El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-08

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tural concrete, SOC per yard; 3065 line
al feet 2Xl2 inches, pine curling at 1Ot
per foot; grading and cOucreting, 1877;
cubic yards, cutting and filling Doc pei
yard; 664 Gu bic yards natural concrete
at SOC per yard; rolling and sprinklin g
was included in both cases, the city tC
furnish the roller.
ing, 1872 cubic yards, cutting and fill
ing, 35c per cubic yard; 664 cubic yds.
| natural concrete, 75c per cubic yard:
sidewalks. 46O cubic yards filling 35c
per yard; 143 Gu bic yards, natural con-
crete, 75c per yard: 3065 lineal feet
2x12 inches pine curbing at l23c per
foot; rolling and spripkling were in
cluded in both cases, the city to fur
nish the.roller.
John G. Wilton. sidewalks, $50 Gu
bic yards filling, 37!c per yard; 246 Gu
| bic yards cutting, 37ic per yard; 43 Gu
bic yards, natural concrete, soc per I'd.
| 3065 lineal feet 2x12 inches, pine curb
ing, at 15c per foot; grading and con-
crering, 1912 cubic yards. cutting and
filing at SHE per cubic yard; 664 cubic
yards, natural concrete filing, at 6Oc
per cubic yard: rolling and sprinkling
included, the city to furnish the roller
and sprinkler.
Goodwin & Wadlington, grading and
concreting 1872 cubic yards, cutting
and filing Is cents per yard, 665 cubic
yards natural concrete 80 cents per
yard. Sidewalks, 400 cubic yards fill
ing at Is cents per yard. 246 cubic
bic yards natural concrete 10 cents per
yard. 3, 055 lineal feet 2x12 inch pine
curbinR 12S cents per foot. Rolling
and sprinkling included, aud the city
| to furnish the roller.
The bids were all referred to the
improvement committee and city
engineer.
Mexican school, saying that the build
ing was without protection. Referred.
ENCOURAGEMENT ON STREETS.
Mr.. Whitmore called attention to
the fact that sidewalks, streets and
alleys we're being encroached upon all
over town. Prominent among these
being CaptainBea and the McGown's
place.
Resolution:
BE it resolved by the City Council
of the city of Ell Paso. That the city
engineer is hereby instructed to report
as soop as practicable all parties and
places where there are tresspassers on
any street, alley or sidewalk in the city
of Ell Paso: and that the city attorney
is hereby instructed to investigate the
legal status of each case and proceed
to have any and all distractions in any
street, alley, or sidewalk removed by
legal process that can be done"
Major Wimberly said it would neces-
state survey of the whole city and
Mr.. Whitmore said now was the proper
time to make the surrey, as values were
constantly incre asing.
It was ordered that the recOmenda-
tion of MIR. Whitmore be carried out.
POLICE BONDS.
Bonds for five of the policemen were
next submitted by Alderman Burton
for approval as follows each bond being
for $500:
J. L. Taylor, sureties J. J. Taylor
and A. P. Coles: John Denniston, sure
ties Frank Del BuOnO and Q. 81. Law
renee: Manning Clements, sureties ST
Ryan and r. B. Stevens; George Herold.
sureties Albert Matthias and J. j.
Taylor, and Frank Winkler, sureties
j. p. O'Connor and Willard Patterson.
The bonds were all approved.
Architect McClintOck submitted his
report on the city hall.
1t was received and filed.
Mr.. McClintock said he would like
to suggest that the telephone poles on
Myrtle street which stand too near the
building be removed.
The mayor was authorized to move
the poles from the proximity to the
building.
NEW CITY COURT.
Judge Kemp called attention to the
new law passed by the legislature for
the organization of new city courts
having the same jurisdiction as mag
istrate's court. The matter was re-
ferred to the police committee, the |
mayor, city attorney and the clerk.
The new law gives to city court the |
same Jurisdiction as a magistrate and
provides for the appoin tment of court
clerk, if the city clerk hasn't time to |
attend to the work.
Council then adjourned.