El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-10
WANTS
To SELL BONDS
Commissioner Says Price Of
Materials Makes UP For
Low Bids Made.

1t would be advisable for the county
commissioners to sell the county bonQS
amounting to S360,O00 at once, proVlu-
ing they can obtain a fair price TOT
them, is the opinion of Seth OrndoTII'
one OF the county commissioners. MI;
f, OrndOrff believes that, with materlal
at very low price, the bonds could pc
marketed slightly under price and yet
the county could save much money.
because of the present condition VI
the money market and the manner III
which the European war has at1ecleu
the market / believe it would be adVls-
able to sell the county bonds, amount
ing to $360,00O, II a fair price for them
can be realized" commissioner Orn-
dOrff said Wednesday afternoon. Il
have talked with architects and con-
4 tractors about the present prices Oh
material and I believe that fully 10 per-
cent can be saved by awarding the con-
tract for the courthouse at TINS Iille;
Materials of all kinds can be purchased
much cheaper than before the European
war was started. Steel is lower tnah
II has been for some years. or course
the county commissioners do not lnteHu
marketing the bonds at very low
I price, but I believe that a reasonaoie
price can be obtained for them WlJhIh
short time"
Land Sale Postponed.
Following prolonged discussion Ine
county commissioners Wednesday ar
ternoon decided to postpone the time
of receiving bids on the $360.OOO issue
OF county courthouse bonds. Alien
Frake and John S. Curtiss, represent
ing c. A. McNear & Co., Of Chicago
offered a bid of par and accrued IN
| terest. together with a three percent
commission, for the bonds, the bonds 10
be taken up in four instalments or
$4,000 each, the first payment to be
made at once. This would net 81 ana
accrued interest. Commissioner Orn-
dorff spoke in favor Of accepting this
offer, but it was finally decided to put
the matter over and accept sealed bids
accompanied by certified check on an
Ell Paso bank for two percent Of the
bid, up to 1 p. m. January 5.
Asks for Competition.
s. Z. Patton made a suggestion TO
/ the commissioners that all architects in
the city be given a chance to draw
/ plans for the courthouse and that the
competitive test begin at once Al
| though no formal action was passed,
| Mr.. Patton was assured that the plans
would be awarded through a competi-
| tive test No action was taken re-
! garding the calling for plans.
County road superintendent D. NJ.
] White was empowered to make pur-
| chases for necessary material for road
work and the county auditor will be di-
Z rected to receive bids for materials.
DR.. z. s. White Gets Job.
u
/ S. White, Of Ysleta, assistant county
| physician, at a salary of SIS a month
/ He will attend cases in the territory
( below the five mile bridge
J Commissioner Orndorff brought VI
( the question of whether the county had
( received payment for rock that was
I permitted to be hauled away after de-
/ livery to the county and whether there
/ was any authority for disposing OF
county rock Auditor Roy Barnum
! stated that the former board had
! passed an order permitting the sale OF
| rock at $1.15 per yard and that some
rock had been disposed Of He remem-
/ bered that the reclamation service had
| secured a certain amount which had
! never been paid for, but 1t was his
recollection that all other rock pur-
chased through his office had been paid
for.
Those present were judge Adrian
Pool, Seth OrndOrff, J. NJ Walling,
George Penden and James Clifford.