El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-30
TAX VALUATION
IS S34,389,2 95
Is an Increase of More than
100000 Over the
Previous Year.

The official total tax valuation Of
! the city for 1912 as approved and
nothing IS. ss3 sS92sS' an incr 9afsoS Of
S2,138,S45 over that Of the year 1911,
the amount then being $32.250, 450. The
j total amount Of taxes levied in 1911
AMOUNTED to $612, 1855. The levy for
S33,S60-O4 for 1912.
Deaths Exceed Births.
The report Of the city health depart
ment Tor the week ending January 80
shows, deaths, SO; births, 81
The report Of sewer commissioner
J w HadIock for the week was: Laid
500 feet Of sewer in blocks 81 and 80.
eisdns =! P F T. plugged % sewers g,
tanks examined; east Ell Paso sewer
pumped each day; Sheldon sewer
pumped night and day.
4. Z. Lyons, ex-sanitary commits
/ sioner, reported the garbage collec-
, tfons for September, 1912, amounted to
$1l3S.50; for October. $14S9.55
Tax collections from January to
Z January 16 amounted to S12,0ST92. as
reported by L E. Behr, tax collector.
Frozen pipes due to the cold weather
( were responsible for the p leaSy me-
: ters found by Ed. White, meter inspec-
/ tor, as shown by his report.
Paving Petitions Granted.
The Following petitions for the paw
ing of different streets were granted:
To pave California from Mesa avenue
to Los Angeles street; Montezuma,
from Prospect avenue to West Boule-
ward; Rio Grande, from Magnolia TO
PIedras; Nevada, from Los Angeles to
north Oregon.
The petition of W. Peterson for a re-
/ auction in taxes on property at $40
north Florence street was granted.
The petition of property owners to
pave LaWton avenue, from Main to
Mundy, was granted.
Steer a
permit
Petitions Referred
The following petitions were turned
over to the street and grades commit
( tee: Request to city council for the
/ construction Of a street crossing in the
400 block, San Jose street; B. ROsen-
thai, for fruit stand, corner Of Stan
ton and Overland; property owners re-
quest to have cinders put on Texas
Pacific street from Hammett bOule-
ward to EStreila street; for improve
ments to be made on Frutas, Pera,
Reveria, COpia, Grama, Luna Cebada,
San Marcial, San Diego, Latta, TObin
boulevard, Martinez, Boone avenue
Hammett boulevard; H. T. POnsfOrd, to
eXcavate under sidewalk, corner of
Myrtle and Stanton.
The taxation committee received the
petition Of Chas. FOllertsen for a re-
dUction of taxes on his property az
215 west Nevada street, and that of
the Y. N. {. A for an exemption from
taxation on that building.
The petition of J. G. Ruby to extend
the balcony on the building on Broad
way, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
was referred to the fire and water
committee
Stating that they are practically
without police protection in the south
western portion of the city, As signers
residing in that section presented a
petition to the city council asking
for the appointment of police officer
for night service in that section. West
Of Santa Fe street, or south FL Paso
street, and south of Eighth street to
chihuahua, to its intersection with the
western line of the a, T. S. F. rail-
way right Of way. the petitioners saw.
are the places where the officer is
needed. Because Of shooting Of fire
arms in this district, the petitioners
stated, it was not safe to go out after
dark, even in the search for a doctor
or medicine for the sick. The matter
was referred to the police and sanitary
committee.
Willard Patterson entered a nro-
test against the paving of California
street from Mesa to Los Angeles. She
stated she did not care to go to the
expense of paving at this time.
The Highland Park Improvement
league extended a vote OF thanks To
the city council for the prompt action
the council had taken in the matter of
the service furnished that section nv
the electric railway COMPANY T6o
league stated the service was rnncb
improved, but it could see no effort on
the part OF the company to mt in
extra switches to give the I5-mfnufe
service. However. it was stated tbst
for the latter work little time vas
required.
Ordinances Adopted.
The ordinance relative to the hang
ing of electric signs proposed IaSt
week was adopted. The pavement of
Arizona street, from north Oregon to
Austin street, accepted BY the civ
engineer was accepted by an ordi- /
nance
The petition of H. B. Stevens. 2. T.
White and c. B. Stevens for a quit [
claim deed to the alleys and streets /
lying within block Y" as DESIGNATED !
by a map Of the Santa Fe addition,
was referred to the city attorney for \
further consideration.
On the suggestion of city attorney !
W. NJ. Caldwell, the petition of King 4
WOrley and wife for a quit claim deed ]
to a portion of the west half of block 1
8 AleXander's addition, was referred /