El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-03
City Council Meeting.

This morning at 10 o'clock the city
council met in q called session for the
purpose of considering the propositions
from the architects for the building of
the new fire department and Jail.
The first architect to come before the
councll was f. Krause. Mr.. Krause
presented his set of plans and specifca
tlons. The main building was astwo
story structure; the Jail and the long
shed to place the hook and ladder in
were of one story. These plans seemed
to suit the ideas of the chief of police,
as also the chief the fire department,
and the arrangement of the Jail seemed
to be the better of the Two plans sub
mitted this morning.
had figured on the BEST of walls being
built in the building and that as the
plans were now it would take $40, 800
to put up the building as he wanted it,
but that if the council thought that
was too much the walls could be put
up for probably 81 900 less aud still be
sufficient for the two story building
Mr.. Krause, twas to put the walls in
heavy SO that if the city should ever
want to put another story on it, the
walls which l want to put
in will be of sufficient strength
to hold it," Mr.. Krause told
the council that he was willing to de-
pOsit a certified check to the amount
of 500 that the building which he had
planned could be built for the sum
stipulated in his specifications.
After Mr.. Krause explained few
other minor details to the council has
retired from the council chamber aud
Messrs. Maydwell ana McClintOck
came in.
These two gentlemen had figured on
two buildings and bad two complete
sets of plans, which they presen ted to
the council for consideration. By the
plan which they think the better the
city will have more ground saved than
by the plans of Mr.. Krause. On the
Overland side of the building they
save % feet, and on the Stanton sire ct
side they cave 35 feet. They seem to
have worked to make both depart
ments as compact as possible, so that
the city will be able to derive a reve-
nue. from the still vacant ground.
Their arrangement of the fire depart
ment seemed to be the better of the
two plans presented.
Mr.. McClintock told the council that
they had spared no expense in putting
up the plans for the two buildings.
Their walls were figured to be % inch
es on the first floor and II inches on
second. Mr.. McClintock also said,
"We feel so certain that this building
can be built for S12, 600 that we will
For the fire department two plans
were submitted. One was for all the
apparatus to back in. and one for them
all to be able to drive in except the
hook and ladder: with q little change
that could be so arranged too.
The council then adjourned until
2:3O, when they will meet and consider
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Ball.
Before the council adjourned Alder
man McDuftie s. ated to the council
| that he wanted 30 days leave of alb
sence IS he bad to go out of town.
The mayor asked him to put the trip off
| until after the selection of the plans,
| but he told them it was impossible, so
the council granted him the time ask
ed for.
| At 2:30 this afternoon the couocil
met again to consider the plans and
specifications of two other architects
for the building of the fire department
and Jail.
| The first one to come before that
honorable body was Ed. Kneezell. Mr..
| KneeZell said that while he had not
written out specifications he was GER
tain that the building could be put up
for about $l2, 900 according to his
| plans.
His plans were less complete than
any others which the council had seen
and it didn't take atbem long to look
over them.
| The last man to present his plans to
the council for them to
inspect was architect Ball. When
Mr.. Ball showed his plans every
body smiled, as they were in the best
shape of all that had been presented,
and they were seemingly the best. Mr..
Ball had taken a great deal of pa ms in
finding out ell that was wanted by the
police force and the firemen of the city
and Chief of Police Lockhart and Fire
Chief Holland were much pleased.
| Mr.. Ball like Mr.. Kneezell told the
council that he had not made any
written specifications for them, but
that he had estimated that the build
| ing could be built for $40. 600 and up to
$4,000 according to the finish that
| they wanted inside.
These plans were favored by the
council generally. but all the plans
| were turned over to the city clerk and
will be given to the building committee
of the council TO figure on and look
| over before they award the contract to
anybody.