El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-22
COUNCIL ASKED To
HELP RESCUE FUND
Home for Unfortunate Girls
Planned by Ell Paso Res
cue Association.

On the basis that good women make
good men. and vice versa, the Rescue
association of Ell PasO IS asking the CITY
for $3.50 and a like amount from the
county. to build a home for unfortunate
girls. If the money is secured. it is
stated. the construction of the home will
be started Immediately. 1t was urged
that i'm cases where girls had to be sent
from here to rescue homes at San An
tonic and Los Angeles. the city had to
assist financially. With the erection of
the home that money could be saved.
The matter was referred to the finance
committee.
Mrs. Flora McAfee Jones. Mrs. J. a.
Potter and Mrs. C. F. Smith anneared
Thursday morning before the city cOun-
ell in the effort to secure the rescue
home.
The executive board OF the association
Is cOmDOsed of the following: Mrs. w.
T. Crockett. president; Mrs. Flora Nc
Afee Jones. first vice president; Mrs.
w. T. Elliott. second vice president;
Mrs. j.. c. Lakeland. third vice president;
Mrs. Rose Jackson. treasurer; Miss Fink,
secretary The trustees are: Mrs.
George CrOmbie Mrs c. T. Kelly. Mrs.
!. ID. Franklin Mrs Jas A. Dick. Mrs.
ii. w. Broaddus and Mrs. f. Kohlberg.
Death Record Broken.
Fifty-four deaths recorded for the
week ending May %, breaks the record.
Compared to that were 10 births.
Measles are down to 25 cases. Four
smallpox cases remain.
COMBINATIONS included 412 pounds of
meat and So pounds of fruit and vege-
tables.
The report of J. ". Hadlock. sewer
commissioner. showed: Laid $50 feet of
y inch pipe in East FL PasO.
81. H. tOmStOck. city sealer. reported
so collected during April.
The bond of $500 of J. C. Conklm as
citv detective was approved. The cOun-
ell also approved the bond of VI. p.
NalOney plumbing and meter inspector.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: j. IT. Good
man. Tor q refund of taxes on property
in the Pierce Finley ad6ition; Acme
Laundry company. to keep four horses at
sos East Missouri street; residents of
East El Paso, for bridge over canal at
San Marcial street; LOOMS Bros. to
place benches at various places on streets
where cars are operated; Isaac Alderete,
Otto Ross and Frank Hiltman, to estab-
llsh an open air amusement park at San
Antonio and Santa Fe: Gulf Refining
company. to install an auto filling sta
ton at 315 Texas street.
Petitions Denied
Petitions denied were: Joe Zelman. for
q reduction Of tax valuation; Swift &
Co. to extend poultry district to in
clUde First and Kansas.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the taxation
committee were; W. F. Payne. for a re-
fund of taxes; II. E. Long. same; ".
j. TOOlev. same; Vic Beneditti. same;
James Hilbert. same; Bert Orndorff.
same; Dr. a. r. Klein. same; i. b. Xii
patrick for q reduction of taxes.
To the street and grades committee:
Petition for Improvement of Federal
street from Dakota to Louisiana:
James @. NcNary. to extend basement
under sidewalk for new bank building:
store on Overland street.
To sanitary committee: R. F. Davis
and others. Tor sewer extension between
Ohio and Cotton avenue.
To city attorney Joe NealOn: John
R. Hughes. for Quit claim deed to
lots Z to 10. block II, Mundy Heights
To the fire committee: Southwestern
Advertising company, to place sign on
the roof of the Grand hotel.
The ordinance establishing grades on
parts of California and River streets
was adopted.
The following resolutions ordering the (
construction of sidewalks were adopted: Z
D. p. Stewart, Mundy Avenue; futile /
Paint company. same; Mrs A P. Coles. ]
North Camnbell and Mills; J. P Kirk, I
East Rio Grande.