El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-31

tional $4,000 to place the plant in per
feet working order. The exact amount
of the additional expense will not be
known until a report has been made
by the Powers Specially company OF
New York, to which viii be forwarded
Immediately a detailed sketch of the
local garbage inclneratOr plant Inc
idea now is to build a Heenan refuse
destructor, and the Powers company IS
to report on the necessary changes that
will have to be made in the local plant
to make that transformation The cost
of reconstruction Is to be included IN
the report.
The plan to remodel the local plant
comes as a result OF the recOmmenda-
tiOns of alderman W. 5. Clayton, who
with consulting engineer W. h Todd,
spent several weeks on a tour OF insPec-
ton of the disposal plants in different
cities. Alderman Clayton submitted an
exhaustive report of the trip to the city
council Thursday morning.
At the conclusion of the report, the
alderman stated that in his BELIEF the
present plant could be TemOdeled so as
to burn garbage and refuse without ad-
ditiOnal fuel, and from the heat OF the
burning to generate steam enough to run
the plant and pump the sewage The
present tank could be made into an
Emscher tank. Experts, it's state, be-
lieve in that and the 1mnOff tank, which,
it is said, are accomplishing wonderful
results in other places.
COMPETENT Supervision Needed"
"In the reconstruction of our garbage
and sewer disposal plant" alderman
Clayton reported, every possible safe
guard must be used to the end that
every dollar spent be well invested. The
strlYed for results must not be over
looked, however, IN an effort to make 81
do the work Of S.. Above all, the work
should be done under the supervision
of experts, men who are specialists in
that line and absolutely up to date. At
its best, the collection and disposal OF
municipal refuse, and the publication
OF sewage, leaves something to be de-
sired throughout the civilized world. tx
periments along different lines are being
carried out with more or less satisfac-
tory results.
"The installation of the Heenan refuse
Instructor and the Imhoff tank VIII
practically eliminate all offensive odOrs
from the plant surroundings, always
provided they are built under the guild
ance Of trained minds, and I most earn
estly recommend the employment of the
best talent possible IN that branch OF
engineering. In this connection 1 would
suggest that Herring and Gregory be re-
Capt Herbert Num-, who has been
city engineer since the fall of 1910
rendered his resignation at Thursdays
council meeting. 1t has been known for
some time that he contemplated resign
ing the city engineers job to 90 with
the county. His successor has not been
named.
The City's Health.
The report of the health department
rra-- ha. I'll D.
Deaths, 21; births, e.
COMBINATIONS included 161 pounds of
meat and Is pounds of fruit and Eege-
tables
Tax collections from July II to "A
amounted to S2446.13, as shown by the
report of Dave Sullivan, tax collector.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were; Fire chief ".
w. Armstrong, for a leave of absence;
J. G. Miller, TO hold a carnival; J. P.
Dieter estate, Tor a quit claim deed to
25 feet of lot q, block "a, Mills map;
F. A Mayhem, for a leave of absence;
3 S Franklin, Tor a sewer extension to
lots IN block l6, Cotton addition; W NJ
DTury, taxes on office furniture; Joaquin
Martinez, d. Billegas, POncianO MARQUEE.
d. N Sapien, for hawkers' permits
Petitions Denied.
Petition OF the Commercial National
bank Tor refund of taxes was denied.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the finance com
mittee were: j. E. Morgan, for a refund
of tax penalties; c. n Bassett, relative
to delinquent taxes on block 200, Camp
bells addition; Sam Silverman estate, to
abate taxes on lot II, block 81, Camp
bell addition, for 1903; Texas Bitulithic
cOmpany's bid of $1.46 per square yard
to pave MOntezuma street
To the fire and building committee:
Simon Calama, to build a balcony, Fifth
and Florence.
To the police and fire committee:
Meuttman Sign company, to erect a sign
at Myrtle and Stanton.
10 the sanitary COMMITTEES: Hall and
Fullan, Tor sewer to blocks 81, SIS and
SO, Manhattan Heights.
10 the street and grades committee:
NJ. Z. Cobb, relative to inability to
construct sidewalk on Campbell street;
l. Lucy, for grade elevations on Erie,
fremont, Washington, Detroit and Port
land streets.
The appointment of J. 7. Sullivan as
assistant ire chief was confirmed.
The ordinance directing the paving of
the alley in blocks 218 ana ZIG, Camp
bells addition, and letting the contract
TO the Texas Bitulithic company. was
adopted The contract price is $1.46 per
square yard for paving.
City Engineer Resigns.
City engineer Herbert Num- rendered
his resignation, which was accepted.
Num- stated that his only reason Tor
Tesigning was that he desired to follow
highway engineering. Across the resig-
nation was written, Accepted with re-
grets." r-,d
Capt. Num- was appointed city engl-
neer in the fall of 1910, when the city
purchased the waterwOrks. lie was re-
appointed when mayor c. E. Kelly was
elected for the second time. Capt. Num-
has been assisting the county with its
road work and now viii take full charge.
He has made a speciality of highway
building and intends to take up the work
as his vocation.
Unsanitary Property.
A number OF property agents and pro-
prietors viii be served with notice thai
their places are considered unsanitarv
and unfit for hbitation. These viii
have to appear before the CITY connect
on August IA and show cause WHY fbeir
property should not be Condemned srd
destroyed This action comes as a re-
suit OF the report of the board of health
The places specified by the board AMI
the pfopretors are; Jose PaIaeios TIe