El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-01
Business Men Protest as
Mexican Runners; Paving
Company's Bond Is APP
proved.

The petition OF property owners on
Montana street asking the paving Of
that street between Cotton and Piedras,
was referred to the committee on streets
ana grades. Similar action was taken on
the petition for the paving Oh West San
Antonio street, and for the grading OF
Indiana avenue.
A petition of business men protesting
against the Mexican runners Tor hotels
and express wagons was referred to the
city attorney.
The session Of the council Thursday
morning was a busy one and a great deal
I Of routine work was disposed OF.
Library Report.
The report of the treasurer of the II
T PasO public library for the year ending
! December 81. 1911, to fhe city council
j this morning shows receipts for 1911 to
have been S690080 and Disbursements
of S67SS.94, OF a balance on hand o.
S111.86, on January /, 1912. During the
year new books TO the value OF SllSl.66
were purchased. periodicals $3.50 As, and
binding S118.35. Salaries tOtaled
S55l775, while office supplies, fuel and
insurance composed the balance, total
ing S67S8.94. In receipts there remained
from the preceding year a balance Of
S222.43, city appropriation 5000, and
library receipts S678.37.
Protest Against Runners.
The petition to annul the licenses Of
certain Mexican hotel runners and eX-
Il ressmen, presented BY 65 business men,
was favorably received, and the matter
OF preparing a satisfactory solution re-
feTTed to the city attorney. Councilman
I Blumenthal, IN presenting the petition,
suggested that every applicant should
give bond, and that the license buttons
be authorized and issued direct from the
city hall. Some solicitors, it Is asserted,
are using their permits for the purpose
of imposing on labOrers and strangers
by stealing their luggage and by escort
ing them to slippery dealers, where they
are further fleeced-
The City's Health.
Deaths occurring during the last week,
according to the report Of the health
department, numbered p, Of which II
we're Americans. nine BIexicans and Two
negroes. There were % births during the
week. Five were americans and is
MeXidans. Fumigations during the week
numbered TO, vaccinations II. Five cases
Of smallpox were reported, p of scarlet
fever, 4 Of whOOping cough, of chicken
pOX and of typhoid lever Five cases
OF m5mps are recorded.
Inspections Tor the week numbered
Meat markets 194, fruit and vegetable
stands Zl3, restaurants sc. fT7Iit and
vegetable wagons $50. premises 400
bakeries 4. laundries 3, rooming houses
s. cattle go, calves "a, hogs so, sheep
48, Slaughter houses 25, meat wagons
%, milk wagons 107, diaries SO. Meat
condemned, 866 pounds; fruit condemned
100 pounds.
CITY engineer II. Num- reported $3.50
collected during the month for surveys
and grades by that department.
Seven Fires In Week.
During the past week there were
/ seven fires, SIX from the usual causes
and one from the explosion of drugs OF
the overturning Of chemicals. according
to Henry +. Reynaud, fire marshal.
The report Of the city water s9Iper.
intendent showed 2180 feet Of three inch
pipe laid on Arizona street. between
Ochoa and Newman streets, and 65 feet
of four inch pipe at the intersection Oh
Brown and Arizona streets is ccmpleted
Work of installing the new pump al
z the city pumping plant and LARGE con
dJit at mesa wells was reported Dro
crossing rapidly.
During the past week 400 feet Of difcI
for the sewage disposal plant was com
plsted and 200 feet of sewer in Nortl
Santa Fe street was relaid. This wa!
required bY the lowering of the grad,
for paving.
The city electrician submitted re