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

Lighting-The Street Crossing Mat
ter is Allowed TO Slumber.-Salary
of the Mayor Raised TO 500 a Month.
At he regular meeting of the city
council last night Mayor Magofiin
created a slight ripple of connection
among those present by delivering
himself of a little speech in which he
made the public declaration that he
did not wish his name to go before the
convention as a candidate for another
term of the mayoralty. The speech in
full was as follows:
Gentlemen of the City Council-Be>
fore YOU proceed with fixing the salar-
les of the different officers, in justice TO
myself as well as to the members of
YOUR honorable body and the people
at LARCENY democratic friends in
particular-I wish to state to you pub
Iicly that inasmuch as the municipal
election is drawing near, l wish to put
myself on record as not wishing my
name to come before the convention
for another term; and wish those
friends that persist in nominating me-.
to cast about n agree upon a good
to hold the Office. l believe
this is the best course to pursue. all
matters considered, and / trust my
~ ~
and act accordingly"
The announcement of the mayor was
received in silence by the members OF
the council and only a covert glance
at each other gave evidence that the
matter had any peculiar Specification.
No was made and the council
proceeded with the usual routine work
The Proceedings.
Upon a call of the roll it was found
that the members of the council pres
ent were: Mayor Magofin. Aldermen
Clifford. Burton. Ogden, Drummer,
Stewart. Grant and Badger: absent,
Alderman McDuffie.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Engineer Wimberley read the bids
offered for putting in street-crossings
at ten OF the prominent crossings in
the down town district
w. w. Fink. of the Ell Paso Fuel
company offered to put crossings in
with stone tagging at s1O5.12; asphalt
tic bitumen for $112.S0 and vitrified
brick at S92.40.
Richard Hibbert made a bid on ma
tive stone crossings at $1S7.
r. c. Lowell offered to do the work
with asphaltic bitumen for s1.50 a
lineal foot or $50. lump price.
Alderman Grant was of the opinion
that it was not necessary to put down
any crossings at the present time for
the reason that in a few years it
would have to be torn up again when
the streets were paved. If anything
was put down it should be of the cheap
est kind.
Alderman Clifford moved tina the
bid of r. C. Lowell be accepted On
the call of the roll the motion was lost.
the vote standing yes 2, nays 5. No
further action was k in the mat
ter.
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid:
H. II. Du Laney. 81: E. w. Wales,
SGT: Maverick-Clark Lithograph Co.,
$14; NJ. w. Robbins. $3.50; ]. B. Wood
yard. $3.50.
Alderman Drummer presented a re-
quest from the fire department that
the horse stalls in the fire III be
connected with the sewer. The fire
committee had Investigated the mat
ter and found that the estimated cost
would be about 500. In support of the
request he represented that the odor
in the summer time would become very
offensive and recommended that the
connection be made. On motion of AL
derman Ogden the committee was en-
powered to ave the work done.
Alderman Drummer also presented a
bill from the Evergreen Cemetery for
500 for water furnished the pest house
from May 1899 to December 1900 at S.
a month. The bill was allowed.
Alderman Clifford of the finance
committee reported that the commit
tee had visited the treasurer's Office
an witnessed the cancellation of the
SO. 900 sewer bonds which had been
redeemed.
A petition was received from a num-
Der of property owners requesting that
a light be placed at the intersection
of Magofin. Cotton and Newman ave-
nues. Referred to the fire and water
committee
H r. Wood called the attention of
the council to the defective sewer on
st. Louis street lea Stanton and re-
quested the same be extended. 100 feet
to the east line of Stanton street. Re
ferred to the sewer commissioner.
The following communication was
received and referred to the fire COM
mittee: |,
To h o Mayor and City Council.
City of Ell Paso:
Conference.-The Ell Paso fire depart
ment respectively request of your hon.
Orable body that you have all fire n.y. Is
drants within the inner fire limits \
fitted with steamer connections. i
Respectfully. Ii
W. T. Hixson.
Secretary E. p. F. ID. |
FL Paso, Tex. March 81. 1901. 1t
Dispute Over An Alley. I
A communication was received from i
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