El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-29
PROPOSED SCENIC
PARK CONSIDERED
Action Is Deferred and. the
Mayor VIII Appoint a
Committee.

E. Kern, was described to the city
! council as to what it would embrace
at the Thursday morning council meet
/ ing but action in the matter was de-
I ferred until next Thursday when
/ mayor c. Z. Kelly says, that he viii
J appoint committee to look into the
! proposition.
Mr.. Kern shows a map of the pro-
| posed park which Will be made on
| the Mesa and viii include a park and
J a speedway of one and a quarter miles
| IN length. Kern also Salda tnaE Inere
would be a park in the Scenic park
! which viii be named Kelly park, after
/ the mayor.
] Mayor Kelly presented the name OF
, Z. Q. White for appointment as official
I water meter inspector of the city on
( account Of the numerous complaints
I which the city has received about wa
/ ter meters The council approved the
appointment
Department Reports.
The report of the city scavenger de-
| partment showed a total OF collections
/ for month ending July 81 to be S1,174.6O.
| 1t was received and filed.
The council received and filed the re-
port OF the city waterwOrks depart
ment showing $50 feet of six inch iron
pipe IN alley between Sixth and Ninth
street and OchOa and Florence streets
to have been laid, and 40 feet of one
and one-haIf inch pipe on Willow and
Texas streets. TO have been laid Also
q IL u ~ ait " 1S Ills Ld1ltQ dL the al
ley between Ocifoa and Florence street
The report of the plumbing and gas
inspection department was received and
Iiled which showed ~ plumbing per
mits issued and Is gas permits issued
Tor total of $176-45 in collections.
Inc report of the sewer department
showed 500 feet of eight inch sewer
Inc through block p, 3z5 feet of eight
inch pipe through block L. 142 feet of
eight inch pipe in block - Of the
East FL PaSO addition TO nave been
lal0- numnRg Sheldon Mis- =
| PasO sewerage at T. P. pump continu-
ally and sewerage at river pump for
four days The report was received and
filed
W H Anderson, city health officer.
was granted, on application, 80 days
leave of absence to begin September ,.
The council denied the petition of G.
Gaylord for $3.50 damages on account
of the condition of the sewer in East
Ell PasO.
Property Sold for Taxes.
The council approved the city asses
sors and collectors report relative to
the sale of delinquent taxes which
showed the sale of the following places /
Lots l and ,, block Is, Bassett's addi-
sold for the taxes of the year 1910 to 1
the city of FL PasO. Lots p to 80, in
block 80, Bassetts addition, the prop
erty OF J. II Pence Lots 1 to 3, in
block SIS, Campbells addition, the PRO-
erty OF Pedro A Parades.
Lots II and is of block IS, Highland
al n Ab0ALAO44f the property OF Joe
Jhlllips. Twenty-Five feet of block 9, !
Mills addition, property of J. H Adams, /
Lots 1 and ,, in block ,, Mundy Heights (
addition, the property of Mark Miller !
Lot Is, in block II of the WoodIawn adj !
dition, the property of EmeIio Vega
Lots to u, in block OF the Wood /
lawn addition, the property Of ). A {
MillirOn.
VIII Pave More Streets.
The petition of property owners for {
paving alley in blocks and Il of the /
Mills addition be paved from San Fran !
cisco to East Overland street was
granted by the council. The resolution /
was adopted.
The council granted the petition of /
property owners to pave with bitulithic 4
pavement from oregon street to west /
Boulevard on West Rio Grande street. |
The petition Of PROPERTY owners to /
pave West Boulevard from Los Angeles \
70 alley, in block Is of Sunset Hell hts |
addition was granted by the council /!
The resolution was adopted.
The petition of property owners for \
the pavement of Arizona street from its |
intersection with east line of Golden 1
Hill Terrace to Its west line Of Hut n i
street was granted. The council adopt |
ed the. resolution ordering the pave 1
ment.
Health Report
The city health report showed eight /
deaths, of which three were Americans !
and five were Mexicans, "A births, of 1
which II were Mexicans and seven |
Americans; two cases of smallpox; |
three cases of searlet fever, two cases /
of diphtheriass two cases Of cerebral !
spinal meningitis; go pounds meat and /
65 pounds of fruit and vegetables con- |
demned, % nuisance notices served; q /
nuisances abated; A33 complaints in /
VeStlSaUed; four arrests and cOnVic- /
tons made, and 1878 Inspections made. 1
The report was received and flied.
The applications of OrndOrff Hotel 1
company for license for Ben Fuller !
as hotel runner and Hotel ST Regis /
for alicenSe for J. ". ShOal as a hotel /
runner was granted
Maury Kemp appeared before the I
council and presented a petition 4or
R 81. Kirby asking PERMISSION for the
erection of steel runway IN alley of
block 1877, Campbells addition to lie
Texas x Pacific track at First street,
which was referred to the street and
grades committee
The petition of L E. Behr to have part !
OF his yearly salary paid monthly was
made to the council and $50 per month
W2s allowed him.
The petition of EulaIio Jimenez for
4 hawker's license was allowed.
The request Of fire chief w W. Arm
strong for a leave of absence was re-
1erred to fire and water committee.
The report Of the building inspector
relative to the condition of building
Petitions Referred.
The request of Karl Brehme for quit
claim deed on lots 16 to 20, block u,
Alexanders addition, was referred to
the city attorney.
I
cOpal church for tax exemption was
referred to the finance committee
The petition of the Majestic theater
for permission to establish q barker
at the corner of Broadway and San
Antonio was referred to the sanitary
committee.
The fourth semi monthly estimate
Of the city engineer showed the ! !
amount due the estimate to be S1,566.
Lillian Brownlee's petition for a
sewer extension on lots 19 and 20,
block 7S East FL Paso, was referred
to the sanitary committee.
The petition Of Mills & Julian to
hang an electric sign at Blocks pool
hall was granted
The petition of D. c. Booth for per-
mission TO bring a gasoline tank under
the sidewalk al 405 Myrtle avenue, was
referred to the street and grades COM
mittee.
Tax Collections.
The tax collections for month of /
July amounted to S16,393.39, accord i
ing to report of the city tax assessor
ard collector which was received and I