El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-26
WILL BUILD SEPARATELY.
The New City Hall Will Cost TWEEN
ty Thousand Dollars.

Last nlRQL JQe city COuuCli III CIV Al
regular session. All aldermen were
he came in q few minutes after while
the clerk was reading the minutes OF
the last meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved.
On the call for report OF officers
Chief Lockhart said to the council
that the telephone pole in front of the
Hammett building on ST. Louis street
near the Pierson hotel had been moved,
by Mr.. Hood, and the matter was all
settled.
The committee on finance was the
next called and Chairman Clifford
had one bill to present to the council
and that from O'Neill and Waddell for
groceries which were supplied to II
moteo Mendez, the Mexican who was
run over not long since by the mule
car. The amount of the bill was $3.50.
Mr.. Clifford said he had looked over
the bill and thought it was all right
and moved that the council accept the
same and order warrant drawn TO
cover it. Motion was carried.
Under the call for bills and commun-
ications, the clerk read q petition from
the FL Paso Foundry ~ Machine Co,
asking that they be granted q right OF
way for the laying of railroad track,
an extension of the Ell PasO and Rio
Grande R'y, and the track to come up
Luke St., cross Anthony and run be-
tween blocks 81 and 10 of the Camp
BELLS addition, whereby they could
connect their new foundry with the
old one. The matter was referred to
the street and grade committee.
A telegram from Lucius NJ. Sheldon
was then read by the clerk, which was
as follows: "West Point, Mass, Aug.
25.-Thirty-two feet will be satisfactory
to me. (Signed) l.. M. SHELDON"
This message WAS received in answer
to one sent him as to the amount OF
ground he wanted left on the east side
OF the new city hall.
The mayor asked if there was any
new business and Alderman Clifford
told the council that he had heard
good many complaints lately about the
sidewalk ON the west side OF Mesa
avenue between St. Louis and Texas
streets and that he had gone there and
looked at the place and it was really
in horrible condition and should be
fixed Immediately. Mr.. Clifford said
he thought that the old one should be
torn up and q new one put down. Mr..
Robinson asked the city attorney if
the council had the right to do so, but
there was no need of an opinion on
such a question, so the chief OF police
was ordered by the council to notify
the owners of the property aud see
that new walks were placed along this
block.
THE CITY HALL.
The long discussed question of the
city hall came up for final settlement
at this point. For the benefit of the
council the city engineer had drawn a
small ground plan of the proposed
building, to show to the council how
the building could be placed and the
number of rooms wanted on the ground
floor. (See third page.)
The lower floor will contain six
large rooms and transverse halls and
the second story will have large
council chamber and two other sun aller
rooms.
Alderman Badger addressed the
council and said: sin order to get this
matter fairly before the council move
that we place only the city hall on the
triangular piece of ground in front of
the court house and the fire depart
ment somewhere else" Mr.. Robinson
seconded the motion. The ayes and
noes were called for and the vote was
unanimous.
SITE FOR JAIL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The next matter was to consider the
purchasing of site for the Jail and fire
department.
A communication from II. II. Wood
was read to the council in which he, as
agent for other parties, agreed to sell
to the city lot at the corner of Camp
bell and Texas. The ground is 100 feet
on Campbell and 10 on Texas. The
amount wanted by the owners was
81, $50.
Thara ,uas anntbar ,yrittap nrnpoai-
tion submitted to the council: this was
to sell to the city the northwest corner
of block 81 of the Mills addition. at the
intersection OF Overland and Stanton.
This piece of ground has 120 feet front
on Overland and 1l34 on Stanton. The
amount wanted for this piece of ground
was -, 500, the city to assume the back