El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13
MAPLE AVENUE
TANGLE ENDED
The Commissioners Court
Awards Contract Monday
for Bitulithic Pavement.

Maple avenue from Dyer street to
the Fort Bliss military reservation
viii De paved at once The contract for
the paving Monday morning was
awarded to the FL Paso Bitulithic com
pany by the commissioners court, end
ing a struggle between the bitulithic
and cement paving companies, which
has been carried to the courts in an
attempt at settlement The road to be
paved is but 1900 feet long, and will
extend from the newly paved military
road on the Fort Bliss reservation 10
the city limits, giving a paved street
from the center of the city to Fort
, Bliss, without break
OrndOrn Makes Motion.
The action of the commissioners
court followed the appearance Of s c.
McCurdy. sales manager OF the cement
company. before its members. Mr..
McCuTdy brought the issue to the
front again when he requested a de-
cisiOn in the paving matter Commits
sioner Seth 3 OrndOrff made the
motion that the contract he let to the
Bitulithic company. and commissioner
George Pendel seconded IL. Commits
sioner James Clifford voted against the
motion. asserting that he believed the
contract should 20 to the lowest
bidder. and commissioner J. NJ WallinE
declined TO vote at all upon the motion.
cement Imposition Gone.
Following Mr. McCurdy's request Tor
4 decision, commissioner OrndOrff said:
4 have been opposed to the paving OF
this section at all. because OF the
opposition Of the property owners to
the bitulithic paving. which I believed
best However. the government Off
cials. having had the road inside the
military reservation paved. requested
that We pave the remaining section
of the street Officials Of tho cement
rnHa ., H.
that they no longer would oppose the
decision Of the commissioners. whether
il he favorable to them or not. I'm
ready to see the Bitulithic company 90
ahead and pave the street"
Acton Was Held Up-
The commissioners court originally
awarded the paving of Maple avenue TO
the BitUlithic company. The cement
company procured an injunction against
the commissioners, preventing them
from going ahead with the contract.
on the ground that the law requires
the commissioners TO award such con-
tracts to the lowest and best bidders.
The case was carried TO the Eighth
tentiOn of the cement company was
sustained The commissioners then
took no action until they received the
assurance which is said to have been
given by the cement company that such
decisions would not be contested.
Go Over Election Returnk-
The comml ssioners canvassed the
election returns and approved them
officially. declaring each winning can
didate elected They also approved the
election o. the Ysleta ditch commits
sioners: DemetriO Dominguez. Amado I
DarmOna, and Tiofilo Naranjo.
Upon the suggestion Of county
attorney Q. W. Groom. the commits
sioners voted to pay interest at S per
cent from September ! to December I
on all interest coupons or warrants
issued to Hamilton & Co. contractors
paid out or taken up by Sweet. Causey.
Oster & Co, brokers, OF Denver.
The commissioners voted to pay
Chris Amanda, deputy county clerk. ex-
Officio salary for two years. amounting
10 5000 from the surplus of that office.
This surplus viii amount to approx |
mately $500. according 10 county clerk I
L 3. McClintocl.
SJe For sunshine Society.
warrant was ordered drawn for !
which to pay up all its outstanding 1
accounts The society has dissolved. /
but was supposed to receive a portion /
of the funds given h. the county TO
the Associated Charities. {
Upon recOmm endation OF county
physician G. y Thomas. the salary of
assistant county physician Irving Nc
Because of the increased
work OF the health department. the
name Of Ohio Carr was added 10 the
regular list OF employees at a salary
OF 500.
Reports Of the county clerk and OF
justice OF the peace James n Deaver.
noting the contribution Of uncalled for
received by the commits
sioners