El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-19
STOPS PAVING ON
FL PA50 STREET
City Engineer Objects to the
Stone Used; Police APP
pointments Confirmed.

Objections raised by city engineer
Capt Herbert E. Num- to the class OF
stone being used in the paving OF NCrJh
Ell Paso street. the work De,uE done
bv VIII Rand. has caused a temporary
cessation of the work Capt. Num-
Thursday morning told the city council
that the stone being used was not good,
although it might be all right II USED
for a base. He said 1t was the same
stone that the Petrolithic company used
on North Kansas street, which he nad
stopped Num- said that II it proved a
failure on that street he could not see
where it would be any better on North
El PasO street.
Mr.. Rand stated that the city engi-
neer had given him permission 10 use
the stone, but Capt. Num- said that IN
this he was mistaken. Mr.. Rand agreed
to give a bond OF the equivalent IN
cash guarantee that the pavement would
last five wears. He stated that he would
run the chance on the stone to the price
of the whole pavement. The matter was
again referred to the city engineer.
Police Appointments Approved
The following police appointments were
approved; City detectives, W n ZOO
j. j. Hausinger, o. w. Smith, Fred Del
gado, George Herold; mounted officers,
$. j. Benson, III. +: Davis, Ivy Finley,
It. N. York, j. I. Ware, S. B. CarbaJal,
2. Duran, w. A Simpson, Gus ChitwOOd;
patrolmen, w. y Elliott, A. A. Funk, NJ.
Gonzales, A. HerOld, j. Z. CaplingeT, e
Valencia, T. a. Whitley, c. II. HarTel-
son, ~ Phoenix, j. NJ Perez, X. N.
Tinker. R. =. Bridgers. j. Barrett, j. II.
Key. R. T. Diltz, III. Z. Crawford, j. c.
CavwOOd. W D. CrOmer, c. +. Leary,
A
Glover. w. StUbblefield. f. p. Clark,
Walter Williams, @. T. Smith and G. R.
Powers; motorcycle policeman, Dan
Z Thompson. SIS per month each; patrol
drivers. W. A. WarnOc6 and w. j. Stew
art; iailOrs, a. @. Duchene and Jack
Keevil. $50 each; ianitOr.- p Durham;
guard. r E. Edwards. SIS a month.
The names of Bob Lee, Eugene Hen
nessey and A. Moody are missing from
the list.
Health Report.
The health report for the week ending
June 10 follows: Deaths, 40; births,
eight.
In contagious diseases whooping
cough heads the list with 20 cases,
measles are next with y cases. There
are eight cases OF scarlet fever.
There were condemned 1879 pounds
of meat and 1S7 pounds of fruit and
vegetables.
j. ". Hadlock. sewer commissioner,
reported: Laid so feet of sewer pipe IN
East El Paso; 225 feet laid from Con-
sumers' Ice company to Second street;
so feet laid from Franklin street to
Missouri street alley east of North FL
/ Paso street.
/ The petitions of P. E. Kern for quit
Z claim deed to property IN Alexander's
addition and that of Newman Invest
ment company for quit claim deed to
l lots q and p. block 50, Highland Park,
were approved.
Dave Sullivan, city tax collector, re
ported the collections made from June 9
/ to June Is amounted to S461.6O.
The contracts for the purchase OF the
/ 5000 feet of fire hose was approved. The
amount was 5000.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: Anderson
/ Filler company. for a sewer from Maple
| and Rosewood streets; Otto BORN,
| hawker's permit.
Petitions Referred.
/ J. J. Corners, superintendent OF the
/ city hospital, wants an automobile am
/ bUlance and the COW at the hospital
I traded for another one because she gives
l less than two gallons of milk day The
/ superintendent also recommended plas-
]
] making other repairs The recommended
/ tons were referred to the fire and build
/ ing committee.
Petitions referred to the street end
7 grades committee were: Residents Of
/ Highland Park. to have streets spri16led;
/ Powers & Truesdell, to eXcavaJe under
/ sidewalk at COnnOrtOn and Lane build
! ing, to install an elevator.
Ask for Spilwdy.
A petition was presented by S. Z. Pat
! ton. president of the Alta Vista Improve
/ ment club. asking the city council TO
make a spiIlway beneath the FL PasO q
Southwestern railroad tracks on Cebada
/ street. to run off the storm water from
property lying south of the tracks, and
also asking that the brush be cut from
( COpia and Douglas streets, and these
thoroughfares be graded. The club at a
| meeting Wednesday night decided TO re-
/ quest such action.
I To the finance committee We're referred
the petitions of William Ryan, for a re-
fund of taxes; w. F. Payne, Tor = re-
mission of tax penalties; j. T. BippUs,
for a refund on electrical license; F.
Wells Brown. for a refund OF taxes.
To the police, fire and building COM
mittees: Petition of J. c. White 20 place
a wood and iron balcony or a two tory
building. West Overland and Leon.
Paving Resolutions Adopted.
! Resolutions ordering the construction
of sidewalks adopted were: J. +. Ma
/ honey. Arizona street; O. W. Marshall,
same, Mrs. Catherine Davelin. same
The contract and bond of the South
western Paving company for paving Tu-
larosa street, from Piedras to Stevens.
was approved The bond was Tor