El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-18

you continue the present arrangement
for that space of time you would pay
out 81, 500. We would be better
house d. the horses and men kept n It
ter raining, avoid any CT ance of in
crease in Insurance rates, and the 10.
terest of the property owners of the
city would be better seryei by granting
our re quest Resoectfully,
| PEYTON F EDWARDS, Pres't.
JNO. JULIAN,
| FRANK POWERS,
| HORACE B STEVENS,
| j. II. SMITH,
E. W. S. NEFF,
| Committee
| The whole matter was referred -
| the mayor and fire and water comm t.
| tee with power TO act President Ed
| wards of the department arose end
| stated that Mr.. Fl auk Powers had full
| ly invest gated the matter and if the
council desired Mr.. Powers would ex
plain in detail what could be done
matter had been properly referred ana
tn at the department had no kick COM
i1g as they had got everything they
bad ever asked for. The clerk read q
communication signed Dora Ballingcr,
asking leave to put up "a by l6 by 10
boxes at certain street corners to hold
discreet lite a ure for gratuitous dis
tribut;on. The petition was granted
with the understanding that the box or
| boxes at the plaza should be set up
under the direction Of the park COM
mission r. james Allan of New York
who was present arc g to ask for infor-
N c tion IN this connection. He would
he much grs tiied if the council would
explain what construction might be
plac ID upon the word ''discreet." The
council failed to enlighten Mr.. Allan.
Judge @ 'ldwell presented petition
from the Christian church asking that
| the Morris Illusio1 sbow be exempt
from taxation, as during the coming
week it was to be run under the
auspices of the petit oning church.
Granted.
Contractor Summerfeld asked the
city to so remodel It's sewer exit as to
avoid any further damage o the canal
The city enginee~, howev' r, called the
c. uncil's attention to the fact that the
comp tny had failed to strengthen it's
headgate, so that e concern was q
mepace to tt e city in times of flood:
and it was also developed that IS for
three cOnst cutivr months the canal
had %, en- dry, the company had prac-
tica,ly forfeit. ed its charter. The mat
Ter Yves referred to a special committee
Oh MScSrS. SOiUWoll: w nlGmOF0 anu
Scott who will investi. ate.
The mayor read the following letter
from Congressman Stephens to DR..
Yaudell, which bears directly on the
free zone:
Congressman Slayden. of San Anto-
MO, has introduced a re--..t ~ nassed
in March. 1895, for the pro .eci o. of
our American merchants on the Mex
zeal border. If this is repealed the
old law will be restored. Please call
he ate ntion of your city council and
quest them to advise me a. once
W he ther they favor or oppose the
change, and give their reasons, "a 1
want to be guided by their advise. "a 1
am not pra ctica ly acqua inted with the
subject. 1 an opposed to Slayden's
resolution I'm ess good reason can be
given by you or your people for the
change, &c.
On Judge Cold wells motion, the ma
yOr was Instructed to obtain the views
of representative citizens as to the pro-
posed legislation and transmit the
same to Cur representative in con-
eress.
The mayor reported having a confer
ence vest rdav with Man Rer ThOrne
of the Texas 81 Pacific r ad, and said
Mr.. Thorne had authorized Mr.. Eddy
to go ahead with the levee as soon as
the property holders had signed ,he
requisite deeds. The mayor said also
that hs he'd wired several property
owners who had not been heard from,
and by MOnday expected the desired
answers.
The clerk asked what to do about
paying $3.50 to the county for care OF
city pauDer sick. Judge Harper WHO
was present said the contract was for
four bits ca h. The county for this
sum received hardly what it cost to
keep the paupers, and if the city
could not pay the four bits, why it
might resume its former practice of
sending it's sick to the Sis. ers' hospital.
The Judge also ked If the city pro-
posed to pay its court house rent in
scrip. If it did, there would be some
moving done bright and early. The
mayor said he bad from three to five
appeals daily from indigent.
who professed the need of
hospital csre and attenti n. But he
felt compelled 20 turn deaf ear to them.
Chief Lockhart said there were CASES
tn at could Lot be gotten away from.
For instance, his attention had been
called to young man seriously ill
with D. cum onia who was found lying
on the T. & p freirh platform. Had
the patient been allowed - lie there
he would haveoi-d. The hospital bill
matte was left with the MAYOR.
The matter of an ordinance for
school tax levy was brought upsaehk
was decided 20 meet Saturday night
and take action.
A( jour ned.