El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
.INTERURBAN IS
GIVEN FRANCHISE
Permission Given to Operate
Cars in Ell PasO; Sewer
Extension Planned.

What is believed to mark an epoch IN
the growth and future Of FL PasO Oc-
CURED Thursday morning when the city
council granted the Rio Grande Valley
Traction company a franchise to Oper-
ate its interurban cars ever the lines Of
the FL PasO Electric railway to AsIeta,
and beyond.
The city streets over which the inter
urban may run its cars are Alameda,
Myrtle, San Antonio, Oregon to the
transfer station, Pioneer plaza, FL PasO,
san Antonio and Alameda The exact
time the ears will begin making the
trips to Ysleta is not known yer, but
it is to be in the near future, possibly
by September 1.
Sewer Extension Bonds Planned,
Citizens of FL PasO may be asked to
vote on the proposition of issuing sew
er extension bonds. Alderman c. Fl.
Leavel, in his request that the prOpO-
sition be submitted to the voters stated
that there was $500, 900 worth Of taxa
bic property in the city at the present
time without sewer extension, ana
that sooner or later. the owners would
be asking for sewer aCcomm OdatIOns-
Mayor c. z. Kelly stared that he would
take the matter under Amusement
East Ell PasO Improvement.
The ordinance creating the East FL
PaSO improvement district was read
for the first time Thursday morning.
The petition that the district be ere
ated so that the residents could issue
bonds for the purpose OF parking and
paving the district, was granted some
nance VIII receive It's second reading, at
which time it is expected TO be adopted
Following that, the East FL PaSOanS
viii take the necessary steps towards
submitting to the residents OF the dis
trict the election on the question Of
issuing Improvement bonds, $4,000 be-
ing the amount.
Deaths and Births, 20 Each
The report OF the health department
for the week ending August q, fol-
lows Deaths, %; births. % Condem-
nations, including 135 pounds Of meat
and 103 ponds Of fruit and vegeta-
bles
J. ". HadIock. sewer commissioner.
reported for the week ending August
q, 100 feet of y inch sewer pipe laid
in East FL PasO; 500 feet inch IN the
Cotton addition; so feet in block 16,
Bassett addition
Dave Sullivan, city tax collector re
ported that the collections made from
August to Is amounted to Sl22OO5-
Fire Losses in July. S23,21S-3S.
The estimated fire loss for July was
S23,218-3T- The value of the buildings
involved in fires was Sl6I-O65. The re-
port was submitted by fire chief w
w Armstrong.
The sum of sT1.S5 was collected dur.
ing July by the city seaIer-
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted Were- LOngwell
Auto Truck and Sales company. for
gasoline storage tank Luis Gonzales,
for a shade on building; Luis Castro
one weeks leave of absence; Ramon
Ramirez. for a haWker's permit; prop
erUy owners, to raise grade at North
Oregon and Curri; property owners, rel
alive to change of grade on North Ore
gOn street; Dave Sullivan, for Is days
/ extension OF time for taking Of as
sessments; property owners, TO lower
grade on North Oregon, between Cali
fOrnia and Cliff
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referreS to the street and
grades committee were: Property own
ers. to open Stevens street from c. H
& s A railway to DuraznO street and
I build crossing; to the city attorney,
J. Zelman, for quit claim deed 10 prop
erty in block SO. CampbeIIs addition.
The bond of $1,000 of n A ComstOck.
assistant building inspector was &C
copied
The amount due the Southwestern
{ Paving company for paving TularOsa
street is S6143.54 George Espy, as
sistant engineer. submitted the esti-
mate.
Sidewalk Resolutions
Resolutions ordering the construction
[ Of sidewalks were as follows: Mrs
{ Mary Schaeffer. wyoming street; Hen
~ Ruff, Prospect avenue; Thomas
| Thornton, TOrnillO; Mrs. Flora NJ
Z Jones. COrtO; Henry Ruff COrtO street
( Mrs L L Riggs, COrtO; Mrs. Flora NJ
! Jones, Prospect avenue