El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-18
TO PUT CITY ON
4 CASH BASIS
All City Cash Put Into One
Fund-HOtel Runners
Must Give Bond.

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/ the transfer of money in syecial funds
to the general fund and the transfer of
overdrafts in special funds to the gen
eraI fund.
When this has been effected, there
Will be about S211,0G0 in the general
fund.
Hereafter all warrants will he DRAIN
on the general fund, to simplify the
bookkeeping system of the city and
avoid the paying OF interest on over
drafts which has been done up to the
present time on account Of the existence
of special funds.
The transfers made Thursday were
from various funds, seven OF which con-
tribUted S3237.54 to the general fund,
while "A funds having Overdrafts will
deduct S1S,15762 from the general fund.
Hereafter hotel runners will be re-
qUired to give bond in the sum OF $500
before they can apply for licenses. This
ordinance was adopted on its second
reading Thursday.
The bids of the FL Paso Foundry and
Machine company for furnishing bolts
and rails for the new warehouse and
that of the Darbyshire- Hsrvie Iron and
Machine company for the balance OF the
steel work were accepted, on motion OF
alderman McGhee.
Property owners on North FL Paso
street petitioned for paving on that
street between California and Cliff
streets, and this was referred to the
street and grade committee.
The city council accepted with thanks
the invitation of the City Baseball
league to attend the opening game OF
the season at Washington Park next
Sunday.
The City's Health.
City health officer W. H. Anderson
report showed that during the week
ending Tuesday, 80 deaths occurred in
the CITY. II being Americans. IS MeXi-
cans and one negro. The births, tOtaling
25. were MeXicans IS. Americans SIX
and one negro.
The report of the contagious diseases
existing at the present time shows 3 OF
smallpox 7 of scarlet fever. 8 whOOplng
cough. Is chickenpoX. diphtheria. !
typhoid fever, s cerebro spinal mepin-
gifts.
There were 291 inspections made OF
meat markets. 280 of fruit and vegetable
stands. 3 of bakeries. p of restaurants
of laundries. 165 of fruit and vege-
table wagons. 3O6 of premises, 19 Of
slaughter houses, 10 Of meat wagons,
gS of diaries, rs of milk wagons, 2 Of
tamale factories, 124 cattle, Is calves,
% sheep. 46 hogs. The inspectors con
demned 763 pounds OF meat and 70
pounds OF fruit and veget"5les.
Collections Are Large.
CITY assessor and collector Louis +
Rehr's report for the month OF March
showed collections amounting to $780,
1882.
". E Race. superintendent of the city
waterworks. reported collections amount
ing to S15.902.78 for the month OF Feb
ruarv. gross earnings amounting 70
SS6O1 .66 and net earnings OF S025S16.
There were 89.65S150 gallons pumped
during the month. an average OF 3,OS1--
$50 per day at a cost OF .O6Ol per 1000
gallons for pumping.
During the month of March city cleo
trician A. T. Samworth collected S19S-35,
while his February report showed col
lections amounting to S154-55.
During the past week city sewer com
missioner J. W Hadlock laid zoo feet
Of sewer in blocks So, Sc and 81. East
Fl Paso addition, cleaned 10 plugged
sewers, cleaned two plugged sewers IN
North Ell Paso street. put in five Us,
pumped a carload of oil to the disposal
plant and dug 1000 feet Of ditch at that
Three Fires Reported.
Fire marshal H. F. Renauds report
for the week showed three fires, one
caused by gasoline. one by hot ashes and
one from crossed electric wires on which
the insulation burned off.
All of these were filed, by order Of
the council. on motion OF alderman w
S. Clayton.
Alderman Blumenthafs recommends
ton that a sewer extension be granted
Thomas R. Francis, block IA, Cotton
avenue, was approved
CITY engineer Herbert NUNS report !
on grades in the alley in block ~, Sun
set Heights. was approved.
Bids for City Warehouse
I'm recommendation of alderman Nc |
Chez. the bid of the FL Paso Foundry /
and Machine company for rails and !
spikes for the new city warehouse was (
accented. while that Of the DarbyshIre-
Harvie Iron and Machine company 1or /
all other steel was accepted.
The taxes of Nick h. Carson were re-
luced from $4,000 to $4,000
The invitation of the City league 10! 4
the mayor and city council to attend /
the opening game next Sunday was &C
,epted with thanks on motion OF alder
man Clayton.
/. R. Klein's petition for reduction OF |
taxes on west one-half OF lots to II, /
block 10, Campbell addition, was de-
MED.
Petition for Paving.
To the street and grade committee were 4
referred the petition of property own
FRS for paving on North FL Paso street J
from California to Cliff street. and that /
7f R. L. Smith for damages on account 4
Of change Of grade at the corner -
Florence and Boulevard.
The petition of VIM. T. Baker Tor }
$1,000 damages to his automobile caused
5v running into hole at the corner
IF West Boulevard and North Fl Paso
streets on the night of January ~ was !
referred to the city attorney
James c. Whites application lot per
mission to extend balcony three IeeJ over
he sidewalk in lot l. block 1Ol. Camp
bell addition. was referred to the IRE
md water committee.
Hotel Runners Bonds.
The ordinance requiring hotel run run
lers to give bond in the sum OF SoOU
md prohibiting them from acting as
money changers was adopted on Its sec