El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-29
LIGHTING
PROPOSITION
Council Given Opportunity to
Procure Cheaper And
Better illumination
NAMES OF STREETS

NHMCS VI - Mt ~
T. T.sTee1 Proposes to Fill a Long
Felt Want-The Athletic Park
Will Get Water From the Ice
Factory.
Alderman Whitmore and Burton
failed to answer to roll call last even
ing when the clerk called the roll;
Ali the others were presented and
responded to their names.
The clerk then read the minutes and
they were approved.
CLEANSING THE SEWERS.
Major Wimberly reported in regard
to the condition of the sewers as fol-
lows:
Ell PASO, Sept. %, 1899.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
Ell Psso, Texas.
Gentlemen: Having demonstrated
that it will add to the cleanliness and
efficiency of our sewerage system to
nave the main line in Franklin and
Austin streets flushed periodically
from the msnholes along the line, re-
spectfully recommend that this be
done for sthe present, at intervals OF
not more than one week. l have salts
fed myself that this can be done in
highly satisfactory manner by the use
of shoppers placed at the lower end of
the msnhole openings and leaving
them there for q short period to allow
the pipe above to fill and become I'M
der pressure, and then suddenly re-
move them, releasing the water
thus accumulated, which will pass
rapidly down the pipe line with a
securing effect, carrying everything
before it. This operation can be re-
peated at various times :along different
sections of the main, and thus keep the
whole line clean.
To do this efficiently it will require
about 25, 900 gallons of water from the
fire hydrants for each flushing, which
can be measured by making arrange
ments with the water company TO place
metres at such of the fire plugs as may
be designated. This amount of water
may be reduced when we get more
house connections along this line. Re
'p' GEO. G. w1MBERLY,
City Engineer.
On motion, the recommendation OF
the sewer commissioner was ordered
carried out.
WATER FOR PARK.
On street improvement Chairman
Badger reported on the petition OF the
Athletic Park association and read q
from the association as
follows:
Ell PASO, Tex, Sept. 25, 1899.
To the Street Improvement Committee |
of the City Council of Ell Paso. |
Gentlemen:-Supple our Pc |
titiOn which was referred to your hon
Orable committee at the last meeting |
of the city council, we desire to say il |
any change in street grades or other
does, in your judgment,
necessitate a change in any part of the
waterway between the ice factory and
the Athletic park. we shall cheerfully
make it at our expense, when directed
SO to do by the council: and If our
water supply at the grounds exceeds
the demand, we agree to drain the sur
plus into the canal or river as you may
direct.
Very Respectfully,
Ell PASO ATHLETIC PARK ASSN.
By PARK w. PITMAN.
Mr.. Badger stated that wooden con-
iuit would be a nuisance and explain
I'd that the city engineer had said that
The water would have to be conveyed to
The park by force. and recommended |
hat the request be granted on con-
1ition that an iron pipe be put in. So
ordered.
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed:
F'assett & Kelly. ............ s 235 90
Sewer DEPARTING nt. .... AZ 90
Department.. 2 90
s PFC 90
LIGHT PROPOSITION.
The clerk read communication
rom the Inter- ational Light and
Power accompany, which embodied a
to supply arc lights for the
,ity as follows:
Ell PASO, Texas, Sept. 2Sth, 1899.
70 the Hon. Mayor and City Council of
the City of Ell Paso:
Gentlemen: The undersigned, the
Light and Power Com
oany" of the city of Ell Paso, hereby
submit for your consideration and &C
'eptance the following propositions:
This company will, beginning on or