El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
To INVESTIGATE
THE $4,000 FEE
County Attorney Instructed
to Ask Turney & Burgess
For It's Return.

resolution instructing county at
torncy c. w. Groom to ascertain from
Turuey & Burgess whether they lnIeliI
to return to the county the $4,000 palo
as attorneys fees in the TeXas-Ne"
Mexico boundary dispute, was passed at
a special meeting of the county COM
missiOners' court Thursday afternoon
The resolution was presented by COM
missioner J. NJ. Walling and was pafseu
without comment, commissioner il mes
Clifford declining to vote
The $4,000 now being sought by the
commissioners court is the first SbVOU
ordered paid by the old commissioners
court" said county treasurer James
D Ponder. "The warrant called Tor I'M
mediate payment and was paid IN ac-
cordance with the order of the court.
Turnev & Burgess received in all SiZ,uou
as attorneys fees, and have returned
the second $4,000 paid to them IN Oclo-
ber.'
Hospital Hoard.
The first matter before the court was
the selection of hospital board to dl-
rect the affairs of the new county hos
pital Considerable discussion arose
over the question of whether a 0oarg
had ever been appointed DR.. ii. H.
Stark stated that he had received an
appointment to the board on August J.,
1918. and that he and other members
of the board had met with the OLD
commissioners court on several occas-
IL
lected the site for the hospital Judge
Adrian Pool produced a telegram from
former county judge A. 5. J. Eylar, IN
Austin, saying that the board had Deeh
appointed to aid the commissioners Sc
lect the hospital site.
The law authorizing the hospital
board and defining the duties was read.
After further discussion DR.. stark ten
dered his resignation. No action was
taken on the resignation, however. the
contention being made that no legal
board had ever existed.
New Board Appointed.
The selection of A board was then
taken up and the following were elect
ed: Mrs. W. L. FOxworth, Mrs. I. w.
Lanier, John Miller, DR.. NJ. o. Wright
and DR.. B. NJ. Worsham. This board
Will appoint new superintendent for
the county hospital
The purchasing agent was authorized
to invite bids for the printing OF the
$360,O0O courthouse and jail bonds.
A little tilt came late in the session
Commissioner George PendeH called at
tention to the opposition made by COM
missioner James Clifford to the ap-
pointment Tuesday of the citizens com
mittee to act in an advisory capacity
in planning for the building of the
courthouse. He said: I noticed that
the old board sent Park Pitman and
judge Eylar all over the country to
get ideas for the courthouse before the
bonds had even been sold and yet MI
Clifford opposed the appointment of a
committee of citizens even after the
bonds had been sold. Now, this board
is going to spend the county's money
in a way that IL will get fun value"
Clifford Says Gets Little Consideration.
Il have no objection to the commit
tee INmerely opposed naming the
committee because I thought it was too
early to take any such action said
Clifford. "As to my opposition to this
board, I have this to say, that the other
members of this court have shown me
very little consideration within my
own precinct"
Commissioner Seth Orndorff was
about to add q few words to the discus
sion when judge Pool called for order
and asked that business be taken up.
It was ordered that street improve
ment work in Altura Park be done, the
work not to exceed $500 and cOndi-
toned upon the property owners pay
ing half the expense OF the improve
ment.
An appropriation Of $500 was author
lied for the grading of the Waddington
road and $500 for the Moon road, and
commissioner Orndorff was authorized
to have the work done.