El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-12
SHUTS
OFF ON AUTOS
Commissioners Orders Cars
Sold; Allow $1,000 a Year
for Their Upkeep.

FL Paso county will dispose Of its
automobiles at auction 10 the highest
bidder. close its garages and no long
CT have any gasoline, oil or repair
bills to pay. the commissioners having
decided Tuesday afternoon TO make
an extra allowance to various offices
in consideration that they furnish
their own cars.
The total extra allowance viii be
S2400 a year, or about half Of what it
has been costing the county to main
tain the automobiles. The $1,000 will
be paid as follows. Sherifrs office,
S110 month; $50 per month for the
county engineer; S35 for the county
auditor, and SIS for the county school
superintendent.
Sheriff Seth B. OrudOrff has already
bought an automobile. Other county
officials will receive preference when
the county is selling the cars Audi
tor j. A. Escajeda will receive the
bids.
Exeepts school superintendent.
At a continued meeting Of the com
missioners Wednesday morning, a spe-
cial arrangement was made IN the
case of the school superintendent G.
z AAAalAls III HoAAANAAA Va AAAH AA-A-A-f
school board. appeared at the session
and requested the board TO reconsider
its action, as the car in question was
used TO enable the superintendent 10
keep in daily touch with the various
schools OF the county. The board then
decided to allow S35 for the upkeep
Of this car, Sl5 Of which may be used
as monthly payment for the car. which
could be sold to the superintendent
should that officer desire
Might Oppose Road Bonds.
A communication was received from
san Elizari0 citizens stating that IN
less . written pledge were given
their commissioner Henry E-rrlnSs
that part of the $3.50, 900 road bond
issue, 10 be voted on Jan 4 1873 were
used for roads in that section, they
would vote against the issue The
citizens OF San Elizario had eyl-
IDENTIFY not been informed that the
hoard had already made arrange
ments for road work in their section.
Road Contracts Let.
At the time the communication
was received. the commissioners had
bids for two roads. one from san
Elizario 10 Clint and one from san
rio to SOCOrrO. Contracts for
both were let at the meeting. Dudley
& OFT are to build the former road, Z
using crushed rock. at a cost Of about .
II eco. The road will be . feet wide
and 2.43 miles long. Contract for the
other road was let TO Pete " etzel. I
This will be 40 miles long and Y Z
feet in width. The cost will be Sl2.liG I
if gravel is used. but the commits /
sioners have not yet decided on the I
material Part Of Mr.. Wetzels pro- /
1osal was that he would rent the 4
county road outfit at Fabeus at $3.50 /
per month IL was also stipulated in I
10th contracts that local labor would I
be used so far as possible
Wants Glare shut Out.
Judge p. P Price, 41st district
curt. requested that awnings OF
some similar arrangement be made 10
Keep the glare from his courtroom
and that of judge ". d. Howe, S4th .
district court The auditor was re-
luested TO secure bids for awnings,
md also for a filing device requested /
by assessor John r. Cain Mr. Cain
plans TO make a complete card index.
showing the history of every piece Of
property in the county
The bond Of Don Knight as justice
# the peace at Fabeus, in the sum Of
1909, was received and approved