El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-26

taxes on it. The back taxes amount to
but little over $500. The proposal m AIDE
by Mr.. Clardy and others was as fol-
lows:
In compliance with your request for
statement in writing of the price for
which we would sell that portion of the
northwest quarter of block 81, Mills
Map, as q place upon which to erect
your fire department building, ETC.,
we submit you the following PROPOSE
ton:
For the ninety (90) feet beginning at
the corner of Stanton and East Over
land streets and running thence down
the east line of Stanton street 113b feet
thence at right angles easterly ninety
(9O) feet: thence at right angles north
erly 1134 feet to the south line OF
East Overland street, thence westerly
ninety 80 feet along said south line of
East Overland street to its intersection
with the East line of Stanton street
and place of beginning, we will accept
the sum OF fOrty-five hundred (S4 ,5OO)
dollars cash, which would only be fifty
(S5O.00) dollars per front foot for the
ninety 900 feet frontage on Overland
street: and at this price we would re-
quire that the purchaser assume all
city taxes due or in arrears-we of
course to give the city a'gOod title to-
said property.
AS to the east thirty foot lot on East
Overland street adjoining the ninety
foot lot above described, we will sell
the same upon the same terms per foot
as said 80 feet and agree that the
amount to be paid for our interests in
the west l6S feet of said 30-foOt lot
may be applied to any taxes due by US
respectively to the city of Ell Paso
LEIGH CLARKE.
Il. B. CLARDY,
b. f. DARBYSHIRE,
A. p. COLES.
The reading of this communication
caused some argument among the
councilmen. Alderman Burton asked
how about the title, and Judge Leigh
Clark came before the council and told
them that a good clear title could be
had and that they would satisfy the
mayor and city attorney before they
bought the ground.
Alderman Badger then said: ''Your
honor, L believe that every one under
stands the matter thoroughly now. and
l believe that it would be to the in
terest of the city to budy the whole
corner instead of the amount of ground
| first thought of, which was 30 feet by
lib, and then the city can build the
hall and Jail to suit itself and not be
crowded in any way. If there is any
ground left we can sell that if it is
thought advisable at any future time
| So / move that it is the sense of the
| council that the fire department and
Jail be built on the northwest corner
of block 81 of the Mills addition at the
intersection of Overland and Stanton
streets, and that the purchaser have
| l20 feet front on Overland street and
1133 feet front on Stanton, and that the
mayor be authorized to purchase the
! w of hoS
been passed on to the satisfaction of
the mayor and the city attorney"
The motion was duly seconded and car
| ried.
| TO DIVIDE THE FUND.
| The next question coming up for
consideration was how much was to be
| expended in the erection of the two
: buildings, the city hall and the fire de-
partment and Jail.
! After some little talk on the subject
/ Alderman Clifford moved that $40, 200
be set aside for the city hall and SIC, 900
! be set aside for the erection of fire
department and Jail building. The
motion was seconded and put: the ayes
aud noes were called for. Badger
Drummer, Burton, Clifford, McDuffie,
and Robinson voted aye. and Alder
man Stewart voted no, as he didn' t
think that the amount was enough to
build good fire department building
after deducting the $4,000 for buying
the ground.
Some one said adjourn, but he was
not seconded. The council wanted to
get the matter of plans settled for the
fire department and jail, rs these two
buildings are needed so badly.
Alderman Burton moved that the
council ask the local architects for
Al
alone and to have them ready to SUBJ
NIT by next Thursday night. The
matter was referred to the building
committee, to call a joint meeting with
| the local architects and the committee
from the fire department.
There being nothing else on hand
the council adjourned.