El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-07

water committee Chairman Drummer Of
that committee said that he had been
down on the grounds where the petit.
| TONERS had asked for an extension OF
the water main ON Myrtle street ard
| found that the position where the new
fire plug was wanted was 900 freet from
the end of the main as the water works
people are under contract with the
city only to run their main for the dis
lance of 600 feet when a water plug is
wanted, this leaves 300 feet which the
water company want 80 cents per run
ming foot for putting down, or $3.50 to
place that plug on the corner of Myrtle
and Newman streets.
Alderman Badger made a motion
| that the Water company be notified to
go ahead with the work and put the
fire plug in on the corner named. Mo-
ton carried.
Bills and communications were call
ed for and the city clerk read a petit
tion from the FL Paso Il Northeastern
asking that an arc light be placed on
the corner OF Octavia ard St. Louis
streets near their new depot. The
matter was referred to the fire and wa
ter committee.
The next communication was one
from the HERALD NEWS Co. asking
that the bids for doing certain printing
which the city advertised for some
time ago, and which had been pigeon
holed because the HERALD'S bid was
the cheapest, be taken up and award
ed. Alderman Robinson moved that
the council reject all bids. Alderman
Drummer seconded the motion and the
pair voted AYE" all the other mem
bers of the body maintaining a painful
silence, except the mayor, who declar-
ed the motion carried.
a frnn oil
asking that the water main be extend
ed along Franklin street to Virginia
and a fire plug put on the corner. The
petition was referred to the lire and
water committee.
A pet ton from the citizens residing
on MagOffin street asking that the city
have the eastern end of said street
graded and fixed up. His honor the
mayor and the Ell Paso Real Estate Co.
each agree to contribute 800 to help
along this good work for the improve
ment on account of the benefit it would
be to their property. Referred to the
street and grade committee.
4, A petition was read from Secretary
Pew of the School Board asking the
city to remit the city's taxes on some
property which the board had recently
bought. The amount asked to be re-
mitted was about 81. Mr.. A. G.. Foster
of the board addressed the council and
explained the matter and the petition
was granted.
DIR. Race as president of the board
camel before the council and told them
of thecrowded condition of the schools:
that they were very much in need of
school building in the second ward and
either a building in the fourth or an
addition to the Mesa school building.
Alderman Clifford asked DR.. Race If
be thought that bond election was
needed?The doctor said that he thought
so. Clifford asked how much was
wanted aud DR.. Race said that he
thought they would need every cent of I
SIC, 900.
between DIR. Race and the representa- |
tive of the first ward, the mayor in |
terrupted AND said that as there was |
more bonds needed by the city for Jail |
proposes that he thought that the |
matter had best be laid over until the |
next meeting of the council.
The call for unfinished business was |
next and the clerk told his honor that |
the next thing on the program was the |
of the plans for the new
fire department aud jail building. The |
mayor said all right let the gentlemen
bring on their plans IL
seemed, however, that some one had
been officious enough to tell the archi-
tects that the plans would not be con-
5idered until this morning and that all
Of them had gone home, so that made
t necessary to have an extra session
Of the council this morning.
: New business was the next call, and
N answer to this call Alderman Cliff
ord said that he didn't see why the T.
?. didn't fix chat crossing on Myrtle
,tFaat as they had haPp
10. They had fixed it once by placing
. lot of loose sand there but that was
worse than nothing so the council in
tructed the chief of police to notify
of terminals Smith
hat this crossing must be fixed at
nee and this time with boards.
Alderman Clifford then jumped on
he street and grade committee and
wanted to know why they didn't have
he commissioner sprinkle the streets
II the first ward was it that the chair