El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-25
MAYOR Kelly IN MESSAGE TO COUN-
GIL SUGGESTS CITY IMPROVEMENTS
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ments to buildings, etc, at the isola-
ton hospital, and the hospital is now
in a position to handle its patients in
a more satisfactory manner.
Sewer Department.
This department. is being handled in
an able and economical manner, and is
being operated within its budget of
appropriation 1t has made number
of improvements and extensions, in
Guiding the laying OF pipe, digging the
bitches, putting in \ connections, etc.
There have been q number of appli-
cations for further sewer extension and
insofar as the funds are not now avail
able, I recommend an issue of bonds to
cover this necessary Improvement
may also mention that the storm sewer
on Main street, beginning on Oregon
street, and running west, has been COM
pleted during the past year.
To Improve ScavenEer Department.
I recommend that this department be
operated in such a manner as will re-
heve the citizen of any charge for
garbage collection To this end, L will
provide a sufficient sum in the next
budget to carry this out, as 1 consider
it the only way to have a thoroughly
clean and sanitary city.
Disposal Plant Must MAKE Good"
have called on the Public Engineer
ing company to make good certain de-
fectS in the construction of this plant,
which will insure its successful opera
ton. The city is amply protected by a
good bond for the faithful performance
Of the construction company in the
erection and proper operation of the
plant and the city is still retaining
certain moneys due to the Public En-
cheering company.
Street and Grade Department.
This department is being operated
capably and economically, and is doing
a great deal of necessary work along
the lines of public improvements. 1t
distributed over $4,000 cubic yards Of
caliche, rock. dirt and sand on vari-
Gus streets during the past fiscal year,
and has done effective work in the
matter of street cleaning and sprinI-
ing.
City Lighting Cost Cut.
The rate per arc light has been re-
duced from $S4 to $40, thus effecting
saving of approximately 16 per cent, or
S44SS per year on Sl1 arcs. The rate
on gOOseneck lights has also been re-
duced in the amount of Sc per light per
year, being an annual saving of 1878,
or a total annual saving on city light
ing of $4S16. 1 have brought bout re-
ductiOn on the cost Of electric lights to
consumers from Is cents to Is cents per
kiloWatt hour, with a further discount
of 10 per cent if bills are paid prior to
the 18th of the month
Engineering Department.
This department is rendering very
efficient service to the citizens and TO
the city, it is operated economically,
having reduced its expenses over $1,000
during the past year. This department
has supervised the construction Of a
leYee on the sewage outlet opposite
Boone avenue, to point near Monu-
ment, No. Is, distance of 1000 feet,
and a flexible revetment from the
sewer outlet across the old river bed u
distance of 1000 feet The department
that the total amount of pave
ment in the city on March 81, 1912 is
$50, 894.33 square yards, or 23.6 miles OF
so foot roadway. There has been con-
during the past year approx
mately four miles of pavement, being
bitulithic and macadam.
School Department.
The members of the board of trus-
tees of the public schools have been
untiring in their efforts to reduce the
running expenses of the schools, and