El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-11

read by the clerk and referred to vari-
Gus standing committees.
Protest Against Oil Tanks.
A petition was read protesting
against the erection of four tanks by
the Texas company, near the Ell PasC
| Foundry & Machine cOmpanys build
ing. Referred by the mayor to the
| council as a whole.
Eight hawker's permits were granted.
/ Warrants for paving completed for
| the city were ordered drawn
A New Sanitary Law.
| An ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
undrawn fowls was read and adopted,
to go into effect at once.
Clayton suggested that the council in
spect the Texas company's tanks at
$50 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
A warrant was ordered drawn to
pay for the automobile purchased for
fire chief Armstrong.
The City's Health.
City health officer Anderson reported
S4 deaths, eight of which were Ameri-
cans 26 Mexicans; and % births. There
are in the city 10 cases Of whooping
cough, two cases OF measles, one of
chickenpox and three of typhoid fever.
The officer reported PAL Inspections of
meat markets, $50 pounds of meat de-
storyed; 120 dairy Inspections; 120
slaughter house Inspections; 1865 in
spections of fruit and vegetable wagons
and stands; 1850 pounds of fruits and
vegeta bles condemned, SO restaurants
inspected; 81 complaints filed.
E. Klein was granted permission to
remove rubbish from the rear of the
st. Louis hotel.
The report of the sealer of weights
and measures was read and ordered
filed.
Fire MarshaIs Report.
Fire marshal Henry F. Reynaud re-
ported that of so buildings and many
alleys inspected, in about half he
found collections of trash and waste,
and gave notice prosecution would fol-
low failure to clean up:
Sewers Extended.
Sewer commissioner Hadlock report
ed 500 feet of sewer laid between
Ochoa and Hill, and $50 on Rio Grande
street; that the river sewers were
pumped night and day and the T & P.
street sewer each day.
Austin & Mari asked for damages.
caused by rocks from a blast break
ing in windows at 1907 North Kansas,
and tearing a hole in the floor. This
was referred to the city attorney
A petition from residents of Santa Fe
addition, asking for work to be done
on the streets there. was referred to
the street and grade committee.
To Grade Nevada Street.
petition from property owners to |
grade Nevada street between Ange and |
Octavia streets, to prevent damage from |
floods, was referred to the street and |
grade committee
a petition from Joe Dunno asking |
permission 10 move q building to Camp |
bell addition was referred TO the street |
and grade committee
d. W. Reckhart's request to be al |
lowed to remove a stand pipe on Sand
Francisco street was referred to the |
street and grade committee
Want Hospital Moved.
The petition OF property owners ask
ing the removal of Dr.. Hendricks I
hospital on Cotton avenue, between
Grand View and khiAfldsoo-hR S;b
Srandview avenue and Atlanta street. !
vas referred to the sanitary commit
-ee
A petition for sewer extension be-
-ween Virginia and Ochoa streets to
Eighth street was referred to the san
tary committee.
\ petition of II. B. Stevens ct al for |
'idetrack privileges. was referred to |
he street and grade committee.
The council Wednesday afternoon |
net and approved the action of mayor
Robinson in drawing a warrant for an
automobile for the fire chief 1t is
tated that no other business was trans
cted.