El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-01
PROPOSES To PROTECT CITIZENS
FROM BURGLARS and FIRE DAMAGE

ers paving streets as follows; Four
hundred feet of eight inch castiron
pipe on St Frain street, between san
Antonio and East Overland streets;
$50 feet of six inch castiron pipe on
Florence street, between san Antonio
and East Overland streets; 9S3 feet or
SIX inch castiron pipe on East over
land street, between Florence and 81
Vrain streets; - feet of eight inch
castron pipe at the junction of Mon
tana and Poplar streets; y feet of six
inch pipe at Montana and Grant
streets; - feet of six inch pine al
Montana street and Cotton avenue;
S66 feet Of two inch pipe
on north Campbell street, between
Hill and High streets; installed fire
hydrants at the corner of Montana and
Cotton avenue and Florence and Over
land streets.
The City's Health.
The report Of the health depart for
the week ending August 1. is as fol-
Americans II, Mexicans II. The num-
Der of births were %, being Ameri-
cans 8. MeIcans 16 and negroes ,.
Only one case OF smallpox is remain
ing at the eruptive hospital. There
are eight cases Of typhoid fever. Three
Of these are nOnresidents.
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were re-
ferred to the fire and water commit
tee: The application of property own
ers for arc lights at the intersections
of the G. H & 5. A railroad crossing
and Estrella street, and the same road
crossing at San Marcial street; petit
ton of Calisher's department store for
permission TO hang an electric sign
across the walk at the northwest cor
ner Of Stanton and Texas street The
following petitions were turned over
to the street and grades committee:
The petition OF the Western Wooden
ware company to grade the alley in the
rear Of lots Z and s. block 169; ap-
plication Of c. NJ. Lyman and others
to grade the alley in block 4S, Alex
ander's addition
Ask Parking of street.
Property owners on California street
presented a petition to the city coun-
ell asking that California street be
parked between its intersection with
Mesa avenue and Los Angeles street.
The petitioners requested that the
street be parked upon a general plan
recommended by the park commits
sioner.
The streets are to be paved not to
exceed 80 feet wide. and the driveway
is asked to be located in the center
OF California street. and the balance
of the width of the street to be de-
voted to a footway on each side OF the
street The petitioners state that they
desire the curb parking 10 be done by
the city authorities. and controlled
under the plan adopted Tor Rio Grande
street. The matter was referred to
the street and grades committee
The application of Broaddus & Davis
for permission to place a coal shute
and wrought iron freight shute on Oc-
tavia street near the corner of Boule-
ward. was given to the street and
grades committee.
Petitions Granted.
The petition of E. o. Halty for e
sewer extension to lots 4 to 6, block
20. Sunset Heights, was granted on
recommendation OF city engineer Her
bert Mum.
F. H. Mayhem, clerk in the city
health department. was granted a 80
days leave of absence.
The petition of E. E Mold, relative
to the condition of Boulevard and Wyo-
ming streets. from the end Of the paw
ing east being impossible was granted |
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