El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17

Ibis county in two years viii b.
the most bankrupt county in
, the state declared district
attorney ". W. Bridgers, candidate to
succeed himself. at the open air pre-
cinct meeting held at 32s fremont
street, in Highland Park, Friday night
He was discussing the financial con
dition Of the county viewed from the
standpoint Of the old ring crowd
The meeting was attended by % or 50
persons, q small crowd that was IN
creased somewhat when Candidates WIG
had been in attendance at the East III
Paso meeting arrived al lale houf,
In the crowd were said TO be several
anti ring" supporters
Poor Farm At PasO del NOrfe.
The few patients hat are being
taken care Of at the county Door farm
could be roomed and boarded az me
Paso del Norte for less than II IS cost
ing the county 20 run the farm saio
Mr. Bridgers Let US take the 1lE-
ures-the figures which I have gotten
out Of the county treasureTs oflce.
First. the county commissioners palo
Ssg.7q2 q for the land. They have had
the farm seven months and we tino
that eS2O920 has been spent, on the
patients7 No. only for salaries ana
wages Then there is S2l5O-S5 for teed
stock Then there is a list OF INSECT
laneous items, including an automoolie
and gasoline. ammunition and firearms
And now here is what the patents
have received in seven months; I 90. Q.
groceries. S246O4: for clothing. S44.69i
FOR bedding. S29.54 That is why we
could board the patients at the Paso Gel
Norte end save the county money
ssPaved OrndOrfrs Road"
Nj Bridgers stated that he fought
Hmr Q
defeated. but supported the 100000 IS
sue that carried The first road bullt
with the bond issue was $4,000 SIDE
road TO Socorro. where Seth fOrndorffl
claims he controls the vote he said
Instead OF getting our highways
paved" he continues, I'VE are getting
our byways paved.
The present commissioners court IS
ike lot of children with new toys
They are playing with the county and
with q lavish expenditure OF money
They employed one political follower
and paid him $1,000 out Of the treasury
They said he was an inspector OF su-
romobile numbers. He was paid 500
month for 10 months. During the 10
months he never did one thing Never
in all that time vas there a single
arrest After this was made public
they let him out He then made be
lated report that about 100 automobile
numbers should be Cancelled
Courthouse inspectors.
They are paying $500 month for in
spectors on the courthouse on the
high school. which is almost as eE-
pensive a building. not an inspector IS
in the employ of the school board II
the school board can build q 100000
building without inspectors. why can
the county commissioners build court
house without force Of inspectors
Until recently they had a plumbing in
spector- they now have a cement IN
sDector and 2 general inspector and
were about TO appoint an electrical IN
spector. but decided they better not
do it,
Ponder Carter declared that when
the anti ring" was conducting the
city campaign over year ago. prom
ises were made as to what would be
done for Highland Park in the way Of
improvements.
Have any OF these promises been
carried OUT he asked
rs Highland Park any better OH
than when Newman laid IL oute Nothing
but taxes have increased
Promised to Pave Piedras-
shortly after I came here. Altura
Park. where I live. was flooded with
circulars promising that If the people
supported the road bond issue Piedras
would be paved Piedras street has not
been paved. yet s39 245-S5 was spent,
according to Seth Orndorffs own fig
ures, on the road from Socorro 70
Ysleta. I ask you, which road would
have served more people, Piedras street
or the Socorro rosd-
Mr.. Carter stated that Seth Orndorff