El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-10
COUNCIL MEETS To
OPEN BIDS md
PASS BOND Mt
At Morning Session Bond
vote Is Canvassed and
Paving Ordered Done.

fathers canvassed the returns or Tues
days election, ordered North Kansas
street paved from Montana street to
Hill street and SET the date for the
hearing against the paving OF North
Virginia street for September 81.
Alderman Blumenthal reported that
he and the city engineer had agreed
to purchase 24-inch pipe for the con-
nection between the city sewer and the
new disposal plant.
The city health department recon-
mended the demolishing of several
houses in the lower part OF the city
which they found to be uninhabitable
The property on which one of these is
standing is owned by district clerk
Isaac Alderete.
Three Small Fires.
Fire marshal H. F. Reynaud's week
ly report showed three fires, one
caused by a cigaret, one by a kerosene
lamp explosion and one by children
with matches while so buildings were
inspected.
Sewer commissioner J. W. Hadlock's
report for the week showed two Us
put in; five plugged sewers cleaned;
81 cesspooIs and nine flush pools ex-
ARMED: so feet of S-inch sewer put In
alsey between Boulevard and Rio
Grande streets.
J. J. Connors, superintendent Of
the city eruptive hospital, reported sS1
collected for board.
City engineer Herbert Num- report
ed grade established on North Camp
bell street between Mills and Frank
lin streets Expenses: Payroll. s1099,
office and field supplies s29.05. Re-
ceipts: Property surveyed, s149; in
spection fees, SIG; leaving total ex-
pense of S963.05 of the office to the
city. Outstanding bills: E. P & s. w
railroad survey. SIS; work at Watts
plant s10.S7, city water company In
| spection, SO. making total Of sS4-S7
outstanding.
Eliminates Noises.
The ordinance requiring the muz-
cling of exhausts on gasoline engines
+; to abolish Objectionable noises was
placed on its second reading and
| adopted. This also requires motor
| cyclists to use mufflers on their ma
| chimes.
| son showing s3613.S9 due for work
done on the sewage disposal plant was
! allowed while J. z. Morgan's estimate
showing s74o6.10 due him for work on
/ the same plant was also approved.
Paving Contract.
The Texas Bitulithic company's bid
for the paving Of NorIn kansas street
from Montana street to Hill street was
accepted by the passage Of an ordin-
| ance designed therefor.
| City engineer Nunn's estimate Of the
! cost of paving North Virginia street
| from Missouri to Arizona street was
s1O,7s3S5.
/ September 81 was set for the hear
ing of protests against this paving.
Alderman Blumenthal said he ant
the city engineer had agreed on thu
o. nj for n,
1 disposal plant and he was authorizes
| to purchase it. This is to connect thu
city sewerage line with the dispose
plant, the old river line to be elimin
ated.
Petitions.
), The petition of Kohlberg Bros. t,
run q metal stairway into the base
ment of the st. Regis hotel on NORTH
Oregon street, was granted, provides
they light it A MARYLAND was granted
! permission to erect an electric lighted
barber pole in front of his shop, 10
Texas street. George Patton's petition
/ for the remission Of s97.3S penaltie
and interest on property owned by tn
Higgins estate was denied. This prop
erty is located on Broadway between
Third and Fourth streets.
: Felipe Simen's petition requesting
permission to maintain a fruit stant
| at the corner of Stanton and San An
tonic streets was denied George Den
: Mss petition for a sewer extension Il
t block 19, East FL Paso. was granted
{ Guadalupe Lagunos and Gregorio Al
j varez were granted hawker's permits
The Segall Optical company's petit
l ton to erect sign in front Of its plac
3 OF business was referred to the r1r
: and water committee.
Mrs. A. B. Fosters petition for a re
3 duction of taxes on the Essex Room
S ing house at 110k South Oregon stree
j was referred to the finance COMMITTEES
Property owners on Magoffin avenu
requested that their avenue be i'm
, proved between Alameda ana Couto
= avenues This was referred to tn
street and grade committee.
4 The petition of Cooley & Payne 70
n the reduction OF taxes on lots II to q
J. block !. D. NJ. Payne's subdivision, an
|, $500 Texas street was referred to tn
4 finance committee.
Election Returns.
The council then canyassed the re
turns Of Tuesdays election for the is
suance of $4,000 in bonds. showin
the folloginf result: For school bonds
:. $50; against school bonus, A. For re
L funding bonds, sos; against refundin
L bonds, 76.
n Alderman McGhee moved that the re
: turns be spread on the minutes and tn
. passage OF the bonds be adopted. TIL
4 motion carried and a recess wa
81 taken until o'clock in order that CT
attorney w. NJ. Coldwen might pre-
pare an ordinance for the adoption G
: the bond issue.
The City's Health.
City health officer W. II. Anderson
weekly report showed a total of 1
deaths, of which were American
and IL Mexicans. The number of birth
recorded was Is, of which wer
1 Americans and Mexicans
The cases of contagious diseases ex
listing were: Smallpox. 1 scarlet fe
YER 10; whooping cough, 8; mumps, 1
typhoid fever. II; of which were non
| residents. No cases of measles wer
reported.
Two hundred and nine inspection
were made of meat markets: As o
slaughter houses; 81 of meat wagons
81 Of milk wagons; los of premises;
/ of bakeries; 90 of dairies; POI of frui
i stands; 70O of fruit and vegetable
/ | wagons. One hundred and eighty-fou
| cattle, % calves, hogs and 8 shee
| were inspected. Five hundred an