El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-16

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that event you will be at liberty if you
deem advisable to adopt more ener-
getic measures which offer a reasonable
hope Of a satisfactory and not distant
solution of our water question.
Very respectfully,
W. NJ Coldwen.
City attorney.
City's Health.
City health officer W. H. AndersOn's
| weekly report showed a total of y
deaths, Of which six were Americans,
/ IS Mexicans; "a births of which eight
! were Americans, 16 Mexicans. The
cases of contagious diseases reported
existing are whooping cough. 6S; small
pox 6; measles. &c; typhoid fever, p;
2I1 inspections were made of meat
markets, 125 of diaries, % of slaughter
| houses, ITO of fruit and vegetable
stores and wagons, A of premises, 1888
cattle were inspected for tuberculosis,
1116 found free; 217 reacted. Forty
nine were butchered and 10 condemned.
/ Two hundred and thirty-one pounds or
I meat were condemned. One hundred and
| seventy eight cattle, IA hogs, 20 calves,
! 20 sheep. &c goats we're condemned Two
cows and 20 pounds of pork were con-
demned. Eight hundred and 40 persons
were vaccinated during the week
me Quarantine.
| Since the quarantine began" said Dr.
Anderson. we have issued certificates
| to 1924 persons and vaccinated 3114.
In another month We will probably be
able TO discOntine the quarantine,
] though we are still vaccinating on an
average so persons per day.
4 believe this is the first city in Tex
| as that has tested all its dairy cows
! Sewer Work.
Sewer commissioner J. w. Hadiocks
weekly report showed 100 feet of
sewer laid, so feet of sewer cleaned at
Ninth and Oregon streets, five plugged
sewers cleaned, five Us put in; 20 flush
| tanks and manholes examined.
Police chief Jenkins's report for May
showed collections amounting 10
| s167425.
Chickens Stay.
/ Alderman Blumenthal reporting on
petition to have NJ. Melvin move chick
ems away from the rear of his market
on Stanton and Texas streets, said he
found everything in a satisfactory con-
dition and there is no ordinance which
would prevent his keeping chickens so
/ the petition was denied.
Sideways Soon.
Clayton recommended that fran
chise be granted Silberberg Bros. to run
a steam pipe from the Rio Grande bank
building TO their new store on the cor
ner OF Mesa avenue anu Texas street.
of course this is subject to the APP
proval of the city attorney as we are
growing fast and might want to build
a subway there sometime" he said.
Clayton also recommended the grant
ing of the petition of East FL Paso resi-
dents for a street to be cut through
the northern part of East Ell Paso and
81 S.eolng or Tularosa street from
Piedras street to Stevens avenue.
Park improvements.
Further he recommended that the
BAH LEND IN San JacInto plaza be
destroyed and a concrete stand with a
tool house and public comfort subway |
he also recommended the erection of !
q tool house IN Houston square, paw |
lion in Mundy park for tools and that |
the basin for pool in Houston square !
be converted to a sunken garden The |
charging Of the keepers house al /
Highland Park was also recommended. |
Washington park needs several !
changes" he said. There are too /
many cross walks and a number of !
trees need transplanting. The zoo is !
in q bad place and il has been arranged /
to move the animals to a point near
the lake where it is cooler and the !
unpleasant OdOr of the cages not so !
noticea BILE
Fitzgerald Moor complained of wa
ter standing in the gutter in front of |
his place on Overland street opposite ,
the police station.
"a New City Office
Pete Candelario stated that he was !
appointed assistant weighmaster at |
salary of s25 a month in March. 1909.
but has never been paid. McGhee said: 1
This is the first 1 have heard of it; /
that department has never paid expens-
es. 1t looks to me as If Mr.. Comstock /
might attend to that little work"
Hewitt said: He might collect the
fees from the work done"
The Electric Railway company desir-
ed to purchase 900 feet of sewer pipe
and their communication relative there
TO was referred to alderman Blumen-
thai.
The first approximate estimate of the
city engineer for paving North Stanton
street showed s5S97.S5 due, which the
clerk was ordered to pay.
The ordinance regulating hucksters
was laid over until next Thursday in
order that a provision might be inserted
relative to the issuance of licenses.
Fire Marshal.
An ordinance creating the office of
fire marshal. to investigate all fires,
was placed on its first reading and
the emergency clause attached.
The salary was fixed at 500 per month.
A petition was presented by COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce rep
Questing that the city council appoint
former mayor Joseph L. Sweeney to
the city at the insurance
hearing to be held in Austin on June
q, his expenses and fees to be paid
by the city from the general fund. This
was signed by w. z. Anderson. H ID.
Slater, A Schwartz and \. 2. Coles
After the reading of the petition,
mayor Robinson said: I'VE have al
ready been to a great expense, former
mayor Sweeney and myself having
gone to Austin. Nothing but our ex-
penses Were paid and mayor Sweeney
received no fee"
Alderman Hewitt then asked: Since
a meeting of the Legislature has been
called, are they going through the same
fight? VIII not that hearing be called