El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-06
COL NCIL BREAKS
ALL RECORDS
For SPEED
Disposes Of Ali Business in.
Twelve Minutes-New
Heater Ordinance.

Breaking all previous records. the
city council disposed of all business be-
fore it in II minutes Thursday morn
ing. It was 1O:45 when the city fathers
got together and before II o'clock they
had finished and adjourned
An ordinance prohibiting the instala-
ton of instantaneous heaters in bath
rooms, without first obtaining a per-
nit from the building inspector, was
adopted. This ordinance provides that
no instantane Ous heaters of any char
acter, may be installed in a residence
without a permit the purpose Is to
prevent fires that might result through
defective work.
Mayor Kelly submitted the contract
made by him with the G. H. & S. A,
the Santa Fe and the E. P. & S. w
railways for the building of the new
viaduct, which action was ratified by
the council.
The council also accepted the bond
Of the City National bank of $4,000
recently designated to act as the city
depository
Petitions.
Alderman Blumenthal presented a pc
tition from the Eyster Grocery COM
pany for permission TO erect stable
Kansas streets, which was denied.
Alderman McGhee called attention to
the fact that the contract for city
printing had expired, and the matter
OF a new contract was referred to the
finance committee of which McGhee
is chairman
The petition of the Elite laundry for
permission to carry guy wires across
the alley on South Oregon street be-
referred to the fire and water commit
tee.
The petition Of H. l. Umbrage to
erect an electric sign. was granted
The petition Of the Ell Paso CONNER
cial company for a grade on Terlingua
street was granted.
The petition Of Latta & Happier for
a sewer connection in Washington park
addition north of the Texas & Pacific
street. was referred to the sanitary
committee.
The second approximate monthly es-
innate of W. E. Anderson for work on
the sewage plant showed a balance of
$5e.78 which was ordered paid
Novel Ordinance Passed.
The ordinance prohibiting the In
stalling OF instantaneous heaters for
bath purposes. without first securing
permission from the building Inspector
was ADOPTED.
An ordinance providing for the ele-
walton of curbs on Romero street from
Euclid to AL feet north of north prop
erty line. and on Terlinqua street from
Boulevard to 1888 feet north of an
alley on the east SIDE was adopted.
Bank Makes Bond.
The council accepted the bond Of the
City National bank of 100000 covering
the city depository. Those furnishing
the bond were: August c. Andreas
$4,000; Z. S. Stewart. $4,000: F
Williams, $4,000; S. Aronstein, $4,000:
B., BlumenthaI. 10000; Felix Martinez
$40, 900; W. Cooley. $4,000; W. B. Latta
$4,000; w. E. Arnold. $4,000, and C. N
Bassett, $4,000.
The City's Health
The report submitted by DR.. w. H.
Anderson. city health officer for the
week ending July 4. showed a total of
p deaths, three Americans and 10
Mexicans There were 10 births. of
which four were Americans and Is
Mexicans. Forty-four cases of con-
ia gious diseases were reported as be-
ing under medical attention. divided as
follows: Smallpox. /; scarlet fever. 81:
measles. 8; whooping cough, 9; typhoid
fever. 4; mumps,\ I. OF this number.
the new cases reported were: Scarlet
fever. 3; measles. 8; whooping cough,
/; typhoid fever. 3. Eighteen con-
tagious diseases were reported as hav-
ing been cured and dismissed nine of
them requiring fumigation
The report shows 1877 inspections of
meat markets, LOG fruit stands, 10
cattle, calves. hpgs, los sheep, 100
dairies, 30 milk wagons, 2s5 fruit and