El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-16

ton to lsy the matter over for week
and that the clerk be authorized to pay
All bills except that of A. B. McKfe.
Motion carried.
Miss Greeuleaf then asked the cOun-
Gil to buy some of the pamphlets which
she had prepared, telling OF the ad-
vsntsges OF Ell Paso; She priced tnem
at $50 for the first thousand and II the
CITY would take 5000 she would make
them $40 per thousand. Alderman
Burton told her he would take the
matter up and let her know what &C
ton was taken.
The report OF the fire and water
committee made by Chairman Brun-
ner recommended that an arc light be
placed on Santa Fe street near the
Santa Fe depot. He also recommeno-
ed that the action Of the fire tdePart.
ment he approved in the election OF
Mike Gilmore to fill the vacancy made
by the death of Chas. Westbrook.
Roth of the above recommends
lions were approved by the coun-
Gil
Chairman Badger of the special COM
mittee reported in regard to contract
with Messrs. McCutcheon, Payne and
Co. for the engines and pumps for the
sewer pump house. Chairman. Badger
said that some other things would be
necessary for putting in the pumps and
engines on their arrival. Councilman
Burton made q motion that the same
committee be instructed to purchase
the necessary material. Motion Car
ried.
The committee also had the plans
for the new pump house. Inc matter
of the erection of the building was re-
ferred to the building commlttee Win
Instructions to call for Dlos lot 1he
erection of the same.
Col, James Mari asked that his pro-
perty be relieved from a lien which
the city had on it for the costs OF tax
suit, since declared void, which the
CITY had won against him at the time
J. E. Townsend was city attorney.
The matter was referred to the city at
torney.
A petition was read from B. F. Ham
met and others asking that the city
sewer be expended through blocks 273
and 275 of Campbell's addition. The
matter was referred to the sewer ex-
tension committee.
JUDGE TOWNSHIPS PROTEST.
The clerk unfolded long document
and read it, as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council OF
Gentlemen: At your called meet
ing held on Saturday, Alderman Bad
ger stated to the council that it was
the intention and purpose of his special
committee to secure the personal guar
antee of the agents of engines in addi-
ton to the usual guarantee of the man
ufacturers given with all engines.
That this guarantee of McCutcheon,
Payne & Co., was good while the same
from poor agents or lack leg" agents,
as he termed them, was OF little value
SO for this reason the bids of poor
agents had little weight with the COM
mittee. This proposition WAS approx
ed by all the members Of the council
present, save Alderman John Brunner.
The principle was established that
the goods, wares and merchandise OF
the poor dealer were not wanted. The
idea of an additional guarantee suited
the NcCutcheon, Payne & Co. bid to q
"kick end'' of every proposition, and
the contract and funds to the rich.
must plead guilty to the crime of being
Door, and being assigned the kick por-
ton of the proposition, can see no
other alternative than to use 1t.
have been tax payer in the city Tor
about fourteen Q4) years and have
slight interest in the disbursement OF
the public funds.
At the last regular meeting OF the
city council, a bill against the city In
favor of the Payne-Badger Coal Co.
was presented to the council for allow
ance and payment by Mr.. J. B. Bad
ger, a member Of the firm of Payne
Badger Coal Co. This same bill was
"OK'd" by Alderman Badger, mem
Der of the finance committee and its
payment ordered by the vote OF the
city council, including the vote OF AL
dormap Badger.
The statute of the state of Texas
provides: ''If any officer of any coun-
ty in this state, or of any city or town
therein, shall become in any manner
pecuniarily interested in any con tract
made by such county. city or town,
through it's agents or otherwise, for
the construction or repair of any
bridge, etc. or in the pur-
chase or sale of anything made for on
account of such county, city or town,
or who shall contract for or receive
any money or property or representa-
ton of either or any emolument or
advantage whatever in consideration
OF such bid, proposal, contract, pur-
chase or sale. be shall be fined in "a
sum not less than (5O) nor more than
fvs hundred $500 0O dollars"
The charter of the city shows SUBJ
stantially the same provisions, and