El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-14
Petition Presented to City
Council Asking Advice; to
Pave Rio Grande Street.

The ministers Of FL Paso want to
build a church for the soldiers sta
toned at Fort Bliss. Mayor G. E. Kelly
and the other members Of the city
council were requested to assist in the
project in a petition presented at the
session of the council Thursday morn
ing The petition was signed by Henry
Easter, pastor OF the church Of St.
Clement, c. " Webdel, Of the Trinity
Methodist church, and Kenneth Brown,
Of the East FL Paso Presbyterian
church. The petitioners stated that the
suggestion to build a church for the
soldiers was made at recent meeting
Of the Pastors union, and was made by
a number Of army men.
The plan, it was stated, was to take
the matter up with the proper authori-
ties at Washington and have them
erect a church at Fort Bliss. The city
council was asked to advise the minis
ters as to the best methods of pro-
ceeding in the furtherance Of the
The collections made by the police
department for the month of October
amounted to 1851
Paving Bid Referred
The bid OF the Southwestern Paving
company for paving TuIarosa street
from Piedras to Stevens, was referred
TO the finance committee. The amount
Of the bid was % cents per cubic yard
for excavation For the asphalt mac
adam pavement with petrOlithic tamped
base, $l.20 per square yard was asked
West Rio Gramde To Be Paved
A resolution ordering the paw
ing Of West Rio Grande street,
from North Oregon street TO West
Boulevard, was adopted, and city clerk
g ". Fassett was instructed TO adver-
tise for bids for the work A further
ordinance assessing the cost of paving
against the property owners was
adopted.
An ordinance assessing the cost Of
Improvement Of " est Boulevard. from
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the alley in block Is, Sunset Heights
was adopted The city clerk was d.
rected to advertise for bids.
The ordinance amending the gas
franchise ordinance was adopted
Bond Ordinances Read.
The ordinances prescribing the form
OF the city's street grading, sewer, and
WaterWOrks bonds had their first read
ing Thursday morning. The interest
on the bonds at the rate Of percent
per annum, is payable semi annually on
the first day of June and first day OF
December. The principal OF all bonds
is to mature and be payable at the
Office Of the city treasurer; the interest
is to be payable at the Chemical Ma
tional bank at New York City, or at the
office of the city treasurer. The city
reserves the right to redeem the bonds
at par ana accrued interest at the time
any coupon shall fall due, after 20
years from the date, by giving notice
Tor so days
The sewer bonds comprise a series
of $50 $1,000 bonds. amounting in the
aggregate to $50 OO0 issued for the
purpose Of laying permanent sanitary
sewers.
Tho waterworks bonds, in a series Of
200 $1,000 bonds, amounting to 100000,
it was stated were issued by the city
for the purpose OF providing water
works TO be owned by the city and Oper-
ated to furnish persons with water IN
strict compliance with an ordinance
The street grading bonds to be
issued in the sum of $4,000, being in
a series Of 50 bonds of $1,000 each viii
be issued for permanently grading the
streets and to provide proper drainage
Of the rain water.
Sewer Work.
The following is the report Of the
sewer commissioner department for
the week ending Nov. Is Laid $50