El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-02
CITY TAX RATE IS
FIXED BY COUNCIL
Mayors Budget Is Given Approval
Only One Case of Smallpox in
Cify Mt Present.

An ordinance Ievying city taxes at
s1.SS on the 800 valuation for general
and special purposes for the year be-
ginning March 81 had its first reading
Thursday morning at the regular city
council session.
For the general fund and for the pur-
pose of defraying current municipal ex-
penses and paying interest and making
permanent improvement the tax viii
be 1922 Of l percent Of the cash value
of taxable property For the school
fund, .4471 of L percent is provided.
These two funds account for LAO per
cent. out of the total tax of 1.SS per-
cent The remainder is for interest
and sinking fund on bonds.
Those who engage in the selling Of
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors or
medicated bitters viii have to pay
s1S7.50; for selling malt liquors ex-
clusively, S31.25.
The city council as a whole approved
mayor KeIly's new budget as printed
in The Herald this week. providing for
an expense of $3.50, 200 for maintaining
the city next year.
There were 20 deaths and Is Dir hs
during the week ending January 2.
Sixteen of the deaths were residents Of
FL Paso
only one smallpox case remains.
There are 10 cases Of scarlet fever and
three typhoid.
For the week ending January I, the
report Of sewer commissioner J. W
Hadlock shows that he laid 45O feet OF
sewer on LawtOn street, and, among
other things, put in sewer on Mon
tana street
commissioner, showed that $9O3.15 was
the total payroll of that department for
Petitions Granted.
The petition of B. Schuster for a
sewer extension from the alley IN
block 126. East Ell Paso, to block 127,
was granted. David Williamson was
given a hawkeTs permit.
Petitions Referred.
Matters referred were: Petition of
property owners to pave Lawton ave-
nue. from Main street to Mundy avenue:
petition of LOngWel Sales company
for permission to install a gasoline
tank; request of c. DaWedoff TO place
an electric clock on the sidewalk at
225h San Antonio street; petition Of
Mckee & Laird for a sewer extension
through the alley in block 81, East FL
PasO.
Paving Bid Received.
The bid Of $1.20 per square yard for
paving Arizona street, submitted by
the Southwestern Paving company, was
referred to the finance committee.
The mayor was authorized to execute
a deed to Beauregard Bryan conveying
to him the west AZ feet of lots 16 to
20, block IA, .Alexander's addition.
Gasoline Ordinance.
An ordinance regulating the keeping,
storage and the handling of gas
cline and other valotfIes in the
corporate limits Of the city, was read
for the first time. According to the
ordinance, all such tanks are to be in
stalled outside of the building, under
ground and not less than two feet be-
low the surface. If located in the
building the tanks must be buried two
feet below the level of the basement
and covered with earth and concrete.
All tanks of $50 gallons or under are
to be made of II gage galvanized
steel Filler pipes must be made OF
galvanized iron, two inches or more IN
diameter. Where the tank is located
in the building, the filler pipe must run
to the outside. Here a screw cap, Sc
curely locked, must be provided.
All gasoline must be drawn from the
tank by suction pumps, which are to
have a shutoff valve with a ground
key on the nozzle. No gasoline must
be kept in the building. The ordinance
also makes it unlawful for anyone to
smoke in a room where gasoline IS
kept.
1t is provided that sand IS to be kept
to be used in absorbing waste OIL on
the floor. Boxes of sand, with hand
SCOOP. are to be provided, to be used
for distinguishing fires.
A penalty of not less than 50 IS pro-
videG for a violation Of the ordinance