El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-09

Aioermen.-To Henoy Resign
! ed His Position as Captain OF
police His Successor Ia Be An
ncunced 7, the Council Next
ThursCdv.
The city council met last night al
. 100 o'clock in regular weekly session
with Mayor Magoffin in the chair and
the following aldermen present: Bad
ger. Clifford. Ogden, McDuffie. Drummer
and Grant.
Alderman Badger told the mayor
that Their was a good minstrel show in
town and that he would like to rush
things little that those who wanted
to- might attend.
/ The ciTy clerk read the minutes of
the last meetings. which were approx
ed.
The city officers had no report to
make. but the assessor and collectors
report was read ond approved.
The monthly nay roll OF October was
submitted and approved.
The weekly pay roll of the street
commissioner. amounting to $50 was
ordered paid.
Alderman Ogden of the street and
maintenance committee stated that he
had ordered four new water tanks
from Studebaker for the street Sprink-
lerS and they had been ordered ship
ped at once. He asked that his action
be approved by the council. which was
done. They cost $3.50.
The sewer pay roll was read amount
ing to S1S1.65 and was referred to the
finance committee.
Alderman Badger of the street i'm
proVement committee stated that the
work of filling on the smaller road. for
which 81 800 had been allowed by the
council. had been finished and that
nearly $500 of the amount was left and
he asked that Mr.. Courchesne he in
structed to use the money remaining
together with $500 allowed by the coun-
~ TO further improve the road.
Alderman Grant said that he thought
that the money could be used to a bet
ter advantage in another part of the
city. hut when it was explained to him
that the money had been appropriated
for the smelter road beyond the Santa
Fe tracks on San Francisco street he
had nothing more to say and Mr.. Bad
gers motion was carried.
Alderman lifford. of the finance COM
mittee, read mis- report which was APP
proved.
Bills allowed were S164.S so for the
superintendent of the pest house and
$50 to Frank Kline for 81 days as jan
itor. Alderman Ogden asked OF the
city was not already paying a janitor
and was told that il was but that he
had take a little vacation. Mr.. Og
den thought that when a city official
wanted to take a vacation that he
should get permission from the city
council. Mr.. Badger explained that the
janitor had come to the meeting but
that there was no quorum. so he ask
cd nf A.ti No
which was granted.
The report of the taxation committee
was approved.
y letter was read by the citl clerk
from the school board asking that
tax of 30 cents on every 800 be levied
for school purposes. They also wanted
the city to- build sidewalk in front of
the Central school building. as the 9TH
er property owners in that block would
build side walks if there was one plac-
ed in front OF the school building
Alderman Ogden moved that the Pc
tition be referred back to the school
board. saying that if the city did not
begin TO make the school board do
for itself the city would al
ways have to he doing il for them
His motion was carried.
The request for the 30 cents taxation
was referred to the finance committee
ne StIo'Dl also asked n
curfew ordinance requiring all chill
homes after a certain hour at night
Alderman Badger. jumped up in sec
ord ard said that re for one was op-
posed To the granting of the same
Il have hoy and | can take care of
him. II ! want to let him run around
il is my own business and don't be
lieve in being too hard on the boys. |
was kid myself once and know what
il is. This so called trouble with small
boys is not the fault of the boys but
Of their parents and if you made a law
requiring them to be home after GER
tain hour the city Jail would be filled
every night and we would have to dou-
bile the police force to arrest all the
kids who were on the streets
Alderman Ogden thought the same
wav.
Alderman Grant said the ordinance
might do well for little country town
but that it was out of place in city
the size of FL Paso.
Attorney Chas. Patterson arose and
spoke in favor of the ordinance. He
said that in manv of the large cities of
the east the ordinance was enforced
and il saved many boys from the pen
City Attorney Beall said
that he thought the supreme court had
declared such ordinance unconstitu-
tional and did not believe the city had
a right to dictate to- parents as to what
time their children should he at home.
Mr. Patterson said the CAPTAIN Beall
was mistaken as to- the unconstitution-
alitv of the ordinance.
The petition was ordered received
and filed.
\ petition was read from several of
the Droperty owners on San Antonio
stree between Mesa avenue and Ore
gon street stating that they had placed
IL 10 in, nf hai h,ttl