El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-29

Report. Help is Granted to the Border
Rifles, and Other Matters are Attend
ed to-
The regular meeting of the city
council was held last night at the city
hall. The members present were May
or Magoffin. Aldermen Drummer, Stew
art, Clifford, Badger. Burton and Nc
Duffie; absent. Grant and Ogden.
The minutes of the previous meeting
We're read and approved.
Chief of Police Lockart reported fines
collected amounting to 1851. Adopt
ed.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Street commissioners. $72.50;
city treasurer for interest on bonds,
81 2O1.50 to C.. K. Lockart for money
paid out for city. $3.50.
The resolution of A. p. Root offered
to the council at previous meeting to
the effect that the city of Ell Paso lays
no claim to the strip of land fronting
about is inches on Ell Paso street and
lying between the north line of West
Overland street and the southerly por-
ton lot 81. in block Is. was recon-
mended passed by the committee to
which it was referred. and was adopt
ed
Alderman Drummer recommended
that an arc light bep laced at the in
tersection of Magoffin and Cotton ave-
nues. and Newman street. Granted.
An arc light was also granted for
Wyoming and Octavia streets.
Help For the Border Rifles.
City Attorney Kemp to whom was
referred the question as to the power
of the council to aid the volunteer
guard of the city, reported that he had
had considerable difficulty in arriving
at satisfactory conclusion, but as he
was inclined to resolve any doubt in
favor of the request and inasmuch as
under the law volunteer guards are
Quasi-policemen. subject to the order
OF the mayor in case of tumult. riot,
mobs. combinations to commit felon-
les. breaches of the peace or to defy
the law and the like. he gave it as his
opinion that under the general good
government, peace and order clause
OF the charter the city could appro-
pirate a reasonable amount of its gen.
eral revenue toward the objects indi-
Gated.
On motion is was decided to donate
the sum of SIS. the amount requested.
out of the special fund. monthly.
Report of Auditing Committee.
The report of the auditing commit
tee which was appointed to examine
the books of the city was received and
filed. synopsis of the report is as
follows:
Your committee. appointed to exam
inc the books and accounts of the var
ious city officials handling public funds
beg to report that they have perform
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and thorough examination of receipts
and disbursements. Involving nearly
81 900 900. they have failed to find a
single error.
We find the books of all the city
officials kept in a businesslike manner.
and those of the treasurer kept by
double entry. with monthly final
balance sheet. and deem the system
ADOPTED by the various officers as near
perfection as possible.
City Assessor
]. II. Smith. city collector has col
lected from May 1. 1898 to February
rs. 1901. the sum of 1871 .464.97. all of
which has been properly accounted for.
Police Department.
The chief of police has paid the city
treasurer the sum of S46.394.45 for
fines collected from May I. 1898. to
February 2S. 1901.
City Treasurer.
After examining the accounts of the
city treasurer from March 10. 1898. to
May 81. 1898. we find the balance on
hand that day to .55. 7O6.73: receipts
from all sources from June I. 1898. to
May 81. 1895. we find the balance on
$3.50. disbursed during above time
S444 .S75.9S: leaving a balance March
"a. 1901. s57.7O7.62.
City Clerk.
The only moneys received by the city
clerk are for building permits. for
which he has properly accounted. and
holds the treasurer's receipts.
School Treasurer.
The school treasurer received from
the city assessor $9O.O54.55. and from
the city treasurer. from sale of bonds
$50 900: total. $12O.O54.55
In conclusion We desire to express
our thanks to your honorable body for
the confidence reposed in us. and trust
that the result of our labors will meet
your approval.
John II. Harper.
A. Kaplan,
ID. w. Tucker.
Auditing Committee.
The experts presented their bill for
the accounts. amounting to
$91A. being 81 days at So each.