El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-07
PANKEY RESIGNS
TUCUMCARI PLACE
WateryvOrks Superintendent Gives Up
Position; School Notices to Be
Put on Bulletin boards.


Tucumcari. N. NJ. Oct "A D. Pan
key. superintendent of waterworks OF
Tucumcari, has resigned his position,
the resignation to take effect as soon
as a successor can be appointed The
resignation is said to be the result OF
a desire of Mr.. Pankey to engage IN
other business a number of appli-
cants have already arisen for the po-
sition, it is said, but no action will be
taken in the matter of choosing new
superintendent until next week. Dur
ing the last year, several miles OF new
water mains have been laid, and ABOUT
so additional water meters installed
with another so now on the way here
to be installed at once. Approximate
" $1,000 obtained from the sale of the
old wool securing mill last month, viii
be expended on the plant through
the purchase Of a new boiler, negoti-
atoms to this effect being now in
progress.
Hereafter all public hauling must be
done by licensed draymen in Tucum-
carl an ordinance to this effect hav-
ing been passed by the city council
The license on public drays was re-
duced to IS a year in order to make it
easy for anyone to engage in this oc-
cupation. The ordinance is said to be
the result of much annoyance and even
loss through the employment of ire
sponsibIe haulers. By the license sys-
TEN an easy track may be kept of any
merchandise being taken across the
city.
J. F. Hofer, superintendent of the
city schools, was given the right by
the city council to erect permanent
bulletin boards at stated points in the
city on which to make announcements
of entertainments and other events at
the local schools. It is said that many
class entertainments take place which
are of great interest to the general
public. to whom great difficulty IS
found in notification. At the same
time it is felt that with the presence
and interest Of the public, the schools
would be bettered.
The French bakery, on south Second
street has changed ownership, J. B.
Neeley, formerly in the same business
in Tucumcari, taking over the bust
ness.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the county commissioners Of Quay
county will take place in Tucumcari
on Monday, Oct g. A great deal Of
routine business is ready to come be-
probably two or three days.
Arran gements have been made to
transport to his old home in OklahO-
ma City, J. Crabtree an invalid who
has been making his home here for
the last year or more. Crabtree has
been living in an old house near the
city jail in the east part of town
Saturday closed the first week of
district court in this city The follow
ing is the list of officers of the court:
Thomas D. Jeib, Judge; George Rem
ley, district attorney; D. J. Finnegan.
clerk; J. E. Rogers, court reporter; $.
Miera, Interpreter; J. ". Bullinton,
bailiff; Belle Parker, grand jury re-
porter.
Another week will be consumed in
caring for the large number of cases
on the docket. A number of minor
cases were settled this week The
case of Bert Belmore, defendant,
against the city of Tucumcari, charged
with hauling a frame building into the
city fire limits in violation to a city
ordinance. was decided in favor of the
city. Notice of appeal was given. A
number of cases were decided against
parents who failed to send their chill
dren to school, fines being suspended
pending a compliance with the law
case of alleged cattle stealing is next
on the docket