El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-04
COUNCIL APPROVES
PAVING CONTRACTS
New Sidewalk Ordinance
Requires Permit Be
fore Work Starts

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In a short session Thursday morning
the city council approved the contracts
for the paving Of North OchOa street,
between Missouri and Rio GTande
streets. and North Fl Paso street. be
tween Franklin and California streets.
The ordinance requiring the issuance
Of permits for the construction Of side
walks before the work is started and
the subsequent inspection Of the work
by the city engineer, with the require
ment that $3.50 per lineal foot of side
/ walk be paid as a fee tor permits was
adopted
On motion of alderman AIcGhee the
Southwestern Surety company was re-
lieved Of further liability on plumbers
bonds.
Following the meeting, waterworks SUI
perintendent W. T. Race called attention
OF the aldermen to the fact that many
prominent business men axe delinquent
in paying their water bills.
The aldermen then planned to enforce
the contract which allows the city to
shut off water if bills are not paid within
Is DAYS after they are due, and some
action on this VIII probably be taken at
the next meeting.
Mr.. Race said that IS percent of the
dellnquenIs- are men VINO are financially
able TO pay their bills, and although
warned that their water supply viii be
cut off, some of them are several months
behind in their payments.
No Typhoid Fever.
City health officer w. H. Anderson
report for the week showed a total Of
p deaths of (which 13 were Americans,
IS NeXicsns, one japanese, while the
births Numbered 28, of which q were
MeXicaus and one American.
The report shows the numDer OF cases
of contagious diseases existing to be:
Scarlet fever g; smallpox, 8; whOOping
cough, 8 chicken pOX 3; mumps, 5.
There is no typhoid fever, all smallpox
cases are convalescent- and within two
weeks the smallpox VIII be entirely
wiped out.
The report further shows 237 inspec-
tiOns of meat markets, PIG OF fruit and
vegetable stands, 115 of restaurants, 10
of fruit and vegetable wagons, two Of
bakeries, 432 of premises. Sc of diaries,
% of milk wagons, 20 Of meat wagons,
A of roOming houses; six of laUndries,
20 of slaughter houses. Fifty cattle, AZ
calves. 80 hogs and "A sheep were IN
spected, and 81 pounds Of meat and IS
pounds OF fruit and vegetables de-
strOTed.
Reporting on the condition of the "A
dairies in the city. Dr.. Anderson said:
-'All of the diaries are above the required
standard in solids and fats, and only
FIVE are above the bacteria allowance.
This IS remarkable condition.
Four Fires Reported.
-Four fires were reported by the fire
marshal, Il F. Reynaud, one caused by
a gasoline stove, one from electrical deco
ratiOns. one by children playing with
matches, and one from hole in chimney
for a stOvepipe being papered over.
Sewer commissioner J. W. HadlocEs
report showed $50 feet Of sewer pipe
laid in Los Angeles street. six Us put in,
eight plugged sewers cleaned
WaterwoTks Report.
VIII f. Race, superintendent of the
WaterwOrks. reported 40 feet Of six
inch sewer laid on North Virginia street,
between Rio Grande and Arizona streets,
and $50 feet laid on North Ell PasO street,
between West Boulevard and Missouri
street
CITY engineer Herbert Num- reported
the collections Of his office S228.50 and
the expenses S1113.55 during December,
CITY sealer J. h Comstock reported
1885 collected by him during the
month Of November. 1911.
The report of A COurchesne, treasurer
Of the public library. showed S52.ll on
hand. December 1, 1911.
Building inspector A. f. Bartlett re-
ported S135 collected during December,
1911. for 4S permits issued.
The city clerk was authorized to pay
S147S16, due J. T. Morgan for work
done on the sewage disposal plant.
Petitions Presented
The DetitiOn of the IOltec club TO
have the are light moved from the corner
of AIaOoffin avenue and Florence street /
10 a point opposite the Alagoffin avenue
entrance to the club was denied, as alder
man Hewitt said 1t would be nOn-oene-
fetal.
The nrOtest of River street property I
owners against the paving of that street |
was referred TO the city attorney.
To the street and grade committee /
were referred the netitiOns Of Ira w. /
Smith and others to compel property /
owners TO build a curb and sidewalk I
on block SO. Magoffin addition; also 4
the petition of Bruce Section for peTmls- /
sion to place wagon scales IN Third /
street. in block 131, CauIpbell's addition. /
A petition of the Pierce t|Ordyce Oil 4
association to eXcavate under the side |
walk ut 321 Texas street, and the pc ,
titiOn of Albert Rodriguez TO grade lots /
II To Is Alexander addition, were re-
ferred to this committee.
Sidewalk Ordinance Adopted.
The ordinance requiring all persons to j
secure permits TOT une CONSTRUCTION OF I
Sidewalks before building them was
adopted, the fee being fixed at $3.50, IN /
Guiding inspection. Violation Of this law 4
Is rg1nishable by a fine of from SO to /
500.
I'M. contract for the paving of Oohoa 4
street from Missouri street to Rio \
Craude street. was an~-Oved
An ordinance establishing grades on
veriOus streets was adopted.
The contract for paving North El PasO
street was approved
In 1910 bonds were issued by the
Sort hsvestern Surety company bonding
plumbers. Some plumbers have failed
to nav their premiums on their bonds,
and on recommendation of alderman
McGhee the surety company was relieved
of future liability on these bonds.
MANY ARMS For