El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-16

amounting to. ........... 1881 IS
Sewers. $50
Dogs PIG
Occu patton. 174O 81
Total. SSS9l 0Z
SPLITTING ORDINANCE.
Judge Kemp presented the splitting
ordinance as follows:
Section /. No person shall expecto-
rate upon any sidewalk, nor upon the
floor of aoy street car, omnibus, hack
or other vehicle which is used for the
conveyance of passengers, nor upon the
stairway, floors passages or wallsof any
pu bile hall or building in the city of
Ell Paso; nor upon the walks, grass,
grounds, seats or stands in any of the
public plazas or parks in said city
where people are accustomed 60 resort
for recreation, rest or amusement.
Any person who shall violate any OF
the provisions hereof shall be fined not
less than one dollar, nor more than five
dollars. for each otferse.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its publication in
accordance with section 155 of the city
charter.
The chiefs report was read by Mr..
Drummer, as follows:
Ei1Ss.
MIR. Whitmore reported on the or
dinance for the railway connection for
the new electric light plant and said
that the committee would recommend
the adoption of the ordinance. The
was ratified.
Mr.. Badger, chairman of the street
improvements, recommended that
sidewalks be put In to lead from San
Antonio street to the new Second ward
school building and to surround the
building and also that Hill street to
Fourth be graded.
Alderman Clifford, chairman OF the
finance committee, presented the fol-
lowing bills, which were approved and
ordered paid.
Fassett & Kelly. 1910 so
Payne-Badger Coal company. % 90
Payne-Badger Coal company. ID 95
Payne-Badger Coal company. PA
Fire Department. ........... I'D w
New Mexico Railway & Coal
company. lou w
Buchanan q Powers. ........... ~ 65
Sewerage Department...... - So
Street Commissioner. 53 Ii
Alderman Drummer presented pc
tition from @. w. Evarts for frame
kitchen beyond the round house and
the com mittee was given time to inves-
tigate.
McCLINTOCK SUCCEEDS MAXWELL
The clerk presented q communica-
ton from G. D. McClintock, asking for
the position of supervising architect
to complete the city hall, left vacant
by the death of Charley Maydwen. He
said he estimated that $3.50 was due
the widow for work already complete.
Alderman Badger stated that he had
figured little on the estimates and
McClintock's PROPOSE ton was about
right. He said he believed that what
ever was due Mrs. Maydwell should be
paid by the city without loss of time,
IF there has been $4,000 worth of
work done there is 1896 due Mrs. May
dwell now and it should be paid said
he.
Mr.. McClintock explained that he
the incomplete work down to the lowest
possible cost and to allow the widow
and children every cent possible.
A. p. Coles stated that he, DR..
Wright and Chss. N. Grosvenor had, at
the request of Mrs. Maydwell, under
taken to straighten out the affairs of
the deceased and asked that the widow
be paid the money today, If possible.
Mr.. Whitmore interposed with an
that it would be letter to en-
ploy an architect first to estimate the
amount of work already completed and
then let the money be paid.
Alderman Clifford moved that the
work be turned over to Mr.. McClin-
took. Mr.. Whitmore amended by NOV
ing that an architect be selected by
secret ballot and the councilmen pro-
ceeded to make out their ballots.
The count resulted in tie, E.
Krauss receiving three votes and Nc
three. The mayor cast his
vote in favor of McClintock, eiecting
him.
Mr.. Whitmore said that in his
opinion the city would be perfectly
'afe in paying the money due Mrs. |;
and on motion of MIR. Badger |!
he mayor was authorized to pay over /
he amount due the widow. ,
ORDINANCES. |
The ordinance, granting j. P.Dieter,
PRESIDENT of the International Light
md Power company, the privilege of
aging a siding to the electric plant, !
vas reported by Mr.. Burton and on his !
adopted.
The dairy ordinance was also report
ID by the CT airman of the ordinance
committee and read by the clerk. 1t
vas adopted unanimously and ordered
published ten days before becoming eff
ective.
The ordinance provides for the keep
ng of COWS within city limits, so long
10 they do not become q nuisance or
to pub health.
SALARIES RAISED.
The application for raising the SAL
lries of tillermen of the hook and lad