El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-30

EXCITEMENT
Entirely Absent From the
CounciI Chamber Last
Night.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE

Blocking the Streets and the Mayor
Yawned and Said, SIeepiIy, that
They Might be Placed Alongside OF
BuckIer Square.
When the city clerk called the roll
1T the council meeting last evening all
answered except Mr.. Ogden. The min
utes were then read and after they had
been corrected. on motion OF Mr.,
Whitmore, to read that Chairman
should furnish a wagon and team and
an extra man to clean the streets and
alleys for the sum of Sl5 monthly"
instead of .'clean the streets and alleys
for SIS per month" they were approx
ed.
The chief of police reported that the
light company threatened to shut off
the lights in the plaza last Friday night
and that he saw Pet 'Wehner and was
the chief said he arranged for the
lights to burn that night and wanted
to, know how about the future. The
council authorized Payment of q per
night for the lights hereafter for all
the time.
The clerk presented his building per-
nit report for May sh"wing21 permits
issued amounting to'Sl1, S2O. Referred to
building committee.
On street improvement Badger pres
epted an ordinance for the sidewalks
on Ochoa street IN vicinity OF the new
school building as follows:
Resolved, and it is hereby declared.
That the following work is necessary
to be done, and for the public. interest
that ia to say:
First-That a sidewalk at the proper
grade be constructed on the east side
of Ochoa st. eet; thence easterly on the
north side of Second street to Hill
street: then from the ssouth line of
Second street southerly, aud along the
east side of Hill street along the north
side of Fourth street one hundred and
twenty feet to the alley.
Said sidewalk shall be ten FEET wide,
constructed of earth, with a covering
Ct least three and half inches thick
of what is known in Ell PasO as natural
concrete, rolled and sprinkled until
thoroughly compacted, and provided
with an outside curbing two by twelve
inch pine curbing, and a like inside
sary posts and bolts: all material to be
furnished and work done under the su-
pervision of, and to the satisfaction OF
the city engineer.
Second-That b II street be graded,
filed in, grsveled and rolled and
sprinkled until thoroughly compacted
from First street to Fourth street; the
snd to the satisfaction OF the city en-
gineer.
Third-The work of constructing
the sidewalk specified in section !
hereof, including material, curbing,
guttering and keeping in repair, shall
be done by, and the cost and expense
there of shall be betrayed entirely by
the property owners OF the lots or
pieces Of land AUDITING on said work,
w.4icn shall be promptly commenced
and com pleted by the fret day of Sep
TENDER, 1899.
The city engineer is hereby direct
e. t. ascertain the names of said abut-
Ting owners and to issue to them, and
have served. the notice as specified in
srorlon 137 of the city charter. as
tui-ilce t.
Fuurth-The city engineer is hereby
directed to make and report without
unnecessary delay an estimate of the
Or, bable cost and expense of the work
a d material mentioned in sections l
a.0d hereof: together with LIST and
fair descript on of the lots and pieces
OF ground abu.tiug on the afor esald
proposed work and imprOvem ents, and
q list of the owners of the same or their
resident agents, and thereupon he shall
give or cause to be given the notice
mentioned in section 40 of the city
charter as amended, to the owners or
persons interested in the AUDITING
property, of the purposed asses. ment
and of the time aud place when and
where they msy appear and contest
such assessment if they see proper so to
do.
After such notice the city council
may estimate the cost and expense of
the work and material above men ton
ed, and make such assessments as may
be authorized by tue charter and be
lawful and reasonable, and do such
other things as may be necessary and
proper to have said work and construc-
ton done. and the costs and expenses
thereof betrayed.
Fifth-This resolution shall take eff
feet upon it's passage.
The resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Drummer presented the Ordln-
ance for closing tie alley in block SO,
Campbell's addition, as petitioned for
by the Pass City Foundry. 1t was
adopted.
Another ordinance was reported
back by Drummer granting to the Ell
Paso Foundry aud Machine company a
right of way for a railway spur across
Anthony street
Adopted unanimously.
OCCUPATION TAX.
Judge Kemp presented the ordinance
for levying the city occupation taxes for
1899 simila to those of the past. It
was adopted.
The finance committee by it's chair
man Mr.. Clifford, reported the follow
ing bills, which were allowed:
Street missioner. $50 so
Sewerage department ............ 80 90
Engineering department. ........ 10 90
E Salerdo. 10 90
Mr.. Stewart. of the committee on
taxation said he had looked over the
delinquent report and wanted to know
what 20 do with MIR. Diamonds taxes.
Diamond sold out and left town, he