El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-02

THE CHANGE
NOT LIKED
Property Owners On St. Louis
Street Want 1t Back
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The City Payroll Was Big And Al
dermdn Mhitmore Wanted DR..
Races Force Reduced But 1t
Was Not Done-The New Elec-
trio Light Company-County
Hospital Scandal.
The council met last night with an
attendance of five, the absentees being
McDuffie, Drummer and Ogden, all of
whom came in later on. The minutes
of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Chief of Police Lockart reported
tions from streets and alleys had about
expired and it was time to take action
in regard to those persons who had
not complied with the notice.
Judge Kemp asked for a list OF them
in order that he might act on them.
FOUR MORE SOLDIERS.
At the request of Mayor Mag Offin
Chief Lockart reported that four more
t<NH ho
county authorities by the commandant
at Fort Bliss.
The clerk presented the payroll of
the city officers for the month of Feb
ruary, amounting to So, 1868. 63.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Alderman Whitmore called attention
to the fact that the city health officer
had three assistants and he thought that
was too many. DR.. Race said be could
explain the matter to the satisfaction
of the council. He explained that he
thought the vaccinators could be safely
dispensed with after the first of April,
although he gave it as his professional
opinion and shat of the board of health
the year round. He said that there
was great deal of difficulty about
forcing people to make their sewer
connections, which somo persons re-
fused to do except under compulsion.
and he was then in consultation with
Judge Kemp as to the best method to
pursue in regard to certain cases.
THE PAYROLL WAS APPROVED.
on street improvements, submitted the
following, which was adopted:
Whereas. the city engineer has re-
ported that Frank S. McMurrsy is per-
hitting his fences and sheds to en-
croach about ten feet on the south
side of Olive street and some three
feet and half on the north side of San
Antonio street, near where the south
side of DIV intresects the north line
OF San Antonio street. 1t is hereby
ordered that the aforesaid encroach-
ment and distractions he abated and
moved within thirty days from service
of notice requiring such removal, and
that said notice be served upon said
McMurray and upon the person in
possession of the property to which the
said fence or encroachment belongs by
the city marshal.
Chairman Ogden of the ordinance
committee reported an ordinance reim-
posing the usual city occupation tax
which was unanimously adopted.
On roll call it was passed I'M
animously.
The following bills wore allowed:
Engineering Department. IS 90
Street Commissioner. ........... AZ so
Feeding Prisoners. Al 25
K. B. Richey. 40 90
Tony Gilva. 100 90
The pay roll of the sewer commits
sioner for the new work, amounting
to 81. 773, was allowed.
COUNTY HOSPITAL AGAIN
In presenting burial bill from
Emerson & Berrien for 81 SO Alderman
Clifford said the bill was presented be-
cause Mr.. Emerson informed him the
dead man bad over So, but Supt. Gaal
of the hospital refused to surrender
the money saying he was going to turn
it over to the county auth critics.
Mr.. Clifford started q laugh by say
ing be believed in making psupers
with money bury themselves. He had
informed Emerson u Berrien they