El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-16
FL PAsOANs To VOTE ON PROPOSITION
To ESTABLISH COUNTY POOR FARM

own a poor farm and hospital of its
own, and the commissioners court has
availed itself of this, its first opportun-
ity, to give the people a chance to de-
eide this question.
During the discussion preliminary to
the passage of the order, the need of the
most efficient means possible to handle
the charity situation was dwelt upon
Backed I'D against the republic of Mex
leo and with FL Paso's reputation as a
health resort drawing the INDECENT sick
from everywhere, in the opinion of the
commissioners, this county needs the
most efficient means it can secure to
handle the pauper situation economically.
In some counties, poor farms have
been made self sustaining and should the
bond issue carry, these institutions will
be studied with the view of approaching
that condition here.
The fear that Ell Paso will be over
run with foreign paupers, has been
largely obViated by an act passed at the
last session of the legislature at the sug-
gestion of the commissioners court
through the efforts OF the local represen-
tative at Austin, which requires q six
months residence in the county and q
year in the state before pauper is en-
titled to relief from the county.
Cigar Stand in Courthouse.
The application of Deason and White
for permission to place a cigar stand in
the main hall on the ground floor OF the
courthouse, was referred to Judge A S.
j. Eylar for investigation.
A new school district extending four
miles east and four miles west from Vim
ton, Texas, was ordered created out of
the White's Spur school district. It is
TO extend from the New Mexico line in
a southerly direction eight miles, east to
the ridge of Mt. Franklin and west to
the TexasNew Mexico boundary line
No Courtroom Yet
The matter of setting aside room
for the court of appeals was dropped.
County assessor George Huffman de-
clined to move to the grand Jury room on
the second floor because he would not
have sufficient light there, so nothing
was done toward the establishment of a
court room.
0. II. Baum asked that the. county
make some effort to repair the county
road west from the main highway at
Canutillo bridge to the state line. a dis
lance of one and one quarter miles. He
said that within the next three weeks
farmers will commence hauling their
wheat to FL Paso and they will need the
road fixed. He said that while only
$4,000 or 10000 bushels of wheat were
grown in that district last year. over
100,000 bushels will be grown this year
in addition to a large amount of alfalfa.
There are now, he said, 5000 or 1000
acres of land under cultivation there
To Grade Roads.
The farmers have graded the road
some and can get 10 teams to, do the
work if the county will aid with it's
steam roller and sprinkler and two
teams. It was voted that this action be
taken and that county surveyor ]. w.
Eubank be ordered to investigate eondi-
lions and renort on them.
Judge Eylar said that he believed it a
good idea to keep a grading team at
work all year repairing roads and the
commissioners present agreed to this, SO
it will be done.
Judge Eylar and commissioners J. J..
Smith and J. Clifford, who were the only
ones present, adjourned shortly before
noon to 90 over the tax rolls for the
present year and approve them. They
went to the office of county assessor
George Huffman and took this action.