El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
A LIVELY SESSION
The Council Dispatched All
the Business in Short
Order.
THE BURIAL OF PAUPERS

| I'LL OOuIHE VI HSI LII
All the Bids Rejected-One Firm Said Il
Could be Done for Ninety Eight Cents
Alderman Clifford Kicks About tn.
Work Being Done on the -Streets-Th.
Mayor Suggests to FIJI up all the Waite,
Holes Around the City-No Actor
Takeu
The council held short but lively
session last night, with all of the mem
bers present and with Mayor Magofin
presiding, apparently much invigOrated
| by his short vacation in the mountains.
| At the last meeting of the council
| when Con r. LOckart was confirmed
chief of police, and the council refused
now serving, Alderman Burton said he
intended to push the matter on the
mayors return, but the question was
not even raised last night.
The only question OF any Importance
that came before the council was the
cost of burying the city paupers.
| The report of City Treasurer Fasset,
was submitted by the clerk and it was
referred to the finance committee with.
out reading.
City Treasurer Fassett's report for
disbursements On the city hall was also
submitted. The present appropriation
will not complete the new city hall and
the mayor suggested that at least ten
thousand dollars more would have to be
voted in bonds t. complete the build
ing.
No action WAS taken, however, and the
matter was allowed to rest.
The clerk reported that he had is
sued building permits amounting to
n
the building committee.
Mr.. Catlin reported that the bill for
caring for smallpox patients amounted
to SS97.7O, but only 1858. so had been
collected. The county dispensed with
the services of two inspectors at $75,
and the cost and maintenance of a wag-
on and team. After some discussion
fled.
Chief Lockart's report for July 1 was
referred to finance committee.
The following bills we're allowed:
Street Commissioner ...$ 9 33
Ell Paso Bicycle and Electric Sup
ply 20. ........... 4 oO
Sewerage Department.. ......... 8 Is
d. r. Richey. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., % 70
D. r. Richey. 43 80
The following was then read:
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 1899. B. S.
Dear Sir-I beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your favor of the 5th inst, en-
closing draft for 500 in payment of
mem bership dues for the city of Ell
Paso for one year in the League of
American Municipalities. Kindly &C
cept thanks for same.
We are certainly well pleased to
mum Der Ell Paso as one of our members,
and we only hope aud trust that you
W a of honafif tn
each individual city official of your
city. We are sending you today mem
bership certificate, also some of our
bulletins and membership cards for
each one of your board of aldermen,
which you will please see are placed in
their hands.
The bureau of information Of the
inquiries, and if your city officials will
take advantage of this bureau and OBJ
tain any special Information they may
desire, we can make the league very
valuable to you. We have been of
great assistance to another one Of our
mem bership cities in Texas, Houston,
in giving them valuable Information.
Mayor Brashear and q delegation from
that city will attend our next annual
racuse, N. Y. We would like very
much to see Ell Paso represented by a
delegation headed by Mayor Magoffin.
Hoping that you will present this
m after to your city officials. l beg to
Yours very respectfully,
B. F. GILKINSON, Secretary.
81. A. COnnors was given permission
to construct cement sidewalk in front
of the Ruby saloon.
The clerk had received three bids
for burying the city paupers and pro-
ceeded to read them. They were as
follows:
Ell Paso Coffin company, SO cents
each for all except those dying of con-
tsgious diseases.
J. c. Ross, 81 45 each for all paupers.
J. E. NaPley S2.35 each for all except
those dying of contagious diseases, and
S15 each for all of the latter.
The bid of the Ell Paso Coffin Co.
caused great deal of laughter, as it
was thought that CSC. was q pretty low
bid for burying a corpse. Alderman
Ogden declared that no man could re-
ceive decent burial for CSC, and he
thought that the bid should be reject
ed.
DIR. Race thought that SIS or $3.50 |!
was pretty cheap for buryiug those
pauperS who had died from contagious |
diseases, but he did not believe that |
the same amount should be asked for |
scarlet fever and diphtheria cases, aud |
IS he thought smallpox WAS meant, the |
bids should expressly say so.
Finally after much discussion |
The council couldn't agree on the lowest |
bidder, so oil bids ever rejected.
The bid of the Ell PasO Coffin COM
,any was opposed on the ground tina, |
t did not comply wi h the advertise
nent. Alderman Clifford was in favor |
VI accepting it because it was the lowest |
I'D,
A representative of the E. Paso Cot |
in company was present and stated |
hat they would bury the patients As |
he bid stated for 9S.. putting the DO !
lies in nice varnisi & ..ua5en coffifs.