El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-23
COUNCIL AWARDS
PAVING CONTRACTS
Streets Included: Bliss, West
Boulevard, TularOsa, Ari-
iona, Roosevelt and
West Rio Grande.

Consideration and adoption OF paw
ing ordinances awarding the contract
for the work, occupied the greater
part Of the Thursday morning session
Of the city council
The Texas Bitulithic company re-
ceived the contract for paving West
Boulevard from Los Angeles street to
the east line Of the alley in block IS,
Sunset Heights The contract price IS
SLY l. per square yard Of paving.
Bliss Street Paving Awarded
An ordinance directing the paving
OF Bliss street from Piedras TO Stevens
avenue, was adopted, and the contract
for the work was let to the Texas
Bitulithic company The cost is to be
SI46 per square yard for light stand
ard bituhthic pavement.
The Texas Bitulithic company also
received the contract for the paving
of West Rio Grande street from North
Oregon to West Boulevard. The con
tract price is SLY 1-2 per square yard
Of paving.
The same company at the price OF
SL46 per square yard got the con-
tract for paving Roosevelt avenue from
West Rio Grande to Putnam.
TuIur0sa Street Paving.
The Southwestern Paving company
got the contract to pave Tularosa
street from Piedras street to Stevens
avenue with asphalt macadam at q
cost Of S120 per square yard of paw
Inc same company was AWARDED
the contract for paving Arizona street
from Golden Hill Terrace to Hutton
street The contract price is $1.20 per
square yard Of asphalt macadam.
The report OF city engineer Herbert
Num- on the paving OF Arizona street
from Oregon street to Austin street
specifying S22, 1881 worth Of work had
been done by the Texas Bitulithic
company, sz0,554.39 had been paid, and
S2.2S5.82 was still due on the contract,
was adopted
The city council adopted an ordi-
nance defeating and opening public
streets beginning at san Francisco and
Leon streets. This was done for the
purpose Of extending Leon street to
the old smelter road
Electric Signs Regulated.
All electric signs must be construct
ed Of metal, If kept at least two
ing to ordinance which had its first
reading Thursday morning. The
signs must be kept lighted every night
until 10 o'clock The construction Of
the signs must be approved by she
city electrician, and cannot be erected
UE3il It has been submitted to him.
FGR a violation Of the ordinance a
fine from SO to $50 is fixed.
The ordinance assessing the costs
against property owners for the paving
of POrfirio Diaz avenue from Main
street TO West Boulevard, had its first
reading Thursday morning. There viii
be p property owners affected by
the adoption Of the ordinance
City's Health Report.
There were 80 deaths for the week
ending January %, compared to 70
births, as shown by the report Of the
city health department. OF the deaths,
- were residents Of FL PasO-
There was condemned $50 pounds CT
fruit and vegetables, and one whole
COW carcass.
". J HadIock, sewer commissioner.
reported that he had laid 500 feet Of
sewer pipe in blocks III to 119 East
FL Paso-
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were
granted: Hugh Mclean, for a sewer
extension to block 80, East FL PaSo;
Young Mems Democratic club, TO
hang banner across San Antonio street;
Aileen Berg, for sewer extension 70
lots to 5, block p, Bassetts addi-
ton; Tom Lea, to stop dumping OF
dirt by city at head of Circle avenue;
John NJ. Lee, for refund on haWkers
license: H Tuck, the same; petition OF
Scottish Rite Benevolent association
Tor exemption from taxes.
Petitions Referred.
The taxation committee received the
petition of Mrs. L D. Tenny, for a re-
ductiOn Of taxes on lots 81 and %,
block q, and lots II to 20 and p to
p, block p, Highland Park The Pc
titioner stated the valuation was ex-
cessive. The petition Of ". a WOrley
and wife, for a quit claim deed to the
south SIS % feet Of the west half CT
block 5. AIeXander's addition was re-