El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-18


OF sL88. upon an assessed valuation Of
S36.OOO,OOO
The mayor. among other things, rec
Ommends the purchase OF motor pa
troll wagon, at cost OF SzOOO, IRE
hose and miscellaneous equipment to
the value of $4,000, street signs at a
cost of $4,000. sanitary drinking fOun-
tains at a cost Of $1,000, street sweep
ers at a cost of $3.50, and 10 ton, 20
horsepower roller tractor at a cost OF
$17O0. a total of S15,35O.
The budget as usual, submits the es-
Inmates by departments
The total for the general government
Of the city-mayor and council, city
clerks office. election expenses, city
attorneys office, litigation, auditor,
assessor. collector, corporation court
and city hall expenses is placed at
s46,S66-
Police and Fire Departments.
For the police department the mayor
recommends $5l,SO0, Of which amount
he thinks fines viii total $4,000. The
police force is to consist of a chief
at $500, two captains, at $500 each;
two sergeants, at $500 apiece; 10
mounted men, at $1,000 each; 26 patrol
men, at a total cost Of $26,52O; two
motorcycle men, two drivers and seven
For salaries in the fire department
the mayor recommends a total of $40
440. Additional expenses of this de-
partment-fire hydrants. alarm system,
forage equipment supplies, eJc.--DrllS
the total UP to S70.690 for the fire de-
partment. The chief is to draw S21OO,
the assistant $500. the fire marshal
$500 The department IS to have to-
tai of five captains and SO other regular
men, besides the chief assistant and
fire marshal. giving the city an avail
able fire fighting force of Al men.
For the weights and measures de
partment, the mayor recommends $3.50,
for the building inspectors department
$4,000, but ne estimates that the latter
department viii bring in $500 in fees
The Health Work.
For the health department, the
mayor places the budget at S2254O, in
Guiding a city physician at $1,000, an
assistant at $1,000, a chemist at $500.
police surgeon at $500. a dairy inspector
at $500, four mounted inspectors at
a total Of $500. one inspector at
1920 a fumisatOr at the same price
and a clerk at the same prices three
nurses at the isolation hospital, S1O60;
e superintendent at this hospital, $500.
The total for this department the may
or says. is a slight increase over the
For the sewer department. the esti-
mate is placed at $4,000, including a
commissioner at s1SOC. The department
IS allowed $4,000 more than last year,
due to the increase of the city the
Sewers and Miscellany.
For the sewer disposal plant, the
mayor recommends $4,000; for street
cleaning and sprinkling, S43,SSO Tor
street lighting, S5OS4z; Tor the engl-
neering department, $4,000; for the
city prison. $1,000; for the public Ii
brarv. $1,000. for the city schools, S131,-
600. q total of s13S.200 for education.
For the parks, S20,564 is set aside
including 5000 for music The mayor
recommends an appropriation OF SlO,-
600 for the purpose of fencing and i'm
proving all PROPERTY the city owns
near Washington park
No levy Of tax is necessary the may
OF says, to maintain the WaterWorks
department; it pays expenses
For the purchasing department, the q,
mayor recommends $3.50 for the year;
for the warehouse department, $500.
The blacksmithing department Op-
Grated by the city, the mayor SAYS. IS
saving taxpayers 36.4 percent on all
expenses.
Bond Election to he on Feb. II.
On February II FL PasO property
owners will vote on the proposition Of I
issuing SA50.G90 worth of municlapl I
bonds The ordinances authorizing the
issuance OF the bonds were READ 1or I
the first time Thursday morning.
In the proposed bond issue 100000 is
provided for the schools; $4,000 for
the waterWOrks and 100000 for the
sewer department. The bonds are 40 (
year ones. bearing five percent inter /
est At the option of the city the
bonds after 20 years may De re-
No Increase In Tax Rate.
The tax rate is fixed at S1SS and /
there will be no increase IN the tax !
rate by reason Of the issuance OF the /
bonds
New se8TOvfe' Law Stringent.
Every operator and his assistant |
must secure a license from the city 1
clerk before he can operate a moving /
picture machine, according to the /
movie" ordinance, which had its first /
reading Thursday morning. Before /
running any reel the operator has to |
show on the screen a plate with the /
number of his permit
Moving picture shows with a seat /
ing capacity from 300 to 500 must have /
20 feet Of exit space in the clear over /
the 500 capacity, the space must be 30 /
feet. No aisle is to be less than three /
feet six inches wide There can be no /
more than nine chairs between two !
aisles. Rows having only one aisle !
can have only four seats. The Oper-
ating booth must be built at the end ]
Of the building opposite the street en- /
trance and not over any exit. The /
booths must be tlreprooL Persons are /
prohibited from standing IN the pass
ageWays or exits during the show The |
specifications and plans Of the build |
ing must be approved by the DulIdlng /
inspector and fire marshal All PIC
street and be equipped with double /
doors not less than six feet in width. /
The auditorium must be IS feet wide. /
A fine of from SIS to 500 is pro- !
vided for a violation.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted by the council I
vaudeville show at the Airdome; George
W Hall, for a quit claim deed to prop /
erty in block 1877. East FL Paso; Pablo
R. Martinez and Chas. Christ, hawkers'
Petition Denied.
The petition Of J. c. Maloney. to erect
an advertising screen on top OF the
Grand hotel, was denied
Health of City Good.
The report Of the city health de
partment for the week ending Deem
Der IS, shows des tbs 81; births, p.
One case Of measles is reported and
five cases Of scarlet fever Only one /
case Of typhoid fever remains
COMBINATIONS included $40 pounds |
Of meat and At pounds Of fruit and veg
etables. Six whole COW carcasses were
condemned
partment for November amounted to
The cash on hand Of the public IL
brary on December was S265.SS. The
salaries for November amounted to
S32250
II. Weitzig. who says that horses
were allowed to walk on the sidewalk
on lots 81 and 3S, block 5, Magoffin !
addition. says that he is not able to
repair the walk and asks the city to /
have the proper authorities look into |
the matter His claim was turned over /
TO city attorney Joseph NJ NealOn.
Amounts Due Contractors.
According to the estimate OF city !
engineer George Espy. S435.O3 is due
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