El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-31
The Southern Pacific Rail.
wayWiII Be Compelled To
Put Up Gates.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISES
Still Being JuggIed In a Most
Remarkable Way. and
More Time For Consid-
Grafton Is Asked.

Every alderman was present last
night at the regular session of the city
council. Business OF some i'm por ia NJ 9
was transacted, the most importa {
step taken being the action OF the
council notifying the Southern Pacific
railroad to erect and operate safety
gates At the points OF intersection of
the railroad and No -th Oregon, Mesa.
and Stanton streets.
Immediately after the roll call,
Mayor MsgoHin called upon city atso--
ney Kemp for his report of delir quea.
taxes. Judge Kemp stated that there
had been collected s257.15. Tne reoor.
was received and filed.
alderman Badger, chairma, of tbs
street improvement committee. tsea
brought up the question o. ra.Iroai
gates at the various crossings on toe
Southern Pacific system in this cisy.
Mr.. Badger stated that the p,tition
bad asked for gates as all crossings
from North Ell Paso to Cotton avenue
"All automatic gates have not b,eu
successful. "said Mr. Badger. "and there
is no use iu having the railroad erect
gates which will not be servicesble Or
which will not answer the purpose for
which erected. The only successful
gate is what is known as the ':tower'
gate, and recomm end that the rai;-
road be instructed to erect gates OF
sfrl bU
mechanism in a tower"
Mr.. B idg ger believed that thre. Ca'es
would be sufficient. HE mott n
the com psny to erect the
gates was adopted
MIR. Badger then reported that the
Mark Miller, aud Mr.. Dockery on the
petition of Frank McElroy for q tsle
phone franchise had bsen withdra wu,
and that he had been informed that
MIR. McElroy had left the city for good.
On motion of Mr. Badger the McElroy
asked for more time in the matter OF
the petition for q telephone franchise
asked for by Mrs. Brett, which WAS
granted.
On motion of Alderman Ogden au or
diuance was passed Increasing the
width of the pavement on Stanton
street between San Antonio and Arl-
IONA streets, from ten to twelve feet.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee made areport of the city pay roll
for August, amounting to s3 go. 50
which was allowed.
Mr.. Clifford then brought up the
subject of the city pest house. and
disclosed the fact that the city is pay
Ing out good salaries to the men
employed at the pest house, when
there Is no case of disease there, and
absolutely no work for the men to do,
except to draw their salaries.
II want to ask whether the pest
house Is being kept up" inquired Mr..
Clifford. 81 notice in the bills hsrs
an item for the salary OF q janitor for
that institution, and also one for an
assistant. l would like to know ii
there is . case of disease there"
Mayor Magofin replied in the negative
TO the question, upon which Mr..
Clifford suggested that the salaries of
the men employed at the pest house
might be reduced during the time
when they have absolutel ly nothing 70
do. No action Was takea however.
A request from q Mr.. Ford for per-
to move frame office building
was referred to the fire aud water com.
mittee.
The city clerk then resd petition
from the 1nternAtio, al Light and
Po yer company, praying that the city
pay the company's bills for light.
Thi' imme iis.ely brought up An in
tsrestiog question. Ii tue ci,y paid
the oills presented by the company,
would it not toen be sdmittiny thatthe
electric light people hal lived up to
leir contrac:? Most OF toe alder
men expressed tnemselve as beiur