El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-06
CAS- FRANCHISE
VOTE IS DELAYED
SecondReading of Ordinance
Is Postponed Until Sat
urday Morning.

! Action on the gas franchise ordi-
/ nance, scheduled for its second read
I ing and adoption Thursday morning
morning at 10 o'clock, at which time
I the city council viii meet in special
/ session.
The ordinance proposed by the FL
/ PasO Gas d Electric company, by which
it is asking that the franchise granted
by the city to c. II BOswOrth be
| transferred to it, was amended as TO
several sections on the suggestion Of
alderman Percy McGhee. one amend
ment stated that there was to be no
unnecessary obstacles placed in the
streets or alleys where the company
was engaged in laying mains, and that
work should be done as rapidly as pos
SlDle. 4 further amendment provided
| that the franchise was not to become
effective until The company filed a
written statement agreeing to the
terms and conditions Of the ordinance.
The franchise, it was stated, is in no
wise to be considered a monopoly.
The life Of the franchise viii be 80
years. running from December Is, 1919.
Alderman McGhee stated that the BOs.
worth franchise, which was passed Oc-
tOber 6, 1904, was a 40 year franchise
and had only been opera ted under eight
years. By transferring the ordinance
at this time, he said, two years were
sacrificed.
Thirty-six Die; IS Are Born.
The report Of the city health depart
ment fOr the week ending February s,
showed, deaths, So; births, IS
COndemna tons were Meat. 100
pounds; 80 pounds Of fruit and vege-
tables. Nuisanes abated, 16.
Sewer commissioner J. ". Hadlock's
report for the week ending February 9,
follows: Laid 500 feet of pipe in block
II, Cotton addition; laid zoo feet pipe,
California street west of oregon; eight
plugged sewers cleaned; East FL Paso
sewer pumped each day.
Library Report.
The report of the public library
showed that on Septem bers cash on
hand amounted to s35199; October,
$4,000; November, Spill; December,
S21S.S6; January, $3045.
r. A Harris's, park commissioner,
report covering the period from jan
uary 20 January ~ showed that the
total pay roll Of that department
amounted to S7SS.
For the month of January, ". B.
Brady street commissioner, reported
that is days were employed in sweep
ing. 1715 blocks being swept. The total
number Of gallons Of wa ter used for
spr1nkling was given at 171,800. The
total number Of blocks sprinkled was
The payroll Of the city engineering
department for the month of January
amounted to S1S97-05.
City Taxes Collected.
The collections OF the city tax col
lectOr from January II TO 81 amounted
TO E5.5S6.41.
SXty-IOur building Permits.
SlXty-tour building permits were IS
sued during January. The collections
amounted to s175. O..
The amount collected for plumbing
and gas permits issued during January
amounted to 1882.
The total number Of meals served to
prisoners at the city Jail during Janu-
airy was 2T24. At Is cents a meal the
cost amounted to Sz0S-60.
L W. Hoffecker. PA North Stanton
street, asked the city to pay him $500,
the amount of damage he claimed was
dOne TO his goods BY the bursting Of
a water pipe in the street The matter
was referred TO the city attorney.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were grant
ed: 7. ". C. A, for exemption from
taxes; H. T. POnsfOrd. to excavate
under sidewalk, corner of Myrtle and
under sidewalk, block p. lot 129, Arson
Mills addition; BurtOn-LingO Lumber
company was granted permission to
construct a switch track, block so, Ma
coffin addition; Miguel Hernandez, Alex
Engle and Francisco Mata were given
haWkers' permits.
Petitions Denied.
The petition OF Chas. VOllertson for
a reduction OF taxes was denied
Petitions Referred.
The fire and water committee re-
ceived the petition Of I c. Ruby for
extending the balcony on the building
on Broadway, between Fifth and Sixth
street The petition Of Foster and Nc
Carthy for a refund Of taxes amount
ing to s12.57 was referred to the fl
nance committee. The same commit
tee received the application Of Frank
NJ Ascarate for q reduction Of taxes on
fractional lots 1 TO f. inclusive, block
6, Alexander's addition.
The grades established on North
Kansas street from Blacker to Gin
cinnad, were approved