El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-30
COUNCIL BUSHES
WORK Of SESSION
Routine Matters Occupy So
Ions at Thursday Morn
ing's Meeting.

The meeting of the city council Thurs
! dav morning was characterized by the
/ members dispatehing without any un-
! necessary DELAY the regular routine OF
/ business. No important matters were
/ brought up, and the members after
brief session adjourned until next Thurs
day. The proceedings Thursday morning
The City's Health.
The following Is the report Of the
health department for the week ending
Z Nav 80: Total number OF births Il,
Americans 2, Mexicans 10; number OF
deaths 28. Americans 6, 1leXicans p
One hundred and eighty meat markets
were inspected. 233 fruit and vegetable
stands. 800 fruit and vegetable wagons,
421 premises. 8 bakeries, 4 laundries, 81
restaurants, 9 slaughter houses, 81 milk
wagons. Is meat wagons. "a cattle,
calves, 8 hogs, / sheep and horses The
city health officer condemned Il pounds
of meat. "a pounds of fruit and s II COW
careasses.
Waterwo1ks Report.
The report of VIII L. Race, superin-
tendent of the city waterworks, showed
fine following construction work to have
been completed since the last report on
Nav Is: Two hundred and lightweight
feet of IA inch cast iron pipe laId on
Norht FL Paso street, between California
and River streets; $50 feet OF SIX men
cast iron pipe on Arizona, between New
man and Austin streets; 800 feet OF
eight inch cast iron pipe on Newman
street. between Rio Grande and Arizona
streets. 1875 feet Of SIX inch cast iron
nine on North OchOa, between Missouri
and Montana streets
Sewer Report.
7 " HadlOck. sewer commissioner,
submitted the following report: Thirteen
hundred feet of sewer IN East IL Paso
for the school house and connecting
houses. worked Il men at disposal plant,
building sump and gate Tor dlyertlng
sewage: pumped all city sewage at river
four weeks; pumped FL Paso sewer each
dav. pumped Hotel Sheldon sewer night
and dav: cleaned Z plugged sewers; put
in eight s@Y's'' worked II men on Golden
Hill sewer for block 4; hauled 1000 feet
Of pipe and 5000 brick
Petitions Granted.
The petition OF the FIRST Baptis5
church Tor a quit claim deed 20 lots 1
to 3. and west two feet OF lot 4, block
215, CampbelPs addition was granted
On Recommendation OF alderman W. y
CLAYTON. ii. /. Hoover was granted per
mission TO pitch a gospel tent near the
corner of Estrella and Whlte Oaks
street.
The petition of Mrs. j. J. Smith Tor
remission of tax penalties on lots 10 to
20. Sunset Heights, was granted.
The applications of Lee sang, charlie
Hoy and Manuel Rivera, Tor haWkers'
permits were granted.
Petitions Denied
The petition of Albert Noruz LOT the
sum Of SOS for damage to his property,
1705 Montana street, alleged 80 have
been incurred by reason OF msllIlic'el'
drainage on Dallas street, VAS denied.
The petition of w. i. Pearson d 20.
to use part of public highway, lots 70
4. block $50, Campbell addition, was de-
MED
Petitions Referred.
The petition of William Roslng TO
extend the balconies of the second and
third stories of his proposed 0u icing n
the corner of Rio Grande, RooseFeiJ ara
Mundy avenues, four feet beyond 'ui'0-
ing line, was referred to the street ana
grade committee.
ne IRE and water committees VIII ln-
yestlgate the petition OF the Texas lianA
q Trust company for permission TO place
over its door at 2O4 North Oregon street
an electric sign
Mrs Eleanor B. Marion petItonefi the
city council to revise the D''is Ior cry
water Tor months of March md April.
The matter was referred TO tt9 fire and
water cOmmit+na