El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-10
CONCRETE PIPE IS
CHOSEN FOR SEVER
Chicago Company Receiving
Contract VIII Make
the Pipe Here.

Concrete pipe will be used for III,
proposed deep sewer line OF IN Paso
ne last official act OF alderman
EeEcy McGhee was to recommend that
character Of pipe. His recommended
Ilon was approved by the city council
The Concrete Products Companv O.,
4LneIlca. or Chicago. Ill, win supply
the 17s0uU feet OF sewer pine needed
A. the total contract price of S22250
1nere viii be 10000 feet Of 36-inch
pipe and 1000 feet of 30-inch pine. The
company, as soon as il is notified. viii
snip the molds TO FL Paso and all
me pipe VIII be manufactured here
Inc Fred M Prescott company with
eL4LceS mere was awarded the contract
10 supply the city with 1000 water
meters The. contract price is S6.z6. il
was stated that this bid was "A cents
lower than any other bid submitted.
Report 10 Cases of Measles.
For the week ending April 10, there
were 10 cases Of measles in FL Paso,
as shown by the report OF the city
health department. Twenty were dis
missed last week There are still four
cases OF smallpox remaining.
There were condemned zoo pounds Of
meat during the week and 81 pounds
OF fruit and vegetables.
There were 80 deaths and % births
recorded for the week.
Sewer commissioner !. ". HadloClz
reported 200 feet Of 12-inch pipe laid
in East El Paso.
The March Payroll.
The March payroll Of different city
departments was as follows; Engi-
neering. S1.173-55- disposal plant, $3.50;
garbage, fS325; health, S1,1S0; fire,
S3,59274; police. S5.1S7.1O; various,
$3.50; various. S1,907.95.
Petitions Granted
Petitions granted were: A. W
Bittic6. Annie i. Naetze, William Wat
bins, George Roller. W S Kendall c
X GRAY, Mrs. Agnes OShea, tax petit
tons; J. r. Blair, for garbage chute
at 6I5 North Campbell street; Swift
d company, for loading chute; property
owners to pave Stewart Place from
Epson avenue to Putnam street.
Petitions Denied.
The petitions OF T. B. Wilder and
7. n He'll. for q reduction Of taxes
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred TO the taNauon
committee: J ". Ridge, for refund
II taxes: Joe Zelman. for a reduction
taxes; SAVING Urrutis. same; Elite
undry for a refund OF taxes. the
setition OF Harris krupp to keep street
at 1O7 San Antonio street clear OF
building Instructions. was referred 10
The street and grades committee The
fire and water committee received the
petition of r. A. Bethea for an iron
awning at 154 North St Frain street
T. ". Ardoin wants the city to pur-
chase or lease the street between the
pest house and his slaughter house
The matter was referred to the city
council as a whole
The city viii make z contract with
the reclama ton service for sufficient
water TO irrigate 10 acres in the viciu-
ity Of Washington Park.
Presents Damage Claim.
Mrs. Julia De Roscar presented
claim for s2.I0O. the amount OF dam
ages she alleges she sustained by
reason Of falling through the bridge
on Pam street on April 16 1911 The
claim was referred to the city at
Iorney.
SaInry Ordinance ADOPTED.
The ordinance fixing the salaries Of
different city employees was adopted
The salary OF the mayors stenographcr
and that OF the city clerk is so each
a month. and not $3.50 each as reported
at one time.
The report Of city engineer Mum
approving the construction Of side
walks along the property Of Florence
c. Thornton in block 81. Franklin
Heights WIS accepted
The sum Of Sl372A7 was col
lected by 4 E Behr. city tax collector.
from March . to 81, as shown by his
report
Special Session Saturday.
Mayor c. F. Kelly called a special
session Of the city council to be held
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock At
this time the city election returns
VIII be oanTassed and the results an
nOunced-