El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-14


plies and increasing the department
from seven to IL men during the year
Fire Department.
Establishing a vigiiant and effective
fire department, under the direction Of
commission of citizens. Under your
administration, three new stations have
been erected and an addition has been
built at the central. station You have
added one engine, two hose and chem
zeal, and one motor hose and chemical.
$4,000 feet of fire hose, 10 horses, a
chiefs horse and buggy, made neces-
sary extensions to the alarm system,
and supplied all necessary equipment
to the five stations; you have installed
65 new fire hydrants; you have in
creased the paid men from Is to 50.
These improvements have been made
with current funds. no bonds having
been issued therefor.
Police Reorganization.
Under the direction of a citizens
commission you reorganized the police
department.. The force was increased
from 40 TO sc men, uniformed and sys-
tematized, four additional police sta
lions were located in different portions
of the city for the purpose of rendering
more efficient service. A patrol wagon
was also added 10 the service
Engineering Department.
You rendered a cohslueIaDIr service
to the city in recognizing and estab-
fishing an efficient engineering depart
ment This department was increased
from 9 to "a men
You improved -Itified the Va
rious parks of the cay; acquired five
new parks. including Washington park.
Band Concerts.
aracrnd haudStand in Cleveland
square, and inaugurated free band con-
certs for the citizens.
Beautffying Streets.
You inaugula.t- a.4U assisted in
street parking.
Street Lighting.
You have eA,vn1~~ - distributed
the street lights in a systematic man
ner, having Installed 40 new ares dur
ing. your tenure of office, and the bust
ness section of the city is equipped with
two miles of gooseneck lights
Street Improvement.
You have graded and macadamized
many miles of streets and alleys. and
opened to traffic considerable impas-
sable territory.
Drainage.
You have Established official grades
and perfected the drainage of the city
New Streets Ope.ed.
You have opened North Ell Paso street
out of the general revenue and assist
ance of interested property owners.
You have opened West San Antonio
street and North Kansas street by bond
issue and assistance of property own
ers. and you have opened many alleys
in various portions Of the city.
Storm Sewer.
You have built the first modern
storm sewer on North Oregon street.
Sewer Extension.
You have installed many. miles of
sanitary sewer and practically severed
the entire eastern and the northwest
portions of the city; installed a sewer
pumping station in the southeast por
ton of the city and manufactured ce-
ment sewer pipe at considerable re-
duction.
Wires Underground.
You were instrumental in requiring
the telephone companies TO improve I;
their plants and place all wires under /
ground in the business section
New Water Franchise.
You enacted a new franchise with |
the water company, requiring the in !
stalation of larger mains and reser- /
voirs and increasing the city's pro rata |
of free water.
Sanitary Measures.
You have for sanitary reasons, re- /
quired all dairies to remove from the |
city, and by ordinance have regulated /
the sale of milk and Instituted a strict /
inspection of cows for the detection of /
tuberculosis.
Purchasing Agent.
You created the position of purchas- |
ing agent, combining his duties with !
those Of auditor. effecting a very ma
terial saving TO the city in systematic /
purchasing.
Building Code.
You enacted an uptodate building
code and created the position of build
ing inspector and assistant building in
spector, thus insuring safety and econ
omy in the construction of buildings.
Garbage Disposal.
You purchased out OF the current
funds approximately 16 acres of land
for the garbage and sewer disposal
plants and city stables
Viaduct.
You were instrumental in securing
the erection of the Austin street via
duct.
Park Purchased.
You purchased Washington park 1or
a consideration of $4,000, paying for
same out Of the general revenue.
Psychological Laboratory.
You reorganiZed the meteorological
department and installed one of the
OOSl 4dDOTdtorleS IN the southwest.
Cheen Street Sprinkling.
You secured an electrical car sprink-
Ter, thereby at minimum cost increas-
ing the area of streets sprinkled %
miles each day.
Railroad Crossings.
You secured the cooperation of rail-
road companies in street Improvement,
thereby securing the permanent paving
Of all crossings.
Railroad Parks.
through your solicitations, the rail-
roads nave begun a system of parking
their unlmproved realty.
Concrete Sidewalks
You nave successfully urged proper
y owners to install concrete walks
Bonds Sold.
You nave issued bonds for street nav
ng, street and alley grading, school
oulldlng, garbage and sewer disposal
pants and street opening.
Street Widenea
you secured the widening of North
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