El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
ADOPT CONCRETE
FOR UPPER ROAD
County Judge Pool Casts
Deciding Vote. Dissolving
Tie of the Courts Vote.

BY a vote Of three to TWO, county
judge Adrian Pool casting the deciding
Monday afternoon selected concrete as
the material for the paving Of the up
per road
The motion 10 select the material
was made by commissioner Seth b.
Orndorff. and when the vote was taken
commissioner James Clifford and J. NJ.
Walling voted concrete" and commits
sioners George Pendell and Seth Orn-
dorff "bitulitchic. There being tie.
judge Pool cast his vote in favor Of
concrete.
GiIIett Suggests Prompt Action.
Sam B. Gillett, an upper valley resi-
dent, urged that now that the material
had been selected, the road be built at
once.
S. McCurdy, sales manager Of the
Southwestern Portland Cement COM
pany, said the services Of an expert
road engineer would be placed at the
disposition of the county to act in an
advisory capacity.
r. VI. Dudley spoke against the di-
Viding OF authority between two en-
ginecrs, and paid high tribute to the
ability Of county engineer Charles S.
Henning.
Company Entitled to Consideration.
Mr.. McCurdy replied that If his COM
pany stood back Of the contractor by
guaranteeing the work for five years,
they were entitled TO have some voice.
A motion prevailed that the specifi-
cations be prepared by the Southwest
ern Portland Cement company for sub
mission TO the county engineer Febru-
airy p.
Orchard Park Wants improvement.
Residents Of Orchard Park filed \
petition asking the court to grade and
resurface Hammett Place, Dunno Bou-
levard and Martinez Place The petit
tion was referred to commissioner Cliff
ford with power to act.
A petition asking repairs 10 the
H|amHM ~ ell e. 4
to commissioner George Pendeil.
Take Action on InaueFts.
Acting on a communication from
mayor Tom Lea Stating that the police
surgeon, DR.. G. 3. Calnan, is now sign
ing death certificates in cases where
no inquest is required. the court Or
dered that the justices Of the peace
be notified the county viii not pay
inquest fees in cases which are not au-
thorized by law.
On motion OF commissioner J. M.
Walling a jury of review composed OF
T. d. Love, V. Hogan. Tom Cook and
]. =. Williams was appointed TO lay
out what is known as the Lanier road
running from Sierra Blanca TO the
New Mexico line.
Eduardo Maese was appointed ditch
commissioner Of the Carr ditch at Clint
Appropriate Funds for Exposition.
motion of commissioner Seth B.
Orndorff prevailed setting aside $500
meeting OF the Farming congress and
Soils Products exposition. Irrigation
congress and the celebration Of the
completion Of the Elephant Butte dam,
which will be held next fall Commits
sioner Walling voted against the mo-
tiOn.
1t was ordered that no purchases
for the county be made except througl
the court
L. v. Carroll appeared before the
board in behalf Of a road from Harris
spur to Fort Qultman. The matter
was referred to commissioner Walling
with power to act
Mary Y. stanton was refunded S3.15
for double payment Of taxes on prop
erty in block 80. Government Hill
Elevator Men Appear.
a. J. AIcCombs, representing the Otis
Elevator company and J. G. Brown,
representing the Warner Elevator com
pany, appeared before the board in be-
half OF the bids submitted several
weeks ago for equipping the new court
house with elevators. After the hear
ing, Henry frost, OF frost & frost
court house architects. declared that in
q first class building he would recon-
mend nothing but an Otis machine
The bid Of the Otis Elevator company
bids about s1l.00 higher than that OF
the Warner people.
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