman at old Fort Bliss
EX-Chief Hillebrand was granted
further tune in whIca to make out his
| June report
Mr.. Clifford, for the finance commit
tee. reported the usual pay rolls of the
street cOmmlsS tOner and sewer engineer
which were allowed.
On reComm endation Of Mr.. Del Buono
| the claim of one Pacheco TOR $50 wor h
| of lum Der alleged to have been taken
from hs premises for levee building
was disallowed.
Mr.. Del Buono for the building CON
mittee, reported that the building on
the corner Of Ell Paso and Overland
streets, and occupied by A Matthias,
was in dangerous condition as tne
| walls were Cracking and sinking ia.
He recommended that the city engi-
neers inspect the building and if he
found 1t dangerous, the ordinance gov
ernlng dangerous buildings b. enfoyc-
ed. Recommendation adopted.
Mr.. Scott set at rest all municipal
| unrest on the gas question by an
nouocing that ne had put in d meter
on the second floor of The city hall.
Mr.. Burdon reported an adobe build
ing in bad cond ton on Campbell street.
Referred to the building committee
with power to act.
y balch OF accumulated bills were
referred unread to the finance COM
mittee.
G. L. 5impkins p,titioned that he
had been washed out, ana asKed.tha at the
city be not hard on him in the matter
O1 rental for Washington park. On
Judge Coldwell's motion the rent was
RENTED up to July L.
Louis Jearo wanted permission to
erect corrug dted iron store room oa
stanton street. Referred to the fire
and water committee.
The council was given a large paia
IN the feet by the presenl alton O4ce
more Of a bill OF Sl2 from the Ameri-
can Well Works for fittings Col Ritter
said had been thrown in with other
tn ngs. On Mr.. Whitmore's motion
the bill was consigned to the waste
basket.
The usual monthly pay roll of S47O in
cash for the fire department was al.
lowed.
The official bond Of chief of police
Con Lockhart in $1,000 Vas approved.
His sureo!es were G. II. Moor heat, j.
G. Lakeland, Z. E. Pew and c. Z.
Kelly.
The $500 bond of Policeman Robert
Ross was approved, with these sure1ies
w. Il. Long and A. Solomon.
There was then considerable said
over the targle about the shovel pur-
chase by A. II. Holmes for Ieve4 bniI6.
ing purposes. The bill AMOUNTING to
$3.50 was allowed,