El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-25

erS. BY so doing the Indebtedness
of the water works bonds will be re-
duced to $4,000, or less than is still due
| the taxIay
Judge Coldwen remarked that the
mayors message was in the line OF
good policy, but that it would be just
az we'll to refer it in the regular order
| of things. Referred to the finance
committee.
The clerk read that juicy little yellow
| backed novelette, entitled the February
pay roll, the captions to the several
chapters OF which are as follows:
Mayor and board and other of
fcers. ................. 1888 SO
Police department. ........... 1113 90
Fire department. ... APO 90
Sewers and streets. lO7 so
Total. :..... 1924 SO
The story was approved, and warrants
ordered drawn.
Chief Lockhart then worked in a
little sensation on the council. He re-
ported that he and the chief of the fire
department had been around testing
fire hydrants and found a very undelec-
table tate of affairs. Down in the south
eastern part of the town they found the
pressure .on one of the hydrants but
2O4 lbs. At the Sisters hosp, tai the
pressure was only 81, and down by the
mayors residence the pressure was on
ly 30 los. There was but one lone lorn
plug of the thirteen examined that
came up to the requirements, viz, the
one at the old city hall corner, which
showed pressure of 81 lbs. The tests
were made with 80 feet of hose and a
Il inch nozzle. On Judge Coldwell's
motion, the city attorney was instruct
ed to report at the next meeting of the
council what legal resource the city
mig hit have in the premises.
Mr.. Whitmore for the streets and
grades brought up the matter of the
Oregon street sidewalk, and moved
| that the city engineer be instructed to
furnish the abutters with the grade So
ordered.
In the matter of Mr.. Coffin's petition
for sewer connections the city engineer
was instructed to put down the sewer
pipe petitioned for.
Mr.. Clifford for the finance commit
tee pf esented bills for So from the sew
for wagon and team. Approved.
Mr.. Robinson for the taxation COM
mittee reported as approved the last re-
port OF the city assessor ard collector
Received and filed.
Mr.. Drummer for the fire and wat
committee reported his approval of the
petition for an electric light at the in
| tersection of Kansas and Wyoming
street. Report adopted.
The clerk read communication
from Supt. Watts, of the Water COM
papy, stating that the fire plug called
for on East San Antonio street wonld
require 945 feet of pipe, or 345 feet over
the limit required for a single plug.
| Referred to the chief of the fire de-
partment and the fire aud water COM
mlttee to investigate as to loca-
] tions.
| The principal matter of the evening
was then brought up in the proposed
scavenger ordinance. Judge Coldwell
said, after consultation with the CITY
attorney be was convinced that one
and perhaps two of the para graphs in
the ordinance presented for adopt; on
| oy the scavenger were demonstrations al
and illegal. The proposed instrument
med1tated monopoly which was con-
trary to the organ law of the state
| The ordinance provided that no per-
son, resident of the city of Ell Paso, he
allowed to employ any one but the
scavenger to hRul off offal and dead
animals. 1t further provided that any
person not paying the fees due the city
scaverger be made liable to fine and
imprisonment.
Mr.. Chairman, the city scavenper.
was pres ent and made an earnest an.
peal to the council to protect him in
his business. He explained that irres
ponslble expressman were won't to con.
tract to haul garbage, fit and offal
away, and it was their unvarying Gus
tom to haul the same only to the near
est vacant lot where they thought thev
would not be observed, and then and
there dump their filthy load. He cited
minor local hotel as case in point.