El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-07
Cost Estimated at SAG, 881 .88.
Auto Men Object to New
Stand.

The city council at It's nesting Thurs
day morning adopted the resolution ae-
eepting the city engineers. report on the
paving Of Arizona street and ordering
that notice Of hearing be given to own
ers OF property abUtting. The paving
estimate is given as 6,881.SS.
Object TO New Auto Stand.
Considerable objection is being shown
by the local automobile men at The
change Of the public stand from San
JaclntO plaza to the city hall block on
San Antonio street and Myrtle avenue.
At the council meeting Thursday, the
council was presented with a second pc
tltiOn from the auto men, stating that
the present stand impeied their bust
ness, and that the location was not as
good, nor as profitable as the old one
around the plaza. This petition was
signed by many OF the chauffeurs and
rent machine owners of El Paso. and
was several pages IN length.
Appended to this was one sent to the
chamber Of commerce asking for It's IN
tercessiOn. and which was later sent TO
the council. In addition to these, was
still another one bearing the signatures
of 10 or 10 business men. stating that
they had no objection TO the old stand,
provided, that the autos stood on the
north and south sides Of the plaza dur
changed to east and south sides.
No definite action was taken on these
petitions, and they were referred to the
street and bridge committees.
Health Officers Report.
City health officer ". Fl AndeEsOn's
report for the week showed a total of
p deaths, of which nine were Americans
and Is Mexicans.
The births numbered IA seven Amer
leans and seven Alexieans.
The cases Of contagious diseases re-
ported were: Smallpox four; scarlet
fever five; whOOPing cough four; chicken
pox one; diphtheria three; typhoid fever
i've. There are four persons IN quar-
anlne at the eruptive hospital
One hundred and eighty -four inspections
OF meat markets were made; of fruit
stands 1856; fruit and vegetable wagons
zoo; restaurants 50; bakeries two; prem
ises 299; rOOming houses five; milk wa
gons los con1ectiOneries four; cattle 258;
calves %; hogs PAS; sheep rs; meat
wagons %; diaries so.
SIX hundred and fifty pounds Of meat
were condemned; fruit and vegetables TO
the amount of 10 pounds were con
demned, and one whole hog carcass WIS
condemned
Complaints to the number OF % were
attended to, n nuisance notices served,
dLL4 20 dsDale4.
Sewer Commissioners Report.
The report Of sewer commissions J.
W. Hadlock was to the effect that 500
feet Of 8-iRch pipe had been laid on
Roosevelt and POrfirio Diaz streets in
Sunset Heights; 800 feet of 6-inch pipe
was also laid on Gladstone street in the
same addition. This now furnishes ade-
quate sewer connection needed between
Fisher and Putnam streets on both sides
OF the street. -Four Us were put in
and eight sewers plugged: 30 flush tanks
and manhOles were examined
Herbert Nunn, city engineer, reported
that SIX property surveys were made: -
curb and sidewalk grades gwen; sever
grades Two; IL permits to open streets. (
Expenses Of the department were given
as S1160; receipts S1O53 40; outstanding I
S116
But Two Fires
Two fires were reported BY fire mar