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

the city health officer was received and
filed.
The sewer commissioner reported that
five S.y's" had been put in during the
week; a motor had been set up at the
river pumping plant; 10 plugged sewers
were cleaned: 80 flush tanks and man
holes were examined; and the river
sewer was pumped night and day. The
council ordered the report received and
filed.
Buildings Inspected
Sixty-five buildings were inspected
and eight occupants were notified TO
comply with ordinances to prevent fires,
IN the report of the fire marshal Dur
ing the week there were seven fires, one
of which was caused by a parrot with
matches.
The report was received and filed
]. H. Comstock, city sealer of weights
and measures, inspected 50 scales In diff
ferent business houses in the city and
found them all right. according to his
report for the month of April. The
bottles of the milk houses were in
spected by him and found to be all right.
His report was received and filed
An invitation directed to the board of
aldermen from the Douglass Hiph school
TO attend the annual commencement ex-
ercises Nav 25 was read at the council
meeting and was accepted and a vote of
thanks ordered to be sent to the school
authorities.
Petitions.
A petition of several business men,
saving that the sidewalk at the new
Calisher building, which is now under
construction. was obstructed. and asked
that the CITY ordinance in this regard be
complied with. 1t was referred 20 the
fire and water committee with power to
act
c. f. Vance applied for a permit to
carry on the business of a hawker. It
was referred to alderman Blumenthal.
The petition of Alex Swanson for a
sewer extension at his property. corner
of Oklahoma avenue and Laurel street,
was denied
P. H. Dempsey's petition for license
TO operate DOpcorn stand near the
corner of Broadway and San Antonio
street, was referred to the street com
mittee
A petition of Felix Brunschwig and
company to erect sign on the site of
the Plaza block was referred 10 the fire !
and water committee
The Progress club made a complaint |
that the smoke stack of the Imperial |
restaurant. back of the Sheldon hotel, !
was not OF sufficient height. 1t was re- |
ferred to the sanitary committee
The residents of Golden Hill again re i
titioned for a sewerage system and the |
petition was referred to the sanitary |
committee
A petition OF several residents on Arr +
zona and Nevada streets that frame |
building on Nevada street opposite 1909 /
Arizona street IS nuisance, was referred I
TO the sanitary committee.
On Third keading.
The third reading of the ordinance |
accepting the pavement of Magoffin
avenue between Octavia street and Cot
ton avenue wac adopted.
The council adopted the resolution or
dering the improvement of North Kansas
street from the north line of Montana to
the south line of Hill street by grading,
paving and curbing the street.
The ordinance was adopted that the
surbs on North Kansas street at High
street be made a regulation height
The first approximate semi monthly
estimate of work done and material fur
nished by the Petrolithic Construction
for paving North Campbell
street was submitted to the council The
5otal amount named was $3157.51.
The report of the city engineer on the