El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-21
Plans Are Also Started to
Amend Charter to En-
brace Mayors Recommen-
dations- Stock Yards to
Be Built.

II was Oecl0eQ py the CITY COUNCIL III
session Thursday morning to reimburse
the mayor for expenditures which he
has made since being in office because
he did not have a contingency fund at
his disposal to meet the needs of the
office.
The mayor stated that these expendf-
lures averaged about 500 a mon.h and
in some instances he had spent more
than his salary.
Alderman BlumentnaJ recommended
that the city attorney be instructed to
prepare bills for presentation at the
next session of the Legislature relative
TO changes in the city charter, making
amendments recommended by the mayor
in his annual message TO extend the
time for paying city taxes TO July L in
stead of March /; to institute the refer
endum and recall and to place the power
of appointing a school board in the
hands of the mayor
Blumenthal, in referring to the ref
erendum and recall said this had been
taken up by many cities and he be
lieved it an excellent recommendation on
the part of the mayor.
The stockyards near the Rosenbaum
grain elevator in the southern part OF
the city, which the city attorney was
ordered 20 stop while in course Of con-
struction, will be built, following de-
ciSion on the part of the council to per-
NIT this.
Eugene Neff's SIS automobile that
would not run and was sold for $50 and
some mining stock, was allowed to go
on the assessment roll at $685.
A report of the fire MIGRANTS required
ed nv fire chief Armstrong
and the mayor suggested that it would
be well to have the water company in
structed to install the hydrants for the
protection of the city and in order that
the insurance rate may be reduced.
All city offices closed at noon in cele-
bration' Of San Jacinto day.
The City's Health.
The weekly report Of city health Of
ficer W. H. Anderson showed a total OF
SO deaths, nine being Americans, %
Mexicans, and one negro; 10 births, II
being Americans, seven .Mexicans and
one negro; 13 Of which were males and
6 females The cases of contagious dis
eases reported existing are given as
whooping cough, "a; smallpox, 8;
measles 81, scarlet fever 2, chickenpox
?, typhoid fever Z; rs patients treated
at the dispensary. 80 at their homes; 100
inspections were made of meat markets,
Of fruit and vegetable stores and Wag-
ons, 2S. Of restaurants; 5 of bakeries;
of rooming houses; IS of premises, y.
cattle. 80 hogs, 81 calves, So sheep, p
pounds of meat and 81 pounds of fruit
and vegetable destroyed.
City clerk McGhee reported that the
mayors message had swamped him and
therefore the minutes Of the last meet
ing were not ready.
City Finances.
The report of the city treasurer for
the quarter ending March 81 showed
cash on hand amounting to s4s0,s5o46,
s506,O9S.12 received and s3S9,239.3S ex-
pended during the quarter
The March report of the plumbing
and meter inspector for March showed
collections amounting to $144.50.
The report of the city assessor and
collector showed March collections
to s145, 005-37.
Fire Hydranfs
Fire chief Armstrong recommended
the installation of fire hydrants at the
corners Of the following streets:
Oregon and Second. Oregon and
Fourth, Kansas and Third. Santa Fe
and Third, Santa Fe and Second. Santa
Fe and ". San Antonio. Leon and Sec
Ond, Leon and Overland, Leon and San
Francisco: North FL Paso and Main.
South Stanton and Ninth, South Santa
Fe and Ninth, North Florence and
Franklin. North Florence and Texas,
North Ochoa and Texas. North Virginia
and Texas, South St. Vrain and Over
land, South Ochoa and Overland, South
Florence and First. South Campbell and
Second, Park and Sixth, Tays and Sew
enth, st. Vrain and Seventh, Brooklyn
and Texas. Eucalyptus and Texas, Roch-
ester and Magoffin, Newman and Olive,
Broadway and Seventh, San Antonio
and Stanton. Ochoa and Seventh, Fisher
and West Missouri, Mundy avenue and
Canova Mundy Park, West Boulevard.
Noble and Arizona, Newman and Ari
iona, ST Vrain and Thirs. Ochoa and
Seventh. Campbell and Fourth, Tor
milo and Overland, Dakota and Silver, |
Kentucky and Federal, Kentucky and
Lebanon, Indiana and Portland, Cotton
avenue and Detroit, Popular and Wyom- |
ing, Rosewood and wyoming, Birch and
Maple and Montana, San
Marcial and TularoSa. Piedras and Ala
media, San Marcial and Alameda; Ce- |
bada and Alameda, Grama and Ala |
media, Stevens and Canal, Estrella and |
Rosa, East FL Paso school, Palm and /
Myrtle, Willow and Myrtle. The fire !
chief further said:
Il also call your attention to the ne |
cessity of a hydrant at the corner of |
Overland and Kansas. also at First and !
Kansas, but four inch main running |
east from Stanton to Kansas, thence |
south 10 First, which is a dead end, |
would render them useless. BY looping |
this main at Second street, or where |
ever convenient, in that vicinity, II /
would render valuable service both to |
our courthouse and an important mer- |
camille district.
I'VE now have a hydrant installed at |
the corner of --nge and Mills streets, !
which is a dead end I recommend that |
this hydfant be moved to the corner of /
Texas and Ange streets and that this |
main be Topped
Discussing this report mayor Sweeney
said: Il notified the chief to make a |
report regarding this"
Hewitt made a motion accepting the |
report and recommending that the water |
company be required to install the hy- |
1rants.
Alderman Blumenthal recommended |
that NJ Abrams be required to remove !
stairways from city property on Santa +
Fe street
Concerts and>StOclxyards.
He also reported that Kindig's band |
had been employed to give concerts and
therefore recommended the denial of the /
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