El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-25

a time when our overgrown town was
beginning to throw off it's adolescence
and take on the cares and responsibility
of city. The conditions that obtain
here are peculiarly different from those
CT any other city in the United States.
We have been engaged in building up
a metropolitan city here in the midst
of difficulties that have been hard to
surmount, and we have accomplished
more in the past 10 years than many
cities have IN so.
Progress Caused Deficit.
Had we been content to have rested
on our oars and drifted with the tide we
would not have the substantial i'm
provements and the present prospects
of a great city before US.
This money has been honestly ex-
pended by previous administrations We
have the Improvements, permanent and
lasting, and We are receiving the bene-
fits arising therefrom, and we must
pay for them FL Paso is taking her
place among the great cities OF our coun-
try. and we are all proud of her Who
among us wishes to retard her progress
or place a stumbling block in the way
or her future development? Future gen
erations will receive the benefit of the
work that has been done for her and
see no reason why they, too, should
not bear their share of the burden
Gas Reduction.
The FL Paso Gas and Electric COM
pany has voluntarily reduced the price
OF gas After May 81. 1911, the price OF
gas will be $1-50 per 1000 feet and
bills presented on the first of the month
and paid by the 18th of the same month
VIII receive 20 cents per 1000 feet dis
count, thus making your gas cost you
SI-3O per 1000 feet If you pay your bills.
City Lighting.
The FL Paso Electric Railway CON-
pany has asked for more time in which
to submit their bids for lighting the
city. have asked them to submit sep
arate bids for a period of five and 10
years contract, both for moon and all
night schedule, which they agree to do
in the next few days
Departmental Work
The viaduct plans which were agreed
to by the railroad officials and the city
OF FL Paso, are now completed and In
the hands of all Interested parties, and
L expect the contract to be let and the
work 10 be commenced in a very short
time and pushed to completion
L have reduced the working force Of
the police department. by 10 men at a
saving OF about $4,000 per year, and
consider the force to be as effective as
it ever has been.
1 have reduced the working force
of the health department by two men
at saving of 1920 per year, without
impairing the efficiency of the depart
ment.
The sewage department is running
as economically as possible, and is be-
ing well handled.
The street and grade department is
also being handled as economically as
possible, considering the great amount
Of work that is necessary to be done. /:
IN a growing city.
The Highland Park grading is about 4
and when finished the i
set aside for that purpose will !
have been exhausted for all grading !
purposes. = /
L recommend that the scavenger de- !
Dartment be reorganized in such a man /
her as to make it absolutely self sup /
porting.
L recommend that the department of i
weights and measures. which is SO neces-
sary 70 the consumers of this city, be !
also reorganized so as to make it as
hear self sustaining as possible.
To Cut Expenses.
L recommend that the report of all 1
purchases. expenditures and salaries in
very department of the city. as made
Tor the month of April. be continued
throughout the year from month to
month in order that the head OF every
department. will know whether or not
lie has kept within his one-twelfth pro-
portion of the money in his budget This