El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-01
TALK
OF TURKEY DINNERS
Then They Hold Postponed
Meeting and Hear Re
ports and Petitions


The city council plainly showed the
effects Of a Thanksgiving dinner when
il met Friday morning 10 dispose o.
the weeks business every one, from
the mayor to the city hall CANTOR Wss
disposed to corner some one BY the
Lapel and admit him into the secret OF
Thursdays delicacies.
After neaerly an hour spent in re-
calling Thanksgfvings recent and re-
mote, mayor Kelly sounded the note
for business.
The hearing OF. those living on North
Ochoa street as to the proposed paw
ing of that street was postponed on
account Of none Of the proJesIa
showing up. And it later developed
that the ordinance closing the nearing
and advertising for bids nad not Deen
prepared by the construction company
For this reason, the hearing was set TOT
next Thursday.
The City's Health.
The weekly report Of health oIIiceE
" H Anderson showed total OF Il
deaths. nine of which were Americans,
10 Mexicans and two negroes.
The births reported numbered -, OF
which five were Americans. II Next
cans and one negro. Cases OF con-
tagious diseases existing at the time
of the report were one smallpox, SIX
scarlet fever, enc chicken poxs four
WhOOping cough, one humps. mere
is one person in quarantine at the
eruptive hospital.
lions were made. of 16 meat markets
1876 fruit and vegetable wagons, 10
meat wagons. 1SS fruit and vegetable
stands 125 restaurants 81 premises,
On Slaughter houses. Al milk wagons,
two bakeries and % diaries. Six
hundred four pounds of meat were con-
demned Fruit to the amount OF 70
pounds was condemned Twenty SIX
complaints were attended to, and in
spections Of 24S cattle, "a calves, 6S
hogs and % sheep were made
Fire NIarshaTs Report.
Fire marshal H. F. Reynaud reported
two fires. one resulting from burning
grass and the second from unknown
causes. Thirty buildings were Inspected
and six occupants were ordered 70
comply with fire ordinances.
City Engineers Report.
The total amount collected by city
engineer Herbert Mum was reported
as $3.50. The report was filed
The statement Of costs for operating
the city waterworks plant showed
total disbursement of SS002.4S mesa
plant, $3659.71; city plant. $l29t-Sz; Al
tura plant S5S2.SS; distribution sys-
tenn, including repairs and expenses,
S6660.23. Net earnings for the month
were reported to be S261S11. The re-
port was approved and filed.
Petitions Submitted.
The following petitions Were submit
ted:
Austin & Mari, asking that the sewer
be extended in East FL Paso 50 as to
connect mouse on lOLS 10 anu ~ hAOGAA
101,-with city sewerage system. This
was referred to the sanitary commit
tee for action.
leum company to grant sewer connee-
ton to their plant, in Campbell addi-
ton, was referred to the same COM
mittee.
mitted by o. P. Heath and Nellie NJ
Black to connect house in Sunset
Heights. lots 5 and s. of block y, with
city sewage system, was granted.
Assistant city engineer Russell made
a report on the petition of Lima Rich
I for sewer extension in East FL PasO adj
dition, that it would require Il5 feet
Of pipe to make the connection, which
! together with the necessary Work,
would cost about $500.
This report, as we'll as that Of J.
7 c. Hansen for sewer extension IN Alex
ander addition to block %, was tabled
In like manner the petition or n w.
/ Hall and A. Fullan for sewer extension
/ lots IL to 90. inclusive, Of block q,
| Alexander addition. was disposed Of
The request Of the Cu6ehy Packing
| company to construct platform over
l a sidewalk on Florence street was de-
MED.
| Alderman McGhee recommended that
/ the petition of 4. J, Foster, allowing
/ for Mrs A. ]. Downs for remission of
/ tax penalties, be granted and penalties
I to the amount of s1S-64 be refEnded.
/ DLONAltu AAAdL bbndALAG0 ne paul SUI
| dismissed and the mayor be authorized
/ to sign quit claim deed This was on a
/ suit for taxes recovered by the city in
! October 1897. from A. J. Downs and
| Allen Culver in the amount of $3.50
/ The report of sewer commissioner J.
/ W. Hadlock for the week was that 500
/ feet of sewer had been laid on Roose-
/ welt street at cost of 81 cents per
! foot. including pine. and that 80 flush
1 tanks and manholes were examined.