El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

PARKS, Sl per day, IL teams at
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Engineer department M. W.
Robbins 2 days at 81. SO. $500;
G. r. Moore days at s2 80,
~o.OU lO VI
OLD COMPANY FOUGHT HARD.
A lengthy petition was read from the
Ell Paso Gas, Electric Light and
Power company. In 1t that corpora
ton made On offer to continue it's fifty.
four lights now in operation for six
months longer at she rate of IS so each
a month and also to increase those
lights to 1000 candle power each at the
end OF six mon tbs, and maintain them
for eighteen months for Sc per mon tn
each and also to furnish lights free for
concerts and public occasions and to
| furnish electricity for city hall, fire
department and police headquarter RS
4 cents per 1000 watts.
The offer was made conditional upon
the city entering into q similar con-
tract to the one beaten in the courts
subject to the conditions as modified
In their proposition.
AS soon as the reading was completed
Mr.. Burton moved that the petition
be received and filed and the motion
prevailed unanimously. Attorney
Willard Patterson, representing the
old company, made an address
in behalf of that corporation urging
she acceptance of the offer which he
said was made in good faith but his
talk failed to make the slightest i'm
preston upon the assembled city
fathers.
w. s. McCutcheon, of the new COM
pany. spoke few words informing the
council that his company was ready
for business and Alderman Whitmore
moved that the clerk be instructed to
notify the old company that it, lights
would not be wanted any more. Alder
man Badger seconded the motion and
THREATENS THE CITY.
Attorney Patterson then attem pied q
bluff which like wise failed and ended
in his getting called down by Alder
man Whitmore.
Il want TO serve notice on the coun-
Gil, she said, dramatically, "that the
old company will hold you responsible
for this action. You can't terminate
your contract at day q notice this way
any more than the gas company could
are bound to give US proper notice. You
are under contract with US now and
we will hold you to 1t. You must pre-
pare to stand the consequences.
81 think we have city attorney to
give US all the advice we need" said
Alderman Whitmore, rising. 81 don't
think.we care for any more of this"
II am not advising you," retorted
the lawyer, II am not so presumptuous
rs to attempt to advise this council. 1
Am only serving notice on you as to
Patterson departed and the council
proceeded to business.
A petition from L. J. Stoltz was re-
ferred to the street improvement COM
mittee and city attorney.
AJoB FOR NEPHEW SAM
A petition WAS presented from Joe |
Mills, proprietor of variety show re- !
GENTLY opened in the tenderloin district, |
lsking that the council confirm p. F. |
Taylor as policeman to maintain order |
here. The petitioner ssid he would |
Day the salary of this officer and he |
hould be no expense to the city.
The facts of this case are that when |
he place in question was opened the
mayor saw what he thought was q
.Ood opportunity to get his nephew
sam Dryer, soft job. Pat is already
IN the regular force SO that this WAS q
rood chance to fix Sam without public
expense. Mr.. Mills, on the other hand,
'anteQ aylOr, d IrlenQ OF n1S, TO nave
he job, hence the trouble.
UNCLE JOE STOOD BY SAM.
Mr.. Whitmore was In favor of grant
ng the petition and SO moved.
Mr.. Burton said that he understood
he mayor had already made an ap-
ointment but he did not approve of it.
n fact he did not think the city had
he right to make special appointment
or the place.
Things were beginning to look
aually but the mayor stood his ground
nd the council did not call the
huff.
THE MAYORS BLUFF.
"We have let this msn establish his
heatre," said the mayor, land he wants
aore and more. He objects to my
ppointment of an Off GER for his place
nd has brought another man from
inside. l don't think he should be
flowed to run things to suit himself.
1r. Taylor will never be appointed.
have the power to appoint Gil
olicemen,'' and so saying the
,ayor directed the clerk to pre-
eed.
Mr.. Wh!tmore protested that the
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