El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-25
PAVING ORDERED
BY THE COUNCIL
Thursdays Work Devoted
Exclusively to ROu-
tine Business.

and routine reports were adopted ar the
meeting of the city council Thursday.
Otherwise, there was little business. The
health department reported only four
cases Of smallpox.
City's Health.
The report OF the city health officer
for the week ending yesterday, showed
a total of 81 deaths, composing 10 Amer
leans. Is Mexicans and one negro; OF
births 26. of which II were Americans,
and Is Mexicans. OF contagious diseases
there remained. of smallpox 4, scarlet fe-
ven Is. whoOping cough 3, chicken poX
5 and typhoid fever Z. There were 50
vaccinations and five cases of fumIga-
ton; POI meat markets were Inspected,
1S9 fruit stands, 155 vegetable wagons,
80 roOming houses, 4 bakeries z6t prem
ises, 80 cattle, As calves, "A hogs, IS
sheen. 20 slaughter house wagons, ~
milk wagons, % dalrless laundeIles ana
II restaurants.
The Officers condemned $50 pounds Of
meat and 5000 pounds of fruit. Com
plants ATTENDED to numbered 19; arrests
Water Extensions.
The report Of water superintendent I
W. +. Race showed the following addl-
tional construction completed during gne 1
week: 1910 feet Of inch cast iron pipe |
on Arizona street, between BroWn anu
Osstavia streets; 424 feet Of same piping I
on Campbell street. between Seventh I
and Eighth streets, and l2SZ teet 81 s I
inch pine and 40 feet Of IL inch pipe (
for account FL PasO Milling COMPANY /
for use IN construction work on PEAR
son- companv Dlant Concrete conduit [
Of $50 feet was Constructed at the mesa
pumping plant.
Sewer Extension Work.
u Ill -
ported as completed during the week 800 i
feet of elevated ditch for the disposal /
plant, working 80 men five DAYS eacn; 1
10 plugged sewers cleaned, five "fs" IN /
stalled. 4 sewers repaired. Pumps were /
employed on the river and Sheldon hotel
sewers and the East Ell Paso sewer every
day.
-Four fires, two caused by gasoline one
from sparks and one from hot ashes, were i
reDrted for the weak BY fire marshal 4
Henry F. Reynaud.
In new business the report OF city en-
gineer for elevations Of ourbs on Mesa
avenue from Curri TO Blanchard streets, /
was approved I
eThe city treasurer's quarterly report,
checked bv A. A. Alurdocl, auditor, was
received and filed. Il shows 8 balance 4
September 80. 1911, Of s346,2S5.7o; Re
eeiOts. s76OO1s.5S: Disbursements, $751;
1880; balance, S254,S14.38.
The petition of Storms and Look, ask
inc Tor a reimbursement Of boundary line 4
on private property and street at north
western end of Davis street, was de-
To Pave Ange Street.
The petition Of the property owners
for the paving of Nevada street be
tween Ange and Newman streets, Win
hitulithic composition was granted, and
the resolution passed.
The petition Of owners of mercantile
houses and stores TO annul the licenses
OF certain Mexican hotel runners and
expressmen was referred to the police
and sanitary committee.
To Pave Hawthorne.
The ordinance assessing the cost
AGAINST proDertv owners on Hawthorne
street. between West Boulevard and Al
exander addition for paving, was adopt
ed.
The petition of Frank Riley for sewer
extension in block 81, East Fl Paso add
ton, was not deemed feasible until the
main line is extended 1000 feet, and was
The petition Of ". E. Miller TO have
property owners lav sidewalks in Frank
lin Heights addition, was referred TO
street and grade committee.
R. r. Smiths petition for sewer ex-
tension in block 81, Bassett addition,
was granted.
Tax Petitions Referred.
Petition OF Mrs. sam Schultz relative
to nigh assessment OF taxes was denied
Mrs. Florence Robinson's petition for
the refunding and reduction OF taxes
was referred to the finance COMMITTEES.
Petition Of J. c. Huff, H /. Wall and
Russell Peterson relative to high taxes,
was referred to the finance committee
The petition of Mrs. Harriet Clark to
have streets sprinkled and T. Z. AleXan-
deris petition to establish a popcorn and
peanut stand, were referred to the streets
and grade committee.
The claim Of the Alattice- Bush Plumb
ing company for damage BY location Of
sewer was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Petitions for Sewers.
The petitions of the Mountainside Real
Estate company for sewer extension on
Golden HILL and Of the Perry kirl1patr
Realty company for sewers to block IS,
Alexander addition. to Cliff street, were
referred to the sanitary committee.
Street grades and curb elevations, not
heretofore established upon certain
streets. prepared by the city engineer,
were adopted.
A resolution directing the clerk to I'D
veTtise for bids to pave Hawthorne street,
was adopted.
Y. M. c. A. Exempt From Taxes.
The petition of the Y. NJ. G. A. for
exemption from taxes and the petitions
for reduction of taxes from Mrs. VI. l.
Hill and Laura A. Ranch were granted
The kirkpatrick Realty company
petition for grading in Alexander addi-
ton was referred to the street and alley
committee.
D. Contreras's application for hawk
er's permit was granted
New Electric Signs
The SegaH Optical company and Mrs.
N F. Davidson were granted permission ]
to erect electric signs.
The first estimate for paving North
Kansas street by the Texas Bitulithic
company was allowed. subject to the
,itv attorneys approval.
An invitation to the council to attend
the "oDen house 70 be given by the
,Ioosa TONIGHT in hOnr Of supreme dictator