El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08

Southern Pacific tracks on Main street.
the intention of the petitioners being
to erect large store and warehouse
on the premises in the near future.
The matter was referred to the street
maintenance committee.
The FL Paso Gas. Light and Power
cornpany asked the council to close
certain streets in block 131 and the
company would give in exchange GER
tain other property. 1t was referred
TO the street improvement committee.
4 NJ. Loomis asked that a deed be
executed by the mayor on certain prop
ertv that he had bought at tax sale
and on which he had paid all the taxes.
1t was referred to the mayor with in
structjons to execute the deed IL all the
taxes had been paid.
Mayor Magoffin was authorized to
issue his proclamation calling for the
municipal election to take place on the
second Tuesday in April. for the offices
of mayor, two aldermen from each
ward OF the city. a city assessor and
collector, a city treasurer. city engi-
neer and city recorder. The mayer
appointed the following as presiding
officers Of the wards: First ward
John Caldwell; second ward: John II.
Harper; third ward: J. p. O'Connor:
fourth ward: Frank Simmons.
Captain Brown OF the Border Rifles
addressed the council He said that
the state OF Texas had not appropriated
any money for it's militia. The pres
emit quarters occupied by tho Border Ri
fes cost $25 per month and - for
lights, which expense WAS nav being
borne by the individual members OF the
company. He did not think that it was
too much to ask the council to assist
them in the payment of this amount
Judge Harper had suggested that some
of it could be borne by the county and
they asked the counO to appropriate
SIS a month toward Oefraying the ex-
pense. The question: Of the right OF
the city council to mae the appropri-
alton was raised and the matter was ul-
timately refererd to the city attorney
for his opinion at the next meeting.
The School Bonds Sold Again.
Frank Hunter threw a bomb in the
meeting relative to the disposition of
of the school bonds. He stated that lie
had been given to understaADket y.
w. Harris whose bid was accsped by
the council had declined to take the
bonds. He had represented one of the
parties. who had bid on the bonds, tr e
firm of Rudolph Klaybolt & Co., of
They had offered a prem
ium on the bonds of S7.050, and would
now like to have another opportunity
to DiG. He understood that the plans
for the construction of the school bull
iings had been drawn and it as neces-
sary that there should be no further
leday. In view of the fact that he had
already put himself in Geographic
with his firm and knew
they would like to have another oppor
tuDity to bid on the bonds.
Mayor Magoffin stated that The bonds
had been disposed of to the next high
est bidder Mr.. HAYS. of Cleveland.
Mr.. Hunter-"When was that donep'
The mayor-"It was done tonight
in caucus
Mr. Hunter-"Tnen still insist that |
the parties I represent have the right
to put in a bid. I have every reason
to believe that if this matter is post
poned until Saturday morning tn At the
city will be able to get a bigger bid
han that offered by Mr.. Hays. The
premium they offered then was S7.G67
md our bid was $1,000" Things had
since changed and he had every reason |
10 believe that the city and the school |
board coJld obtain a bigger sum than |
The s7,O67 premium.
Alderman BurtCn-"When was the |
:aucus heidi" |
The Mayor-'Tonight I should |
have been glad to have heard of this |
matter before
Mr.. Hunter-'I had no idea that the |
natter would be settled in a secret eau |
:us without giving anybody notice |
IAN not see how the mayor unless he |
was authorized by meeting of the |
council, could be instructed to do |
hing of this kind"
The Mayor-"Well. we have been so |
| will tell you that the |
bonds will be sold to NJ Hays unless ]
he council decides to do otherwise. |
Mr.. Hays telegraphed us asking that |
hey be allowed to purchase the bonds |
1t $7,067 with accrued interest. He |
was the next highest bidder I'll n. w. !
Harris and rather than have any fur
her delay in the matter it Wa. decided |
% let him have the bonds"
Mr.. Hunter retorted that a delay of |
&c hours should make no difference in
he matter.
Alderman Badger tho 'ght the only |
air thing to do if thv were going to |
ct the bonds to other bidders would be
o advertise for bidders, and as the |
natter was urgent the council did not
want to go to that trouble again. He |
lid not see that it would te justice to
he other bidders if they accepted the
lid of Mr.. Hunters firm.
Mr.. Hunter called attention to the |
act that the city authorities had re-
luired a deposit of $500 to be made
With each bid. That had been done by
ZACH of the bidders but the objection /
lad been raised at the time by one of
he representatives of tn bidders that |
he certified check of N. w. Harris e |
company was not in proper form but |
vas simply a check drawn by them
elves upon themselves The council
lad ordered the return of all the de-
,osits made by other bidders when |