El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-01
ELECTRIC WIRES
MUST CD UNDER +,
The GROUND
City Council Orders Wires at
West San Antonio Street
to Be Removed.

With all the aldermen and mayor
Kelly present a meeting of the city
council was held Thursday morning
at which owners Of property which has
been condemned as unsanitary, were
called on to appear before tnad pody
ut 10 o'clock Monday morning TO show
cause why their property should not
be destroyed; the corporations or the
CITY owning poles and wires ON the
extensions of Kansas and San Antonio
streets were ordered to remove the
Doles and place the wires underground
within the next 60 days; the east and
south walls of the ~Buckler building
were declared to be a menace to life
and ordered torn down by next Tuesday
at Il o'clock.
The meeting was an extended one, In
which the city attorney discoursed at
length on various features OF various
laws. Among other things, he recon-
mended that second reading of the
new fire ordinance, designed to pre-
vent fires, be dispensed with, On the
ground that it contained no provisions
not already to be found in the city
ordinances. This was done
The Cfty's Health.
City health officer W. H Anderson
reported q deaths and Is births for
the past week. Only one contagious
measles. There are six cases of ty-
phoid fever. Dr. Anderson reported 200
meat market inspections and 100 dair-
les, % slaughter houses; 230 cattle, %
hogs. Is sheep and AZ calves inspected.
There were ordered destroyed 372
pounds of meat and $40 pounds of vege-
tables. Tie department made 1857 in
spections of fruit and vegetable wag-
Ons.
Petition for Packing House.
4 petition from J. T. Cameron, ask
ing for permission TO establish a pack
ing house, abbatoir, stock pens, ETC.,
on what is now known as the Cameron
stock yards. at the southern end of
Cotton and Magoffin additions. with an
additional five acres to be added, was
referred to the council as a committee
of the whole. An ordinance drawn up TO
cover the permit asked was also re-
ferred.
The reports of the sewer inspector.
and tax assessor were read and order
ed filed. The report of the city scay-
enger was referred to the city audi
tor.
Alderman Hewitt recommended that
a fire plug be placed at the corner
Of Rio Grande and Newman streets.
and the same was ordered done.
City attorney ". VI. Coldwell recon-
had been condemned by the city as
unsanitary. be summoned to appear
/ before the council and show cause why
their property be not destroyed. This
condemnation was acted on, after al
! derman Clayton had ascertained that
the property would be proceeded
| against, in case the owner did appear
/ before the council.
! An ordinance declaring it misde-
I 70 /c+o r.
e. property dangerous TO life, was given
a second reading, and adopted.
With everybody smiling, the amend
/ ed poultry ordinance, placing no limit
on the number OF chickens that may be
/ kept in the city, was read and
adopted.
! Wires to Go Underground.
J An ordinance declaring the poles and
I wires on North Kansas street and West
/ San Antonio streets, nufsances. where
/ those streets are being opened, and d.
/ recting the companies owning them to
! remove the poles and place the wires
underground in the next so days, was
read and adopted. Alderman McGhee, in
/ commenting on the ordinance, stated
/ that the city had expended already
! $4,000 for the improvement of these
streets, and that as the companies had
no wires in the sections to be opened.
/ except at the cross streets, there could
I be no reasonable objection. Gas and
water companies are also directed to
make connections within so days.
: Walls Must Come Down.
/ In discussing the matter OF the walls
OF the Buckler building, it was the
opinion of the council members that
consideration enough had been shown
/ in the matter. and that delay in the
! case might mean further loss of life,
a motion requiring that the walls be
torn down within the next five days,
was read and unanimously adopted.
Various ordinances aC/tpting bonds
/ and work done by the Texas Bitulithic
! company and the Petrolithic and Con-
! StructiOn company were read and
| adopted. These concerned paving on
Rio Grande street and Myrtle avenue.