El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-19
ALTA VISTA; NOT
NORTHEAST FL PlsO
Citizens Thank the City For
School and Lights and
Want Fire Hydrants.

1t is not North East El Paso any
more. It is Alta Vista. Voters resid-
ing in that section of the city east
Of Piedras street and north OF the G.
H tracks TO the city limits. at a meet
ing in Austin Park chapel, decided last
night that hereafter they would be
known as the residents of Alta Vista
In this district there are over 500
voters, all owners Of their own homes.
They are going to ask the school
board to call the new school the Alta
Vista school-at least they think they
are They decided to leave it to a vote
of the women OF the district and they
hope the women viii decide that Alta
Vista is the proper name for the school
Vista Improvement club. will ask the
school board to defer naming it until
the women can have a meeting. This
meeting is to be held at the chapel in
and president Mcknight can arrange
for it; then it will be social meet
ing, for the men and women Of the
community.
The meeting wednesday night was to
have been for the purpose of electing
officers for the coming year, but presi-
dent Mcknight found that he could
not call for an election without violat
ing the constitution and, being a fol-
lower Of Joseph Weldon Bailey, he is
election viii take place the second
Wednesday in October
However, the property owners pres
ent at the meeting wednesday had
considerable other business and kept
at it for a considerable time.
City Officials COmpIiTnented.
They said nice things about the city
administration and the school board
for the new school house, the order
for electric lights. the paving activi-
In hot I'll /, So
that have been done of late It was
decided, however, that the community
needed more fire hydrants and better
fire protection, and a committee was
appointed to suggest just where new
hydrants< should be placed This will
then be taken up with the city coun-
Gil That section has grown so fast
the property owners realize, that the
city has not had the time to give it
the conVeniences 1t is entitled to, but
the general sentiment was that If the
matters were properly taken up with
the city, they would be attended TO.
The members Of the club are not an
tagonistic in their work, but they be-
lieve that by taking up their needs
and then working with the city off
Gals. they viii eventually get what
they need, and that the city officials
will be glad of the cooperation.
The inadequacy of the street car ser
vice was discussed and il was decided
to take this up first with manager Pot
ter to see what could be done.
Property Damaged by Railroad.
The matter Of the storm water which
comes raging down onto part of the
property in the Alta Vista section was
also discussed. and it was The gen
eral idea that the city and railroad
would soon give relief if these things
were properly presented. 1t was the
general belief that the railroad. even
though It was there first" as its Off
Gals retorted to alderman Clayton
when he asked the railroad to remedy
the matter, could be forced through
the courts TO respect the rights of
others, but those interested thought
they would try moral suasion first. by
taking Up the matter again with the
city and the railroad Officials of the
railroad company. when appealed to re-
Gently, replied that the bridges were
built over natural water courses" be-
fore any residences were thought OF
for that section and that the railroad
was not responsible for persons build
ing below the track where the water
would run. As a matter of fact. the
railroad grade catches much water
from the sides of the mountain that
would otherwise now off gradually.
and DIVORCES it into the few arroyos
that are bridged and makes regular
rivers of them. This floodWater is
then turned onto private property and
Is causing much damage. The property
owners as individuals are discussing
the matter of filing a number of suits
for damages if the matter is not rene
died