El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-28
official Proceedings of
The County Commissioners

oct 18th. 1913. and that the Tax Col
lector Of III Paso county De and h. is
hereby authorized to accept said sum
OF $25 i'm fun payment and settlement
OF all taxes. interest. penalties and
costs accruinE or that may accrue to
the county OF El Paso since the date
last above stated and to execute a
release and certificate OF release set
ting forth fun satisfaction and re-
lease Of said taxes, interest, penalties
and costs.
The court then adjourned sine die.
Adrian Pool. county Judge.
z. B. McClintock, clerk.
BY c. Amanda. deputy
Monday. Jan. %. 1916
Court met in regular session at IL
Officers present;
Hon. Adrian Pool, county judge. pre-
Hon. James clifford. commissioner
p' HON. Geo 6 PendelI, commissioner,
- Hon. Seth p. Orndorff. commits
siouer. precinct No. @.
Hon. J. NJ Walling, commissioner,
precinct No. 4.
f. b. McClintoc5, county clerk.
Jan. 10. 1916.
On this day on motion duly made
by commissioner Walling and sec
onded by commissioner Pendell. it is
ordered by the court that the Barlow
Townsite be assessed by lots and
blocks instead Of by acreage
Jan. 10. 1916.
On this day on motion Of commits
siOner Pendell duly made and sec
onded by commissioner Wailing, 1t Is
ordered by the court that Chas. =
Henniug be employed by the county
as road engineer at a salary Of $3.50
per month. on a monthly contract TO
commence from this date.
Jan. 10. 1916.
on this day on motion OF commits
sioner Clifford, duly made and sec
onded by commissioner Pendeu. it is
ordered by the court that j. F. Bowen
of Clint Mercantile and Banking COM
pany. who was the treasurer OF the
San ElizariO Independent School Dis
trict, be authorized and directed TO
turn over the funds of said school
district TO the Union Bank and Trust
company. the present county school
depository.
On this day on motion Of commits
sioner Pendell duly made and sec
onded by commissioner Clifford, it is
ordered by the court that the names
of W E. Bull. stenOgrapher for the
4lst district court, and L. r. Ever
idge, stenoKrapher for the Goth dis
trict court, be placed on the pay roll
of this county.
Jan. 10, 1915
On this day on motion Of commits
sIOncr WallinE duly made and SEE
onded by commissioner Clifford. it is
ordered by the court that the prOpO-
sitiOn OF r. f. See to decorate the
top line Of the courthouse during the
convention or the National Live stock
assOcia tiOn. for the sum Of SIS, be and
the same is hereby accepted
Ian IN- 1916.
On this day on motion OF commits
siOuer Pendell duly made and seconded,
it is ordered b. the court that claims
against Fl Pas0 county be and the
same are hereby approved and allowed
upon their respective funds as pre-
Jan. 10. 1915.
On this day it appearing to the court
that automobile No. &C. the original
license Of which was issued to r. =
Davis. and that automobile No a. the
license of which was issued
10 Francis L. Hall. have both been
surrendered to the county of II Paso
by the grantees OF such license and
cancelled and that r. Tom Smith is
the owner Of the cars originally rep
resented by said two numbers
It is therefore. ordered by the court
that the clerk is authorized and di-
Tected TO cancel said two original
licenses and to issue the same to the
said E. Tom Smith as original licenses
and as if ne were the purchaser %
the same i'm the first instance.
Jan. 10. 1916.
On this day on motion Of commits
Sioner Walling duly made and sec
onded by commissioner Orndorff. it is
by the court that the matter
Of by TT. r. stevens rela-
tive to a road on the east end Of the
tract below Ysleta. leading
off from the main county road be re-
ferred TO commissioner Pendeu for in
vestigauOn.
Resolved. That it he and it is hereby
ordered by the court that bid Of J. +.
Morgan for the furnishing OF labor
and material and the erection and
Of courthouse building
in accordance with proposal No.
I and the plans and specification
for said building as drawn. written
and prepared by frost & frost, archi-
tects, with COMMISSIONS and mOdifica-
tions enumerated i'm the written con-
tract. for the sum of four hundred
and twenty-six thousand eight hun
bred and fOrty-two ($426, $4,000 dol
lars be and the same is hereby APP
proved and accepted.
It is further ordered by the court
that the consideration TO be paid the
said J. T. Morgan shall be paid
follows. The sum of three hundred
and sixty-four thousand nine hun