El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-20
MADE
AGAINST PAVING
SAN ANTONIO
Epson Paving Held Up at
Request Of Alderman
Clayton.

meeting there were three protests en-
tered against the paving of East San
Antonio street between Hill street and
Cotton avenue, but the street will be
paved.
One protestant, Mrs. r. A. Brown,
said that she now has two rivers on
either side of her home, and if San
Antonio street be paved she will not be
able to occupy her home, because it
will be flooded
Alderman Clayton reported that ow-
ing to the engineering departments CIV
ing all IFS time and attention to the
viaduct plans the paving of Epson ave-
nue. would have to be held up. He was
granted further time.
The bonds of city attorney w. NJ.
Coldwell, city clerk c. W. Fassett. city
auditor D. c. Booth and building in
spector A. E. Bartlett were approved
No report was made by mayor Kelly
on minor appoin tments but he stated
after the council meeting that there
was plenty of time to make them and
there will be no important changes.
F. H. Todd is to be waterworks en-
gineer, w. E. Race superintendent of
the waterworks, Will Ten Eyck as
sistant chief of police and other police
officers are to be reappointed. though
the mayor said there Is plenty Of time
for that.
The City's Health.
The weekly report of city health Of
ficer W. II. Anderson showed a total of
10 deaths, of which five were Amer
leans and Il were Mexicans; 81 births.
of which nine were Americans and II
Mexicans. The cases OF contagious dis
eases reported existing are smallpox, 6:
scarlet fever 10; measles, IS; whooping
cough, four; chickenpox, one; mumps.
six; diphtheria, three. OF the six cases
of smallpox at the city eruptive hos
pital four are nonresident. One hundred
and eighty-two inspections were made
Of meat markets. 1870 of fruit stands. IS
of slaughter houses, 80 of meat wagons,
go of dairies, So of milk wagons, "A OF
restaurants and hotels, four Of bakeries,
81 of residences. 70 pounds Of meat
and 81 pounds of fruit were condemned,
SO calves, six hogs, "a sheep and 14s
cattle were inspected.
Sewerage Work.
CITY sewer commissioner J. W. Had
locks report for the week showed $50
feet Of sewer pipe laid in blocks 45 and
IS Alexander addition, 10 plugged sew
ers cleaned, six US put in, 80 flush
tanks and manholes examined
City sealer of weights and measures
J. H Comstock reported $3.50 collected
during March.
Collections made during March by 7.
E Behr assessor and collector amount
ed to s173. 3S115.
D. c. Booth reported that he had
checked the accounts of building in
spector s. B. Haggart to April is and
reported s545O collected for SO per-
mits He also reported $3.50 collected
by the city engineer.
Fire marshal H F. Reynaud's report
for the week showed SIS buildings in
spected. three fires, two caused by
children with matches and one by cleo
trio wiring or steam pipes
Water Extensions.
Superintendent W. E. Race of the wa
terworks department reported 1855 feet
of u inch pipe laid on Alameda street
from Estfella to Copia street and fire
hydrants with 123 feet of connecting
pipe installed at the northeast corner
of Grama and Alameda streets and the
southeast corner of Cebada and Ala
media streets.
Alderman Hewitt recommended that
a. six inch water pipe be run from AL
ameda avenue to the Beall school for
fire protection.
Alderman Clayton asked that further
time be granted for the Improvement
of Epson avenue, as the engineering de-
partment is busy on the viaduct plans.
Protest Against Paving.
H NJ. Patterson, representing J. r
Nations. protested against the paving
on East San Antonio street at the cor
Mrs. r A Brown also protested, say