El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28
Criticizes Comm issioners; Fined SIS
OKeeffe Tells Commission
ers They Are Not Attend
ing to Business.

Tor telling commissioner Tom Love.
in particular. and county judge A. S
J. Evlar and the other commissioners
in general, that they. were not at
tending TO business" JOhn O'Keeffe
had to pay S25 Friday afternoon Judge
Eylar fined Mr.. O'Keeffe that amount
instructing deputy sheriff J. KD2at-
rick to lead Mr. O'Keeffe from the
court room. Mr.. O'Keeffe asked for
time in which to find his hat The
time was granted. but the hat was
not found.
most at the close Of the rather stormy
hospital site" session held by the com
missiOncrs Friday afternoon 1T WaS
shortly after Mr.. OkeeiIe declared
that he had a site that the eommls-
siOners ought to buy because II would
lbcrate the poor people of the county.
Il am familiar with these oIner SITES
that have been offered you, SAID MI
O'Keeffe. Il know what they are. As
far as my property is concerned tnese
other sites offer no competition either
in location OF in language. IL IS just
three miles and half from the court
house and a block from the interurban-
This proposition ought to be acted on
Immediately by the people Of the
county Of FL Paso.
Speaks of GaaI Property.
O'Keeffe, is not the property you want
IT has old buildings. You have not
a site offered you that compares with
my property. I want the commission
ers. to buy my property and buy it
T see" said commissioner James
Clifford. that Mr.. O'Keeffe wants US
10 buy his property whether we viii or
no.
Il am not here to run anybody's
property down" declared 7. G. GaaL
superintendent Of the present. county
hospital Il am not here TO praise up
my property. If the price have asked
IS too much (Mr. Gaal priced the prop
erty at 100000, ] am willing to put
down the price. I viii put If down
to the satisfaction of the commission
ers' court and the people Of Ell Paso
These doctors say that / do not
know anything about medicine I
went through the war. I practiced
medicine and know more than these
fellows who were not old enough to
be here when / praCticed. There is
know, a great opposition to the pur-
chase OF my property Why, do not
know The present hospital will do
for awhile"
s'The city Of FL Paso is growing"
asserted Mr. O'Keeffe, rising to his
feet. TT is expanding. It is growing
beyond the widest dreams Of the com
missioners- You haven't the faintest
idea what win happen"
Here judge Eylar said something
about the adVisability Of looking fur
Their into hospital sites. He stated
that sites and more sites were being
prOffered to the commissioners
The Trouble Starts.
May say a word" Mr.. O'Keeffe
asked judge Eylar- Judge Eylar nodded
his head Mr.. Love" said Mr.. O'Keeffe,
raising his voice you have not been
attending to business" Mr.. O'Keeffe
accompanied his remarks by hammer
ing on the table. mo, sir, you have not
been attending TO business You have
been absent from two or three of the
proceedings of this court"
~ ell explained commissioner
Love, Il have right smart business
Of my own"
''Well, you haven't been attending to
business reiterated Mr. O'Keeffe
we cannot stand for this" said
judge Eylar This is a meeting Of
the commissioners court I will enter
fine of SO against you Mr.
WithdraHs Proposition
well" exclaimed Mr.. OKeeffe, ct
Withdraw my proposition that have
su omitted TO this court because you
are not attending to business"
Enter a fine Of SIS against Mr..
y heette," said judge Eylar TO county
clerk Park P1tman who was keeping
the minutes of the commissioner /
meeting. Mr.. Sheriff" judge Eylar
said. addressing deputy sheriff Kill
patrick, you viii take charge Of Mr.
Q'Keeffe.'-
Eylar Makes Explanation.
The selections Of this hospital site
said judge Eylar after Mr.. O'Keeffe /
had left the room, ''is a matter of great
importance Once established it viii
pc the county or city hospital for years
TO come"
Commissioner Love thought that fur
ther time ought to be devoted to the
selection of the proposed site. There
was discussion Of securing autOmO-
plies and visiting the new sites that
had been proffered. Finally the com
znlssloners decided to meet again Tues
DAY morning between and 10 o'clock
and make another effort to decide on
the selections Of a site for the pro-
posed county hospital
Increase Road Fund.
me commissioners made an aDDro-
priation of $500 to be extended on
the continuation Of the road work on
tne Montoya-Canutillo loop road. The
viii take up the $4,000 which
was the original appropriation for that
road II was judge Adrian Pool who
MADE the request that money be an
proprlated so that the work could he
continued. Judge Pool stated that the
farmers were preparing to cut their
nay and from May 10 to November /
there would be a continuous string Of
wagons on the road engaged in haul
ing the hay Of the farmers to marker
whenever there was a heavy rain. he
SAID, the roads could not be Travelled
with load Of hay for 10 days