El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-06
Large Gathering of Citizens
Takes Exception to the
Treatment Of City
Council.


abOlishing of all disease breeding
plants in that section, claiming that all
such are detrimental TO health and life
and that it is their intention to continue
this opposition until their cause bears
fruit
The meeting was opened by the Sc
lection of Luis f. Alvarez as chairman
and B. $. Rodriguez, secretary.
The chairman stated that the object
was to secure recognition of their rights
as citizens and to proclaim their oppo-
sition to all disease breeding estab-
lishments.
Prominent Men on stage.
On the stage were a number of the
men who appeared before the city coun
ell a few days ago to be heard IN pro-
test against the stock yards
The chairman requested that some OF
the prominent persons present should
address the assemblage on the subject,
giving their opinions regarding the re-
mOval of the stock yards, as we'll as
other establishments, which are endan-
gering or might endanger the health
Of the citizens of FL PaSo, and particu-
larly the health of those residing on the
south side of the city
Dead Cattle Cause Trouble.
Manuel Escajeda in the course of his
denunciatiOn, declared that the other
day a number of uead cattle were left
near lis NOME anu lOI sever al llOu4 -
and that when they were finally taken
away these dead cattle were loaded on
Wa CONS going through crowded streets,
thus compelling the people to smell the
stencil from the dead cattle
Some of the speakers advocated
that the various Mexican societies
should be enlisted in the cause, and this
suggestion was heartily endorsed.
Thanks 10 The Herald.
/ The chairman then stated that the
thanks of the Mexican people in the city
should be extended to the press, es
p&cially - The Herald, which had taken
a Stand favorable to the people in their
opposition to all obnoxious plants. The
chairman said that he had taken several
clippings from the editorial columns of
Tha Herald. which were handed to the
SECRETARY, B. s. Rodriguez, who read
thenh in English and translated them
into Spanish. The reading was marked
by IoAd demonstrations of applause.
Then incident cited by Miss Franklin.
in charge Of the work of saving the
babies, Regarding the little boy with ty-
the flies. tKitla the boys grateful recog-
milton of the efforts as published in The
Herald, was one Of the striking features
and createG much interest
The Resolutions Committee.
The chairman in announcing the COM
UlllJeO OH ! IHSOlQk1oIS, Idultu 0SISO
Puces, J. T. Munoz. s. G. Gonzales, Man
uel EscajedaNand Juan NJ Urbina.
It was also moved and seconded and
unanimously approved that another
meeting should. be held at the same hall
on Thursday, June 9.
The members \of the citizens commit
tee, who were seated in a prominent pO-
sition on the sta &c, all took part in the
discussion and were earnest in their
desire to remover the stockyards and
all other objectionable plants beyond
the city limits.
The committee On resolutions pre-
scented their report which was read by
the secretary as follows:
Whereas, A respectful petition and
resentatives of the peAple by the citi-
zens of the south sideS which reflected
their unalterable opposition to all the
various obnoxious plants located in that
section, and that the eheral public can
fully understand the situation, these
resolutions are made a paiT of the mass
meeting held Saturday. ne 4, 1910. in
FL PasO, Texas, and
Protest to Council
Whereas, A committee representing
1900 signers (citizens of the ssouth side)
to a petition and protest tip the city
council, duly presented, and who were
present by invitation to meet ahe coun-
ell, and before whom they werA to state
the why's and wherefores of theif honest
opposition to the dumping down. and
maintaing of al disease breeding plants
on the south side Of FL Paso, and totpe-
tition that said offensive obnoxious
and health destroying establishments be
ordered removed and placed outside Of
the city limits, where unlimited room
and facilities could be procured. there-{
by enhancing the sanitation features OF
tho CITY which iS q mat Of %
residents and the future, and
Whereas, The citizen representatives,
at the day anr hour appo;pSed by the
council, at their behest, <were present
and ready to submit their claims and
objections against allSof these disease
breeding establishments, but there was
no opportunity for such to be heard
but were accorded Treatment that GER
tainly did not bespeAk such action as is
usual between gentlemen and as though
the petitioners had Mp rights, yet each
representative is a property holder and
taxpayer No questions were asked and
no opportunity offered and the attor-
ney representing the citizens was
'choked Off and the | matter decided
against the thousands who reside on
the south side, and which shows that
the unalienable rights of American citi-
Zens to protest and petition the powers
that be- as Guaranteed by the consti-
tuition of the United States, even to the
humblest, and to haveA their honest
grievances corrected. is simply a mat
ter of form in this city apd receives no
attention, therefore be it
Fight Not Given up.
Resolved, That the citizens who
signed the protest and petition to the
council, carrying over 1900 signatures,
do hereby declare their Antention to
continue to try to have theit complaints
and objections rightfuIly adjusted and
that there will be no cessation in their
legitimate efforts against khe crying
evil of disease breeding establishments.
recognizing that the health land lives
of the people are vastly more important
than the dollar making issue: land fur
Their be it
Resolved, That the council of the
city be respectfully requested to again
take up this serious matter ahd look
more fully into the issue Thousands
will testify to the righteousnesis of the
cause even outside of the apparently
condemned district All PHYSICIANS and
men of science will pronounce these es-
adjustments decided menace. The