El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-04

spending sewer needs. Inc mayor re-
Piled that he had the question under
ion. The coming exten.
sions we're going to cost a good deal OF
The present system was over
taxed, but plans were in prospect TOR
an enlargement which would shortly
be brought before the council. Mr..
Whitmore said that in many places
where extensions had already been
made property owners had neglected
tn make the necessary connections. IL
would be good scheme to have the
city health physician look after these
people. Moreover, the ice factories
might with profit be cut off from turn
ing their refuse water in the sewers
any more as this filed the mains up
chOck full, and was now operating to
the disadv antage of res dence connec-
tions. The mayor said it would be
necessary to cease making lateral ex-
tensions on the north side OF the
track, for the present, until the new
system of sewerage could he de vised
The mayor then read the following
letter Of considerable local interest.
Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 2, 1898.
Hon. joseph MagOffin Mayor OF the
City of Ell Paso.
Sir-On December 20, 1897, as re-
representatives. of the Texas & Pacific
Railway company and the Ell Paso q
Northeastern Railway company. res
pectively, we agreed in a written pro-
position that we would recommend to
our respective companies the accept
snce of the proposition therein spec1-
ally set out, to construct an embank-
ment of the character therein descrlb-
ed, from Ell PasO street, at its juno
ton with the river on the west, to
Austin street in Cotton's addition on
the east, and thence nOrtheasterly to
the intersection of Noyes street, by the
line OF railw ay of the Ell Pa7O q North :
eastern Railway company, provided
that the city OF Ell PasO would grant to
our companies certain franchises and
righ to therein des ribbed, aud provided
all the property owners sb ould convey
to US the land lying south OF the north
line of Eleventh street and west OF the
east line of Austin street and east OF
the west line of Ell PasO street, toget-
her with that portion of block bound
ed by Austin street, Jarillo, Tenth ard
Eleventh streets, necessary for making
entrance by ten degree curves from
gefher with fifty feet OF sright-Of-way
from the Intersection OF Noyes street
aud the dividing line between the Cot
ton and Bassett additions sOutherly to
where the proposed line would inter-
sect Austin street; and also providing
that the city would, or the property
owners would build a we'll CONSTRUCTED
embankment, commencing at the end
of the most southerly embank-
and ending on Austin street, and
thence in northeasterly course to the
boundary of the river, distance
approximately of 1900 yards.
Since the submission of such PROPOSE
ton, we have received very strong as
surances from you and from various
property owners that the prOI ertv de-
scribed and belonging to individuals
would be conveyed TO us by the owners
there of, upon a full compliance on our
part with such proposition. 1t is mani.
| festely to the interest of the city and
| all con" erned, that the question, as &c
| whether our proposition to be fully
accepted and this embankment con
structed, should be settled at the ear
lest day possible in order to avoid the
danger of recurring floods. We have
| so far received no assurances from any
9 URGE that the embankment to be
built by the city or property owners
| ION which was based the prOposlt1on) tt
tcornect with our embodiment at Aus
tin street, the nee along the route de
scribed to the river, would be built
either by the city or the owners of thu
prope rty. Until this question is de
cided, we will not be in q position 10
or justifiable in, commencing the con
struc:ion of the principal em bankment
which under the terms of thai prOpo- i
ton it is incumbent upou US to con
struct. The obi Jet we have in construct
ing the principal embapkment wOul(
ne entirely defeated, unless this cup
Elemental EN- bankment should be con
structed by the city or othe rs interest
ed. The object of this communication
therefore, is to ascertain from ye,
whether we may depend upon the con
struction of this supplemental embank
ment in accordance with our PROPOSE
ton. We will not feel at lib rty t.
proceed in this matter or to furthe
lconsider the same, until we have
satisfactory assurances of the cOnstruc
ton of sucn supplemental EN- bankmsn
by the time Of the completion on oul
part of the principal one We request
therefore, that you will lay the matt :.
before the city council, or proceed II
such other manner as you may deem
best to definitely settle this point.
| Awaiting an early reply we emain,
Very respectfully.
| J. A. EDDY, Mana ger
B. F. MATHEW, G.
!. Mayor Magofin stated tt at deed
to the properties in question had bee
hands of owners or in transit. AS ia
as he knew there would bs no troubl
with property owners. Relative to th
spur matter, his honor thought tn
railroads.were asking too much. How
ever, let the council see that the wor
begin without delay ere Eanotuer foo
be upon us; and he was instructed b.
the council to take such action il
facilitating the construction OF th
spur Us the exigencies OF the case an
his judgment might require. The coun
Gil rat, fed the appointments OF judge
of election by the mayor for the com
ing election on the 9th inst, aud th
council adjourned.
Will Sing to the Natives.
Captain George Ruhlen, of the quar-
termaster' department, o. S. A.
one of the army officers c detailed to g
to Alaska; and of course Mr.. Offiey, hi
clerk, will go also. Mr.. Oily wa
hoping 10 get back to Ell Paso, an
once more tackle the snare drum il
the McGipty band ana orchestra, ar,