El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-22

! was granted with the understanding
that the city would not be put to any
expense. The parties fell out among
themselves and nothing was done. City
Attorney Kemp corroborated the state
ment of Alderman Burton and added
that he had instituted suit in con-
demnation and the commissioners had
been appointed by the county judge.
The compensation awarded by them
was not satisfactory to Mr. Moore or
Mr.. Clardy and they took steps to con-
test the matter. The matter was then
postponed to give the property owners
an opportunity to agree among them
selves as to the amount they were 60
ing to contribute to pay the damages
Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Clardy had sus-
tanned. AS nothing was done in the
matter heh ad dropped it. He had
told Mr.. Moore that he had the right
to go on building IL he chose to take
the risk of condemnation but Mr..
Moore had decided to cease work.
Alderman Drummer moved hat the
matter be referred to the city attor-
ney. Judge Kemp stated that he did
not know what good that would do.
was ready to make his report on
the matter at once and that would be
adversely.
Alderman Badger moved that the adj
verse report of the city attorney be
accepted. The motion was carried.
A petition for a fire alarm box at
Wyoming and Octavia streets was re-
ferred to the fire and water committee.
To Gets Bids on Street Lighting.
Alderman Burton offered the follow
ing resolution:
BE it esolved by the city council of
the city of Ell Paso, Texas, That the
city electrician be and hereby is Or
dered and empowered to advertise for
bids at once in the official paper of
the city and in the st. Louis Republic
for the city lighting: bids to be opened
June 1, 1901, and contract be awarded
to take effect June 1, 1902, for five
years, ending May 81, 1907, for from
seventy-five to n hundred and TWEEN
ty-five arc lights to burn $50 watts
each electrical energy.
Alderman Burton said that there
had been a good deal of controversy
about this light business and he
thought that the method suggested in
the resolution was the best way out
of the difficulty.
Mr. PeticOlas suggested that an adj
vertisement should be inserted in he
Electrical World as that had the larg-
est circulation and would be sure to
reach the profession.
The resolution was adopted by a
unanimous vote.
Salary of the Mayor Increased.
City Attorney Kemp announced that
he a prepared an ordinance fixing
the salaries to be paid the incoming
officers. The clerk vas about to read
the ordinance when Mayor Magofin
interrupted and said he had a few
words to say to the council. He then
made the speech already given de-
Ginning to allow his name to go be-
fore the convention.
When the question of the salaries
came up Alderman Clifford stated that
he thought the salary Of the mayor
should be raised from SIS, the present
salary to 800 a month. Alderman
Drummer agreed with him and made a
motion to hat effect.
Alderman Burton said hat ordinari-
ly he was heartily in favor of raising
the salary OF the mayor and If the
had come up six months ago he
would have unhesitatingly voted for
it. but hethought it would not be wise
to do so at this time. He really
thought that a city of the size of Ell
Paso should pay the mayor a salary of
$500 to $4,000 but he was not in favor
of making the change now.
The motion to raise the salary of
mayor to 500 a month prevailed
and it was so established. The sal
of all the other officials were not
changed except that of the night cap
a of police, and on motion of Alder
Ogden his salary was raised from
$37 to 800 a month. The ordinance
as a whole was adopted. and is as fol-
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Ell Paso:
Section /. The following named Of