El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-24
Ell PASO SPENDS S251,637 81
To RUN CITY TREE MON THIS
Water Investigation and Presidential Meeting Increased
Expenses New Traffic Ordinance Is Held Up Be
cause of Protests-Oregon Street Owners
Want Grade Changed.

During the three months s251. 637-S2
was paid out by the city clerk for the
conduct of the city government as shown
in his quarterly report to the city coun-
ell this morning.
OF this amount s2476.7O was paid out
for investigation of the water works
and S8794.05 was spent for the enter
tainnent Of presidents Taft and Diaz on
Oct. 16, 1909.
The traffic ordinance which was TO
have been placed on its second reading
this morning was held over until next
Thursday in order that the police COM
mittee may investigate protests which
have been entered by liverymen. Mayor
Sweeney explained that all should be
given an opportunity to explain their
objections TO the ordinance as three have
been called to his attention so far.
One Of these is the protest of livery
men regarding the carrying of lights by
private vehicles. another bv the game
persons relates to the hitching of two
or three wagons, one behind the other in
delivering them to their owners or tax
ing them 10 the stable after the days
work. The third was entered bv boys
of less than Is years OF age who OBJ
jected to the clause in the ordinance pro-
hlblhng their driving automobiles.
A protest was entered by North Ore
gon street property owners relative TO
the establishment of a Z percent grade
and they asked that it be made 8 1-2
percent instead This was also held up
pending an investigation. though alder
man Robinson said these same men had
asked for the percent grade and though
1t had required two months to get
things in shape for this grade they have
now changed their minds.
The Citys Health
City health officer ". H. Anderson's
report for the week showed % deaths;
IA being Americans. Is Mexicans and one
SPaniard. During the week 13 births
were reported, five being Americans and
eight Mex;cans OF tlese six were males
and seven females
The cases of contagious diseases re-
ported existing are: Whooping cough
80; diphtheria 2; smallpox L; measles
so; typhoid fever l. Eighty-fo pa
tients were treated at the dispensary
made of $50 diaries; So slaughter
houses 21 fruit and vegetable stores: IL
restaurants; SO premises; 112 sheep;
332 cattle; So hogs; 81 calves. Ten
cattle were condemned; 20 fumigations
were made: 70 pounds of meat and II
pounds of fruit were condemned and de-
stroyed.
County Pays City $500.
Mayor Sweeney reported $500 col
lected from the county for the Taft
Diaz celebration expenses.
CITY engineer F. n Todd reported
that North FL Paso street is in bad con-
dition and must be graded before paving.
This street was ordered paved Dec "a,
1908.
The engineer reported that street COM
missioner Brady said he had no place to
put rock being quarried at this time
The mayor said he had instructed Col.
Brady to fill up the streets in the lower
part of the city as they are badly in
need of filling.
The appointment of all officers of the
volunteer fire department selected at the
last quarterly meeting in December was
approved.
The sewer commissioner reported put
in 10 VS.: cleaned eight plugged sew
eTs; examined 80 manholes and flush
tanks.
No Raise in Salaries
Alderman Blumenthal recommended
the denial of the request of the police
commission to raise the salary of chief
Of detectives Jesse {. Stansel from 800
20 S110 per month.
Il would not recommend to raise any
salaries; our taxes are too high for that