El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-12
CITY BUILDS SEWER
At VERY SMALL
I EXPENSE
Saves by Building With Own
Labor; Union Labor De
sires Gas Rate Cut.

H1nS west from oregon street TO santa
Re street, has been practically com
pleted at saving Of almost $1,000 to
the city, as regards the actual cost of
construction and the bids submitted
for the work by contractors. The work
win come within the estimate of s65O0
as made by the city council following
the rejection of all bids for the work.
This report was made at the Thursday
morning meeting of the council by
and grade committee. The sewer is
finished with the exception Of remoy
ing the forms and that work will be
done within a few days.
Razing Of all unsanitary houses in
the south part of the city, that were
condemned a week ago by the council
was promised Thursday morning by
the owners and tenants, with the pro-
vision, however, that several of the
houses be allowed to stand in the
event it is possible to effect sanitary
conditions The houses are located at
No. l Ocampo alley, 10o31b and 1905
Jdarez alley; 1907, 1909, 1011, 1913 and
1o15 Juarez alley; two houses at Juarez
alley and Ninth street; 1908, 1914 and
1O16 Juarez alley; 1925 Ninth street;
I015 and 1921 Broadway; 1927 Ninth
street; 1901 and. 1908 Broadway.
Want Gas Ratio Cut.
H. NJ. Walker and F. c. Standish,
representing the Central Labor union,
attended the council meeting Thursday
morning and intended to have a set of
resolutions read in which a reduction
Of gas rates is asked. In some manner,
the set of resolutions and appeal to the
council got mixed up with the petit
lions and was referred to the fire and
water committee without being read.
The resolution reads:
TT is very evident TO every reading
citizen Of FL Paso that former mayor
Sweeney told the truth when he said
last April that the gas company had
promised to give a reduction in the
rate Of gas within a short period of
time.
I'VE believe il a duty the mayor and
council. who are supposed to be public
servants, owe to their constituents to
give them adequate protection against
the extortionate rates being charged
by the gas company, and compel 1t 10
fulfil its promise made, to mayor
Sweeney.
Resolved, that a special committee
IF two be appointed by the chair to 90
before meeting of the city council
and to present a copy of these resolu-
lions and call upon said body for an
investigation and immediate relief
from the extortionate charges now be-
ing made by the gas company of Ell
Paso''
This resolution was adopted by the
Central Labor union.
To Pave Franklin Street.
Estimate of improving Franklin
street from Kansas to Buchanan
streets. as made by city engineer F. H.
Todd, is s15,325. and the cost of i'm
proving inter-secting streets and alleys
Is $33S2.Ss- A hearing to determine
the attitude of residents Of the street.
sFas set for Feb It.
A resolution accepting the paving on
West Overland street was passed, and
the payment of the final estimate was
ordered.
Resolutions were also passed accept
ing grades for number of city
streets.
City attorney W. NJ. CoIdwelI report
ed the city is in no manner responsible
for any alleged damage to property
owned by w. F. Payne in the vicinity
of Austin street, as a result of the
building of the Austin street viaduct.
A petition signed by 29 residents of
Highland Park, asking for police pro-
lection at night, was recommended by
alderman Blumenthal provided service
can be extended without extra cost to
the police department. The recon-
nendation was approved by the coun-
ELL
Peanut Stand to Move.
The petition of ]. H Nichols asking
for permission to operate his peanut
and popcorn stand on the plaza side Of
Mills street at Oregon street was de-
nied- The council has adopted a reso-
Il
ng machine stands Nichols now oper- |
ties his stand in front OF the govern
nent building, but has been requested /
o move by collector Sharpe, also the
,ouncil
The installation Of an arc light at |
ornillo and Fourth streets was recon- /
nended by alderman Hewitt and |
'dopted.
A petition asking for water main ex-
ensions on Ohio street between Tren- |
on and Portland street, Highland /
Park, was referred 10 the fire and /
water committee.
A petition asking permission to re-
move all automobiles and hacks from
'ioneer Plaza, IN front of the Sheldon
'otel, was referred to the street and
trade committee. The petition was
PRESENTED by the Sheldon hotel
Asking that North Ochoa street be
laced on grade, a petition was read
I was referred to the street and grade
ommittee.
The petition of the G. H railway
skiing permission to connect the Kra-
auer, Fork & Moye and H. Lesinsky
cmpany's sidetracks on Main street
as referred to the street and grade
cmmittee.
Pneumonia Causes Deaths.
Pneumonia leads the death rate coll
mn for the past week, according to
ne report of Dr.. w. H. Anderson, city
ealth officer. Deaths on that score
lumber eight tuberculosis is second
18th four victims, two of whom re-
ded in Ell Paso for Is and II years, |
The others resided here
ne and two months. The total num-
er Of deaths the past week is given
5 q, and the births as Al The IN
sually large number of births is due TO
he reporting the past week of births
ccurring in 1910
Diseases in the city at present in
ude smallpox, five; diphtheria, seven;
carlet fever, four; chickenpox, three;
Uphold fever, one New cases of |