El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-31

duty as citizens to snnul this contract
If it is q contractcsnd induce our
mayor and city council to reconsider
their action.
''It is q fact which strikes every one
forcibly: We are paying two or three
prices for lights that burn only until
midnight. At that hour Zsck White
says we must shut up shop and 90
home. Other cities not far from here
and not go much entitled to the name of
city as E. Paso, pay only IS cent for all
night incandescent lights.
IL will not say 80 much about the
street car line, for am not go much
interested In that and people who
don't want to ride can walk. 1t is diff
ferent with the light company. It's
got us In its power and we cant help
ourselves.
Sometime ago Watts reduced the
price of water so as to put it in the
reach of everybody. Today he is maxi
Ing more i.S money h.s than T,s ever aht: IT,:
in this townh I'D just ss well not be
hung up; they do no good. They are
simply hung up to run up bills tor the
light company.
"Citizens of El Paso, do your duty
and force the light comp ny to reduce
the price of lights. There is q good
field here for foreign capital to es-
tablish q large power house: IL you
put no obstacle In the way 1t will sure
ly be established.
81 am told by q good attorney that
the mayor still, has the power I'd veto
the measure until Tuesday evening.
1 believe Msgoffin is q good citizen and
has the interest of the city at Leart. I
believe that If he is properly approach
ed he will do what is foe the best in
terest of the people,"
81 propose that q committee be ap-
pointed to call on MsgOffin and reason
with him."
Elk Alderman Whitmore was next
called for by the audience and made .
short talk.
He said he hated to say anything
derogatory to the city councilmen for
he believed that they thought they
were doing right. he agreed with
previous speakers as to tho uesirability
of annulling the contract.
''PRETTY GOOD SQUAD"
Col. Bob, Campbell also made .
speech. 1t took long continued ca IL
to get him on his feet. He apparently
came not there to talk, but the honor
was thrust upon him.
"There seems TO be q pretty good
squad of you gentlemen out tonight"
he began, looking round at the inn
be against Magofin -
He said he gave the mayor and alder
men credit for doing what they thought
was best. but thought that Magoffin
would acknowledge his error and re-
reconsider his action.
The motion of Mr.. Dieter that O
committee of Eve be appointed
to draft resolutions and present
them 20 the mayor and council was
ed unanimously.
THE RESOLUTION.
The chair appointed J. P. Dieter,
r. F. Campbell, j. L. Whitmore, Leigh
Clark and ]. Calisher on the commit
tee and they retired to draft the reso-
lutions.
The resolutions were presented by
Attorney Clark and unanimously I'd.
opted. The resolutions follow:
Resolved:
That tits sthe sense of this meeting
that the city council should be request
ed to do everything in their power to
nullify or prevent the'consummatiou of
the contract made with the Ell Paso
Gas & Electric Light & Power COM
pany for furnishing lights for street
lighting for five years as said contract
is unwise and not in the interests Of
present time.
That q committee consisting Of the
chairman and ten others to be selected
by him, be appointed to wait on the
mayor and the members Of the city
council tomorrow, January 81 and pre-
sent this request, together with such
suggestions ss they may deem advis-
able 10 the matter, and that the said
committee take such other action as
they may deem proper:
r. F. CAMPBELL.
]. L. WHITMORE,
A. KRAKAUER,
(Stgned) LEIGH CLARK.
On motion of Mr.. Kohlberg the
wording Of the resolutions was chang
ed to read $50 called contract, ''instead
of contract.
T. @. Lyons moved that all persons
present come forward 40 afix their
signatures to the resolution. He
said the object Of this was to give the
resolution all possible weight.
Col. Campbell objected on the
grounds that the entire audience had
adopted the resolutions and to carry
out the suggestion would be waste Of
time.
In lieu of Mr.. Lyops's motion it was
agreed to call for rising vote to en-
dorse the resolutions and all present
rose to their feet.
Floyd Payne, T. G. Lyons, B, F.
Hammett, w. G. Walz, and 81. F.
Stacy were appointed additional MEM
bers of the committee to present the
resolutions to the mayor and council.
The macs meeting then adjourned.
Filed For Record.
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