El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-27
PROTESTS MADE
AGAINST PAVING
Sorenson Objects to Portion
Of Street Being Left
Unpaved.

Il know that the city has the right to
| pave the streets and make the prop
7 erty owners pay for It, but don't think
the city has the right to leave two
blocks on one OF those streets unpaTed. -
were the opening remarks Of John So
rensOn, who, among others, appeared
F before the city council Thursday morn
ine, TO enter protests against the paw
ing OF Franklin street. from kansas TO
{ Campbell. Il think the city ought to
see that the crossings on Campbell
5 street are paved. I don't know whose
to the paving Of Campbell street, but I
am paying for it
W. c. White and J. L. MeAfee were
With reference to the paving OF the
blocks complained OF on Campoell
street. mayor c. Z. Kelly stated that he
would take up the matter.
Thursday morning was street paving
protesting day. On the proposition OF
paving Florence street. from Hin street
to Missouri street, J. c. Ross, W h FL
lott, J. ". Coles, E. A shelton, G. Irllla
and J. L AcAfee entered protests. j. b.
Lake protested against the paving OF
Dallas street from Arizona street 10
Montana street
The petitions asking that these
streets be paved viii come up at the
next meeting OF the city cOunc4 TOT
The report Of the city health depart
ment for the week ending Feb p,
showed 50 deaths recorded for that that
week and % births
Two cases Of smallpox were reported
Concentrations included 267 pounds OF
meat and 122 pounds OF fruit ana Vege-
]. ". HadIock. sewer commissioner.
reported $50 feet sewer laid. in blocks
2Sf and 2S5. Pierce-Finley addition; 200
feet 12-inch sewer, block IS. East FL
Paso; pumped sewers in East Ell Paso
and Mills building; eight plugged
sewers cleaned; 80 flush tanks exam
ined; unlOaded five cars of sewer pipe
The report of the special committee
on auditing the city books, presented
last week. recommending employing
Robinson & MasquelIete, was approved
Collections Reported.
The sum OF $1A311.11 was collected
by tax collector L f. Behr from Feb.
is, to Feb p as shown BY his report
Collections made by the sanitary de-
partment during the month OF January
amounted to S1,355.55.
Thirty-sixl lealzy meters were discov-
cred by meter inspector Ed White from
Jan. 80 to Feb. 26.
The new auto fire truck contracted
for by the city was officially accepted
by the city council The report being
that the engine met all requirements.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted: J
Construction of street crossing on san T
Jose street. 400 block; petition of ". d
Cornell for sewer extension to block ", Z
East FL PaSO- citizens OF Highland Farhs I
for improvement of streets Frank ~ Z
Ascarate, for reduction of taxes; T. II 4
Rogers for a refund OF taxes J. "
HadOck, sewer commissioners, tor 10 Z
days leave of absence; W A Worley /
for a quit claim deed.
The Neutipn Of A. J. Massey for {
release Of tax penalties was denied
Petitions Referred.
The petition Of the First Na 7tt 15
bank for a quit claim 10 part or 10y -, :
block Il Mills map. was reIeIEeu 20
the city attorney. The city attorney
also received the petition or Leon L .
Gemoets for release OF tax 0eeu
to lots 10 to "A. block 80, East III PaSo
The taxation committee received the
petitions of W. Sachs for re1uctlOn or
taxes on lot Is, block 174, camp ellS
addition. and a similar petition Of B
ProDertv owners petitioned the city
council to grade California street. be-
street. between California ana Nevada
The matter was referred to the street
and grades committee.
The petitiOns of the Texas company
for an underground storage gasoline
tank, and that of T. L stockton for an
electric sign at 207 Texas street, were
turned over to the fire and water COM
mittee.
The resolutions ordering the con-
struction of sidewalks, North Camp
bell and East Boulevard, We're adopted.
The property owners aIIected are ]. H
Aiken and J. F. Miller.
Grade Ordinance Adopted.
The ordinance establishing the grades
Of the alleys, block s, Sunset Heights,
was adopted.
Relative to the petition of property
owners between OctaTia street and
Wright avenue, presented last week. for
protection from Hood waters, alderman
W. :. Clayton recommended the eN-
Denditure of $4,000 in the construction
Of an inverted street in that section