El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-10
only 5 cents to pump it, why they can't
furnish it at 20 cents per thousand"
General Complaint"


furnish it at 20 cents per thousand
General Complaint"
Sweeney: DIR. Bray, | would advise
you TO 90 to the receiver and ask him
TO show you the reports OF November
and December, which he showed me last
night"
Bargman: 'You speak of the 90
cent rate as not making much differ
ence. How n-sch more do You think
the. water company will receives"
Sweeney: About 81 200 OF 81 800 per
month"
Bargman: "More than $4,000 We
have figured it pretty close at that.
If the water rate here is so high and
taxes constantly going up, how can we
expect to sell real estate?"
Sweeney: ''T7hen it is Just a general
hard times COMPLAINT with you; the
water rate is too high and the tax rate
too high"
Bargnan: ''The water rate more so
than the taxes, and especially at this
time when We have TO pay our taxes"
Bargman's Tenement.
Sweeney: ''What particular people do
Won represent 2"
Barglnan: Myself as much as anyone
house on South Fl Paso street where
there are 90 rooms. They rent for $3.50
per month for two rooms"
Sweeney: THAT is S225 net"
Bargnan: Eyes, if they are all filled,
but there are always several empty and
You have TO collect each week 1t is
worth 10 ner cent for the work of
collecting; look at the wear and tear
and then see what the income amounts
to-"
Sweeney: Il have made a statement
of my case; if You nave any questions TO
ask / shall be glad to hear from YOU
Bargman: There is no Ill feeling
whatever. | have as much regard for
you as | ever had. / think you are
good man; l voted for You twice and
will do so again"
Mayor Talks of Reptiles.
Personal feelings do not matter. /
have gone through two of the dirtiest
campaigns and have strived earnestly
TO adjust this matter.
There are some reptiles with poison
Gus hearts who say that we are lined
up with the water company.
IF this council has been influenced
by the water company, as You believe,
yon will find that the federal bench
cannot be approached. Judge Alaxey
is just judge.
Il will state that [ care not what
Any DOug OdlAAAS VI HIS aau SOliiS "
the bottom OF this and protect every
body"
What One Consumer Pays.
Mr.. McAfee: II have to paw S64
more per month. I have not raised my
rents There is one place where / have
to pay at the rate of $40 thousand
gallons"
Phil Bargman: "There is no use 60
ing further The mayor said he did not
care about it."
Mayor Sweeney, growing. angry, said:
II did not say that. | said I did not
care what YOU thought about me per
sonally, and / reiterate it."
Bargman: There was no personal
feei ng. We Just wanted to see what
you thought about it
Service Pipe Judgment.
Sweeney: 1--WE got a Judgment from
the supreme court OF the state ordering
the water company to put in service
pipes, and If you pay it then it is your
own fault. The action was not recon-
mended by myself and Judge Coldwell,
we simply acquiesced while it was in
the hands of a receiver. 1t is merely TO
bring the matter before the federal
court"
Sewer Work.
CITY sewer commissioner J. W. Had
locks report for the week showed that
go feet of sewer had been laid in the
alley between California and River
Us were put in: so flush
tanks and manhOles were examined; II
plugged sewers, were cleaned; one man.
hole was put in on Brown and Cali
fornia streets. The FL Paso sewer was
pumped once each day.
City's Health.
The report OF city health officer w
II. Anderson for the week showed a
total of % deaths, 8 being Americans
and Il Mexicans. The cases of contag-
ions diseases reported existing are
wbooping cough, &c: smallpox, I: ty-
phoid fever. 1; measles, 81. Treatment
was given SO patients at the dispensary-
anG 13 at their homes. Inspections were
made of 81 meat markets. $50 diaries,
80 slaughter houses, 26 fruit and vee>Ee-
table stores. p restaurants and 81
premises. Fifteen nuisance notices were
served and inspections were made Of
402 cattle, 20 hogs, SO sheep, &c goats.
Thirty seven pounds of meat and 10
pounds Of fruit and vegetables. were
condemned, while live hogs were de-
strOyed
INDECENT persons to the number OF IS
were furnished food at a cost OF $3.50;
6 Dirt rs were reported. 4 being Next j..
cans and two Americans. During the
week p fIlmigations were made.
Quit Claim Deeds.
City attorney W NJ Coldwell recon-
nerCsd the granting Of a quit claim
Iced to the T. & P. Railway company
Mayor Sweeney explained that IN
1886 or 1888 this property was sold for
taxes and before granting quit claim
iced the railroad must pay taxes to
date
Geo. Look also applied for a quit
claim deed to lot il, block 16e. Camp
bell addition, which was sold by the
city assessor in 1889.
Thee. Eggers also asked for quit
claim deed to lot Is and part Of 10 in
block 81. Mills map. and one for the
estate of J. Hastin, deceased The
mayor was authorized TO sign these
deeds upon the payment Of deliquent
taxes and court costs.
Routine Business.
The city seaIer reported 81 collected
during January and the mayor re-
marked:
The people seem anxious to have
sealer but have not taken advantage
of it
Alderman Robinson read communi-
cation from residents of the second