El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14
BITULITHIG FOR
ARIZONA Street
Council Awards Paving Con
tract-Only a Routine
Session.

and Cotton avenue, was accepted by the
city council at its session Thursday
morning. This action was taken prior
TO the receipt of a petition from prop
erty owners requesting that this bid be
accepted.
The appointment Of chief Of police
Isaac n Davis and Of police sergeants
w. ID. Greet and Lon Garner, made by
the mayor was confirmed by the cOun-
Gil
There were several requests for per-
mission TO erect electric signs in the
business district of the city which were
referred to the fire and water commit
tee Tor action.
Most Of the time at the meeting was
devoted to the disposal Of routine mat
tiers.
StOrk Is Winner.
City health officer ". II. Anderson's
report for the week showed a total Of
p deaths, of which Is were Americans
and 9 MeUcans, while the births num-
bered 81, the American stork being
! credited with Is and the Mexican bir1
with IS.
The contagious disease report for the
week showed II cases Of smallpox re-
naming two Of spinal meningitis, both
from out OF town, Is scarlet fever, one
measles, seven chickenpOx.
One hundred and efghtv-four iusuec-
tons were made Of meat markets. Isl
OF fruit and vegetable stands. 225 OF
iruIt and vegetable wagons, 321 prem
lsess bakeries, 5 launderies. 148 res
taurants, 2l8 cattle, p calves. 156
sheep, 2 slaughter houses, 90 meat
wagons, 145 milk wagons. los diaries.
Meat weighing SO pounds and 16s
pounds OF fruit were condemned
Fire marshal II. F. Reynaud reported
one IRE caused by hot ashes, one By
I overturned OIL stove and one BY gasoline
/ during the week.
City electrician A. T. Samworth's re-
port Tor January showed S104.6O col
City Sewer Work.
Sewer commissioner J. ". HadIocltfs
! weekly report showed $50 feet Of sewer
I laid IN block 43, Alexander addition.
1OOO 1eet OF pipe laid for an oil pipe
me 70 the sewage disposal plant, 80 feet
/ OF sewer laid in Seventh street. 5 Us
put in, 8 plugged sewers cleaned.
Z GhleI Of police I. n. Davis reported
$!eoz-oO collected during February by
I his department.
On recommendation Of alderman Sam
/ Blumenthal the petition Of the Civic
7 league FOR an additional sanitary in
I speetor was denied, alderman Blumen-
I thal saying the city could not increase
It's payroll at this time.
Arizona Paving.
Inc DID OF the Texas Bituithic COM
/ pany Tor paving Arizona street was ae-
I cepted on recommendation OF alderman
Mc5hee, this being the lowest bid.
/ Alderman Clayton said that q change
I OF grade IN the alley east Of Mesa ave
nue. between Wyoming and Boulevard.
az requested by property owners. would
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On recommendation of this alderman
an electric wire. pole obstructinQ the
aLey running west from Octavia street.
I between San Antonio and Olive streets
I was ordered removed.
1t was ordered that the sidewalk on
North Ell PasO street. in front of Z. Il
Gllchrist's house be repaired by the CITY.
/ which damaged it.
The Purity Baking company vas
I front Of III South Kansas street
To EXcavats Under Sidewalk.
Permission was granted the El Paso
[ Gas and Electric company to exeavsfe
/ under the sidewalk at the southwest
corner Of Franklin and Oregon streets.
AdOlph HOffman's claim for $500 dam
ages to an adobe building on lots S and
Q. block 222, Campbell addition, on ac-
count Of change of grade on Texas
s street, was denied.
Property owners on North Ksnsss
street requested the paving Of that sfreet
I between Hill and High streets. their De-
tltlon being referred to che street and
! grade committee, to which committee the
I petition Of Geo. ". Newell to have the
alley back of lot 102, block Is, Mills
map, graded.
Petitions Referred.
To the sanitary committee was re-
ferred the petition Of DR.. 7. B. GRAY for
a sewer connection in lots and 6. bloc,
p. Sunset Heights.
Petitions of Chas. T. Pelham and A. III.
Dow for reduction of taxes were re-
ferred to the taxation committee.
Petitions Tor permission to erect cleo
trio signs presented BY Hawkins Bros
H. A. Bethea A. A. Howard and ID. a.
Steadman were referred to the fire and
water COMMITTEES.
The city clerk was instructed TO pav
$40 to W. z. Anderson for work On
the sewage plant.
Mayor Kelly. following the approval
or T. n. Davis's bond as police chief
asked his confirmation. as vel as that
Of sergeants w. ID. Greet and Lon Car
ner. and this action was taken.
An ordinance fixing grades on Mon
tana street from IhurlOw avenue TO
Piedras street was adopted.
Residents Of Montana street. east %
Cotton avenue, presented a petition 70
questing that paving on that street be
commenced as soon as possible and that
the controversy between the two navi1o
companies should not be allowed to in-
/ terfere with it. This was referred Ia
the street and grade COMMITTEES.