El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-08
City Council.

The regular weekly meeting Vi Cue
city council was called to order by
the roll call except Alderman Brun-
ner, who came in whils the minutes
were being read.
City Clerk Catlin with a heavy sigh
begau to read the minutes. City Clerk
Catlin went to Austin with the city .
bonds and therefore was not present at
the next regular meeting OF the coun-
Gil, and his brother, who was clerk pro
tenn, was excused from reading the
The minutes of the special session OF
the council were also recorded aud
Clerk Catlin therefore had to read the
minutes of three meetings OF the coun-
ella long and very tiresome job.
After the minutes were all read 1t
was moved that they be accepted and
approved, which was done.
On call for reports of officers Chief
Lockhart notified the council that he
had received bid for the use of that
vacant hose company house, at 81
month. This matter had been referr-
ed to the building committee, flor them
to get estimates on the cost of repair
ing same. The lowest bid received
was 1925, so the council thought best
to rent it for six months at 81, with the
understanding that the parties renting
should do the repair work. The
chief was notified to accept the
offer.
City Health Officer Race then made
his report on the pest house expendi-
lures. He reported that he was going
to turn the two men, who were still
in the pest house, loose this morning.
He said they were entirely
we'll, and that he had brought clothes
for them, and this morning the nurse
would see that they bathed thoroughly.
They would then be ordered to go
naked to a tree about three hundred
yards from the pest house where they
would find clothing. DR.. Race stated
that the two men were too weak to
work and he would suggest that the
city feed the two men at the Jail, as they
feed the prisoners. This sug gestion was
favorably received by the council and
motion was made to that effect. Mo-
tion was carried and Chief Lockhart
was notified to feed the two men for
week. While on the subject DR.. Race
stated he wished the council would
move the pest house from where it is
at present to some place nearer
him to go down there, and he
didn't really see the necessity of its
being so far OFF. But if the cOun-
ell couldp't move it and give him q
one be repaired and improved so that
he could accommodate more than
three patients. He also stated that an
isolation ward for suspects was an ab-
solute necessity. AS Chairman Nc
Duffie has had small pox it was decided
to send him with DR.. Race to find out
the necessary improvements and re-
port to the council.
The mayor next called the street and
6a nd irr a.
binson of that committee said that he
had hired a horse and buggy and
traversed something over thirty miles
of streets and the sum of $1,000 would
not begin to do the re-
pair work necessary, as it
would take fully $4,000. He found
nearly all the streets and sidewalks in
very bad condition. Alderman Ro-
binson made motion that the council
respective wards, street and grade
committee to decide upon the places
which needed repairs the most, aud
that the available fund of 81 800 be
equally divided among the wards and
used. The motion being duty second
ed was carried.
The report of the finance committee
was called for and Chairman Clifford
of that committee made it as follows:
Court of appeals cost bills in recent
tax suits 1864. %
J. L. Whitmore. Observation-Disclosures. LOG.
Groceries, for pest house ....... $50
Mrs. Jno. Myers, nurse. .. 1850
J. P. Goodman, feeding city pri-
soners. 17.25
Mr.. Monroe, clothing smallpox
patients. ............... 1920
Jno. Myers, assistant nurse. -. I.
Sewer deps rtment. .......... 5.
Engineering department. $50
Evening Tribune. ... .. 2.
Telegram on city business by
City Atty Kemp. .... 81
Motion was made by Alderman Ro-
binson that the bills be allowed aud
warrants drawn for same Motion was
seconded and carried.
The clerk had good many new bills
on hand which were referred to the
finance committee for consideration.