El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-03

Assistant Superintendent


Percy McGhee,
Assistant Superintendent
City Health Report.
The report Of the health department
for. the week ending July 8, shows
Deaths, IS. births q; cOndemnauOns,
224 pounds OF meat; 70 pounds Of fruit
and vegetables Two cows
J. W. Hadlock, sewer comnnlssloner,
in East Ell PasO; 400 feet Of eight
inch laid in Cotton addition
sidewalks Orders Issued.
FOrty-One citizens were ordered to
construct sidewalks during the month
OF June. according 10 the report OF Ed-
win Miller, sidewalk inspector The
number OF square feet was 34,S74
The payroll Of the engineering de-
partment for June amounted to
S1272.40. The revenues were Sl4I- The
report was made by city engineer Her
The report for June Of the heads Of
the various departments follows Col
lectiOnS of sewer department, SlzU- gas
and plumbing, Slzl-59; electricity,
of the garbage department for April
was sI.352S5. For Nay the amount was
S1,359.40-
The pay roll Of the park department
for June amounted TO S93435-
During June 2,S9T blocks were swept
9.342 were sprinkleG; ZSO6s0o0 gallons
of water were used The report was
submitted by j. W. Brady street com
missioner.
Dave Sullivan. tax collector. reported
the collections made from June 10 TO
% amounted 10 S3,S77.3S
The feed bill of the city prisoners for
June amounted to S32ZSO. A total OF
2,152 meals at Is cents per meal were
served
Petitions granted Were american
Garage for underground storage tank
Clements Auto supply company, same;
Pedro Ruiz, refund Of taxes; j. f. Cor
H.r H1rr
enCe and Third, petition Of merchants
10 remove express wagons from the
corner Of Oregon and Overland Frank
D. Daw, TO have block 1900. Hutton
street sprinkled
Petitions Denied.
Petitions denied were Potter Drug
company for correction in tax assess
Ask Six Foot Sidewalks
East FL PaSOans want the city to es-
tablish q uniform SIX foot sidewalk IN
that district If that IS done they agree
70 put down walks F11ty-tOur signed
the petition The matter was referred
10 the city council as a whole.
Petition for Express Cars
Petitions referred to the street and
grades committee, Were Residents Tor
better car service on the Fort Bliss
line The petitioners also want the
street car company to operate express
cars on that line between the transfer
station and Cotton avenue. Inbound
cars are not TO stop between that ave
nue. and the stanton street cutoff eL-
cept to let patrons OFF. is enc OF the re-
quests made Another request is that
the company be required TO maintain
10-minute schedule to the city limits
by running a car 10 the Government
Ell switch at 50 minutes past the hour
and again at SIS minutes past These
cars to bear the sign Alta Vista"
Other petitions referred to the street
and grades committee, were: J. A Raw
lnEs 10 open an alley through River
to California property owners on North
Oregon street. relative to q change Of
grade for the street car line; First
Christian church for the use of CleVe-
land square on sunday evenings during
August
10 the city attorney: E. c. lIundy. for
quit claim deed to lots IS TO %, block
u, AIundy HeightS. j. and Carrie Book
for deed TO property in block f. East
FL PasO.
To sanitary committee: AndersOn-Fil-
Ter company for sewer, block 293,
Pierce Finley addition.
To the finance committee, r. A
Ainsa, for correction Of tax on automo-
bile.
Paving Accepted.
An ordinance accepting the pave
ment on North FL PasO street from
California to Cliff was adopted
The request of j. W. Hadlock. sewer
commissioner. for so days leave or
absence. was referred TO the sanitary
committee
The following detectives bonds were
approved George HerOld, p. BurnhaIn,
o. w. smith. Fred DeIgadO and w ".
Wood.