El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-06
THE SHELTER
ROADWAY
City Engineer Wimber|y Sub
mits His Estimates
BIDS FOR THE WORK
Authorized BY the Council-Library
May Be Open Thursday Night
Charman's Enterprlse-The Ma
tdtOrlum.

Charman's Enterprlse-The Ma
tatorlum.
The council was late in assembling for
its weekly meeting last night. Six
aldermen responded to the roll call.
Mr.. Badger came in minute
later leaving Mr.. Ogden, who is on
leave of absence, the only absentee.
Before the assent bling Of the coun-
| Gil In regular meeting Mayor Magofhn
| called the memb ers into his private Of
| fee for caucus to decide upon the
course to follow in some matters he
expected to come up.
After the minutes of last meeting had
been approved City Engineer Wimber-
| ly submitted an estimate OF the cost of
repairing thu smelter road as fol-
| lows:
THE SHELTER ROAD
Ell Paso, Texas, April 5, 1900.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
| Council. Ell Psso, Tex.
| GENTLEMEN:-In Ompliance with
your Instructions of March 22nd ult, to
furnish az estimate of the cost of max
near old Fort B Iiss, l respectfully re-
port shat have made the necessary
surveys to ascertain approximately the
came. find that 1t will require 4, 14S
cubic yards of earth filling, which l
estimate will cost in place about Zoo
per yard 81 OBJ 90
About 14O linesl feet OF "a
Making a total of. ....,.......S1 PIP 90
Respectfully submitten.
GEO. @. WIMBERLY,
City engineer.
The report was received andrhe pay
rol'of the city for March, amounting to
| 1886, was approved.
| The following bills were allowed ;
Buchanan and Power. 500, j. W.
Page, s35, Mrs. Sullivan, $3.50;
street department., s65; sewer depart
ment, $40.
Chairman McDufie, of the
building committee reported
in favor OF granting the re-
quest of the library committee to be
allowed to keep the library open
Thursday evening and the report was
adopted.
A communication from Attorney
Foster, asking for the release by
the city of certain property on Oregon
| street belonging to Mrs. l.. M. Emer-
son, was read by the clerk. 1t seems
the property had been bought in for
taxes by the city, but the owner has
paid the taxes and now asks that it be
released.
The matter WAS referred to the
city attorney.
County Judge Harper in a communi-
cation turned over to the city the ef-
fects of Frank Crawford who died at
the county hospital.
Emerson & Berrien put in q bill
against the deceased for 81 so. There
this sum was turned over to the under
takers to satisfy their bill in full.
NEW TRASH BOXES.
City Scavenger Chairman asked per-
mission 80 erect at street corners iron
trash boxes free of charge to the city.
Each he explained would be marked
with the name of the street and the
words ''Be Public Benefsctor, Help
Keep the City Clean" and q directory
of business houses. He explained that
he expects to make his money out of
the ed vertisements in the directory
and he guaranteed to keep them I'D
during his term of office.
Mayor Magof1in and Alderman Cliff
ford thought the only difficulty would
be that people might mistake them for
the United States mail boxes and thus
send their letters to Mr.. Charman's
|crematOry.
On motion OF Mr.. Whitmore the re-
quest WAS granted.
ABOUT THE NATATORIUA.
The following communication was
referred to the street commissioner
and city engineer:
Ell PASO, lex, April 5, 1900.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun
ell of the city of Ell Paso, Tex
Gentlemen:-I. your petitioner,
would respectfully represent that am
now building a natatorium and bath
house on the north side of Main street
and on the east side Of the alley be.
tween Oregon street and Mesa avenue
l find that beside the usual require
ments | will have to have sewer con-
nection for the purpose of draining my
che purpose of an over flow to run con-
tinuOusly. The drain pipe from the
pool may be divided SO as not to over
tax any one line, at the discretion of
your city engineer. Further, I would
respectfully represent that | will OBJ
tain my supply of water from the ice
plant on st. Louis street and l beg
your honorable body to grant me
R rom ssa to ice lay ylsns s pps ss
Louis ST. to Mesa Ave. and along
Mesa Ave. to point opposite the ma
tatorium, thence along the north side
OF Main St. to the building. All of the
above work to be done under the SUI
pervision and direction of your city en-
gineer.
therefore pray you to grant the ne
cessry permission and for which favor
L will be ever grateful.
(Signed) G.. E. BAILEY.
Alderman Badger was authorized to
get bids for the improvement of the
smelter road and the council djourn-
ed.
A Big Sample Shoe Sale.