El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-10
COUNCIL GRANTS
30-YElR FRANCHISE
Passes Ordinance Amending
Former Ordinance: Fixes
S1.50 Maximum Price.


An ordinance amending the ordinance
granting the FL Paso Gas and Electric
company the right to operate a system
for furnishing gas to the citizens and
city was adopted by the city council
Thursday morning. The life of the
franchise is for 80 years. The price
stipulated by the ordinance is not to
exceed $3.50 per thousand cubic feet
of gas of 16 candle power, with a dis
count of 20 cents for 1000 feet for gas
if the bill for the same is paid on or
before the 10Th day Of each month
following the using of the gaS The
minimum charge Tor any meter set Tor
any and all consumers is not to be
less than % cents per month
The company is to furnish the city
as much gas as is desired by the city
council, free Of charge to the extent OF
1880 cubic feet per month during the
time the population does not exceed
5000. FOR every 1000 increase in pop
ulatiOn the amount of gas to be fuTn-
ished free is to be increased $50 cubic
feet per month
The city council reserved the right
to inspect all gas meters, works and
gas. The franchise granted is not
TO be considered a monopoly.
The gas franchise in the first in
stance was granted to C. H. BOsWOrth,
October 6, 1904 BosWOrth assigned il
to the FL PaSO Gas and Electric COM
PoIieemen's Bonds Approved.
The bonds Of the following police
officers were approved; r. T. Brid-
gers, Il q. crawford; W. Stub9le-
field. J. F. Caplinger, T. A Whitley,
r Z. Edwards, s. B. Carbajal. A. G.
DuChene. G. o. CoZart, c. T. Smith, J.
~ Cooper, Manuel Gonzalez, W, D.
. CrOmer, c. Valencia, X VI. Tinker, ".
n. Elliott, r. i. DiltZ J. J. HaUsinger,
Tom NJ York, c. NJ Harrelson. w A
Simpson, Ivy Finley, James Barrett. w.
n. Glover, J. II. Key F. p. Clark, J. L.
Ware, A A. Funk, II. Phoenix, r Nc
Knight and II. E. Davis.
The ordinance assessing the cost
against property owners for paving
MOntezuma street from West BOuIe-
ward TO Prospect, was read for the first
time
The amount due the Texas BituIithic
company for work done and material
furnished for paving Mesa avenue, be-
tween River and Blacker streets. is
SS55o-30- The report was the first semi
monthly estimate Of the work sub
mitted by city engineer Herbert Num-.
Fire Loss in the Month.
The value of the buildings involved
in fires during the month of June was
Sl9g-O65, as shown by the report of
fire chief W. W Armstrong. The value
Of the contents was given at $S2.145.
The estimated loss was S1,115.S5. There
were p alarms, six of which were false.
The garbage collections for June
amounted to Sl23I.65. The report was
made BY Joe Dunno. sanitary commits
siOner.
From July / to s, Dave Sullivan. city
tax collector, reported the collections
amounted to S2,1441S. From June "A
to 80, the amount was S4,41S.54.
Deaths, 10; Births, 20.
Deaths for the week ending July 10
were just twice as many as were the
births for the same period. There were
40 deaths and 20 births
For contagious diseases, WhOOpiug
cough with Is cases is in the lead.
n 81 ale g
scarlet fever and five chickenpOx.
j. W HadlOck, sewer commissioner,
reported Laid AS feet Of sewer, block
%, Cotton additions, 100 feet of eight
inch laid in East FL Paso. block "a
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: c. F. and
property in block II, - East FL PasO. Z.
c. Mundy, same for property in block
y, Mundy Heights; petition Of i'm
prOyement Of Federal street from Da-
kota to louisiana S p Weisiger and
others, for sidewalks on parts OF Dallas
street; First Christian church, for use
OF Cleveland Square for Sunday even
ing services during August; J. W Had
lock, sewer commissioner, for 80 days
leave Of absence. beginning July 10 OF
20 property owners for sidewalks on
west side OF Main street from Fisher
to Putnam.
Petitions Denied.
Petitions denied were: Property own
ers 10 grade River street, between
North FL PaSO and Stanton; denied for
reason stated shat there were little or
no improvements on River street and
the city could not afford to comply
with the request
j. T. Bippus was denied his petition
for refund on electrical license.
An invitation was extended to the
city council TO auenu the lecture Of
DIT A Casweu Ellis, On the subject OF
schoOl buildings, to be given Thursday
night 1t was extended by F. L Saw
yer.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the street and
grades committee were: Dudley and
Orr, for grading trap in alley block
81, Franklin Heights
To police committee: Petition of cit
liens on MagOffln avenue to have the
bulldog Of U. S Stewart killed. on the
ground that the dog is dangerous.
TO fire committee: BurleSOn Staten
to temporarily turn off arc light 400
block. on North FL Paso street on ac-
count Of bugs.
The FL PasO Dairy company wants
$50, the amount claimed was lost when
one OF It's wagons was upset on ac-
count Of WashOut on Nevada street
The matter was referEed to the city
attorney.
Has First Reading.
The ordinance assessing the cost
agaisnt property owners for the paving
OF West san Antonio street, from FL
PasO to Davis, had It's first reading.
Inc owners affected ana the amounts
specified they own, follow; Annie AMI
Thomas Thornton, S472.2O; Morris B.
Parker and L. z. Booker, $47E.2O; Susan
Tucker $40 90