El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-07
Decides That Bill Boards
Must Not Be Erected
Around New Buildings in
Downtown District.


The city council this morning changed
the name of st. Louis street to Mills
street and took fall out OF the sign
boards that destroy the view in the
downtown district.
No more will these ugly signboards
appear about the premises where new
buildings are erected, for the city
fathers passed an ordinance requiring
contractors to place Stat fences about
these new buildings so that vehicles and
pedestrians may be seen approaching
from around corners
Tribute was paid to Gen. Arson Mills,
who laid out the first map of the city
OF FL PasO. when an ordinance, order
ing the changing OF the name of St.
Louis street to Mills street was passed.
The general was also granted permits
sion 10 place porticos in front of the two
entrances to the new Mills building,
which viii be as nearly as possible, a
duplicate of his building in Washing
ton.
The seeking of labor is restricted by
the licensing of agents who Will be
placed under bond in order TO prevent
fraud
Over the protest of four property
owners, the ordinance ordering the paw
lug of Myrtle avenue from Florence
street to Cotton avenue passed its first
reading. as did an ordinance requiring
the paving of West Overland street
The oft deferred plumbing ordinance,
which passed its first reading last week,
must lie revised again and so it was
laid over until the next meeting.
1t was 11:30 before the city council
adjourned
The City's Health.
CITY health officer w. a. Andersen 3
weekly report for the week showed a
total of so deaths. five being Ameri-
cans and % MeXieans; is births. six be-
ing Americans and 10 AIexicans, of
whom six were males and 10 females.
The cases of contagious diseases report
ed existing are: Whooping cough, So;
smallpox, one: measles, rs; scarlet
fever. one; chickenDox, three; typhoid
fever, three. Seventy six patients were
treated ait the dispensary and 20 at their
homes Seven hundred and eight in
spections were made of meat markets;
Us of dairies: % of slaughter houses;
162 cattle, 40 hogs, so calves. 120 sheep,
"a fruit and vegetable stores and
wagons; 40 restaurants; six rooming
houses; % premises; one hog; Il pounds
of beef, "a pounds of fruit and vege
tables. condemned; so fumigations made;
19 persons vaccinated.
Sewer Work.
CITY sewer commissioner ]. ". Had
locks report for the week read: One
hundred and 80 feet of sewer laid in
California street, go feet of rock being
blasted for the purpose: g VS. lalt IN;
80 flush tanks and manholes examined:
10 plugged sewers cleaned: East ii
Paso sewer pumped once each day
Mayor Sweeney said: Il have a COM
manicatlon relative TO the storm sewer.
Bonds were ISSUED IN the sum OF $50, 600
for the purpose of constructing a storm
sewer of which the G. H. and S. W.
were TO contribute $4,000 each.
Il have received a communication
from g. S. Waid stating that this would
cost approximately $4,000, stating that
the property owners should bear one
half of the cost of the construction of
the storm sewer beyond Santa Fe street
We have planned a storm sewer to cost
$4,000.
The proposition means that the city
in consideration of the catch basins on
the cross streets the city would pay
s2250, the railroad company the bal
ance, the property owners to pay for the
covering adjoining their property
The bonds voted in 1907 prior to the
time the present administration went
into office was for the purpose Of con-
structing a sewer along Main street
Paralleling the railroad tracks from st.
Nrain street westward to the river.
The present administration has done
nothing Wi this SO far, believing it
the duty OF the railroads to construct
the sewer
''If You will authorize me | Will take
this matter up with the property own
ers and c9Rsummate arrangements with
the g. H | think this a good and fair
proposition
On motion of alderman Blumenthal
the matter was referred to the mayor
with power TO act.
Other Reports.
The report OF the sealer of weights
and measures for March showed collec-
tiOns amounting to $12O.
The report of the building inspector
showed Ill permits issued and fees
amounting to 1854 collected during
March.
The report of the city scavenger for
March showed sfo75.95 collected during
March.
A petition from d. c. Booth and
Others for sewer extension in Bassett
addition was denied Booth is CITY aud
itOr, city purchasing agent and CITY
paymaster.
Alderman Robinson reported the re-
ceipt of a petition from Highland Park
property owners asking the abatement
OF a dust nuisance on the road from the
lime kiln, on Cotton avenue and re-
ported he had instructed street com
missioner Brady to clean it off.
Sidewalk Protection.
Dr. S. I. Turner reported that
wagons were tearing pthe sidewalk in
the alley running south from San An
tonic street next to Ryan's drug store
and was granted permission to put in
posts alongside the sidewalk to pro-
tect it.
Alderman Blumenthal said: "That is
only a 20 foot alley and obstructing it