El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-27
Claims City Has Run Sewer
Through His Land; Pri-
Vate Work Accepted.

Asserting that the city had appro-
priated to its own use land and 1900
trees belonging to him, Max Weber,
German council to Juarez, Thursday
morning presented a petition to the
city council asking for the sum OF
$500 damages
The petition alleges that in July
last year the Rio Grande made
new channel abandoning its old
bed south of Washington park and
opposite the present sewer plant and
thereby created a bancO, to a large
part of which he states he holds Mex
lean titles.
Through the center of this land, the
petition sets out the city has built
a dixie ard constructed a sewer, the
dixie extending from the sewer dis
pOsal plant near the park to the river
The petitioner recites that the lands
over which this dixie runs are a part
of the banco, and under the treaty
of March 20, 1905, between the United
States and Mexico, property of all
variably respected, and its present
owners, and those who may acquire
the property legally shall enjoy as com
plete security thereto as If belonging
to citizens Of the country where il
is situated"
February Of this year, the petitioner
stated, he informed acting mayor, J.
l. Hewitt the sewer commissioner, and
CITY e4SluGeEs LuaL the 4dnQ DOuuQGu
by the present river and former river
bed abandoned by the river in July
last year. was his property NOtW1th-
standing that, the petitioner says, the
city disregarded his right, constructed
the dixie, and destroyed the trees
Asks Removal of Sewer Dixie.
In the petition the city is asked to re-
move the sewer dixie, and prevent the
sewer from flooding property on the
bancO in the future. 1t is also request
he
passing
A copy Of the protocol of the inter
national boundary commission, dated
Feb. 10. 1912, was attached to the petit
ton The matter was referred to city
attorney ". n Coldwen-
The CIty's Health.
The following is the report OF the
health department for the week ending
June p: Total number of deaths, 81;
Americans Is, Mexicans p, negroes one,
Chinese one
The total number of births were "a,
being II Americans, p Mexicans, and
one negro.
There are five cases Of smallpox re-
naming in the eruptive hospital Four
were dismissed the early part of the
week.
meat markets, is fruit and vegetable
wagons, 1872 fruit and vegetable stands,
two laundries, sc restaurants, two
bakeries, 76 milk wagons, two cOnfec-
houses, Il meat wagons, IA slaughter
houses, 154 diaries, 124 cattle, 20 calves,
u hogs, and 40 sheep There were $50
pounds of meat condemned, and 12S
pounds of fruit
Tax Collections.
The report Of city tax assessor and
collector Louis Z. Behr for the month
of Nay showed that $101SO.O2 had been
collected. The list as made up was as
follows: Delinquent taxes, S942O44i de-
linquent paving district No. !, S46-5l;
occupation licenses, S222-50; hoWkerS
permits, S232,50; sewer permits, $3.50;
dog licenses, $15S-50-
According to the report Of city cleo
trician, A. i. SamWOrth, 6S inspections
were made, and Sl09.9O was collected
during the month of May
The report OF J. ". HadlOck, sewer
commissioner. for the month of Nay
showed the following: Six hundred feet
Of l0inch sewer laid in virginia street;
six y put in; 10 plugged sewers
cleaned; East FL PasO sewer pumped
each day; 40 flush tanks and manhOles
examined; pumped 5000 gallons of oil
TO disposal plant; distributed so bushels
Of lime at old sewer outlet; relaid 100
feet of sewer at Park street
Petitions Granted
The ants petition presented by Isaac
Alderete for permission to stretch a
canvas sign, Democratic HeadQuar-
tiers" across North Stanton street from
the Welsch building to ROgers's 1urni-
ture store, was granted The sign 1t
only.
The petition Of property owners in
500 block on Epson avenue to lower
sidewalks to proper grade, was granted.
+. B. Sschutz made an application for
a sewer extension to lot p, block s.
Golden Hill, which was granted The
petitioner is constructing a five room
residence on the property.
L J. Locke was granted permission
to erect an electric sign on the roof Of
the building, III South Ell Paso street
Cristobal Fierro was given permis-
sion TO carry on the business OF a
haWker.
The application Of the Oklahoma
rooms for a hotel runners license was
accepted
Petitions Referred.
The application of Carlyle hotel for
solicitors license was referred to the
finance committee.
The petition of James P Lee Comedy
company TO place tent at the corner
OF Stanton and Mills streets, was re-
ferred to the fire and water committee
The petition of the Meuttmann Sign
and Painting company to hang sign
at the Florence cafe was turned over
to the fire and water committee
R. Z. Dawson petitiOned the council
for sewer extension to block 81, East
FL PasO, which was referred to the
sanitary committee
The application of John Stevens for
permission TO move electric sign from
207 Texas street to 215 North Stanton
street, was handed to the fire and water I
committee.
The property owners on Boulevard |
petitioned the council to have that
street run under the FL PaSO K South
western railroad at its crossing in Cot
ton addition. After having the street !
run under the railroad. the petitioners
asked that it be paved The petition /
was referred to the street and grades !
committee.
Petition Denied.
Asserting that Willow street is i'm |
Dassab II residents living on that I
street. and Myrtle avenue, asked the city /
council to roll and grade Willow street. /
An arc light was requested to be placed ]
II the intarsactInn Of the two straats