El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-13
COMMISSIONERS
WILL ASK BIDS
FOR BOND ISSUE
County Schools Expand Ask
For More Territory
and Buildings.

The new joint county and municipal
building has assumed real proportions.
County judge A. s. Eylar has been
County iudge A. S. J. Eylar has been
Jail bonds voted some time ago. and
now the only thing that stands in the
way of the erection of the building is
the sale of the bonds.
For the purpose Of taking up the
matter Of advertising for sealed bids
for the bonds. the county commission
ers held a session Monday afternoon
The sale of the bonds viii probably
occur some time in May While there
has been no definite selection of
site in all probability the present
county court house site viii be de-
cided on.
County schools Ask for Repairs.
Under the supervision of Miss Myra
Winkler the county school districts
have expanded and are asking for
more territory, repairs to present
school houses, and new school houses
The commissioners are expecting a
petition from the COncOrdia school dis
trict asking for an election to be
called on the proposition of issuing
$500 worth of bonds for school inn
prOvements. The COncOrdia district
begins at the intersection Of the east
ern limits Of the city and contains
1884 acres.
At the Monday morning session of
the commissioners the Fabens school
district was allowed it's petition to en-
large, so that it could take in eight
sections 1t is understood that this
district VIII ask for $4,000 school
bond issue at an early date.
T. R. Allison and n. A. Brown, own
ers Of the Ell PasO Heights addition,
asked the commissioners for permits
sion to replat the west part Of the
west half Of that addition. The petit
ton is under Amusement.
E. SambranO was given permission
u construct sidewalk along the
county road just east Of the five mile
bridge
For river protection work. the com
m1ssloners appropriated $50 for road
work in the vicinity of QuadrilIa
Dave Swartz petiuoned for a refund
OF $500, tax payment. The matter
was referred to the county tax col
leCtOr
For the purpose of making the pay
ment on the county hospital site, de-
clded on some time ago, the commits
] sloners passed an order transferrine.
] $4,000 from the general fund to the
} hospital fund That was the COL slider
, alton to be paid for the site, which is
located on the county road. three and
half miles east of the court house
POlvO wants an established road to
the new county road Capt Herbert
Nunn, county engineer, viii make the
7 survey.
object to Stag Road.
because there was some objection to
1 Stag road, II cars Of Stag that were
On Lue slulnS At 1Sleta were shipped
I TO Clint Monday morning. The Stag
VIII be used on the CIint-Fabens road.
4 Capt Num- stated that he personally
/ did not see any objection to a Stag
/ road Automobile men, he said, stated
I that the road did not affect the tires.
/ The Stag road, it is stated, has proved
/ a success at Douglas, Ariz.
/ The expenses for the county poor
I farm and hospital during March to-
I tailed S777.44 as shown by the repOrf
! of EupeTinteudent J. G. traal During
1 that month so patients were admitted
! to the hospital There are still remain
{ ing So The Door farm received 81
/ Three were dismissed
The reports of Park ". Pitmau
] covering jury fees amounting to 50
Z for March, and that of J. II Walling
! justice of the peace at Sierra blanca
I were approved.