El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
BIDS FOR
SIDE WALK
Around the City City Hall
Opened and Acted on
UPS0N IMPROVEMENT
Decided Upon, and Bids Will Be Re-
Ceived For Brick and Cement
For Building New Flush Tanks
No Werd From the Old Electric
Light Company.

The regular weekly meeting of the
city council was held last hight, all the
members being present with the eXcep
tion of Alderman Clifford who is now
in Europe. The opening of bids for q
sidewalk around the city hall was the
most important business to come be-
fore the body.
After the roll call the minutes of the
previous meeting were read and
approved and City Engineer Wimberly
advised thst the council give him
authority to make repairs on Epson
avenue near Santa Fe ssreet. H. said
At that point the avenue had been
filed 10 to grade bat that further down
no filing had been done, there
fore making quite difference in the
level Of the avenue.
The engineer said that he could OBJ
tain the dirt with which TO fill on
Franklin street rear Santa Fee, and
that by getting il at that place he
would be making needed changes in
the street and also have only short
hsul for the filing. He was author
ized to do the work.
the mayor inquired of the city at
torney If he had heard anything in e.
gard to suis being brought by the
old electric light company against she
city for damages on account of the al
~
city in regard TO lighting. Judge
Kemp had heard nothing in regard to
such q cult and so told the council.
A petition for an electric light at
the corner of Mesa Avenue and Ne
vada street was read and referred to
the fire ana water committee. A num-
Der of residents of Campbell's addition
wanted the council to extend the
sewers in that direction and they would
heax inn TO MOI nf > hn
L. was referred to the sewer commits
siouer.
L. j. Stoltz petitioned the conucil
that he be paid for fence On his prop
ersy which was said to have been used
10 making a levee during high water.
His cain was turned down.
The payroll of the stree DEF artment
amounting 20 S96, ard also u DILL of tire
engi neer for So ~ ere allowed.
The bids which had been advertised
for constructing Sidewalk around he
city hall were then opened and acted
upon. The bids were a. follows.
Il. c. Lowell-Cement walk Ii cents
per square foot; urbing As cents per
lineal foot; coping so cents per run niag
foot: cement posts So 90 each: total
81 339 90.
Mel. Lsrsen-Walk 124 cents; bing
40 cents: coping 81! cents; concrete
Nick II. Carson-Wslk y cents:
curoin7 30 cents; coping 35 cents; total
sl,147 s6.
w 5. HGltzma1-Walk Is cents:
CURLING 40 cents; coping 80 cents; tota!
Sl,47S.
Alderman B-unne- moved that tbs
contract be awarded to the lowest bid
ter. This WE ca ried Ut and the work
given - II. II. Carson.
Engineer Wimb1riy re 20. set Tat he
had received Eth ee siphops for use in
he sewer flush tanks. He also re-
Vested authority TO uuy 81. 800 brick
and 10 barrels Of cement watch is To De
lseu in constructing the sewer IL ash
anks. After some debate it was de-
,ided to advertise for bids on the ma
,erial and that they are to spec fy tnat
he material is to be lad down any
where in the city that the city engineer
nay direct.
The council then adjourned.