El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
ROAD To FORT
To Be PAVED
Commissioners Decide, AT
ter Hearing Appeal of R. F.
Burgess for Cement Co.

( Maple avenue viii be paved. accord
| ing TO a motion passed Monday morn
] ing by the county commissioners.
The action was the outcome Of an
earnest appeal made by r. F. Burgess
attorney for the Southwestern Port
/ land Cement company.
I make this appeal not only as the
I attorney for the cement company. bug
also as citizen of EI Paso.~ declared
Mr.. Burgess The street ought to be
paved. and. although we are not a
charitable Institution. we viii not make
any contest If the contract is awarded
TO some other company. provided com
petitive bids are asked for"
On question from commissioner
Orndorff. Nh Burgess admitted THAI
bids might be limited TO certain ma
terials and still be competitive.
Mr.. Burgess offered, for the cement
company. to lay the paving without
specifications, al a cost Of $4,000. pay
able IN scrip The motion. as made by
Mt Orndorff calls for asphalt btu
Hthlc' concrete. or caliche material
Investigating WatsOn's Collections.
COLLECTIONS which Will total from
$500 10 $4,000 made by VIII L. Watson.
county tax collector. are under investi-
saLlon by F. G. Masquelette, special
auollor according TO statement made
Monday morning by the expert to the
commissioners
Nj Masquelette says that there are
no direct records OF the collections,
and that IL viii take from four TO five
days 10 arrive at the exact amount
Iney represent funds collected by the
TAX collector on behalf Of the county
clerk being fees due the county clerk
IN connection with the issuance of re-
demption certificates.
burgess Report Adverse to Watson.
Nj burses VINO was employed by the
commissioners Monday morning to rem
der an opinion relative TO Mr. Watson-s
liability Tor about $4,000 in fees COL
lected by the latter. Tuesday reported
adversely TO the tax collector Mr. Wat
son. he said, is accountable for tho
fees In question. According 10 M
Masquelette. however. the tax coIIec-
tor is entitled TO an offset Of about
an equal amount in fees for which M
watson has not credited himself
Does Not Alter Alleged Shortage.
The legal opinion rendered BY Mr..
burgess, Mr. MasQuelette added in re-
Spouse to a question by Mr.. Orndorff
did not IN any way alter the amount
of the shortage of so. 900 already al
legged by the auditor, the substantial
correctness OF which is said bv MT
Masquelette TO have been admitted bv
Mr.. Watson
Dixie Road Wants Approval.
A resolution offered for passage by
the commissioners, originating from the
secretary Of the Dixie Overland High
way association. was read, but no Off
car action was takep- II is claimed
that the Dixie road is the shortest,
straightest, and only all year around. .
ocean TO ocean route in the United
states The road is logged 10 20
through FL PasO. and viii extend from
savannah TO Los Angeles. passing
through Dallas. Fort Worth, and Ros-
we'll y. "
Delegates Requested For Road Meet.
The secretary's letter also REQUESTS /
that three delegates TO the roads con-
yention in Columbus. Ca be named. |
The meeting viii be held on JULY IS /
IS, an dit IS expected that the commits /
'loners VIII name some one to repre-
sent the county there
The state superintendent's approval
II the report OF the depository Of the
school funds Of Fl Paso for the wear
BEGINNING September 1. 1914, and end
ng August 81, 1915. was read and re-
erred TO the auditor for checking and
ling with the county clerk
IN the county commissioners court
tuesday the case Of A. W. Bittick
lgalnst Mrs R g Woods and her hus-
1and. for forcihle detainer. was con-
-inued until July IS Judge Adrian