El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21


I'D the trouble that the city is now
having with the new company and
said that doing as they are now their
charter can be taken away from them
at any time, explaining that they had
agreed to furnish 1,200 candle power
lights and were not doing 1t. Mr..
Patterson said that the city electrician
would bear him out in the statement
that 300 watt lights would only mean
12O candle power lights where 5000
watts would be required for the con-
tracted 200 candle power. In closing
Mr.. Patterson laid that if a contract
was made Win the old company for
300 watt lights they would get 300 watt
lights b, lat if the contract called
get 1,2O0 candle power. Upon motion
the petition was ordered received and
filed for future reference.
Thee Jerk then read a petition from
Mrs. A. NJ. Brett, T. G. Lyons, and w.
w. Bridgers, composing the Southern
Independent Electric Telephone and
Telegraph company. asking for 30
years franchise. The petition was
practically the same as had been sub
mitted before and refused, and upon
motion the matter was referred to the
fire and water committee which is the
same committee that killed it before.
Alderman Clifford said that there
was a dangerous sidewalk on South
Ell Paso street that should either be
repaired to taken up. 1t is board
walk and unless it was fixed at once
the city would have another damage
suit on it's hands. Mr.. Drummer said
that there was one just like it on st.
Louis street opposite the Pierson hotel
and George Ogden of the street main
tenance committee ives instructed to
notify the property owners to remove
these walks at once.
Alderman Clifford then got up and
cleared his throat and in an instant
every eve was on him and George Og-
den said that he could hear the clock
in the court house tower ticking. 1t
was known that something was going
to drop and no one wanted to miss it.
Mr.. Clifford said: Gentlemen / think
that it is quite time to close the pest
house If / am not mistaken there
has not been a case of small pox in
the pest house for the last fourteen
months. Am l not right, DR.. Race"
And the doctor told him he was.
Now what is the use of keeping that
place open at all of this expense?
move you that the pest house be clos
ed, that the horses be sent out to
F1eck's ranch which is only a short
distance. and where they could be OBJ
tanned in a very short time if needed;
and that the board of health be asked
to cut their force down to one man"
Quick as a flash Alderman Drummer
was on his feet with a counter-prop-
osition but Mr.. McDuffie beat him
with, II second that notion
Mr.. Drummer said that he did not want
the pest house closed until after the
Carnival at least and that he did not
believe the board of health could get
along with only one man. Mr.. Badger
thought with Mr.. Drummer. when DIR.
Race, the city physician. got up and
made some very strong remarks.
Il want to get right in the harness
and work with you gentlemen" said
he. but if you close the pest house at
this time you are going to have every
merchant of Ell Paso get up and rebel.
Why, gentlemen, one case of small
pox here today would cost you more
than twenty times what it is costing
you to keep the disease out
Il don't want to be obstinate and,
Mr.. Clifford. do not want to hurt your
feelings, but l think that it would be
folly to carry your motion. l myself
think that the city is at too much of an
expense but l can't see my way clear
to recommend that your motion be
carried. l have just lost one Of the
best small pox nurses that ever had,
Bertha Dlot. She has gone to Chihua-
hua where she is drawing a big sal
airy for nursing small pox patients.
Now IL you take John Corners away
from me what am / to do if a case
should break out, which it is liable to
do at any. time? Living here on the
border we are liable to have an cpl
demic at any time unless we watch il
carefully all of the time. 1 could get
along letting Mr.. Waddington out af-
ter this month, but 1 must have Mr..
Simmons and John Corners"
Alderman Badger moved that the
board OF health be asked to reduce
their force one man. to close the pest
house but to leave it. in the hands of
some good responsible person SO as