El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-25
Paving Of West San An
tonic Street Is Decided
Upon.

No more unsightly bill boards are to
be placed on or near to public school
grounds. IF the Parent Teachers ass0-
cation of Sunset school has its way
The association addressed a cOmmum-
cation TO the mayor and city council
which was received Thursday requesting
that the city fathers take action TO Tor
bid the erection of such boards IN the
future. the women contendIng that they
are unsightiy and that improper posters
NAV be placed upon them Their night
has started over the sign which Is IN
course of construction near Sunset
school on West Rio Grande street.
West san Antonio to Be Paved
West San Antonio street Is to be paved
between El Pas0 and Davis streets Lhe
CITY council Thursday resolved tins ana
set June IS as the date for hearing pro-
tests against the proposed Improvement
of this street
Determining that sidewalks must be
put In. the council adopted the recon
meudation of alderman Clayton that
property owners at the corner OF over
and and Hill streets and San Antonio
and Tays streets be required TO make
those improvements in their property
This comes as the result OF petition
from Overland street property owners
who have so improved their own prop
ertv and want their neighbors TO do
likewise
Because there was $710O in the sewer
disnossI fund which had not been used
the council transferred that amount 70
the garbage disposal fund to make I'M
provements in the garbage disposal part
of the new plant in WOodlawn ADDITION
The meeting during the balance OF the
time was devoted to routine business
The City's Health.
CITY health officer W II. Anderson
report for the week ending TUESDAY
showed a total OF 81 deaths, OF when
II were Americans 10 MeXlcans and one
negro. while the births, numbering "a
were four Americans and 20 MeNlcaIis-
But two cases Of cerebro spinal men
motifs remain. one Of smallpox, SIX OF
scarlet fever. seven Of whOOpng cough,
IA of chickenpOx, one OF typhoi0 lever
and none of diphtherla.
Health officers made 22O inspections
OF meat markets, three OF bakeries, -.
of fruit and vegetable stands, i've o.
Iaundries. go OF fruit and vegetable
wagons. 81 of milk wagons, y OF meat
wagons. IS of restaurants, gag OF prem
ises. u of slaughter houses, III OF
dairies. TWO of tamale factories, l4O OF
cattle. As of calves, A OF hogs Al OF
Meat weighing 4S9 pounds and fruit
and vegetables weighing SO pounds were
condemned.
Sewer commissioner J. W. HadlOcks
reDort showed 500 feet of s inch sewer
LAID I'm blocks IS, Sc and 81, East FL
Paso. . Us installed, 10 plugged sewers
cleaned
-Four Slight Fires.
Fire marshal H. T. ReynaUd's report
for the week ending at 6 p. m. Wednes-
dav showed four fires, one caused by
children PLAYING with matches, one by
gasoline. one BY a burning match thrown
In a box of trash and one by flue
Must Lay Sidewalks.
Alderman Clayton, reporting on the
petition of Overland street property
owners. recommended that property
owners at the corner of Hill and Over
land streets and Tays and San Antonio
streets be required to put IN sidewalks.
He said notices had been sent them.
James c. White was granted permits
sion TO extend balcony over the side
walk in block 1O1 Campbell's addition.
Invitation to Lecture
The invitation of the WOman's club
to attend a lecture by judge Ben Lind
sey Oh April 80 and occupy seats on the
stage was accepted with thanks.
The petition for paving North FL PasO
street from California to Cliff street
was granted
To the fire and water committee was
referred the petition Of the Parent