El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-17

Sewerage
Ell Paso Fuel Co wood and Ilme)..-.. 400
Fumigation Of Co. hospital-.....-........ IL SO
Buckler & P@tterson... Observation-Disclosures. 3.75
Western TJnjon Tel CO 80
These bills were allowed and ordered
paid.
Alderman Drummer presented q pro-
pOsal to the council through the ire
and water committee from the Fire Ex-
tinguisher Manufacturing company, OF
Chicago.
The proposal was for the building
of com binatiOn chemical engine and
hook and ladder wagon. The clerk
read the proposal to the council, which
stated that it could he built and deli
vered to the.city in 9O,days from date of
contract. The wagon is to be all steel,
and will carry hose and ladders to-
gether with chemical fire extinguish-
ing apparatus.
The terms are $1,000 cash. or $4,000 on
instalment payments, one third cash at
time of delivery of engine one third
in one year from date of delivery, and
balance in two years, bearing per
cent. on deferred payments.
Alderman Drummer said he was in
favor of the city buying this engine,
using it in place of the hook and lad
der that the city now has, as the new
engine has ladders attached, and
means great deal of expense saved in
the way of horses and an extra man,
tillerman.
Alderman Clifford agreed and
thought that it was a great thing: he
said he thought thst the hook and
ladder was too heavy, that it had never
been used to any extent. and that it
could be kept ready for use in case OF
a big fire, but this lighter machine wss
what the city needed. He moved that
the proposal of the Fire Extinguisher
company be accepted, and that the
com pany be instructed to go ahead and
build the machine to be delivered when
called for.
The motion was seconded, but before
it was put to a vote Alderman Burton
interposed and said he thought the
council was in great hurry. He
thought there was plenty of time to
consider the matter as we couidn't use
it anyhow until the new city hall was
built, and it wasn't even sure that we
would have city hall. He asked II
arranp ements had been made to pay
for the engine, and Alderman Clifford
said that the company would ece.ve
city scrip. The motion was then put
and carried, all voting for it except
Alderman Burton.
Under order of communications q
petition was read from E. A. and W
81, Shelton, asking that they be allow
ed q remittance of taxes due them,
which is being held by the city because
they are wrorgfully entered as deliqu-
ent tax payers, year 1895, on certain
stock of goods that they bad already
urned over to an assignee. The
amount asked for is $40. This petition
was referred to the committee on taxa
ton.
A petition was read asking for sewer
connections for the new building OPP
posite the Pierson hotel. Petitioners
we're A. p. Coles and others This
was referred to the street and grade
committee. The cost of piping CAL
culated for this work is $50, and sthere
being no sewer pipe on hand the cOun-
Gil gave tho committee on sewers su-
thority to order car load of piping.
City Attorney Kemp then presented
a petition from the Galveston, Harris
burg. and San Antonio r. R..askinp
that they be given right OF way OF IA
feet on ST. Louis street, for the NOV
ing of a'spur that is now used by the Ell
Paso Refrigerator company, and
is situated on their property.
1t is the intention of the
ice company to enlarge their
plant, making it necessary to remove
the track. 1t was moved and seconded
that the petition be accepted aud Or
dered filed. AS this matter needed an
ordinance the city attorney was all
fixed for the occasion, and had the Or
dinance ready to be placed for vote
before the council. The ordinance for
the change of said right OF way was
passed by unanimous vote. and the
G. 81. people are to be so notified.
Alderman Clifford read complaint
from his constituents in the first ward.
saying that they wished the taxes COL
'ected for sprinkiipg purposes to he
used in their ward, as they didn't get
enough sprinkling. Alderman Clifford
said he didn't know whether it was
legal or not.
A good deal of argument was in
dulged in on the subject, Finally. at
the motion of Mr.. Clifford, 1T was de-
clare1 to be the sense of the council
that, hereafter. ali money derived from
taxes collected for the street mainten-
anca and improvement fund be spent
in the particular ward in which it was
collected. and for the particular
purpose for which it was collected
All except Mess~s. Drummer and Stew
art voted in favor of this.resOlution.
The council then adjourned.