El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-21
AMENDMENTS To
CHARTER To be
REQUESTED
City to Ask Legislature to
Grant Them at Special
Session.

Governor Campbell viii be requested
to present the proposed amendments to
/ the FL Paso city charter in his message
to the legislature ct the special ses-
( sion now being held in Austin
J This action was decided upon at
meeting of the city council Thursday
morning.
| DESPITE the controversy relative to
the appointment of school trustees,
which hak been given prominence dur
/ ing the past week, the council decided
1 to make this a part OF the proposed
amendment, reserving for the mayor
| the right to appoint all school trustees
Inspections of Mexican residences in
the southern part of the city showed
remarkable number of uninhabitable
dwellings and only half of these have
sewer connections, according to the
weekly report submitted by the health
| department.
Frank Tobin's request for the clos
ing of alley in the rear Of his prop
erty at the southwest corner of Frank
lin and North Santa Fe streets, in order
that he might offer it as a postoffice
site, was denied, as the council consid-
cred that granting the request might
be smacking of favoritism.
The session of the council was a short
one and the city fathers decided to meet
again at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
though it was explained by the city at
torney that there IS no business of i'm
portance 20 be considered except an or
dinance for the paving OF North Flor
ence street.
Charter Amendments.
City attorney W. NJ Coldw'ell present
ed a resolution to be presented to gov
ernor Campbell requesting him to make
part of his message at the special ses
Of leo gcla aIof he
FL Paso city charter. This was adopt
ed by unanimous vote of the council.
Mr.. Coldwen said: BY this proposed
amendment, the government becomes
more of a commission form and the Of,
ficers will hold office only so long as it
meets the approval of the people and by
virtue Of the recall and referendum all
nances may be defeated by the people
if they so desire"
The Cfty's Health.
City health officer w. H. Anderson
presented his weekly report, which
showed 80 deaths, of which Z were
Americans and % Mexicans; Il births,
Of which were Americans and 10 Mex
leans. The cases of contagious diseases
reported existing at the time the report
was prepared showed, Whooping cough
II, measles 5. typhoid fever 5; inspec-
lions made of meat markets, 2oe; OF
dairies, 1875; of milk wagons, %; of
slaughter houses, 20; of fruit and veg
etable wagons 1135; of restaurants II;
of premises y. 172 cattle, 2 hogs, 10
sheep and - calves examined, 295
pounds of fruit and $50 pounds Of meat
condemned. GA dwellings and habita-
tons on the south part of the city in
spotted, of which 401 were found clean
and sanitary and 81 unsanitary, 393 in
habitable. 221 uninhabitable and con-
and 3o7 without.
Sewer Report.
City sewer commissioner Hadlocks
weekly report showed $50 feet of sew
er laid in rear of Reckhart building,
on San Francisco street Men are en-
gagged in laying sewer on West Snssouri
street, continuing west from North
Santa Fe street. Eight VS. were put in,
plugged sewers cleaned, 80 manholes
and flush tanks examined.
Cow Swallows Hatpin.
j. J. Connors of the pest house re-
ported the death of one cow, which
swallowed a woman's hatpin.
City Depository.
The action Of mayor Robinson in call
ing for bids for city depository, TO be
received July %, was approved.
Chief of police Ben F. Jenkins report
ed collections for the month of June
amounting to s130S.25.
]. ]. Connors, superintendent of the
pest house. was granted 80 days leave
Of absence.
W. H. Goldmans petition for permits
sion TO put show cases in front of his
store at 217 San Antonio street was de-
MED
Postofffce Site.
Frank r. Tobin, stating that he pro-
posed TO offer his property on the
southwest corner of Franklin and STAN
ton streets for q postoffice Site asked
that the city close the alley. Clayton
said: L do not think we ought to go
on record as assisting any person in Of
fering a site. OF course. if a site is
chosen by the government. then the !
alley will be closed"
Blumenthal said: NO matter what |
site is chosen, the alley will have to be !
closed"
McGhee moved that the petition be |
denied, so the mayor called for a vote, |
which resulted in approval Of Clayton's |
recommendation, Blumenthal voting /
against 1t.
A petition for an arc light at the cor