El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
FRANCHISE
REFUSED
To the New Telephone Com
pany BY Cou Gil.
A LIVELY MEETING
The Question Of the Sanitary ms
pecfor laid Over sgain.-Tdx
Levy Fixed PRIVILEGES for the
Carnival

Carnival
The city council held a three hours
meeting last night which was full of
interest. but very little was done.
Every member of the board was
present together with about fifty spec
tators. all interested in some way in
matters they thought would be set
tied. The board settled few things.
however. as usual referring motions to
the different committees
The street committees report on
some minor things was received and
filed.
Another Sanitary Officer.
Chairman Grant of the ordinance
committee read a long ordinance pro-
viding for the appointment of a city
sanitary plumber, chemist, and SAM
tary engineer combined in one. The
committee had recommended that the
ordinance be not passed as it stood and
a lively discussion followed.
The ordinance had been drafted by
City Attorney Kemp. n part OF 1T
being the suggestion of City Engineer
kimberley and the other under h d.
rection of the board of health. 1t pro-
vided that the office be filled by a man
who was thoroughly practical in
plumbing. a qualified engineer, and a
chemist. The salary to be allowed was
800 per month. The bushes of the
new officer was to inspect all plumb
ing in the city and charge a fee of 81
for the first, so cents each for the next
five and 25 cents for all over five pieces
of work in one building. His side du-
ties would be to inspect all food and
make an analysis of all drinks used in
the city.
Here a wrangle came NJ and lasted
for half an hour. Some of the alder
men wanted to kno wwhere a man of
this kind could be found and expressed
the opinion that he was not in exis-
tence. Others thought it was none of
the business of the board of health
as they knew nothing about what the
city needs. Still others thought that
since the city now had three regularly
employed physicians and two sanitary
inspectors and vaccination assistants
the could attend to all the inspection
of the plumbing work of h city
Judge Kemp explained that he drew
mp the ordinance at the suggestion
of the board of health. but some of the
aldermen failed to see what the board
Of health had to do with the plumbing
work of the city or what kind of food
the people wanted to eat.
The ordinance was delayed for a
week.
Bills Allowed.
The bills Of W. r. Grayson & Co.,
for stationery, SO; Ell Paso Transfer
Co, caring for horse for chief of po-
lice, $3.50, and for horse of street
commissioner. $3.50, and four teams
for sprinkler. S247.40; Ballinger &
Longwell, hauling sewer pipe, SIS; T.
H. Bennett. repairing tools for city
engineer. S1.9O; pay roll for street de-
partment for week. $50; Simpson
Brush and Broom Co., supplies for city
engineers department. 1920; NJ. H.
Webb. stationery for city clerk, SS.O5;
T. H. Bennett. for repairing tools for
street commissioner, S19-35; Henry
Breiten. 1 sewer brush furnishe city
engineer. S6.25; NJ. Giesberg, hauling
FIVE persons to Jail. S1.25: H. Mundell,
hauling pauper. s1.5O; w. A. Irwin &
Co, stationery for city engineer, $3.50;
Momsen & Thorne. n smokestack for
city hall. s2S, and 4 copper balls for
sewer department, $50; Gas ompan
electric lights for Jail, $3.50; city hall
gas. $3.50, Jail gas, s1.40; Interna-
tional Light and Power Co., arc lights
for November, s6OO.40; Manuel Con-
Zalez. hauling two paupers to jail,
so cents; w. r. Grayson & Co, print
ing and binding for assessors office,
$14, Jail register, 81, recorders dock
ct, s22.50; Payne-Badger Coal Co,
fuel for board of health, $3.50; j. j.
O'Neil. groceries, s30.75; Fenchler
Brothers, supplies. 1910; o. G.. Section,
department, s154.37; Payne-Badger
Coal Co, city hall, $3.50, Jail $3.50;
Consumers Ice Co.. 420 pouns of ice,
S3.15: T. H. Springer, 1 vase for city
hall, 81: Fassett & Kelly, supplies for
city hall. SO, Jail. So; city engineer.
s4.75; street commissioner, s5-45; Ell
Paso Water Co., 70 fire hydrants, 4
---.-rI:-- $1,000 20 a,,ch fanGc
S8S1.13: Buckler square, flush tanks,
Jail and city hall, s27.13; Sanitary Con-
struction Co, supplies for board Of
health, $3.50; Kelly & Pollard, drugs,
s63. rs; Western Union Telegraph Co.,
So.
The report of the city assessor was
received and filed.
Want But One Telephone.
Chairman Drummer of the fire and
water committee reported on the tele-
phone franchise of Mrs. Annie NJ
Brett. which has been pending before
the council for five months- The re-
port was not long. In h outset 1t
recommended that the franchise be not
granted. The reasons given were that
it would make it necessary for every
body to take two phones and would
result in bad service The new COM
pany could not get a concession In
Juarez nor get connections with other
long distance lines into Texas.
With the recommendation of the
committee was a petition which 1T
was acknowledged was got up by the
Bell people and signed by many sub
scribers. George Ogden moved that
the recommendation of the committee
be adopted but before a vote could be
taken a general discussion was On.
Parties from all over the house took a
hand n confusion reigned for some