El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
Telephone Franchise Trans
ferred From Southwestern
to Tn State Company.

A new triple combination pumper
hose and chemical motor car. costing
$3.50, will be added to the FL Paso fire
department. following the action of the
city council Thursday morning in
adopting the resolution Of alderman J.
L Hewitt who recommended the pur-
chase of the car. Wednesday afternoon,
mayor c Z, Kelly. alderman Hewitt,
and fire chief W. ". Armstrong con-
sidered the plans and specifications
submitted by the various auto fire
engine contractors. and their decision
was that an American-LaFrance auto,
which is the name of the new fire en-
CINE, should be purchased. The car,
which is a six cylinder, is rated at 105
horse power The machine is manu-
featured in Elmira, N Y, and was sold
to the city through J. Ed Schmitz. state
agent of the manufacturing company,
with headquarters at Dallas, Texas.
The car when it arrives will be turned
over to the Sunset fire department.
Phone Franchise Transferred.
The Tri-State Telephone company.
given all the rights under the fran
chises granted the Southwestern Tele-
graph & Telephone company in March,
1910, by the ordinance which was
adopted Thursday morning, the occasion
of its second reading.
The Tri-State Telephone company
according to the ordinance. shall dis
charge all the duties incumbent on the
Southwestern company incurred
through the franchise granted it.
On March 20. 1910 the Southwestern
company executed and delivered TO the
Tri-State Telephone company a war
ranty deed TO all of the real estate in
the city, ana a bill of sale conveying
all of its personal property and its
rights and privileges and franchises
1t was said that under this the Tr1-
State company took possession of the
property in April 1910.
Rats start Fires.
During the month OF September there
were p fires, and nine false alarms
Five Of the fires were attributed TO
children with matches, four to gaso-
line, four unknown, one caused from
com bustion, one to burning grease in ;
sible for one fire, and tar boiling out
of a pot was given as the cause OF
another. The report was submitted by
Henry Reynaud, fire marshal
Weekly Health Report.
There were two more deaths than
births for the week ending October
according to the report of the city
health department. There was a total
of &c deaths during the week, two
Americans. II MeXicans and four
negroes. Twenty-four births were re-
corded. being eight Americans, Is Mex ;
leans and one negro. Among the con- (
tagious diseases was included one case
of smallpox. six scarlet fever and I
five typhoid cases.
The Inspections made by the depart I
ment included: Meat markets, los; /
restaurants, As; bakeries, 5; laundries, /
3; roominc houses. s; fruit and vege- /
table stands, 156; fruit and vegetable :
wagons, SOS; meat wagons, Il; milk !
wa CONS, Il; diaries, 102; slaughter
houses. q; cattle. 800; calves "A; hogs,
106; sheep. II. The department con- !
demned $50 pounds of meat, LOG pounds {
of fruit and vegetables, and one whole
COW carcass. There were % nuisance ;
notices served and 20 nuisances
abated.
Department Reports.
The report of the street commission :
er showed that there were 265 men
employed in sweeping the streets dur
number of blocks swept per day was
%. The total number Of gallons of
water used was 2,507,40
The valuation of the permits for pro-
posed buildings during the month of
September was S123,515, according to
the report of 4. f, Bartlett, building I
inspector.
A. T. Samworth. city electrician.
issued 1873 fixture permits and 255 9TH
ers- Forty-nfne plumbing permits and
So gas permits were issued by NJ. P.
plumbing and gas inspector.
The report of city engineer Herbert /
Num- showed that S2T5.90 had been
during the month of Au-
gust.
The following is the report of sewer /
J. W. Hadlock for the
week ending October >: Laid 270 feet
eight inch sewer pipe, block 1. Golden
Hill; put in six VS." cleaned four
plugged sewers: examined so flush :
tanks and manholes; pumped East FL
Paso sewer each day; also Sheldon and
Mills building; unloaded three cars of
sewer pipe.
Petitions Granted.
The petition of J. G. Salazar to erect
an overhanging balcony at 10 South
kansas street, was granted J. r.
Sogardus was given permission to
erect balcony on the south side of