El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-16
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Of River street between Kansas and
Campbell streets.
A petition was presented by Lea and
Nagle requesting the eSta blishment Of
automobile stands at San Jacinto plaza
ana the creation Of q restricted district
for automobiles.
Permission was granted the United
states government to build a sewer to
connect with the sewerage system al
Fort Bliss, and the council refused to
extend the lines of the poultry district
to include West San Antonio street
The City's Health.
The weekly report Of city health Of
ficer W. H Anderson showed a total
Of Is deaths, Of which seven were
Americans, seven MeXicans and two
negroes Births reported numbered II,
Of which Two were Americans and
nine MeXicans. The cases Of cOnta gfOus
diseases existing at the time Of the re-
port numbered: Two of smallpox, six
scarlet fever, two measles. seven
WhOOping cough, one chickenpOX four
typhoid fever, seven diphtheria
One hundred ninety-five Inspections
were made Of meat markets, 191 fruit
and vegetable stands, 300 fruit and
vegetable wagons. 90 premises, two
bakeries, four laundries, IS restaur-
ants, 132 cattle, "a calves, 48 sheep, q
slaughter houses, 16 meat wagons, 80
da1ries 45 milk wagons, and $50 pounds
of meat and 1O5 pounds Of fruit were
condemned and destroyed.
Sewer commissioner j. W. HadlOcks
put in, six plugged sewers cleaned, and
the filling Of the disposal plant ditch
finished; work commenced on the
Roosevelt street sewer, and four sew
ers repaired.
Two Fires Reported.
Fire marshal H. F. Reynaud reported
two slight fires during the week At
the first fence was burned and the
second, occurring in a manure pile,
caused no damage.
Chief of police Ben F. Jenkins's re-
port 81 collections Of the police depart
ment Ior the month Of October showed
S1762.40 received.
A resolution granting the United
states government permission to con-
Ftndley street to run the 10-inch main
to Fit Bliss was adopted on the recon-
mendatiOn Of alderman Blumenthal.
On recommendation of Mr. Blumen-
that the petition Of Broaddus &
LeBaron requesting the extension Of
the wholesale poultry district to in
clude Durango and West San Antonio
streets, was denied.
Taxes Are Reduced.
The taxes of J. II. Gray were re-
duced on the valuation of $500 to $3.50,
on recOmme of alderman Nc
Chez The petition Of W G. Walz q
Co. for reduction Of tax value on the
building at the corner Of FL Paso and
San Francisco street from S74,790 to
s70.650, was granted, as the improve
ments taxed were not made until after
March 1, 1911.
Petitions Referred.
The petition Of the Magnolia Petro-
hum company for PERMISSION to run a
spur track from the. T. & P to its ware
house. on Sixth and Kansas streets.
was referred to the street and grade
committee.
TO this same committee a petition
presented by Lea and Nagle was re-
ferred- This requested that autos be
permitted to stand on the east and
north sides of San Jacinto plaza during
the DAY. and on the south side at night
Also that a restricted district for hacks
and automobiles to be bounded by the
union station on the west Franklin
street on the north, Campbell street on
the east and Overland street on the
south be provided.
J. D. Loves petition for a sewer ex-