El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-28
MUCH ACTIVITY IN STREET PAVING;
BUILDING INSPECTOR NEEDS HELPER

On recommendation of city attorney
II. NJ. COldwell. a quit claim deed was
granted Powers & Truesdell covering lot
16, block IA, Campbell addition, this
property having been sold to satisfy
taxes.
Paving on North Kansas.
Alderman W. S. Clayton, reporting on
Kansas street, between Hill and High
streets, recommended that it be granted
and the grade fixed at percent instead
of 6 percent, as requested.
He also recommended that the petition
of Geo. w. Newell to reopen the alley
back of lot 102, block IS. Mills map, be
denied, on the ground that while 1t might
benefit Newell it would injure other
owners of property between the Z. p. &
S. W. tracks and Franklin street. How
ever, he stated that the alley would be
made passable. HIS recommendations
were approved by the council.
Tax Reduction Granted.
ii. D. McGregOr's petition for a reduc~
ton of taxes from $50 to $3.50 on lot
5, block 102, Campbell addition, was
granted.
The city assessor was instructed to
give James Casey credit for 1905 taxes
paid on lots SO and so, Sunset Heights.
W. D. Wise & Co.'S taxes for 1911
were reduced from $3.50 to 1885.
Paving Fund Transferred.
On recommendation Of alderman Nc
Ghee, resolutions were adopted trans
ferring SSS9.44 from the Mundy avenue
and Epson avenue paving fund to the
general paving fund; SS6l11 was or
dered transferred from the Highland
Park paving fund to the street and ally
grading fund and S107A1S was trans
ferred from the special fund to the
street and alley grading fund.
Nellye Watts, taxes on lots IS and %.
block %. East FL PaSO, from $3.50 to
$500, was granted
Permission was granted for the erection
Of an electric sign at S03 North Stanton
street.
The petition Of the Pass City Electric
company to have S. A Milliron's license
as an electrician cancelled. was referred
to the city attorney. 10 whom the pc
ution Of A. p. Krause asking for a set
uement to avoid the sale OF some OF his
ferred.
school board Asks for sewer.
The petition Of the public school
BOARD FOR a sewer connection in block
lOs East FL Paso, where the new school
Is to be built, was referred to the san
itary committee.
To the fire and water committee was
referred the petition OF Pedro AbogadO
70 build frame stairway to the second
story OF MS building at the corner OF
Fl Paso and Second streets.
70 place a peanut stand at the corner Of
second and FL PasO streets was re-
tee.
Margaret A Walsh's petition for q
reduction OF taxes on lots II to 21
block s, Highland Park. was referred
to the taxation and finance committee.
Paving Approved.
Inc paving on East San Antonio
street. between Hill street and Cotton
avenue was approved and accepted and
the ordinance accepting the bid Of the
Bituhthic company for paving Arizona I
street between oregon and Austin Z
streets. and the contract for same were /
adopted
A resolution ordering the paving of /
overland street between Campbell street 1
and cotton avenue, passed its first 1
reading and the hearing set for Nay 9. 1
theodore ID. MOhat and c. H Jackson D
were granted hawlzers' permits I
EIoreuciO Morales was granted al Q
days to tear down an adobe building AZ /
streets, constructed contrary 10 re-
lulrements Of the building ordinance.