El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-07
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
should go from this city to Austin In

hundred and fifty thousand dollars
should go from this city to Austln IL
taxes.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The discussion then switch ed off the
tax bill into the lire Of local improve
ment. A. P. Coles spoke briefly upon
the work before the chamber in the
advancement OF the city. He thought
it should be the means OF bringing to
this CITY electric cars, good lighting
system, etc.
President Freudenthal concurred In
the remarks of Mr.. Coles and said he
wonld name mem bers of the com nit
tees at once to look after sll such mat
tiers and have the board o! directors act
upon them at their meeting Thursday.
EXHIBITS SUGGESTED.
A. w. Clifford suggested min
eral collection of specimens from the
surrounding mining districts for the
delegates to the international mining
congress to take with them. He
thought this would be very fine ad-
vertfsement for the city and the entire
surrounding country aud mining men
would all be glad to contribute speci-
meme.
Secretary Russell said that this mat
ter had already been discussed aud one
mining man had offered him speci-
men from his mine in Mexico worth
S125.
Prof. Putnam stated to the chamber
that the schools we're about to get up
an exhibit of their work for the state
teachers association meeting and he
asked the chamber to provide him
with a place for it as permanent
thing. He considered that it would be
one Of the best advertisements the city
could have.
President Prudential approved the
suggestion and said that while the
present quarters provided for the Sec
rotary were small, it was because at
the time they were selected the in
come of the chamber was small and the
mem bership only about half what 1t
now was and he thought that larger
ones would soon be had aud then the
ideas of Prof. Putnam and Mr.. Clifford
might be profitably adopted. The
cb amber, he thought, was now strong
enough to undertake this.
Ell PASo'S SIDEWALKS.
U. S. Stewart had a vigorous ''kick'
coming against the wresched coalition
of the city's sidewalks. He thought
the chamber should appoint a. commit
tee to look after this matter.
President Freudenthal said the city
com planned that it could not find any
way to force persons to improve their
side walks, but he was convinced that
80 per cent of the people were ready to
improve their sidewalks without COM
pulsion, and he considered it unfair
that they should be held back on &C
count of the unprogressive 10 per cent.
w. G. Walz said he knew from his
own personal knowledge that Ell Paso
had worse sidewalks than any city or
town In the southwest.
ACCOMMODATE THE TEACHERS.
w. A. Irwin thought the chamber
should appoint accommodations for
the teachers who would attend the
in June. He knew from
that on such occasions peo-
pie were generally "held up'' by
hotels, restaurant and lodging houses.
"a support of his argument he cited
the instance of a Grand Army en-
,ampment where many of TIE veterans
Tor just cot. He did not want this
20 happen in Ell Paso.
He was assured that this would be
ooked afser.
THE NEW TELEPHONE
Here the discussion suddenly took
mother turn. The telephone question
poured into the old company from all
ides. Its only defenders, besides w.
i. Burgess, its attorney, were Adolph |
<rakauer. A. p. Coles and Oscar |
Baum.
II. D. Slater, of the HERALD,
bought the chamber should take come |
interest in the telephone franchise |
question. The new company, he said, |
promised to put in thoroughly up-to- |
late system. Among other things it
would then be unnecessary ia calling |
nd turn a handle to ring the bell but
his would be done by simply taking
own the receiver and then all
hat would be necessary to
% would be to call "Hel-
o." He understood that ninety
er cent of the subscribers to the Bell
ompany had agreed to take the new
hone and many others besides. That
isposed, he said, of the two phone
rRumentS.
q. S. Stewart spoke in favor of re-
uiring the wires TO be put under
Not necessarily right away,
e said, but he thought that with two
two telephone, two electric
ght wires and probably an electric
ar line, the streets would become
sngerOus If the wires were all over
cad. Experience had shown this to
e true everywhere else and be waited
i Paso to act before it was too lats.
Adolph Krakauer Was opposed to the
ew telephone. He objected to having
D use two, and this, he contended,
'ould be necessary in Case of q new
ne being put in.
G. w. Browne said that he had had
Experience with two telephone systems
Las Vegas. where the rate was cut ,
ne half by the advent of the new {
ne, although two were now used, and :
he service was improved.
Adolph Krakauer disputed this and
'es answered by Mr.. Browne.