El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-29
THE CITY FATHERS
In Regular Meeting Trans
acted Routine Business
OBSTRUCTION DISTRICTS
And Alleys objected To BY prom1-
nent Real Estate OWners-Re'
ports Received.

| When Mayor Magoffin called the
council to order last night, Aldermen
McDuffer, Brunner, Stewart, Ogden,
Badger and Burton were present, while
Alderman Whitmore was absent with
leave. Alderman Clifford also was mis-
sing.
the council 3 last meeting City Attorney
Kemp made his report on taxes col
looted for 1898. The amounts collected
included:
W. E. Neill. 81 35 SO
Kneale & Cloudman. ........... 4S IS
Felix Martinez. ......... ...... 166 ~
| The report WAS accepted.
| City Treasurer Fassett reported that
he bad paid out on account of interest
due on bonds, to the Chemical Nation
al bank of New York, the following
sums and asked that public warrants
be issued for the amounts named.
On the sewer bonds, interest on S1O,-
600 at ! per cent, with exchange,
S351.75.
On city hall and fire department
bonds, $50, 900 at per cent, with ex-
change. 1904 so.
On sewer extension and improvement
bonds, s15, 200, at per cent, with ex-
change, $452.25.
He also asked that a warrant be
drawn on the city hall and fire depart
ment fund in favor of the supplemental
city hall and jail fund on account OF
transfer. ALI these warrants were Or
dered drawn.
The Ell Paso Water company,
through Mr.. Badger, as owners of
blocks 129, 122, 123 in Campbells ad-
dition, presented a petition asking that
an ordinance be passed vacating GER
tain parts of Third and Anthony
streets, in exchange for which the
owners offer to donate certain tracts to
be used as streets to be known as Canal
and Third streets. Mr.. Badger report
ed that he and the city engineer had
inspected the site of the proposed
changes, and, Gu motion of Mr.. Brun
ner, the petition was granted.
Mr.. Burton, acting for Chairman
Clifford of the finance committee, ask
ed that certain bills which had been
paid should be approved and allowed
by the council.
De La Hsut Flush Tank Co.'S 81 16
r. D. Richey. ................. 773 SO
Engineering department ...-.. w
j.. +. Ierry.... ...........---. 20 20
Street department ....,....... 81 "a
Momsen & Thorne. ..... 80. 40 90
The report of the building commit
tee, presented by Chairman McDuffie,
was received and filed.
A petition was received from prom
tnent property owners complaining OF
the closing, in whole or in part, OF
streets and alleys, which served to
cause depreciation in value of the
property AUDITING thereon. 1t was as
follows:
Ell PASo, Tex. Dec. 26, 1899.
To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men, etc.
The undersigned, representing a
large percentage ofthe real estate own
ers OF your city, respectfully represent
that the unlawful closure, in part or
In whole, of number of the streets
and alleys of the city operates as a
bar to either the sale or improvement
of large number of lots, yet said lots
are taxed on the same basis as those
having access to streets and alleys as
delineated on the city map: we there
fore ask that prompt action be taken
to remove said obstacles rs delay in
the premises seriously retards the |
growth and improvement OF your city,
and greatly damages the property on
said interrupted thorOugbfares.
HORACE STEPHENS.
T. II. CONKLIN.
A. P. COLES.
b. r. WOOD.
@. r. MOREHEAD.
JNO. JULIAN.
w. b. LONG.
The chief OF police stated that many
OF the people complained against had
been notified.
The matter was referred to the city |
attorney. with implied instructions to
bring suit where necessary. The petit |
ton was not sufficiently specific to al |
low of more definite action being |
taken.
A petition was read asking that an |
alley be opened through block 3S, and |
signed by Martin Boyle and others. |
After an unsatisfactory discussion of |
the location of the proposed alley, the |
petition WAS, on motion, referred to |
the committee on street Improvements.
Fitzgerald Moore was given leave to
address the council and asked permits
sion to move frame building from
Stanton street to the block in the
rear of the city hall. On motion.
the motion was referred to
power to act.
Mr.. Stewart asked that the city &C
cept an alley ten feet in width back of
the D. r. Francis building, running
east and west. Referred to the street
in Improvement committee.
Adjournment followed.
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