El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-29

- n Oh ABOUT D uAAt LAtc N4N+ u -
Paso will have to make arrange
- ments with the FL Paso banks
10 carry the city until The 1916 taxes
are paid. in order TO pay its operating
expenses in the meantime, declared
mayor Tom Lea Thursday
This statement was made 10 the city
council Thursday morning, when tine
regular weekly meeting Of the ne"
board was held at the city hall me
mayor accompanied his declaration Win
. abatement OF the city's finances up to
The time the new administration looh
over the city's affairs from the Kelly
administration on April II.
Navor Lea calls attention to the tact
that the ordinary expenses OF conuuCt
ing the cItys affairs is approximately
s50 O0G a month and. as the city can
nav its operating expenses only oul o.
me general fund. the contingent 1uhu
and the special fund, which amount 70
only s5S-992.44. this amount IS suIIl-
Gent only to operate the city Tor III
tie over a month, he declared
In view Of this financial statement
Of the citv's condition, mayor Lea EN-
nhasized the necessity Tor relI ellCH
meut in all departments ne osCla5 5 y =
that while the administrator litSL
TO carry out the prosIsss-Fe P.g,.It--,s1
fr,o1udine the rehabilitation OF Cnl "a
i--,fte and the solving Of the storm
v-a+er problem on the north sloe, ne
r,Tt = his dutv to make every posslole
sewing without destroying the CHI
cheney of any department --,,.-.
ais statement to the council 1oiigH .
iSa1+IeTnen of the Council IN
leu ~ the numerous statements
+7at have appeared in the puDllS
mess with reference TO Ine aLIou "a
OF money turned over Dy ~ 80 r.
sdr7fnistratiou TO the new i Lesl u
20 a
lowing figures; -. ,.-as
IN LaD5 on April y. 1918, as -oL-
lows s5e A27. 40
General fund ----
Contingent fund -.------- "a 90 81
SDeciaI fund -------------
49, -S5S,ssa.84
WaterwOrks operauhs ZOO o.
fund .-....------------S 4'so 80
Trust fund ----------
Waterworks construction .oozO
fund No. 3.-------.---- S7'1'0-'N
sewer construction FUND e.s.9
No. ------- - s-Se "A
street grading fund No 47''-O-''
Eighth street parking o7sa
fund -----..-------- =o90 az
playground fund --.--.- 5-090-g ~
sinking fund and interest - 0S
Revolving paving fund
r.+., s5o3. 40s17
Bonds Of different issues, al
original city bonds purchaser DA-N
by the city. S212,O00- -. If
the 7vaterWorks operating tuAu u
1882. q is used solely 1or ths pu
nose of operating expenses N -
city WaterWorks ospaI. me-.
that each Of the following L9lus
vr-aferu-orlls construction No
sewer construction No ., sLISS-
grading No. 2, Eighth sJreeL pIS!A
ing fund, playgro unos Lullel' li 80
f,,7d and interest and the reFolFlns
having fund-can only be useu III
the specific purposes ser ~ .
above. there being heavy cIlHl
inaI DenaIty against any oILlceI %
The CITY transferring any OF me
above funds, to any olner ue'9i
ment or fund Of the city
The ordinary expenses OF con-
Quoting the city's AFFAIRS Is ~
-,o~i-5atelv $4,000 per month ana
The CITY can only pay its operaLlIl5
.evnenses from the three firsl named
f1Inds. to-wit-the general lunu'
me contingent fund ana the spe
cis1 fund-which amounts, as ABOVE
sci ont TO S5S.9924+ and We hao'
therefore. on hand on April IL. SUI
ficfent money to operate the city OF
Fl Paso for a little over one InoHll-
The s212 900 worth Of city DOnQs
owned by the city, nave Deeu Dousn
ont Of the sinking fund Tor Lne y uI-
nose of saving the city the inter-
sst IN +he same and the saving of
interest is the limit Of their useful
ness
ffou TO the above figures in view
OF the fact that the citizens OF II
Paso. knowing only the bare 1acI
that several hundred thousand COL
lars had been delivered over 20 Us
would wonder why any retrench-
uent might become necessary
when. in truth and in fact, on ap-
proximately June ]. 1915, the CITY
will have to make arrangements
with banks to carry the city Tor
its operating expenses until taxes
are paid in 1916
The present bonded indebtedness
of the city amounts 20 szs6suiVUVs
- leaving available for bonding pur-
poses at this time approximately
s75O,000 and, II the 100000 worth
Of school bonds carry in May, there
will be left available approximate
~ S250,00O bonding power and
this, in view Of the many grave
and serious problems which face
FL Paso at this time, such as the
rehabilitation Of Chihuahua, con-
trolling of the water from the
northern part Of the city and the
placing in condition Of the disposal
plant I feel no hesitancy in say
ing that this administration in
tends TO carry out progressive
policies and yet, at the same time,
it is our duty to the people Of II
Paso and TO the city of FL PasO
TO make every possible saving that
can be made without destroyinG
the efficiency Of any department
Waters Davis Protests.
Waters Davis appeared before the I
ounciI representing that property I
wned by him adjacent to Washington 4
ark had been damaged by excavations ]
made by the city and by the mailten- 1
nee Of the disposal plant and the ]
jumping Of trash in the vicinity. and 7
sked that an investig cation be made.
Recent appointments TO city offices [
rere confirmed by the council
Health Report Made.
The weekly report Of the city health /
micer showed IS deaths, Of which Is 4!
-ere Americans, IS were Mexicans. and 1
WO were negroes Births numbered I
Z, OF which nine were Americans. Is /
rere MeXicans and three we're negroes. I