El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-12
COUNTY NOW HAS
37,435 ON HAND
Stag, From Smelter, With
Asphalt Top May Be
Used on Roads.

Monday morning As against that
amount there is outstanding, the coun-
" bonded indsb tedness which amounts
10 SS11,00O A S250.00O road and bridge
BOND issue is the chief item included
under that head. The bonded indebt-
eOneSS In this instance is considered OF
small matter for the reason that the
amount is secured by over SS0.0OO,0OO
OF property of taxable valuation
All Funds on Cash Basis.
The report is brought down to July
81, and shows that all rho f. ~
the county, including the jury fund,
are on cash basis. Ghe funds are ~,
out as follows: Jury fund; the amount
received last quarter was S1O,296.12, and
the balance remaining is S9,9I9.62; the
balance received for the road and
bridge fund last quarter was S11,366,
S13S, 55O.O5 had been paid out, leaving
a balance Of S5l4O; the balance Of the
road Improvement and maintenance
fund last quarter was S1S,S5S.IS, Slys-
1912 had been paid out, and the bal
Gnce remaining amounted to Sl9,16S-42i
the balance Of the general fund last
quarter was S70,502S2, the amount re-
ceived during the quarter was $5,bcS.5S,
Sf4,1l2-41 was paid out, and there was
balance of S51,S12-13 remaining, the
defunct San ElizariO fund OF Sl.0O6 was
represented l-- = ho'"nr" 81 lr'- rho
court house addition fund No. 2 showed
a balance of s4OO13.s5; the court house
balance of $664.I4. and a balance this
quarter OF $769.34, the COD, 1880 49,
dition fund had a balance last quarter
Of SS,6IL43, and a balance for the quar-
ter ending of s9,617.64; the balance OF
the jail Improvement fund last quarter
was S453.54, and this quarter the bal
ance was given at SS11.0G; the jail ad-
oltion fund No. was represented by
balance of $2,562.97.
In company with judge A S. J. Eylar
the commissioners went to the bank
Monday afternoon and counted the |
county's cash.
County Population Is $4,000.
The county commissioners Monday !
morning fixed the population Of the |
county at 1900. This was done so /
that the number of saloons allowed for /
the county might be regulated. Under /
the law towns in Texas will be entitled |
to additional saloons on account OF the 4
increased scholastic population The /
liquor law provides that each city or I
county precinct is entitled to certain /
number of saloons based on the num- /
Der of school children in that city or |
precinct. The number of school chill |
dren is multiplied by five and one sa-
loon is allowed for each 500 population /
in such city or precinct The scholastic |
census of the county was 1880 That 1
was divided up into precincts
According to that ruling FL Paso IS
entitled to 106 saloons, and the lndl-
cations are that the full limit will be
reached as approximately 100 hquor IL
censes have already been issued IN
the city, the population is given At 3D.
52O. Ysleta is entitled to eight saloons
and Ike Lowenstein, commissioner from
been taken up in this respect. SOcorro
may have three saloons. Fort Han
cock is entitled to one, Clint can nave
two. Eight saloons may be established
up the valley as the population of the
different towns warrants that number
being founded.
Wants Road Graded.
T J. Wright, who owns q place down
the valley near Ysleta, was before the
court with request to
grade the Moon road which is just be-
low YsIeta The petition stated that the
road was badly flooded by the farmers
in that section and was nothing out
broke" said Mr.. Wright, but II the
county will see about having this work
done, I will donate half of the work
Judge Eylar stated that he would take
finances of the county.
August is the month specified by the
aW for dividing up the county into
new election precincts Each pre-
,inct under the law is entitled to $50
egal voters. 1t was stated that FL Paso |
vas growing so rapidly that different I
precincts oVerran that number In I
5ome precincts it was reported the !
number of voters was from 400 to 500.
rhe commissioners court viii take up
he matter of arranging and deslg-
lating the voting precincts at its next
Meeting. August p.
VIII Vote on Bonds August &c.
On August 26 the voters Of the county
viii vote on the proposition OF issuing ] ,
1900 worth of bonds for the pur-
.ose of building a road from Fabens to
Fort Quitman, point on the eastern
he regular meeting day for the com
1issioners' court, but on account of the
ond election the meeting was post
oned until the following day
County treasurer Ponder was before
he commissioners asking that tele-
hone be placed in his office The
reasurer stated that the aUSoI L1-3 4
hone had been taken out l. G. GaaI,
Tho has charge of the county hospital, /
tated to the commissioners that he was4
4 the same predicament. The com
liSsiOners entered an order calling Tor
he placing of phones in those places
J. N. Wallen, who recently purchased !
he Gilchrist survey in the vicinity OF {
Terra Blanca, was given PERMISSION /
D fence the streets and alleys which
ad at one time been laid out in that I
edition. Commissioner T. d Love | :
rom that precinct stated that he did :
OF think anyone had purchased lots in :
he Sierra Blanca addition and recon- {
tended that NJ. Wallen be allowed \
J fence it. inasmuch as it would make \
i'm good COW pasture. f
May Build Stag Roads s
County roads may hereafter be built [
the Stag taken from the smelter, n
ldging from the action OF the commits L
oners in delegating j. w. Eubank,
ounty surveyor. to go to Douglas, =
riZona, to examine the roads there | 6
hich are built of that material and
lid to be excellent If the plan is d,
Lrried out the foundation of the roads ! \
i'll be built of the Stag, and a topping
asphalt or nacadam will serve as
lie covering Judge Eylar was in IA 4
)r of trying the experiment which he | =
ated had proved successful both in I =
birmingham. Ala, and Douglas He | -
ported that he had seen the officials ( u
charge Of the local smelter. and had I -
en- informed that any quantity of slaE II
sired might be secured. 1t was fig "
ed that the Stag placed on board y
e cars would cost the county IS cents. Y
Id the rock which has been used } O.
MOUNTS TO more than One-third that 81
ice. S.
Routine Business. a
VIII Davis, the deputy sheriff, having r.
cured a new motorcycle with which n
run down the speeding autOmobilists +
the county roads between El PasO I -
ID Ysleta, the sheriffs department, I =
GtiOned the commissioners to turn I
lviss old motorcycle over to that de-
rtment. The petition was granted on
e ground that the members of that
Dartment keep the machine repaired 90.
The sum of $3.50 was ordered refund Il
to B. Johnson, being considered an
lount paid as double taxation on
operty on the island c.
DR.. J. VI. White. county health officer J CT
Is granted a 80 days leave of alb CT
nee Shades for the windows in the / d,
tn and 41st district court rooms will CO
obably be provided, the court in In
'ucting Van Hasselin. janitor of the N,
rr-r Fn TO he Of