El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-28

We further certify that there Is no
controversy or litigation penolng OF
threatened concerning the validity o.
said warrants, OF the proceedings o.
the Commissioners Court Of the County
of Fl Paso had in reference 10 the IN
stallation OF said jail cells, including
all equipment. appurtenances, ana iron
work in connection herewith as alore-
said. or the payment OF the cost thereof.
nor concerning the corporate existence
or boundaries Of the said county, or
the title OF the present officers 10 thelr
respective offices
In witness whereof. we have hereunto
set our hands and officially affixed the
corporate seal Of said County. on the
$500 day of -.------ A D. 1915
ADRIAN POOL
County Judge.
Attest:
f. g. McCLINTOCK.
County Clerk.
COUNTY SEAL).
In the matter Of FL Paso County,
Texas, Pauly Jail Building Company
!. Special Court House and Jail Warrants.
dated the 1st day of March, A. D., 1915.
!, the undersigned. cashier Of the
...--.-----.-. Bank Of FL Paso. Texas.
do hereby certify that 1 am personlly
acquainted with Adrian Pool. County
Iudge- Z. 3. McCliutock. County Clerk,
r D. Ponder, County Treasurer, and
Roy D. Barnum. County Auditor OF FL
paso County. Texas. that I know the
above mentioned officers were the
County Judge, County Clerk County
4 Treasurer, and County Auditor Of said
County upon the date OF the execution
and delivery OF that certain series Of
Pauly Jail Building Company Special
Court House and Jail Warrants. issued
by said County and bearing date the
1st day OF March. AID, 1915. in the de-
noTnina alton Of 100000 each except No.
Sc. Of the denomination of $4,000, num-
bered one TO eighty-siX. and that said
ali Hfr-ra
the day the said warrants bear date,
that / am acquainted with the sigma
lures Of said officers, and know that
the signatures appearing on said war
rants are the signatures Of said Off
GERS respectively, and that said officers
have to this certificate attached their
raspectiFe sigma lures as follows;
ADRIAN POOL,
County Judge.
p b McCLINTOCK-
County Clerk
=. D. PONDER.
County Treasurer.
ROY D. BARSUM
County Auditor.
Signed and certified this $500. day 7
OF .--.----- A. D, 1915
Cashier.
Commissioner Wallinr states mas 1
much as he has heretofore expressed 4
his disapproval Of the erection Of that !
portion Of the new Court House, known Z
as the Auditorium, and since the Ham
ilton contract in part includes work on
the Auditorium he now desires II
known that his action in voting for I
the order authorizing the issuance Of
the Hamilton Warrants. was for the
purpose Of legalizing the issuance OF
said warrants and in order to carry
into effect the action OF the majority
of the Commissioners Court in letting I
said Hamilton Contract and agreement
TO pay therefore in warrants He now
maintains the conviction that said
auditorium OF any part thereof should
be erected at the expense Of the
J N wALLING.
THE STATE or TEXAS,
County Of FL Paso-ss-:
At the regular term Of the Commits
sioners' Court Of FL Paso County, State
Of Texas. held at the Court House. in
Il Paso Texas, the County Seat, on
Monday, the 8th day Of May, A D,
1916, at the hour Of eleven o'clock, a
M. the following members of said I
Court were present.
Adrian Pool. County Judge;
James Clifford. Commissioner Pre-
Geo. Penden, Commissioner Precinct
Seth 3. orndorff, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No 5;
No 4;
~ b llHLDGhs A-AtLh OF Llle AQlnLN
Court, and eE officio Of the Commits
sioners' Court
Thereupon the following resolution
and order was introduced, read, duly
considered, and on motion by the ma
iority vote Of said Court. the same was
passed and declared adopted. to Wit
Resolution and Order.
Whereas, BY the laws OF the state
Of Texas. the Commissioners Court
Of FL Paso County has the power and
=s= A. 4re
struct public roads within said County;
and.
whereas, the Commissioners Court
OF Il Paso County. Texas. deems II
necessary and advisable TO improve the
hereinafter described public roads as
we'll as to construct thereon suitable
and necessary paving. said road being
known as that portion Of the Donovan's a.,
Drive beginning where contract Of Lee
Moore Construction Company end and
mining to the New Mexico State line
also the lower valley road beginning !
where the contract OF the Biuulithic
Paving Company ends, and running 70
he town Of Fabens. all roads beng
within FL Paso County
Now. therefore, IN order 10 procure
and provide the necessary funds with
which TO improve said roads ana TO con-
struct such pavement thereon as the
commissioners Court may deem adFis-
4 BILE and necessary. and there being no
funds in hand warrants Of Fl FasO
County must issue and the Commits
sioners' Court deeming il advisable to
incur an Indebtedness OF the sum OF =
-wo hundred thousand dollars $780,
lOO-O0) for the purpose Of improving
said roads. and deem il necessary and
advisable TO issue Fl PasO County war
rants for the sum of two hundred thou :
and dollars CS20O 100000: forty thou :
sand dollars (s4O.O00.00) to be due an
nuaIly. bearing six per cent go in
-erest per annUm from date until paid, :
interest payable seui-annually, and for :
The purpose or paying said warrants :
and interest accrued thereon as well (
IS 10 provide for the payment Of the ~
cost Of constructing said roads and
paying the Indebtedness resulting
there is hereby levied on |
all che taxable property both real and
personal. in Ell Paso County, Texas. a
direct tax OF II cents on each 10000
,alUation OF said taxable property for
The year 1916 q direct tax OF -l0f cents
on each $4,000 valuation Of said tax