El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-29


increase For the week ending May
%. 81 deaths were recorded With the
exception Of eight OF the number, an
We're residents Of II Paso- Last week
81 deaths were reported The number
reported for this week, it is stated is
the highest in five years.
Measles have abated. The number
of cases for this week being A.
Condemnation included 4S3 pounds
Of meat and 167 pounds Of fruit and
Vegeta bles
J. ". HadIock. sewer commissioner, re-
ported Laid 500 feet of II inch sewer
pipe in east III Paso-
From April 90 to S9th. Dave sullivan
city tax collector reported that the
collections amounted 10 S4z6o.zS-
The public Ibrarys cash on hand
Nay ]. amounted to S212-3l- The Oper-
atlng expenses were S539-l4- The cash
on hand April Z, amounted TO slSl2L
The report was submitted by Marion
Frances We'll, librarian
During portion Of April and Nay.
meter inspector, Ed. White, discovered
% leally water meters
Petitions Granted.
The tax petitions submitted last
week by the following were granted
W. F. Payne. Bert Orndorff W l.
TOOley. James HILBERT, j. 3. fitzpatrick,
Vic Beneditti and Dr. A. r. Klein.
John r. Hughes was granted a quit
claim deed to property IN DlOck II,
Nuudy Heights.
j. c.. McNary was given permission
to excavate under the side walk on
san Antonio street where the new bank
building is being constructed.
zee Doc was given a haWker permit
Petitions Denied.
Schuster commission company was
denied permission TO operate an ad-
vertisinS screen on the Grand hotel
The petition Of Perez Bros, to put out
show cases at their store on Overland
street, was denied
Petitions Referred
Petitions referred to the street and
Hn-.H~
Orr. to remove all stone from north
Chihuahua street, between Sunset
Heights addition and south line OF Hill
street and put same on grade; petition
for better car service on Fort Bliss
line Dudley and Orr to grade trap in
center Of north Oregon street for pur-
pose Of grading street
To the finance committee: John H
Morrison, for a refund Of tax penalties
W J. Harris, for a refund Of taxes;
r. NJ Ratliff. for the same.
To the sanitary committee; c. G. Nor
riS and others to have corral removed
from the 500 block on Olive street;
j. A Duel1itt, to maintain small cor
raj at Third and Santa Fe.
To the police committee Submission
of the names Of T. N. Lane j. B.
Buckley and Chas. Krause, as fire po-
lice. The names were submitted by
J. B. Badger secretary Of the FL Paso
Notice of Paving Hearing.
Preparatory TO starting the improve
ment and paving Of several streets. the
city council adopted resolution ordering
the notice Of hearing to the owners Of
property who viii be affected. The
streets ordered paved were San Ar
tonic street from south FL PasO to
Davis and MOnteZuma between west
Boulevard to Prospect avenue. The
hearing in both instances has been set l
for the morning Of July 10.
The report of city engineer Herbert [
Num-, accepting the paving Of north
Kansas from Hill to High. was adopted
Sidewalks Ordered Constructed.
The following resolutions ordering .
construction Of sidewalks, were adopt
ed. Mrs. A. p. Coles, north Campbell and :
Mills; J. p. Kirk. east Rio Grande.
The franchise ordinance granting the
FL PasO Electric Railway company to
construct a street car line on a portion
of Piedras. Tays and Tenth streets had
its first reading.
Bids for city depository were
submitted by the Rio Grande Valley
Bank & Trust company; City National [
bank; First National bank and the FL I
PasO Bank & Trust company. With the /
exception of the latter, whose bid was
2 81 percent interest per annum upon
daily balances, the other bids were 2-65 I