El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-29
Civ Council

| Last night at the usual time the city
council met in regular weekly session
and all were present at roll call excep
Aldermen Clifford and Scott.
AS the mayor the council, and thu
reporters wanted to go to the show tn,
session was short.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
On call for the report of Officers
Clerk Catlin stated to the council thai
as the mayor would be out of the city
at the next regular meeting of thai
august body, he had drawn up the pay
roll for the month OF July and if they
thought proper they could act on it at
once, so that he wouldsnot be delayed in
drawing the warrants by having to
| wait until his honor returned from the
| convention. The council asked the
amount of the pay roll and the clerk
read the total of all the different de-
partments whichIwas 81, ST. .4S. Alder
| man Robinson moved that the amount
| be allowed and warrants drawn to
cover the same. Motion was carried
and it was so ordered.
| At this point the mayor stated to
the council that there were some small
bills which had been made to hold the
flood in check and the clerk read the
following:
Goodman & Washington y terms) 300
Lubeman Il Summers. .......,- 81. 90
o. G. Section (sacks) ............ 46 35
G. G. Ballinger 90 .............. 100
1t was moved and seconded that
these bills be allowed, and warrants
drawn to cover them. Motion was
carried.
and Chairman Clifford being absent
Mr.. Badger said the committee had
bill of one dollar from the engineering
department which WAS for service of
an assistant to the engineer in making
plat of that triangular piece of
ground where the council propose to
place the new city hall. 1t was moved
and seconded that this bill be allowed.
Motion was carried.
Bills and communications being next
called the city clerk read q communi-
cation from Duke M. FarsOn, which
read as follows:
CHICAGO, July %, 1898.
Hon. JOS. MAGoFFIN, Mayor, Ell Paso,
DEAR SIR beg to ask you concern
ing the large amount of back taxes
which notice stand against your city.
Are these taxes very delinquent: l
would like to know what the probable
ity of their collection is. Do you think
that nearly all OF them will be paid?
Would like full statement from you
go that we could show it to our clients.
You remember we recently purchased
your issue of water bonds.
Yours truly,
DUKE M. FARSON.
Under new business Alderman Re-
binsou asked that the council give the
street and grade committee authority
to connect that stagnsnt pool in the
park with the sewer. The city engi-
neer said he thought it was perfectly
feasible aud so the authority was
given to the committee and from now
on we will have nice looking
pond instead of stink hole.
His honor stated to the council that
as he had been elected a democratic
would like to have ten days leave of
absence, which the council granted.
The chief of police said about the
same thing and and asked for the same
leave of absence and it was granted
him also.
Then the chief said he knew that
the city recorder wanted to go to the
also and as he was not pre-
sent at the council he would ask the
ed the same leave and this was also |
done.
AS the mayor would not be here for |
the next regular meeting of the council
Alderman Robinson moved that Alder |
man Badger be elected to act as ma
yor protein while his honor was away.
Motion was carried and Alderman |
Badger was elected. |
There being no more business on
hand the council adjourned and went |
to the show: