El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05
Council Meeting.

Last night the city council met in
its regular weekly session with Mayor
protein Badger in the chair. The
clerk was ordered to call the roll, which
showed all present except Alderman
Drummer, who came in later.
AS the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with at the last meeting
there were two sets of minutes to be
read and the clerk proceeded with the
reading of them. 1t was moved, sec
onded, and carried that they be ap-
proved.
The mayor began to call for reports
of:committees and none answered until
he called for the finance committee's
report. Chairman Clifford only had
two bills to present to the council
which were:
Sewer Department. $50 20
Engineering Department. ....-.. %
On motion of Alderman Robinson
these bills were allowed and the clerk
ordered to draw warrants to pay same.
Under the call for bills and commu-
cations, the clerk said that he had
about the usual number of bills against
the city for the month of July and a
motion was carried to refer them to
the finance committee.
The clerk read petition from Mrs.
Nj. Mills asking that she be granted
permission to move q small frame
building from South Oregon street
where it new stands to block Of Camp
BELLS addition. The petition was re-
ferred to the fire and water committee.
Unfinished business being the next
call two or three of the aldermen want
ed to know il the city clerk had noti-
fed the several railroads as to the re-
pairing of their crossings, which were
ho Ex nd he az IN tho
ell that he had, and had received an
swers from the different roads that the
crossings would be fixed up at an early
date.
New business call was responded to
by the Rev. Huggett coming before
the council and asking its aid in send
ing an old man, who had been in the
county hospital for the last two weeks
and is unable to work, to Bowie, Ari-
IONA. The minister explained to the
council that the man had friends in
Bowie who would take care of him I'M
til he was strong enough to work.
Mayor protein Badger stated to the
council that the city had q very sick
fireman; he was at present unable to
work and he had needed q purse to
take care of him, so on his own respon-
sibility he had hired q nurse for the
man at 81 so q day. The man sick is
Sherry Falconer, the engineer OF
Julian engine, and q good, sober, in
dustrious and hard working fireman,
said the mayor. He said that some
thing ought to be done for the man
while he was sick and If possible the
city ought to send him to Santa Rosalis
hot springs.
This matter was discussed and DR..
Race was asked his opinion as to the
sanitary condition of the stable where
Falconer had had to stay and the doc
tor said that the place was really not
fit for the horses to stay in, much less
for a man to have to sleep there. The
council asked him how they could rem
edy the place until the new city hall
was built and the doctor said he didn't
see how it could be remedied unless
they would floor the place and that
would only help it partly.
Alderman Burton moved that the
actien of the mayor in hiring the
nurse be approved and the motion was
carried.
Alderman Robinson moved that .
leave of absence of thirty days be
granted Falconer, his pay to go on
Just the same. The motion was
seconded and carried.
No other business being on hand the
council adjourned.