El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-04
E5PEY ELECTED
CITY ENGINEER
Ordinance Creating a Fund
For Paving Franklin
Street Is Adopted.

George Espey, who has been con-
nected with the city engineering de-
nartment for the past five years, InurS-
dav morning was elected city engineer
by the city council Mr. ESpey, since
the resignation OF Capt Herbert NUM-
has been practically acting city ehSl-
neer- Can't Num- resigned to take the
DOsition with the county as county
engineer. and it is his place that MI.
Espey takes with the city
The Cfty's Health.
The report of the health department
for the week ending Cept- 4, 1oIlO"S'
Deaths, 26; births, 81.
There are % cases OF typnold IeEer
in the city. Eight of the cases are non
residents.
concentrations included $50 pounds
Of meat and 1913 pounds OF turlt anu
During the month of August a total
shown by the report of J. W. HaolOck'
sewer commissioner. Thenty-tnree
new houses were connected with the
The eHi pay roll Of the city engineering
department from Aug. to 81
city engineer submitted the report The
collections amounted to $l16.
The amount of work done by y. Z
EppersOn, city blacksmith, for the var
iOus city departments during august
was S5S6,S5 according to his report
Building Permits Total S99,6S5.
The sum of s99,6S5 represented the
valuation of the building permits Is
sued for August. A z. Bartlett, build
ing inspector made the report Eighty
seven permits were issued
Collections made during August Dy
the different city departments follows
Building, S172.50; plumbing, S119.5O;
sewer, SIP. so; electricity, S193-1O.
Prisoners Eat S4O9.O5 Worth.
There were 1927 meals served TO the
city prisoners during August At 10
cents per meal the total amount was
S409.05.
The total number of blocks sprinkIed
per day during August was q. That
many also We're swept ). w Brady,
street commissioner, made the report
Edwin W. Miller, sidewalk inspector,
reported for the month of August that
10000 square feet of sidewalk were
constructed; the number of Ine1 feet
OF curb constructed was 3404. The
amount received by the engineering de-
partment for the sale of permits was
$3.50. Dave Sullivan, tax collector, re-
ported that from August % to 81,
S1S98.S8 was collected. FOrty-One leaky
meters were discovered by Ed ".
White, meter inspector. The report
covered inspections from July "a to
september 1. R a. Harris, park COM
missioner, reported the payroll of the
S963.5O.
Petitions Granted
Petitions granted were; J. s. Grain,
to install gasoline tank; NJ. Lopez,
haWker's permit
The claim of Max Weber for damages
alleged TO have resulted by reason OF
the city's river defence work, was de-
MED The amount claimed was $40, zoo.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the street and
grades department were: Property
owners, to construct a retaining wall
in the 400 block on North FL PasO
street; petition to change name of old
Fort Bliss TO Westgate avenue; Dudley
and Orr, to construct a tramWay across
cotton avenue, at the northern extrem-
ity; II. G. Schneider, for concrete pipe
TO be put in alley in the rear Of 1O7
South FL PasO street
To the fire committee was referred
the petition of property owners for an
arc light at Overland and Oregon same
for an arc light at COpta and MADEIRA
Paving Ordinance Adopted.
An ordinance creating a fund for
Franklin street paving and amending
the ordinance directing the improve
ment Of West Rio Grande, Roosevelt,
Arizona and Bliss. was adopted. The
ordinance entails the proposition of
one street fund borrowing money from
another for its paving Franklin street
viii be paved first from Kansas to
Campbell After that work is done
the paving of the other streets will be
taken up in the order named It is
stated that the ordinance will in no
wise delay the Improvement OF the
streets specified.
To Accept $3.50.
City attorney Joseph NJ Nealon was
authorized to accept $3.50 in settlement
of the suit Of the city against the trus-
tees of the COncOrdia school district
for the title and possession Of lots 81
and 30, block C" East FL Paso. 1t
was claimed the property reverted to
the city for school purposes and the
suit was brought to clear title
Abraham Levy was ordered to con-
struct a sidewalk on his property in
block 81, Franklin Heights.
Sidewalk Ordinance Read.
A new ordinance specifying the man
ner in which sidewalks must here
after be constructed. had its first read
ing. 1t provided a penalty Of a fine not
less than SIS or more than 5000 for a
violation.
Among other things specified are
that the concrete foundation must be
one part Portland cement. three parts
sand and five parts broken stone and
clean gravel. The top surface is to
be composed OF ono part Portland ce-
ment and one and one-half parts clean
sharp sand City monuments are not
to be disturbed. The grades will be
furnished by the engineering depart
Inent and must be observed.