El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-04
Protests Are Made Against
Paving Between Auge and
Newman Streets.

Parking for Nevada street was asked
by property owners on that street when
they appeared before the city council
Thursday morning TO protest against
the paving of Nevada street. between
Ange and Newman streets. They
thought paving shOul5 be delayed until
a hill at the corner of st Nrain and
Nevada streets should be removed. One
man wanted the alleys put in good con
ditiOn before the paving should be start
ed and the matter was referred to the
street and grade committee for investi-
CATION
The bond and contract of the Btu
Ethic company signed by the mayor for
the paving of Arizona street was ap-
proved.
Alderman Hewitt said that builders
had been occupying public streets and
recommended that hereafter each build
ing permit should bear the notice that
no permission Is given for such occu-
pancy. This recommendation was
adopted by the council and viii be car
ried out
Reports were made by the various city
officers and many routine matters were
disposed of by the council.
City Health Report.
DR.. ". II. Anderson's report of the
city's health for the week showed Al
deaths, Of which Is were Americans, p
MeXieans, one negro, while the births
tOtaled p, of which eight were Ameri-
cans. 16 1Iexicans.
Seven cases Of spinal meningitis exist
at the present time SIX cases Of small
poX, three OF diphtheTia, two Of mumps,
"A OF chickenpOX. II Of scarlet fever and
three OF whoOping cough.
&rH-taar1 Of
markets. 167 of fruit and vegetable
stands, 235 of fruit and vegetable wag
Ons, 233 Of premises, four of bakeries,
three of confectioneries, 50 of restaU
rants and SIX Of laundries. Two hun
dred and thirty-siX cattle, 81 calves, 30
hogs, SO sheep, p slaughter houses, 109
diaries, q meat wagons and rs milk
wagons were inspected, while S73
pounds of meat and 106 pounds of fruit
were condemned.
J. J. Corners reported S11 collected
at the pesthoUse, and a. Courchesne,
auditor, and H. B. Stevens, treasurer of
the public library, reported $94.36 on
hand March I. 1912.
Sanitary Collections
F. G. Alderete reported S1021.35 col
lected during March by the sanitary de-
partment.
City sealer J. H Comstock's report
ava N1-AINL4D-AG anu l--AlA-E
20 $50.
City engineer Herbert NUNS report
for March showed collections amounting
to S260-55.
Building inspector a. E. Bartlett's
March report showed fees collected
amounting to S247-5O.
Fire marshal II. T. Renaud reported I
three fires during the week one caused /
by hot ashes, one by friction in removing I
TlnTnr r7- rr0rr7 TrUl-norr enmen
sewer commissioner j. W. HadlOcks I
weekly report showed 120 feet of sewer /
laid in Rio Grande street west Of Lee !,
street, 100 feet Of ditch dug at the dis
pOsal plant, eight Us put in, eight /
plugged sewers cleaned, and 10000 gal 4
Ions of oil pumped to the disposal plant. I
The mayors action in signing the bond /
Of the Bituithic company for paving .
Arizona street was approved and the ,
Nevada street paving hearing came up. =
Protests Against Paving.
E. 7. Levy, with so feet frontage on I
Nevada street, said: There are seven 1
of us here to protest against the paving +,
and We feel that the hill at Mr.. Wad- /
ingtOn's should be cut through first.
I'VE feel there should be some money /
expended improving impossible alleys. 1
The paving proposed from Ange to 4
Newman street would be only about I
three blocks and We do not feel it IS /
justified now.
Il signed the petition three OF four /
months ago, but the man who got the 1
signatures said it would not come on /
Tor a year.
The Mexican war Is on and times are
dull The expense would be more than l
the income"
Wants Parking.
l. s. Davis said: Il have q II feet. {
i object to the paving. ! would prefer ]
TO have 1t parked! object to having 1
it paved from curb to curb
Thomas A. Wise, who has Is feet, 4
said: Il am a striker and liable to be I
out Of work for some time"
" c. Coleman said: 81 do not object /
to the paving, but prefer parking. Ny /
objection Is to paving it with bitulithic /
paving, because I think petrOlithic Is 4
Just as good
Protests were also made BY a. J. Wat /
son, A D. Clark, Robert Abraham and I
J. s. Morrison.
j. y. Morrison said: 81 favor parking.
but [ am not protesting against paving
The matter was then referred to the /
street and grade committee.
Claims $4,000 Damages.
George Look presented a claim for
$4,000 damages alleging the city was
to hgre raid him $1,000 for opening
West San Antonio street, but had failed
to do so. This was referred to the city
attorney
Pedro Abogado was denied permission