El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-03

avariety theater to be erected on the
corner Of I'd and Utah streets. The
ocmmittes's report was adopted and
the theatsr will not be erected.
Streets aud grades being next call
ed, Chairman Robinson reported
favorsbly on the petition OF Mr.. Vol
lert to ere ct lamp sign In front OF his
saloon on Overland street. The coun-
oil granted Mr.. Vollert bis petit on.
Mr.. RObips son asked for further time in
regard to the petition of the Ell Paso
Foundry company asking for . turnout
to their building from the Southern
Pacific tracks.
Chairman Clifford of the finance
committee not be ng present, Mr.
Badger repor ed the following bills:
J. B: Upton for carpenter ~
work. .....~ o.VO
Pat Murphy for teams and wa =.
Sewer dep.rtme mt for two weeks 202 SC
Pay of the examination commit
tee ON the tx assessors aud
collectors books LOU. %
Pay roll of the streets and parks
for the past two weeks ........ 7O.5c
Total S5O4 &c
The fire and water committee re-
ported favorably upon the proposed re.
a val of q frame building belonging
to S. L. Goodman from Msgofin ave
uue to North Oregon. Council gran :
d petition. The committee asked for
further time to look into the matter OF
purchasing new fire apparatu-; grant
ed.
The committees report of the ex-
animation OF the books of the tax col
lector and as eseor was read; they
stated that the books of the CT y we're
found to be we'll kept and systemst!z-d,
and were correct, except . lew cents
Of difference in the delinquent tax
accounts. The report Of this commit
tee was received and ordered fled.
A petition from II. p N0ake 10 the
couoc for permission to erect frame
shed with CORFU ated roof to st r..
wagons in, was re id, and as the shed
Was already built the council granted
the petition.
Lucius M. Sheldon, through his at
ornev, presented petition asking
that the Q rect ON the esst end of the
triangular reservation In front of the
court house be reopened, Is petitioner
had purchased property with the un-
Outstanding that q street was to be left
open there. The petition was refer
red.
The next petition to the council was
ou0 TSxdT0luR 6tEo0b ming. III
petition was sigued by over q hundred
Of our leading citizens. 1t was received
and ord ,red died.
A petit ion from George n. Granston
asking permission to erect . franz
building out on Texas street, was
granted wi hout reference to the fire
aud water committee, As The building Is
not near any honee.
Attorney Hawkins, OF the Ell Paso &
No tn Eastern road, came before the
council aud asked tina. some Immediate
-teps be taken 10 provide for exhaust
ing the water that would accumulate
in the use Of q food above the S. p,
ard White Oaks. Mr.. Hawkins said
that there bad been three or four
NEE tings of the council since M.
Eddy's petition was handed.
In and that they would
would like to see the matter pushed to
. finch. MIR. Hawkins stated further
that the two roaos would sg, ee to
stand the expenses of The work If the
city council would be liable for 1t.
The council referred this matter to .
composed of she mayor, CT y
engineer, AID the street and grade
There being no new busiue,s on
hand the cou, Gil id burned until next
Thursds Az plight.