El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
DEMAND REPORT
On $1,000 LENT
Commissioners Would Hear
What Soil Products Expo.
Did With the Money.

Dld Win the money.
What became Of the $500 donated
! by the county commissioners to the
J International Soil Products exposition
I For what was it used2 When is that
{ money going to be paid back 10 the
/ county,
These questions were asked by COM
missioner George Penden at the meet
ing Of the county commissioners Sat
/ urday. with the result that county
auditor J. A. Escajeda was asked 10
look into the matter and report later
to the commissioners
Penden Wants n Report.
Representatives from the chamber
OF commerce came down here and asked
US for that money TO help bring the
exposition here stated Mr. Pendell
telling US that we would get the mon
ey back l understand that although
the exposition cost a lot of money, il
made money. and I for one would like
10 see a report Of the finances Of that
affair"
WaIIing Wants Fair Treatment.
I would like TO be treated fairly
by the people" emphaticaly stated
comm ssiOner J. NJ Walline. referring
to the new tax payers league. Here
they are talking about money wasted
by the county and mismanagement. and
the spending Of large sums Of money
has been only after a demand for il
by the people themselves
George he said, turning to COM
missioner Pendell. who caused all this
extra scrip on the court hOuse2"
The people promptly answered Mr..
PendelL
They demanded that this and that
he done" continued the aggrieved COM
missioner. and now they are kicking
We have tried hard enough TO have the
people in here that they may see what
is going on. I hate like the dickens
10 be blamed for things we are not 10
blame for"
Washington Gees Road Contract.
J. B. Warrington was awarded the
contract for the construction of the |
road from Fabens 10 Fort Hancock. /
which viii be part of the work on the /
road extending to the eastern boundary !
line of the county. after bids had been I
opened al the meeting Of the county =
commissioners on saturday
Two bids We're opened the second /
from p. r Brick. but that Of con-
tractor Warrington was found to be q
the lower. The prices submitted by ,
cents per cubic yard: loading gravel ,
Is cents per cubic yard, hauling gravel !
40 cents per cubic yard for the first :
mile and 50 cents for each additional ,
mile
Brick Offers Rent for Teams.
The bid submitted by Mr.. Brick IN 4
cluded the following prices Grading.
earth Der cubic yard. - cents: rock,
so cents: paving with gravel. SO cents
Mr. Brick offered the sum Of $50 per
month for the use OF the county teams.
agreeing 10 feed and care for them
The selection Of the lowest bidder
took some time and the services Of
county engineer ". a White were EN-
ployed before the contract was award
ed.
Authorize $4,000 Warrant Issue.
~ hrtr Ia z o. he
$50 600 worth OF warrants to pay for
the road work followed the letting
Of the contract The scrip is payable
in one. two. three. four and five years.
scrip viii he taken care % out Of the
Is cent road tax levy. IL was an
Il bears six per cent inter
est and the issue is called the J. t.
Wadlington special FL Paso county
road warrants
Ohio Officer Claims S10O0 Damages
a communication from Lieut. Wat
son II OIL Of n company. sixth Ohio
was read 10 the commission
ars which stated that the lieutenant
,lafmed from the county the sum OF
$1,000 for alleged personal injuries re
reived when he fell from a culvert
,ember % 1916. He claims that he
was crossing the arroyo which the
,ulvert spans. when an automobile ap-
lroached IL. He stepped aside to al
blinded by the lights Of the auto and
rot knowing there was no railing on
he bridge stepped over the edge and
ell to the bottom Of the ravine, sus-
aiming two broken ribs and a dislO-
ated shoulder He stated that a prompt /
ettlement for $1,000 would be satisfac-
DRY. The claim was referred TO the
ounty attorney
Lack of Money Amusing; Nerve
Hacking
Further discussion Of the finances
( the county were brought up for in
ormal talk. during which judge F. q
icClintock said that the chief OF in
DOR sports, running n county with
ut money. was someW hat amusing,
ven though 1t was nerve racking-
he Judge told the commissioners that
-ithin a short time things would be
rogressing in the best way possible
nder these conditions. and that all
epartments were 70 he looked into.
nd places possibly found where re-
renchments could be made. The
losest economy is TO be the rule. judge
IcClintock said.
Pauper Allowances Lacking
During the discussion II was an
ounced that the pauper allowances
ould not be paid this month owing
, the Impoverished condition or the
lunty treasury. and there is not even
loney to pay FOR planting alfalfa n
ne poor farm. This latter labor VIII
Q looked after. however. for COM
,issiouer Henry Herring. of SOcOrro.
as already made arrangements Tor
ne planting 10 begin at the proper
me- il was said
The taxpayers league also came In %
,r a bit of discussion Commissioner & =
VI. WaIIing stated that he thought
would he a good thing II politics
ould be kept out Of It,