El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-14
FENCED ROADS
ORDERED OPENED
Commissioners Also Vote
SIS For Christmas
Charity Work.

The board of county commissioners.
in session Monday morning. ordered
the opening of two highways that had
been fenced in, authorized the payment
Of a bill for road work and discussed
a number of matters without taking
final action.
The bill of A. I Boyd, for construc-
ton work on the mesa road to Sierra
Blanca, amounting to $3.50, was pre-
scented. on motion of commissioner
Seth Orndorff the bill was ordered paid
when sworn to.
Road Ordered Opened.
A communication, signed by so resi-
dents of Socorro, alleging that E. G.
James, on November rs, 1914. fenced
and closed the public road that con-
meets the macadamized road with the
SocOrro road to Belen station, was
read. 1t was set forth that the road is
very old one and the court was asked
to have it opened to the public On mo-
ton Of commissioner Orndorff the re-
quest was granted.
Donate S75 for Christmas Charity.
Mrs. Thomas Pitt, Of the Salvation
army, appeared before the court asking
for a donation for Christmas relief
work. A communication from the Wom-
ans Charity association, asking for the
! donation OF candy, apples and oranges,
was read. On motion of commissioner
Pendell it was ordered that the Saliva
ton army be given $50 and the Wom-
ans Charity association SIS, the funds
/ to come from the charity fund and be
used for charitable purposes.
A communication was received from
/ z. B. Jones stating that he had been
! elected constable Of precinct 8, but de-
/ sired not to serve and recommended W.
J F Sheffield, the former incumbent. The
! board asked that a regular petition be
/ filed by the people of the precinct
| Ask New Public Road.
! A petition was received from a num-
| Der of residents of precinct 8 asking
| for new public road to begin at a
J point on the SOcorrO and San ElizariO
] roads and extend to the Ell PasO and
| Clint road. The petition was referred
/ to commissioner Orndorff for investi-
/ cation and report.
| On complaint Of a Mexican resident
/ of san Jose, it was ordered that S. s.
/ Carpenter remove a fence alleged to
/ have been built across the community
| road near San Jose.
The matter of making an appropria-
ton to improve the Zack White park,
| recently offered to the county, was
! brought before the board, but action
| was postponed, pending visit to the
park.
Right Of Way for Road Given.
A deed from Mariana L. Pedregon ct
/ al, giving the county right Of way
/ through the James tract in the NSieta
I grant, was presented; also a bill from
| c. n. Bassett asking $500 for the con-
I structiOn of a caliche road over the
| route It was brought out that an
( agreement was entered into with Mr.
! Bassett by the former board for the
1 taking over of the road by the county
when right of way had bC=l secured.
/ The bill was held up until is can be de-
| termined whether the road conforms
! to the requirements Of county high
| ways as to width.
The bond of W. D. Allison, as consta-
Bile of precinct 5, was approved.
Cost of Water Pipe to Hospital
communication to c. H. Leaveli
! chairman of the water committee, city
of FL Paso, from W. Z. Race, superin-
/ tendent of water works, was read,
! showing the quantities and cost of in
/ stalling a water main along the north
side of the county road from the city S
main line at Boone avenue to the
county hospital The estimate calls for
1856 feet of 2 IL inch painted black
pipe, 1880 feet Of ? inch painted black
pipe two gate valves, two valve boxes
and l IL feet Of service line to prop
erty line, at a cost, including all labor
Of installation, Of $500. The communi-
! cation was received and filed.
L G. Gaal, superintendent Of the poor
farm and county hospital, asked for au-
thority to purchase supplies for the en-
suing month. On motion Of commits
sioner Walling, Mr.. Gaal was author
lied to purchase the necessary supplies