El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-27
STREET PAVING
MEASURES PASSED
CITY Council Provides for
More Paved Streets; ~
Cases of Measles in City

IN its session Thursday morning the
city council adopted measures adding
more paved streets to the city. As there
were no protests against the paving or
North Kansas from BlackeF to River,
an ordinance assessing the cost Of the
improvement against the property OWL
ers had its first reading.
The Texas BItullthlc company submit
ted a bid of SLIT II per yard fOT the
paving of Franklin street from Kansas
to Campbell. The Southwestern Paving
company, for $1.2O per yard, wants to
pave North Florence from Hill to Mis-
souri,. Both bids were referred to the
finance committee
The ordinance assessing the cost
against property owners Tor paving PoT-
firiO Diaz from Main to West Boulevard,
was adopted.
An ordinance accepting the pavement
on North Santa Fe street, from Main
street to the north line OF the E. P, 4
;. W. rghtO1Way, was passed ne
contract, it was stated, was between the
! railroad and paving company.
By resolution the city clerk was aU-
thorized to transfer the following I'M
expired balances to the general paving
fund: East Overland $657.05; Arizona,
$73.42.
A resolution ordering the construction
of 3 sidewalk along lots 1 to 4, block
Is, Alexander's addition, was adopted
The property Is owned by the estate OF
William McPike.
Measles Still Prevalent.
Measles are .stlu prevalent IN III Paso.
131 eases being recorded for the week
ending March p, as shown by the report
of the city health department. For the
week there was a total OF 161 cases, bur
so were dismissed. Only one case Of
smallpox remains Two were dismissed
last week.
COMBINATIONS included 227 pounds Of
meat and one whole COW and sheep ear
cass.
The number Of deaths for the week
was given at % and births "a.
The report of j. W HadlOeS, sewer
commissioner, was as follows Laid SOC
feet of sewer in blocks 81 and g. East
Fl PasO; 100 feet laid in blocks IS and
IS, same addition; cleaned SIX plugged
sewers; examined 80 manhOles and flush
tanks; pumped East FL PasO each day;
Sheldon sewer jumped night and day.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: G. n Gibson
and Others Tor wagon shed at 61S South
Broadway; Texas Frozen Dainty com
pany for permission to operate wagons
and blow whistles on the street; J. c.
Rouse, IT.. to grade California and St
Frain streets; property owners On Ange
street for 10 loot curb line; residents
to open crossing at loot of Harris wa
duct; A. @. Foster for a refund OF taxes;
Mrs. c f Alvarez. E. 3. Hess, II. "
POntus, for reduction Of tax Valuations
Petitions Denied
The petition Of Charles Davis to have
the alley IN block s. Sunset Heights
rraded. was denied for the reason that
there were no funds Tor alley improve
ments- Other petitions denied were: A.
n Dow, for a reduction of taxes; Mrs B.
Harrarro-~ l0eh A,-r11r1
the ground that the valuation was fair
Petitions Referred.
The petition OF n. ii. Carson to close
the alleY in block 218. Campbell's addi-
tiOH and for the city TO purchase the
property, was referred to the street and
grades committee T. A. Spence, Joseph
Spence. c. GOrlick. Oscar c. Bernard and
j. J. Raster signed a petition against
the closing of the aIlev.
z. I. White and c. B. Stevens petl-
toned the city council TO pass an Ordi-
nance to close Tenth street from Santa
Fe to the river, Chihuahua from Ninth TO
the river, and al streets and alleys be
tween the levee and south of the south
line of Fifth street TO the west line of
Santa Fe. The matter was referred to
the street and grades committee. Prop
erty owners petitioned the council 60
grade the alley in Hawthorne place.
Others wanted parts of East Rio Cirande
street repaired. Both petitions were
turned over to the street and grades
committee.
The sanitary committee received the
following petitions: James Vance. for
sewer in block %, Sunset Heights; ".
7. Young. for corral block 20. Highland
Park; property owners. for sewer
through alley in block 10. East FL Psso.
The petition of Geo. Roller for a re-
duetion OF tax valuation was referred TO
the taxation committee
Asks Civ to Paw 5000.
Fernando A de Gomez wants the city
to paw her $4,000 for the death of her
husband who was killed last October.
while he was cleaning a sewer ditch.