El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-16

Fernando A de- Gomez for $4,000 dam
ages on account of the death of her
husband, -Wenceslado Gomez, who was
killed by a cave-in OF a sewer ditch
Il, 1912.
To the street and grade committee:
Petitions Of A. II. EScOntriaS TO eXca-
vate under sidewalk for new building
at the northwest corner Of San Fran
cisco and Santa Fe streets; that of
Tom Lea to stop dumping of soft dirt
by city at head of Circle avenue, one
block north Of the 1900 block on
erS for the paving of Rio Grande
street between Magnolia and Piedras
streets.
10 the finance committee: Petitions
Of A J. Massey for releases on taxes
for 1910 and 1911; that Of the Scottish
Rite MaSons for exemption on taxa
ton and that Of J NJ Lee for refund on
haWkerS license.
10 the fire and water committee:
Petitions of Bernard Schuster for a fire
plug near his home on Bliss and
Stevens streets; A H Thorman and
company for permission to erect a sec
ond floor balcony in Mrs. NJ J Aliens
new apartment house on lots 8 and 8,
block 1, MagOffin Homestead addi-
ton, on Magoffin avenue
The ordinance levying taxes com
mencing March I, 1912, passed on its
second reading.
Diario Cruz was granted a hawker's
permit and J. E BischOf was given
permission to erect a balcony on the
negro Masonic temple building, on lots
5 and 6 and One-hah Of IN block H.
Campbell addition
Would Keep Boys From District.
RevS Henry Easter and kenneth
Brown appeared and Dr. Easter said:
we come as representatives of the
Pastors union to ask if some steps
cannot be taken to keep small meSSen-
ger boys from going into the red I1gnt
district. We do not know how 1t IS
to be done, but think some way may
be found"
came and we viii appoint commit
Brown said: I'VE feel that you
might, being business men and having
boys of your own, take an interest in
having an officer keep boys under
certain age out Of that place.
Paving Bids Referred
The Southwestern Paving company
presented bid for the paving Of Mon
taua street from Piedras street to
Stevens street, which was referred to
the finance committee, as were the
bids of the Texas Bitulithic- company
80. Campbell addition, and Mesa av-
enue from River street to Blacker
street, the rate being $L46 per square
yard.
the Texas BitUlithic company Tor paw
ing on Arizona street
City engineer Herbert Num- est1-
mated the cost Of paving north tlor-
ence street, from Missouri street 70
Hill street, as $50. 346.SS- The work
is to be done by the Southwestern
Paving company.
Frank Wells Brown urged the adop-
ton of the bid for the paving Of Mesa
avenue.
Paving Hearings Set.
A resolution was adopted calling Tor
a hearing Of property owners relative
to the paving of east Franklin street,
between Kansas and Campbell streets,
and setting the hearing for February
81 while sthe same date was set for
the hearing on north Florence street,
between Missouri and Hill streets, and
Dallas street between Montana and
Arizona streets.
A resolution opening new street
from san Francisco and Leon streets
and running northwest to Franklin
street. was placed OF its first reading
This is the county road crossing over
the- railroad tracks east of the union
station
Permission was granted the Young
Mems Democratic club to hang a ban
ner.