El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-23
NO TYPHOID IN
WATER, SAYS LAMB
Only Two New Cases Re
ported; Seven Dismissed,
Says Health Report

That the city water contains NJ
! typhoid germs and that only two new
| cases of typhoid fever were reported
| during the week, with 80 cases re-
| naming, is the substance Of reports
read at Thursdays meeting OF the city
council.
The report of F. c. Lamb, city
chemist, shows the city water devoid
of typhoid germs. Analysis was made
of samples of water collected from the
mesa reservoirs, Altura pumping plant,
Sunset Heights reservoir; Country CLUB,
1927 East Missouri street 7O9 East Mis-
souri,, 703 Magoffin avenue, 512 South
Ochoa street, 403 Prospect avenue, 12l6
North Kansas street, 32S West Mis-
souri, street 1919 South Ell Paso street,
1901 Bliss, SIC West Missouri, 1918 East
The average number of bacteria per
G. c. (grOwth on nutrient agar at S7.5 G.
for As hours) equalled 305- No colon
bacilli were present in 10 cubic cent?
meter samples examined, says Mr.
Lambs report.
Two New Typhoid Cases.
There were only two cases reported
during the week ending October %
The cases reported remaining are 81.
Twenty-seven cases are residents. Since
the filing of the report seven more
cases were dismissed. During the week
there were 80 deaths and 20 births
Condemnations included ISL pounds OF
meat and 207 pounds Of fruit and
vegetables
Dave Sullivan, city tax collector, re-
ported $369.10 was the amount of the
collections from October 9 to L.
Provides Various DePOsitOries.
The amendment to the city charter
relative to city repositories had its first
reading at the council meeting Ac-
cOrding to the amendment the city may
select as many bidders for the funds
as it desires to become repositories
of the whole funds of the city. Bonds
from each will be required, the amounts
of which are to be equal to the max
imum amounts of the city's funds which
the council is to estimate that the de-
positories shall have in their custody
at any one time.
Resolutions ordering the construc-
ton of sidewalks, were adopted. on ac-
count of z. f. Mcintyre. East San An
tonic street; Duncan Campbell, Will
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted, were: Mrs A d.
Mclean, to install tank at 1000 East
Third street; l. c. Smith and others,
to put portion of Virginia street on
official grade; citizens, for an arc light
at Boulevard and Walnut; A. Carrera,
hawkers' permits.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the fire and
building committee, were: John Sor-
enson to erect an awning, Kansas and
Texas; Jenkins Piano company to erect
an awning at 212-213 Texas street; H.
". Welsch to erect an awning at 1915
Texas street; petition for an arc light
at Ninth and SSS-inia.
To taxation and finance committee:
]. J. II. Stein to cancel taxes on lots
in block 231, Campbell addition.
The petition of II. D. johnson to keep
seven horses at 1415 Nevada street,
was denied.
J. c. ROus Gets Contract.
The contract between the city and
J. G. ROus, jr. for grading a portion
Of Virginia street was approved Mr..
ROus is to receive no compensation
for the work other than the material
taken from the street in doing the
work The work is to be completed
within so days.
The amount due Alberto Rodriguez
for building a stone wall around the
city corral, S607.65. according to city
engineer George Espy, was approved.