El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-14
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1885.

A force OF wOrkmen is repairing the
/ walks in the plaza surrounding the
court house, and putting in new wood
( curbings-
Harry Turner. the c. H. & s A.
/ ticket agent at this point, leaves today
for California, where he win spend
/ few weeks.
| Maj Bill Truseott is occupying a pc
I sition in the G. H yard office, recently
! made vacant by the promotion Of Ike
/ RAIDER to chief clerk
The much talked of G. H pump
/ house is to be constructed as soon as
I Mr. Ealand's crew completes its work
I of charging the stock yards.
It was reported yesterday that at the
southeast corner OF oregon and San
Antonio streets a fine three story
Z brick building would be erected
Charley Collins, the c. H brakeman
who met with an accident in the G. f.
| yards several days ago which re-
suited in the loss Of his left arm, is
getting along nicely at Hotel Dieu.
As suggested several days ago. the
city viii probably lay the corner stone
OF the new and costly city hall with
I appropriate ceremonies. followed or
at night
G. H LangtOn and L Klink, both Of
the G. H shops. have gone on hunt
ing trip into Mexico Before the trip
they secured permission from the
Mexican officials to hunt as long as
they. wanted TO, and kill all the game
that they could bring back
Buchanan and Powers will load ten
cars Of STAG at the smelter and bring
them to this point to be used in the
construction of the new railroad
bridge across the Rio Grande. Ten
more cars Of the Stag were shipped
here for the same purpose from So
zorro.
The E. P IN. E. have issued a cir
cUlar instructing conductors to take
up all the passes bearing the stomp
Of the New Mexico railway and coal
company, as the name OF the road
since the first OF the present year has
been the FL Paso and Northeastern
railway
Harry shelton. late sergeant CT
troop /, of the Rough Riders who
enlisted at New York city, applied 10
the mayor this morning for assistance
10 get to Springer, N NJ. He was
wounded at Santiago and was dis
charged to recover. The mayor agreed
to assist the soldier to get to AIbu-
querqUe.
About 1900 persons have visited
Mundy's addition on the outskirts OF
the city, to examine the excavations
made in the hillside by DR.. Berson- the
archaeolOgist- The Mexican people
also have become deeply interested in
me hole, but eoRfine their visits %
night mostly Charley stevens met two
men who told him of seeing an appar-
itiOn.
At the special session Of the city
SOuncll this morning to open the bids
Tor the erection of the city hall, the
contract was not awarded The coun-
eli proceeded to open the bids each
accompanied with a certified check Of
S9Oo. The bids were from: Ratten-
oury and Davis, J J. Crawford. Buch-
Shan and Powers, T. J. Holland and
SorrensOn and Morgan After some
discussion it was decided that buzz
oflck was the material preferred and
action was deferred until Monday
morning
Nhen the city council was called to
order last night, all officers answered
70 the roll call except alderman Nc
Duffie. who is in California on a leave
or absence Mayor Magofffn asked
mat the opening of bids for the citv
nan be deferred. Mr.. Clifford. special
commi tteenen to determine the cost
or laying the sidewalks AT the plaza
read two estimates, which he had re-
eeiyed Buchanan and Powers. pro-
posed to do the necessary hauling for
2loO and the contract was awarded to
them The following bills were al
lowed; T. B. WEIGH s5S55. FassetI
4 Kelly. s57.I5; J. Calisher. SIS Payne.
2 Badger company, SIS; Ballinger &
Longweu, S15-