El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
CALL FOR BIDS
ON MORE PAVING
Order Levying Assessment
on North Kansas Street
Is Passed by Council.

Thefe being no objections urged
against the paving Of North Kansas
street from its intersection with the
south line Of Hill street TO its inter
section with the south line Of High
street, the ordinance levying an as
Sessment on the property abutting on
( north Kansas street had its first
I reading before the council Thursday
morning. The city clerk was given au-
I thorlty to advertise for bids on the
I Wofk 10 be done. Next Thursday the
ordinance will have its second reading AT
Whlch IIne II VIII be adopted The
matter of paving this street was
brought up at the last meeting of the
[ city council.
In the absence of mayor C. E. Kelly,
VINO IS reported to be i'll al his home,
500 Mesa avenue, alderman J. I. Hewitt
presided at the meeting of the council
Thursday morning The meeting was
convened at 1880 o'clock.
Health Report.
The following is the weekly report Of
the health department.: Deaths during
the week, 2. Americans s, Mexicans
10, negroes z births, II, Americans !.
Aexlcans 10, Syrians 1.
There are two cases of smallpox, and
three scarlet fever cases. There were
396 vaccinations during the week.
Under the heading of inspections
were included: Meat markets 2O6;
premises 400; rOOming houses. two:
bakeries three restaurants, 1856: fruit
and vegetable stands, 213; fruit ana
u; milk wagons, 112; cOnfectioneries.
threes taEale factories, two; cattle, 1872:
calves 20; hogs, u; sheep, 166;
slaughter houses, two diaries, 10
The number of pounds OF meat con-
demned was 6S4; 2S2 pounds Of fruit
and vegetables were also condemned
Building Permits
The report Of the city buildinp in
sDectOr, A E Bartlett, for July. was
as follows Permits issued II; fees re-
ceived, $40, The report was received
and ordered filed
Wants Streets Improved.
Unless certain streets in the Cotton
addition are restored to their former
condition, George Emerson in a petit
ton presented 70 the city council
Thursday morning, stated that he
would file a suit for damages. 1t was
further stated that unless immediate
relief asked for was given a suit in
trespass to try title. as wei as for
damages would be filed
The petitioner alleged that the at
tention Of the city council had been
called to this matter by a petition fled
May Is, 1912, but that the city council
did not seem inclined 10 notice it
The petitioner states that he is the
administrator of the estate Of Eliza
beth GillOck, and the property involved
IS lots II and Is, block p. Cotton addi-
ton The property has been damaged
II was alleged by the changing of the
streets The matter was referred to
the tax and finance committee
VIII Construct Walks.
The resolution ordering the cOnstruc-
ton OF sidewalks and curbs abuttine
the property on the west side Of North
Stanton street in block (, belonging to
Mrs Mary J. Hitchcock, was adopted
A sidewalk resolution ordering the
construction Of walks along property
AUDITING on the east side OF TorninO
street, lots Is to 20 block g. Magoffin
addition was also passed. The prop
erty belongs TO G A kuSinsky Kusin-
sky was also ordered to build a walk
= NrNr7cr lot
dltion- The property IS on the north
side Of East Third street
The report Of the city sealer OF
weights ad measures. J. H. Comstock
showed that So weighfngs were made
during the month of June. and the total
fees received amounted to S28.65.
Petitions Granted.
me Muerrmann Sign & Painting
company was granted permission to
hang glass electric sign at S25 San
Antonio street J 7. Spence was given
2 q quit claim deed to fractional blocks
lb1 and 16s, CampbelPs addition.
The alleged error in q tax assessment
for personal property belonging to r
J. Bronson was corrected
j. u Northman was granted permits
sion to erect a sign across walk at
the northwest corner Of Stanton and
Texas streets BrOaddus and Davis
were granted permission to erect the
freight chute on Octavia street near
the corner OF Boulevard The petition
Tor an arc light to be located at the
y H. crossing on San MarciaI street
was granted.
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were turned
over to the street and grades commit
tee: The application of ". 1. PrinSle
10 erect an awning above the sidewalk
1t the building at the corner Of Fifth
ana Fl PaSO streets; J. NJ Lewis nett
Toned the council, for permission to
erect a glass canopy at 213 South Fl
Saso street; the petition OF J. G. Nc
Nary and others to have sand and rock
moved from the cutters on Arizona
md Dallas streets. The petition OF A.
A. Kline to erect an awning at the cor
Ter OF FL Paso and Fifth streets was
-urned over to the streets and grades
committee.
Want Sewers Extended.
The following petitions were referred
o the sanitary committee: Petition of
= n Jenkins for a sewer extension TO
block "a, AleXander's addition; the
of Thomas Wise for
-ewer extension in block 7s. East FL
9aSO; the petition Of Ignacio Rod
1guez for a sewer extension in block
q, Campbelfs addition; the application
y the property owners in East 81 Paso
or sewage connection.
The bond Of n. A Comstock, who was
-ppointed assistant building inspector
nd cashier of the department OF
buildings, was accepted. The bond
furnished was for $1,000.