El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-07

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CITY PAID FOR CELEBRATION
The mayor announced tbo.
footed the bills for the corner "aIe o na'
ton amunting to about 1915. and hnpaE
| the council would sustain his peo
He said he had drawn on tho 1s a
fund to defray the expense and we
county would pay half 'ne
| The ball committee cleared S1Oo b,,,
had not made its final report.
The fact that the electric liob,
gas company had not turned in a hi
| for February and March caused SOM
uneasiness as no one knew what tho
would charge and the city clerk wos
authorized to ask the corporation fo,
its bill.
The clerk presented petition from,
Gieger, which the mayor suggested to
be laid over until O'Keeffe was sworn
in. So ordered.
John n. Momsen, of 400 Florence
asked that his taxes be refunded as he
had not improved his property until
after May. and had been taxed for i'm
movements. On motion of Mr.. Burton
the taxes were remitted.
The clerk read a petition from Paul
Jones asking permission to erect a
frame barn on lots Z ard 8, block Is,
Franklin.
1t was granted.
NEWSPAPER (?) BILL.
A marked copy of the GEL Paso
Journal" was presented, containing q
write up of the city and officials. A
hill for $25 accompanied the paper.
The mayor said Hull had asked him
II the city would authorize write up
and pay for it and that he had not au-
thorized it.
The bill,was referred to the chair
man OF the finance committee for ad-
justment.
JAIL CELL COMPLICATION.
Itleaked out that the Pauley jalii
company, which had agreed, through
its agent T. E. Shelton, to furnish the
six steel scells for the city Jail and
place them for S1040 had discovered
that it could not carry out the contract
for the money, except al, heavy loss.
Chief Lockart explained that the
cells were here ready to be put in. but
that Mr. Shelton had discovered sub
seouently that when the plum bers and
blscksmiths submitted bids they
meant the cost of each cell and not for
the entire six and that Mr.. Shelton
was dunn founded when he discovered
his mistake and declared that he could
not complete the contract without
fnaucisl loss to himself
Mr.. Shelton is now ill and the chief
Of police suggested that no action be
:aken until he was abb to be about
and attend to the matter.
The mayor suggested that the city
go ahead and have the cells put up and
afterwards treat withMr. Shelton.
Judge Kemp advised that the city
had a right to compel the Pauley COM
pany to carry out it's contract.
The clerk was authorized to write
the company and notify them of the ex-
listing condition in rgard to the cells |
and that the city is ready to comply |
with its part of the.ontract.
Bids for the two lew street sprink- |
lers were opened d read by the clerk. |
Alderman Badge suggested that the |
street and grade committee had been ex-
pected to decide uon the kind of wagon |
wanted and recommend it to the coun-
ell. He said he anted to submit bid |
himself, which Ir. McCutcheon had
prepared. He aid he believed If the
street and grade committee would do
their duty they Ould do better than
they had done.
G: w. Fassettcity trea -urer, agent
for the Studebxer wagon company,
said that the ely only wanted the best
and the Studebker was the best.
After a party of half hours dura-
ton the committee was given further
time.
The cheapes wagon offered was $50
gallon steel tnk to cost $3.50 f. o. b
Ell Paso with5 per cent off for cash.
Mr.. Badger ontended that he could
make a far bitter offer than this.
Council adjourned.