El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-03
FINAL SESSION Of
COUNCIL IS HELD
SalaryList Prepared; Health
Department Reports 100
Cases Of Measles.

Thursday morning mayor c. f. Kelly
and his aldermen. ". b Clayton, Sam
Blumenthal. j. ]. Hewitt and Percy Nc
Ghee, presided at the last session as
members of the present city council Be
fore the next session OF the city council
the city election VIII be held Officials
elected during that election viii convene
IN the city council chamber at the next
meeting the following Thursday. " no
they viii be viii not be known until the
votes are counted and the result an
nounced-
Mayor Kelly IS in the race for re-
election with but two OF the present
aldermen, CLAYTON and Hewitt. Blu
menthal and McGhee are not running Tor
reelection.
Salary List Fixed.
Prospective appOintees OF either the
Citizens candidates or the ring
whichever is successful in the coming
election, viii know Just how much salary
thew viii receive for their different
offices. An ordinance was introduced
Thursday morning fixing the salaries
of the various city offices, and when
adopted viii date back to April /. Aside
from the corporation Judge, whose salary
Is fixed at 800 a month. and that OF
the city treasurer, at $3.50, both OF whom
must be elected the other salaries by
ordinance are fixed as follows, per
month; City attorney, 500; city engI-
neer, $500 sewer commissioner. $3.50; city
clerk. SIS; deputy clerk, $50; city cleo
trician, Sl25; city health physician,
5000; street commissioner, $3.50; police
chief SIS; dav captain, S125; night
captain, same; night sergeant, 800;
day sergeant, same; regular policemen,
unmOUnted. SS5; regular policemen,
mounted, 800; night iailer. SIS; clerk
OF corporation court SiUU; lanltOr OF
city hall, $S5; plumbing and meter in
spectOr. $125; CITY chemist. $3.50; city
auditor, $3.50; superintendent, $3.50;
citv day lailer, $50; chief OF detectives,
S125; detectives. S95; mounted detee-
tiyes, 800: mayors sstenOgrapher and
city clerks stenOgrapher, $3.50 each; as
sistant city attorney. S100.
With the exception of the ianitor and
police. who receive a S. raise. the sal
aries of the others are the same as now
being paid.
Measles Cases Number 1856.
The highest record for cases of measles
was recorded for the week ending April
3, as shown by the city health report.
Patients for that week numbered 1856
which is % more than last week. There
are four cases OF smallpox at the county
eruptive hospital One was dismissed
during the week. For the first time in
many weeks births exceeded the death
rate. There were 80 births recorded
and % deaths. COMBINATIONS included
1S5 pounds of meat and 10 pounds OF
fruit and vegetables.
The sum of SS1.266.71 was collected
by L. +. Behr. city tax collector. from
March II to March "A, as shown by his
report.
The total payroll of the park depart
rent amounted to S936.55.
The report of sewer commissioner J.
W. HadlOck was as follows: Laid 200
feet of sewer in East FL PasO at an
average cut of IA feet; cleaned 10
plugged sewers; pumped Sheldon and
East FL PasO sewers every day; put IN
10 VS. examined 80 manhOles end
flush tanks.
The payroll of the engineering de-
partment for the month of March was
given at S1257.20.
For the month of March street COM
missioner j. ". Brady reported 43
blocks per day were swept and % 0er
day were sprinkled.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: Estate of F.
Hohlberg. for refund of taxes; W. T.
Young for a corral. block 90 Highland
Park; property owners on Rio Grande
street for street repairs; property owner,
for sewer through block 10. East FL
Paso; y. !. Sawava for hawker's per
nit; r. T. Hines for sewer extension
to block 81 Cotton addition
Petitions Referred
Petitions referred to the street and
grades committee were; Swift q Co.,
for a loading dock at Kansas and Fist;
ii. A. Carpenter. for side track at Sixth
and El Paso. Those referred to the
finance committee We're: ". s. Kendall.
for a reduction OF taxes; e. X. Gray.
for a refund of taxes; Mrs. Agnes
O'Shea, for 4 correction OF taxes l. B