El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
RETAIL MERCHANTS WANT CITY TO
ND IN FOURTH Of JULY JUBILEE
Retail Grocers Ask City to Put Tax Hucksterers
Stanton Street Property Owners Ask for Street
Car Service Both Way Quarantine Against
Juarez Is Confirmed-Fifty Deaths Here
Last Week, Only Four Americans.
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manholes examined. He collected $3.50

manholes examined. He collected $3.50
for connections.
April Collections.
The April report or city assessor and
collector, Louis z. Behr. showed col
lections amounting ITO S93.797.14
Plumbing inspector NJ. P. Maloney re-
ported collections for the month OF
April amounting to s153
w. s. Clayton, reporting on the petit
ton Of H B. Stevens, c. B. Stevens and
E Moye, for sidetrack on Davis and
Durango streets. recommended that 1t
be granted and this was done.
Kick Against PeddIers.
Clayton then read a petition from
retail grocers relative TO peddling in
the city in which it was charged that
many hucksters peddle without paying
city license and therefore sell cheaper
than the grocers who pay city and
county taxes as we'll as rent. The gro
GERS asked that the peddlers be required
20 pay a license. This was signed by
W. c. White. president of the associ-
alton and J. G. Ingels, its secretary.
The Juarez Quarantine
City attorney W NJ Coldwell then
presented a resolution confirming the
action Of the city health officer and
board of health in establishing a quar-
antine against Juarez TO prevent the
spread Of smallpox, which they charged
exists to q great extent in JuareZ- The
resolution orders that no person shall
enter FL Paso from Juarez unless he has
had smallpox or has been vaccinated
successfully or Taccinated five days
previous TO his entrance into Ell Paso.
Clayton asked what provision had
been made to enforce4 the quarantine.
Robinson replied that proper action
would be taken.
BIumenthaI moved the adoption Of
the resolution. which was seconded by
Clayton, and carried by a unanimous
vote.
Alderman Hewitt recommended that
the T. & P. railroad company be re-
quired to put in an arc light at its Ma
Coffin avenue crossing. Carried.
To Rebuild Pump House.
Mayor Robinson said that w. z. An
derson of the water company agreed TO
make improvements in the pumping
plant to secure a reduction Of Is cents
in the fire insurance key rate, the city
to pay the expense If the city acquires
the plant and the water company to pay
If the city does not purchase.
W. B. Brack said: I'VE cannot do the
work; we have no right to spend any
money while in the hands Of the re-
ceiver.''
On motion of Hewitt the mayors ac-
ton in agreeing to make the repairs
was approved.
Money for July 4.
A request from the merchants league
for a $1,000 appropriation for July
was given to the finance committee for
consideration.
An ordinance regulating hucksters
and peddIers was placed on its first
reading. It required that they must pay
a state occupation tax and city license.
Fruit Stand In Alley.
Police chief Ben Jenkins reporting
on an alley between the Wells Fargo
building and Wigwam theater, reported
that fruit stand and cigar stand is
located there and if continued it may
secure the right by limitation.
Robinson said: Somebody is rent |
ing city property there; the man who |
has the stand, told me he had a lease
from Mrs. S. f. Campbell"
Blumenthal said: "A petition to es
tablish that fruit stand was granted" |
Robinson said: 1T is not right; the !
council has no right to lease a street |
or alley"
Hewitt moved that the stand be re- |
CURED to vacate the alley with the fur |
Their provision that the city put in a |
light there.
Robinson said: Z think we ought TO |
close the alley up; these things run our
insurance rates up"
On motion of Clayton, the police chief |
was instructed to investigate conditions |
and report back to the council
Stanton Street Cars.
h b. Brack representing South STAN /
ton street property owners, presented |
2 petition asking that the street car
company be required to run cars in (
both directions on that street and said: |
The people there are not inclined 70 /
deal harshly with the street railway
company, but they think they have |
rights. The right to operate a street !
ear is to operate il for the benefit of
the people on that street"
Judge j. NJ GOggin said The fact
that there is a discrimination against |
that street; the fact that they run down |