El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-21
COMMITTEES
APPOINTED
A Brief Session Of the City
Council Last Night.
BALL COMMITTEE REPORT
The Ball Committee Shows a Balance
OF One Hundred And Seventy Dol
lars.-City Officers Present Their
Bonds.

Bonds.
The regular council meeting which
convened last evening promptly q
O'Clock developed into kind of mu.
tual admiration society and the white
winged angel of "brotherly love and
personal advancement" was there il
full dress.
1t was the first meeting of the new
council held since the "grand farce
comedy''plsyed here by an experienced
company one week ago last Tuesday.
When the hour of 8 arrived Citv
Clerk Catlin went into an ante room
and informed Mayor MsgoHin that the
presence OF his majesty was required
on the throne" Ca5lin soon returned
followed by the mayor and at prompt
ly O'Clock the roll was called and all
the cOuncilmen answered AYE" ex-
ceptinR Drummer and Ogden, who came
in later.
The minutes of two meetings ere
read ana approved with pat sight
cOrrectiO
| All bulls presented were ordered paid
upon recommendation of the council
man who presented them with the ex-
ception OF one and that was for ru boer
| coats which WAS presented by Alder
man Drummer. 1t was referred to the
chief of the fire department.
Out standing notes to the amount of
S503. Is against Laura G. Robinson for
lots D and 6, block 2, Satterthwaite's
addition, wnich she purchased from
the clts q 1895, were reported collect
ed by City Attorney Kemp. A release
was ordered issued her, said release to
be signed by Mayor Magofin.
The report of the chief of police was
presenter by Alderman Burton. The
report ia for March and shows q total
OF 81, 4O4 fines imposed, 81, 261 collected,
S12l served and S17 escaped.
The bills allowed are as follows:
Payne Badger Coal Co. ........S "a 90
Bertha Blot. Observation-Disclosures. "a 90
Newman Carroll Brick Co 80. 375
Engineering Department.. 80
The report Of the assessor was received
and filed.
The long-looked for report of the |
celebration ball committee at last ar
rived and shows up very we'll. It was
presented by Alderman Badger and |
reads as follows:
Ell PAso, TEXAS, March %, 1899.
ecutive Committee. City Hall Corner
Stone Celebration.
Dear Sir:-I am instructed by the
ball committee of the corner stone
celebration to report to you that we
sold two hundred and twenty (22O)
tickets to the ball for one dollar andtifty
hundred and thirty dollars($330. OO) and
that We sold the cloak-room privilege
for fifteen $500 dollars, making q
total receipts of the ball three hundred
and forty-five (S345.OO). We incurred the
following expenses:
Supper for Mexican BAND. iS so
Printing and Stationary ... 35 60
Decorations, JanitOr Services
and LIGHTS Al M
Guard Hire. 100
Stamps for Invitations. ... 10 90
Clerical Work. ............... 5 90
5undrles. REPRESENTATIVES,. 2 90
making total of One Hundred and
Seventy-6ve dollars and Sixty cents
IT'S COY, for which finds receipts hereto
attached.
The net balances on hand after del
raging all expenses of the ball as above
let forth is One Hundred and Seventy
dollars and Forty cents (S17O 4O) which
hat you herewith.
Very respectfully,
]. w. Magoffin, Chairman.
A bill of 81. 70 which was contracted
q the suit of the city of Ell Paso VS..
label McMurry, was allowed.
At this point in the proceeding City
Jerk Catlin read the following list OF
ommittee appointments for the ensu-
ng year:
Police, J. B. w. Burton, John Brun-
er, George Ogden; street and side
valk maintenance, J. L. Whitmore, J. :
3. Badger, J. B. W.. Burton; street
no sidewalk Improvement, J. B. Badg-
r, James Clifford. F. McDuffie; ordi-
ance and rules, George Ogden, D. P.
stewart, John Bruarsr; finance, Jas,
clifford. j. B. w. Burton, j. B. Badge
r; taxation, D. P. Stewart, James
clifford, ]. L. Whitmore; building, F.
dcDuffie, George Ogden, D. P. Stew
TT; fire and water, John Drummer, F. 6
1cDuffie, J. L. Whitmore.
Clerk Catlin submitted the official
'onds of himself and City Attorney c
Nyndhsm Kemp for 81 900 each. Mr.
>atlin's sureties we're J. p. Dieter and 6
!. 4 .Hammett, and Judge Kemp's were
:. S. Bell and ]. G. Lakeland, The ,
'onds were approved,
When the question of bonds came up
ONE one asked City Scavenger Char s
nan if he would be required to give :
'ond for the faithful performance of G
lis duty. 81 am not qualified yet,"
hirped the diamond bedecked scav- +
niger. "And YOU never will be- !