April 1882
August 20, 2026
In El Paso in early April 1882, the city council adopted an ordinance calling for an April 18 election on issuing $15,000 in bonds to finance a new jail and offices for the mayor and council, with part of the proceeds also intended for drainage improvements. The existing jail was described as…
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