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


ular weekly session with Mayor Magof-
fin in the chair and Aldermen McDuf-
fie, Ogden, Clifford, Burton. Grant,
Badger, Drummer, and Stewart at their
desks. There was good NUMBER OF
visitors most of whom had business
before the council
After the reading of the minutes OF
the last meeting. which were APPROX
ed, the regular routine of business was
taken up. Chief Lockart stated that
ne had no report. City Attorney
Judge Kemp said that he had received
notice that the judgment of Mrs. Luke
against the city of Ell Paso had been
affirmed in the higher court
City Engineer Kimberley recon-
mended that the petition Of J. P. Ram
sey and others for sewer connections
be allowed and it was SO ordered.
City Electrician Peticolas said: "On
September 20, the city council order
ed the International Electric Light
and Power company to raise their
poles and 1 positively know that the
city clerk notified them to do SO. But
time expires tonight 1 thought it best
to bring the matter before your hon
orable body. They were given three
months in which to raise their poles
and there is lot day passes but what
there is great danger Alderman
Drummer moved that they be notified
at once and the city clerk was ordered
% <xs, fhnr
more chance.
Alderman Clifford read the monthly
police report which was as follows:
Amount of fines assessed, $2,031; 1864
in fines collected; 1854 in fines served;
and S103 escaped. The money had
been turned over to the treasurer.
The following bills were ordered
paid: George D. Bernard & Co., of
ST. Louis, s79.15 for printing the $751;
900 school bonds; w. S. Hoffman
$500 for building the sidewalk on the
east side of Buckler square on Oregon
street
Upon recommendation of Alderman
Drummer the International Electric
Light and Power Co., were given more
with the city. The city clerk then
read the following communication
from T. T. White:
Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. 20, 1900.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Ell Paso. Tex
as:
Gentlemen-At your last regular
meetinp Won were reoueSted nv II It
White representing the Ell Paso Gas,
Electric Light and Power company,
to have specifications prepared show
ing the number and quality of arc
lights you wished to be used in light
ing the streets of Ell Paso, as said
FL Paso Gas, Electric Light and
Power company desires to make a bid
for the furnishing of such lights as
the city NAV desire, and as the said
company is thoroughly prepared to
furnish such lights as the city may
desire and wherever the same may
pc placed. We now state to your
honorable body that we are ready
and anxious to compete for the light
ing of the streets of this city and are
same whenever any contract for the
lighting of the streets is to be let by
your honorable body and if we are
successful in undertaking our COM
petitors, whoever they may be, that
may see fit to compete for the light
ing of the streets of this city. and the
contract is awarded to us. we will
snto fv1 10
sum such as the city council may des-
ignate, conditioned that we shall fur
nish in every respect just such lights
as the city may cotract for. And
we further agree. in case the contract
for the lighting of the streets of this
city should be awarded to us under
our bid, as above mentioned, that we
will furnish the citizens of the city
of Ell Paso incandescent electric
lights during the whole of the time
covered by any contract the city may
make with us, at prices not to exceed
IS cents for 16-candle power lights
to IL o'clock midnight, and 81 for
16-candle power lights for all night.
and at 10 cents per thousand watts,
meter measurement.
We respectfully protest against the
awarding of any contract for the
lighting of the STREETS of Ell Paso by
your honorable body without an OPP
portunity to bid upon the same. Re
spectfulIy submitted,
Ell Paso Gas, Electric Light and Power
Co,
By q. T. White,
President