El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-24

March %. 1916.
On motion Of Commissioner Orndorff
duly made and seconded it is ordered
by the court that all clinics in which
the county is interested be turned over
to the hospital board and that a copy
Of this resolution be mailed to Mrs. 7.
W. Lanier, FL Paso, Texas.
March %, 1916
On motion Of Commissioner Pendeu
duly made and seconded by Commits
sioner Clifford IL is ordered by the
court that warrants be drawn in Ia
vor Of j. d. Ponder. county treasurer,
in the sum Of S51,S5O.00 with which to
pay the principal, annual and semi
annual interest on the FL Paso county
bonded indebtedness.
Il is further ordered by the court that
he be authorized to transfer the sum
Of S225OO.O0 from the general to the
new road and bridge fund, with which
to pay the interest on said new road
and bridge bonds. amounting to $4,000
and $500 Of such transfer TO be put on
the sinking fund for the redemption Of
said bonds at their maturity.
March IS, 1916.
On motion OF Commissioner Clifford
duly made and seconded, 1t is ordered
by the court that the matter of the
rolio and SocOrrO ditch be referred to
Commissioners OrndOrff and Pendell for
investigation and adjustment
March %, 1916.
sioner OrndOrff duly made and sec
onded, it is ordered by the court that
the matter OF the special court house
and Jail warrants Contract with Ham
iltOn company Of Dallas be referred
10 the county attorney for investigation
March %. 1915.
On this day on motion OF Commits
sioner Orndorff. seconded by Commits
siOner Pendell, il is ordered by the court
that the county engineer be and is
hereby authorized to appoint concrete
inspector on the court house building as
Of March Is, 1916.
On motion of Commissioner PendeI
duly made and seconded by Commissions
er Clifford, IL is ordered by the court
that the tax assessor be authorized and
directed to assess lots 3 and :, block
134, East FL Paso addition, at the sum
OF $125 each.
The state Of Texas,
County of Ell Paso.
Whereas, there has been filed with
the Commissioners court Of said coun-
ty and state a petition signed by thir-
ty-five resident voters and citizens OF
the Shelter common school district No.
W. OF FL Paso county. Texas, to call
an election in said Smelter common
school district No W. for the purpose
Of determining whether or not the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors shall be pro-
hibited in said Smelter common school
ulSlilCl No w . ana IL appearing Nlldl
there is not embraced within said Smell
ter common school district No. W.
any incorporated town OF city: and said
petition having been considered by the
court:
It is therefore ordered on motion
duly made and seconded that an cleo
ton shall be held in said Smelter COM
mon school district No W. 3, FL Paso
county, Texas, on the 22d day of April,
1915, at the regular voting place with
in the limits Of said Shelter common
school district No. w. 3, to-wit: At
the Shelter school house: the object of
said election being to determine wheth-
er or not the sale OF intoxicating IL
Quors shall be prohibited in said Smell
ter common school district No W. ;,
FL PasO county, Texas.
And it is the further order of the
court that T.. B. Jones be and is hereby
appointed presiding officer to hold such
election as now required by law for
holding general elections.
The State Of Texas.
County Of IL Paso
To the Honorable Commissioners Court
OF FL PasO County, Texas:
Come now herein the undersigned.