El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
BOARD Of HEALTH
CONTINUES FIGHT
CLAYTON Asks More Time Be
Given People to Vacate
Condemned Houses.

Ell Paso's board of health is con-
tinuing its war on unsanitary houses
in the southern portion of the city.
Some time ago the city council, on
Recommendation of the health board,
condemned a number of houses and or
dered the occupants to vacate. Thurs
day morning alderman W. S. Clayton
made plea that the occupants be given
more time He stated that the major
ity of the residents were poor and out
of work.
Property Condemned.
The property condemned by the board
of health in its report Thursday morn
ing follows: 208 10th street; 1914, 1916,
121S, 1920 and 1922 Juarez alley, all
FL Paso Southern Railway company's
property; 1918 and 1916 South Oregon
street; 1919 IL, 1919, 1917, 1908 and
1907 Juarez avenue; 1910, 1912, 1914,
1906, 1904, 1900, 1902 South Oregon
street; zoo 10th street, all Z. B. Dock
cry property.
Despite the protest OF the Highlands
improvement league, Dudley & Orr will
be allowed to put in a trestle at the ex
IRENE end of Cotton avenue to convey
rock to a crusheT. 1t was the rock
crusher the league protested against. If
the tramwav should prove a nuisance, it
IS stated, the city can have it removed.
Health Report Submitted.
The report of the health department
for the week ending September IS, fol-
lows: Deaths, 20; births Is. There are
IL cases of typhoid fever in the city.
Last week Is cases were dismissed.
Concentrations included $50 pounds of
meat and 81 pounds of fruit and vege-
tables. Four whole COW carcasses were
condemned.
The collections from September to
Is amounted to $736.76, as reported
by Dave Sullivan. city tax assessor.
j. W Hadlock sewer commissioner, re-
ported: Relaid 400 feet of sewer in
Campbells addition.
The fines assessed in the police court
during the month of August amounted
to S5061.50. Of that amount. S1946
was collected $500 was served out and
$20S1.50 was RENTED. The report was
made by police chief I. Y. Davis.
Petitions Granted
Petitions granted we're: FL Paso lam
dry, for an are light between Santa Fe
tracks and 18th street; First National
bank, to connect plumbing fixtures with
deep sewer; petition OF property own
ers to require construction of side
walks, blocks 81 and 80, Alexander ad-
hawkers' permits.
Petitions Denied.
The petition of property owners to
put in a retaining wall in the 400
block, North FL Paso street, was denied.
The reason stated was that the grade
had been established BY the city, and it
would cause the city no end of trouble
to set a precedent of allowing citizens
to build a sidewalk on the top of hill,
10 or II feet above the street level.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the sanitary
committee were: Sewer extensions to
blocks So. So, II. 7, 70, 76, II, So, Sc, SO
and Sc. Highland PARK.
To the fire and building committee:
zee Jake, to construct a coal chute; W.
H. Rattenbury, to extend balcony over
sidewalk on Oehoa street; Simon Gala
mia, to allow fire escape to remain as
constructed.
To the fire and water committee:
Mrs. Chas. T. Hunt, for fire plug and
extension of water main to a residences
east of Washington park.
To civ attorney Joseph NJ. Nealon:
Communication of H. B. Stevens, rela-
tive to unsanitary houses in the south
ern part of the city. The writer states
that he has nothing to do with a num-
Der of notices served. In the southern
part of the city it was stated that only
property in block %, Campbell's addi-
ton, was owned. He said he was viii
ing to have the tenants removed, as it !
was hard to get pay from them.
To the street and grades committee: |
The petition of L. c. Smith and Others, |
to place a part of Virginia street on |
official grade, was referred.
Franklin Paving Accepted
By resolution, the paving on Franklin |
street, from Kansas to Campbell. was |
accepted. The amount due the Texas |
Bitulithic company for the work is |
S239746. The total for the property |
owners is S2262.31 and for the city |
$135.15.
A resolution ordering the construction |
Of sidewalks follows: Mrs. E. Weitzig, |
East San Antonio.