El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-29
LIGHT COMPANY IS
THANKED BY CITY
Has Kept Lights Burning
During Trouble - 3
Smallpox Cases.

company disregarded its moonlight
schedule and kept it's lights burning all
nizat every night during the past week,
the city council gave it vote of thanks
Thursday morning.
This was the most important thing
done b. the council at its meeting Thurs
day morning. However. interesting re-
ports were made by the various depart
meRts. that Of the sewer department
showing the last work for the sewage
disposal plant completed by the con
struction Of a ditch from the point to
the river.
The waterwOrks company reported
considerable extension work done, mn
pOrtant among which was the eOnstruc-
ton OF a new pipe line TO the soldiers
camp at Fort Bliss for the accOmmOda-
ton Of the new troops temporarily STA
toned there.
Another paving proposition was taken
up and a hearing Is to be held on the
April 4.
The City's Health.
CITY health officer ". II. Anderson's
weekly report showed a total Of 81
deaths. Of which II were Americans. Is
Alexicans, one negro and one Chinese.
against this record the births reported
showed y Americans and SIX Mexicans
Contagious diseases existing numbered
IS OF smallpox. Is Of scarlet fever, one
whoODing cough. seven chiokenpOx- One
hundred and ninetv-five inspections were
made OF meat markets, 2S9 OF fruit and
vegetable stands, 20 Of rOOming houses.
l55 fruit and vegetable wagons. 362
premises, g. restaurants five bakeries,
six laundTies. four cOnfeetiOneries. %
=Iarrrrnrn~ horr-o= %
diaries, IS milk wagons, 80 cattle. 20
calves, 16 hogs, 102 sheep; while 416
pounds Of meat. one whole COW carcass
and 81 pounds of fruit were condemned
Five Fires Occur
Fire marshal H. F. Remand reported
five fires. one caused bv hot ashes. one
from a defective flue. one from a table
clcth being placed near a heated stove,
one from a match or cigar being thrown
in pile Of papers, and one from an
unknown cause.
Sewer commissioner :. ". HadlOck's
report for the week showed the elevated
ditch to the north bank OF the Rio
Grande from the sewage disposal plant
completed by the construction of 500
feet of the ditch, 100 feet of sewer laid
in alley in blocks A and 40. Alexander
addition. between Kansas and Stanton
streets; 100 feet of sewer south Of
the FL PasO Ice and Refrigerator plant
relaid. leo feet Of sewer laid In Hillside
street, Sunset Heights. 10 plugged sew
ers cleaned.
Extending Water Mains.
Ihe report of VIII f. Race. superin-
tendent of the WaterWOrks, for the week I
showed IA inch pipe laid corner Second I
and Durango streets. 712 feet Of inch
pipe laid on St. Nrain. Ochoa, Virginia
and West San Antonio streets, 300 feet I
OF inch and 600 feet Of 5 inch pipe !
laid to the camp at Fort Bliss.
The December report for the water
works showed S14 1854 received. /
SS269.92 disbursed. leaving gross earn
ings Of S644S.62, while the net earnings I
were S26O6-OZ- The number of gallons /
pumped were 99.750.OO0 at an average |
of 3.217.140 per day and a cost of O611 I
per loco gallons.
Alderman sam Blumenthals recon- /
men2ItiOn for the refund of $3.50 on a 4
hotel runners license to Eugenio Rivera 4
was approved.
The petition Of the Donaldson Auto
company for permission to install an un-
de-grOund gasoline tank at 4O1 Texas
street. was granted, as was that of Chas.
Leiger Tor permission to erect an electric
SIGN at the Zeiger hotel
The grades on Montana street from
IhurlCw avenue TO Piedras street were
approved
4uGuh ElcCLIlc Light 20
Alderman Hewitt said: During the I
past week the Electric Light company
las been operating its lights every night
irrespective Of the moonlight schedule.
think we should show our apprecia-
ion by a vote of thanks" This met /
with the approval of the council and
passed
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were referred
% the street and grade committee: J.. j.
5ilchrist. for repair of sidewalk and
urb on North Fl Pas0 street at West
Rio Grande street. damaged bv the Pc
rOlithic company; Purity Baking COM
ANY, to erect wagon scale I'm front of 4
II South FL PasO street: Airs Georgia [
EigertOn ct al, to put alley between Z
Mesa avenue and Stanton street. run
ing from Wyoming street TO Boulevard. Z
N grade; ID. NJ. Conway and other prop
.utv owners. to have the grade on Mesa .
venue changed from California street
iorth; A. Rodriguez. To have River street
T0ded from Campbell street 100 feet
asst to the alley.
A petition Of T. H. Binklev. 60 have
AK assessment corrected was referred
o the taxation committee.
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