El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
CITY TAX VALUES
ARE S32,250, 400
Tax Rolls Approved by the
City Council-Order
Relative to Paving


Thursday morning the city council
approved the tax rolls OF the city Ior
the year 1911. They show taXaDle
property valued at S32, 25O, $50. Of when
S26,554, 110 appears on the rendered ron
and S5696,34O on the unrendered roll
The amount OF taxes TO be collected To-
tails 1912, 1885. Of which 5000, ozS.05 IS
on the rendered rolf and sos, 23O4o on
the unrendered roll
Arizona street was ordered paved
from Oregon street 10 Newman street
and the city clerk was authorized 10
advertise for bids. 1t viii be paved by
the Biulithic Paving company and
work must be finished within SIX
months.
Ii was also ordered that hereafter no
paving will be ordered unless peu-
4 ton signed by owners Of so percent OF
the property to be affected is presented
to the city council. Also work must De
started within u months on all paving
/ contracts in future or the city viii de-
clare the paving unnecessary.
The City's Health.
City health officer ". II. Anderson
I weekly report showed a total OF 81
/ deaths. Of which 19 were Americans, 10
/ Mexicans and one negro, while tins
births. totaling Il. showed 8 Ameri-
cans and j AIeXicans- The cases OF
/ cOnta gioUs diseases existing at the time
/ OF the report show four Of smallpox, u
/ Of scarlet fever, three Of whoOplng
! u
I fever. nine mumps. One hundred ana
I thirty-twO inspections Of meat markets
| were made. 129 Of fruit and vegetable
/ wagons, 127 Of fruit and vegetable
| stands, % Of restaurants, 2S9 Of premi@
| ses. 20 Of roOming houses, three OF ba-
/ keries, seven Of laundries. 232 OF cat
/ tie. Sc Of calves, six Of hogs, So OF
| sheep, 19 Of slaughter houses, - OF
l meat wagons, A Of milk wagons. One
/ hundred and four pounds OF meat, 1859
/ pounds Of fruit and one whole COW car
I caSs were condemned and destroyed
| DR.. Anderson explained that the
/ great amount of fruit condemned IS
/ accounted for by a large number OF
! frozen bananas shipped into the city.
Fires and Plumbing.
/ Fire marshal H. F. Reynaud reported
/ four fires during the week, one caused
/ by a>toy balloon, one by children with
/ matches. one from unknown cause, and
/ one from hot ashes.
| Plumbing and meter inspector NJ P
! Maloney reported S106.4o collected dur
/ ing the month Of December.
/ Street commissioner J. ". Hadlock's
/ report for the week showed 400 feet
II ditch built for sewer disposal plans
! four sewers repaired, four Us put IN,
] 10 plugged sewers cleaned
Water Pipe Laid.
: W +. Race. superintendent Of the
1 waterworks reported 496 feet OF pipe
/ laid on North FL PasO street, between
| Rio Graude and Nevada streets, ~ feet
I laid on Seventh and FL PasO streets
F. G. Alderete reported S941.70 coll
( lected by the sanitary department for
( December.
/ Police chief Ben Jenkins reported
! $685. collected for December.
To Sell sheet Music.
/ Alderman Sam Blumenthal reported
/ that the city has sheet music purchased
/ for the municipal band at cost Of 500
/ and recommended that 1t be sold, as the
/ city will have no further use for II.
! Alderman Clayton recommended that
! bids be asked for and that the music be
| sold to the highest bidder. Alderman
/ McGhee seconded the motion, which
carried.
Street Paving Regulation.
Then alderman Clayton presented a
/ resolution. which was adopted. that the
| city will not pave any street at the ex-
I pense Of the owners Of adjacent real
7 estate until a petition for such paving
signed by so percent OF the owners OF
Z property affected shall first be pre-
/ scented to the council, and further. that
/ unless paving work shall be actually
I begun within u months from the time
/ the city declares the necessity OF such
/ paving. the council viii consider and
! treat such declaration OF necessity void.
/ The petition OF property owners FOR a
I grade In the alley between Rio Grande
/ and Arizona streets. from Hutton to
| Dallas streets, was granted
/ Alderman Hewitt, reporting on the
/ condition Of the building on Overland
/ street occupied BY the Republic Coffee
I company. recommended that tina petit
/ ton OF Mrs A. Goodman to have II re-
! moved be denied This was done
To Put Up Electric Signs.
Ellis Bros. were granted permission
( to erect an electric sign in front OF
their printing shop on Oregon street.
] The petition OF the Scottish Rite Be-
/ nevolent association for release from
! taxes for 1871 was granted.
The petition of Mrs n ]. Hin for
reduction Of taxes on lots y and -,
( block So. Franklin Heights addition.
Z from $500 to $500. was referred to the
( finance committee
/ Other petitions referred to this com
Z mittee were Lone Star Land company.
( for reduction of taxes on lots Il and
IS, block 294. Pierce-Finley addition:
! Mrs. Sam Schultz. for reduction OF taxes;
I Laura f Ranch for reduction Of taxes;
Z Y II. c. A. for exemption from taxa
J ton.
sewer ExtensIons Asked.
To the sanitary committee were re-
{ ferred the petitions Of Frank Riley. for
I sewer extension in block "a. East FL
] Paso addition; r. A. Smith, for sewer
/ extension in block 81. Bassett add
I tion.
The petition OF property owners for
I the paving Of Nevada street. from
I Ange to Newman street. was referred
! 10 the street a nd grade COMMITTEES