El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-15
CITY COURT
ORGANIZED
The Present City Clerk
Makes An Easy Slide
Into The Ex-0mCi0
CIerkship.
ACTIVE SESSION

Of The City Council Last Night
Bond Election Called For OCto-
Der 24th-TWo Suits Pending
Against The City For $4,000
Each.
The mayor and all the aldermen
were present at the meeting of the
city council last night. The session
commenced at 1870 O'Clock and lasted
for over two hours, during which time
really large volume OF business was
transacted, and two or three important
matters we're handled.
What will appear most important in
the eyes of the public, however, was
the act installing Ben Catlin as ex-
officio clerk of the new city court,
which was organized last night. The
salary was fixed at $50 per month,
which is u neat sum indeed for the
city clerk to pull from the city's COT
fers in addition to his present salary.
This compensation was fixed, too, in
the face of the city attorneys declara-
ton that clerk was not needed; that
only the imperativeness of the law
made it necessary to have clerk and
that the work would not require over
two hours of mans time each day.
Alderman Ogden took the floor last
night in opposition to giving the
place to Mr.. Catlin and was vehement
in his protest of the council doing
such thing. Mr.. Ogden even went
so far as to hint that there were sever
al good democrats in and about Ell
Paso who were furnishing in their
eagerness to get up to the pie counter.
He thought that Ben ought to slide
down toward the end, just little, and
give the others a show.
Alderman Clifford backed Ogden up
in the assertion that there was a whole
flock of hungry "dimmycrsts'-go
ones, too hereabouts who would like
to be clerk to any old thing, providing
the salary was large enough and the
duties few. But as the discussion pro-
crossed Clifford weakened and finally
joined the majority, falling also under
leaving Odgen deserted and alone out
side the pale of the G. @. g magnetic in
f1uence. Odgen refused utterly to come
in and be good and there be stands to
this day, while some "good" Democr at
whom Mr.. Odgen would have had APP
pointed clerk of the corporation court
is slowly. but surely starving to death.
The council settled down to business
last night without listening to the read
ing of the minutes, which order of
business was passed over.
City Engineer Win berly submitted
the following report on the matter of
Obstructing the streets and alleys,
which was referred to him at the last
meeting:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, Ell Paso, Texaa:
Gentlemen:-In compliance with
resolution passed by your honorable
body on the seventh Qth) day of Sep
TENDER, 1899, instructing the city engi-
neer to report all buildings, fences,
ETC., encroaching on the streets, alleys
and sidewalks; after a partial investi-
CATION, beg to report as follows:
LIST. I find four houses on Fifth
street between Campbell and Florence
streets, encroaching on the north side
of Fifth street. The owners, as l am
informed, are Barelia Basquez and
Jose Rendon.
End. 1 find three houses on Fifth
street, between Campbell and Kansas,
encroaching on the north line of Fifth
street. Owners. w. E. Pitt, M. Ainsa
and Ignscio Maldonado.
3rd. 1 find one house on corner Ore
gon and Fourth streets encrOaching on
the south side of Fourth. Owner, Man
uel Torres.
4thI find a'frame house belonging to
Mr. Darr, at the corner of Florence and
Franklin streets, encrOachfng on Flor
ence street.
5th. Fence sand clubhouse, corner
Campbell and St. Louis streets, en-
croaching on Campbell street. Pierson
hotel property.
9Th. Fence encroaching on sidewalk
on Fourth street, north side, between
Kansas and Campbell streets, Owner,
Faustino ArmepdariZ.
7th. b. F. Stacey has alley closed
at Second stree in block So, Magoffin
addition. between ST. Vrain and Hill
streets.
Other cases will be reported in the
future. Yours respectfully,
GEO. @. WIMBERLY,
City Engineer.
The report was received and filed
and the parties ordered notified to re-
move the distractions.
The city clerk reported building per-
mits issued to the value of $25, $50.
The report of the chief of police was
received and filed.
The bid OF Goodman 81 Wadlington,
being the Lowest, was accepted for the
work of grading and laying sidewalks
in the vicinity of the Second ward
school. Al Mr.. Wadlington's request
he was allowed the use of one of the
spripklers In connection with the
work.
An ordinance was passed unanimous
ly granting the petition to close for
period of ten years Florence street