El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-15

as city clerk he shall receive the addi =
| tional sum of $50 per month for his
services as ex-officio clerk of said cor
| pOratiOu court.
Yours respectfully.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
J. B. w. BURTON,
JNO. Drummer.
Alderman Ogden registered a Wig
orous objection to the report, saying
that it was his opinion that Catiin had
a good thing already.
Burton supported his recommends
tiops in the report by saying it was in
tended as an economical measure. If
an outsider was elected clerk salary
of not less than S75 per month would
be expected to accompany the office.
By paying the city clerk $50 1t was
saving of s25 per month to the city.
AS some of the cOuucilmen were so
dull as to fail to see the need of q
clerk, Judge Kemp replied by agreeing
that such WAS the case; "but the law
says we shall have q clerk" be said,
land 1T is necessary to the organization
of this court. The clerk will have no
thing to do hardly, and will not have
to do over two hours'swork day."
Here Alderman Whitmore suggest
ed that they put in a wooden man
and see to it that he was of good dem
Ocratic timber.
Willard Patterson then jokingly sug-
gested that Reco der Patterson be
male ex-officio clerk of his own court.
The matter was discussed in an in
formal manner at considerable length
aud finally Alderman Clifford moved
was done and resulted in tie vote.
The aldermen lining up as follows:
Ogden, McDuffie,
Whitmore. Nays-Badger, Burton,
Brunner, Stewart. The mayor exer-
cised his prerogative by taking sides
with the nays.
It was then proposed to carry out the
re recommendations of the committee un-
animOusly, but Ogden still voted no.
as policemen, for $500 each, of G. w.
Christley; sureties. E. G. Pew and
Richard Csples. J. r. Blacker; sure
ties, Zeno B. Clardy and M. G. Ed
wards. j. w. Johnson: suretfes, 81. p.
Noske and Charles Davis. Tom Spivey,
sureties. Millard Patterson and Zeno B
Clardy. P. Duran; sureties, Henry
Pfaff and J. W. Magof1ip. w M. Smith.
sureiies, b. S. Newman, Jr., and j. 81.
Pollard, George Barrett;sureties, Peter
Michero, D. M. Payne, B. Blumenthal;
John r. Scott; sureties, Charles Davis
and Alvs Richey. Newton Stewart
sureties, B. Blumenthal and Peter Mi
chero.
Chief Lockhart addressed the coun-
Gil, making gentle request for an in
crease of the force. He thought they
had not enough men TO police city of
''twepty-three thousand people, but
the council thought the chief was do
ing very we'll with what force he had,
and nothing was done.
A petition was read from j. E. Moore |
to erect q house, which was referred to
the fire and water committee.
The following petition was read and
referred to the city attorney:
To the Honorable City Council of Ell |
Paso, Texas:
Gentlemen-I have a claim against |
the city of Ell Paso for the sum of ten |
Thousand dollars for personal injuries |
which sustained through the negli- |
gence of the city in allowing large |
pile of brick to be and remain in Texas |
street for long time and which l
drove into with my buggy on or about
very dark and there were no danger
signals up. 1 was badly ruptured and
otherwise injured.
Full particulars can be had by call
ing upon my attorneys, Patterson q
Buckler. Respectfully,
ALEXANDER LYONS,
A similar one asking the same
amount LOT injuries recelVeu 6t tuS
same place Cd the same night by Mrs.
Euphemis E. Luke was read and also
referred.
Judge Kemp then read the ordi-
nance organizing the corporation
court in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the committee. On a roll
call it was passed, Mr.. Ogden voting
in the negative.
Judge Kemp called attention to the
that the court have seal
and suggested that the clerk be author
lied to purchase one, but Mr.. Cstlin,
flushed with success in being made
clerk, agreed to furnish the seal him.
self.
The city attorney then submitted
the ordinance he had prepared, provid-
ing for the issue of $50, 900 bonds, and
calling the election OF this amount
$40, 600 Is for the completion of the city
hall and 500, 600 for the improvement
of the sewer system.
1t was decided to call the election for
October "a.
Council then adjourned.
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