El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-30
voted for the payment OF the illegal
olaims Of the Pay me- Badger Coal COM

voted for the payment OF the illegal
olaims of the Payne Badger Coal COM
pauy.
The effect of the taste of blood Is
we'll known. To draw closer TO the
city treasury, we find these parties i'm
personating the city and asking the A.
T. & S. F. r. r. Co., for special freight
rates to the city. The rates are offer
ed the city, and are no sooner offered
than they are turned over to McCut-
cheon, Payne & Co., for their private
and exclusive use as competitive Did
ders for machinery to be sold the city.
You thus landed McCutcheon with
both hands and feet on the lever that
opens wide the door of the city treas
ury. Thus Mr.. Badgers partner took
up his abode with you, and seeks
permanent residence with his bed
directly in front of the treasury sale
hence my sympathy for you In any
efforts you may make in resisting such
agressions and perhaps undue 1amli-
iarity.
There are other matters to which
your attention as public officers might
be properly called, but the above is
suffi cient for the present. May heaven
ever keep a watchful eye on the city
treasury. Respectfully.
J. Z. TOWNSEND,
Ell Paso, Texas, December 20, 1898.
The City Council, City of Ell Paso,
Texas.
Gentlemen: In response to your re-
quest for suggestions from citizens as
to amendments to the city charter
will say:
Section 173 of the charter, which re-
tastes to population in office. should be
amended go as to provide for the
prompt removal from Office of mem
bers of the city council who violate this
section.
It should also provide for the remov-
al of membe of the council who re-
fuse or fail to perform their plain duty
in the Investigation of such illegal
transactions and for the return to the
city treasury of the funds illegally
drawn therefrom, Yours,
Mr.. Townsend's communications
created intense mirth and caused Alder
der Badger to remark that II the COM
munications continued to arrive he in
tended suggesting that the charter be
amended so that the city be authorized
to build q lunatic asylum for Judge
Townsend.
At this juncture Alderman Clifford
introduced Editor McKie who made
short talk in reference to his bill for
S12O, q portion of which is claimed by
McCutcheon and Bridgers. The editors
were to be allowed to adjust the diff
ference before the claim was to be paid
by the council.
Mr.. McKie said he had been un-
able to get the other parties to discuss
the matter or appoint arbiters and that
they had said they were in no hurry.
81 submit" tsid McKie, that I
should not have to wait on the pleasure
of these men to get my money. An
other thing; Judge Kemp is attorney
for these parties and they are indebt-
ed to him. He Is not the proper per-
son to pass on this matter.
The council called on Attorney Will
Burgess for advice. He was
Kemp. Attorney Burgess suggested that
since each of the parties claimed q por
ton of the money, both be formally no.
titled to file claims for share by noon
next Thursday, and if McCutcheon
failed to come forward with his claim
then it would be ooly justice to settle
with Editor McKie in full, provided he
made affidavit that the printing had
been done.
On motion of Alderman Badger, &C.
ton was deferred for one week, as sug-
gested by the attorney, and the city
clerk instructed to formally notify the
parties.