El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-23
APPROPRIATION IS
MADE FOR PARKING
Of EIGHTH STREET
Sum of 5000 Set Aside by
City Council to Beautify
Both Sides of Canal.

The sum Of $4,000 was set aside by
the city council Thursday morning to
be expended for parking Eighth street,
on both sides Of the canal, from Santa
Fe street to Cotton avenue, or a little
over one mile It was mayor C L.
| KelIy's recommendation that the street
| be parked and that the work commence
| Immediately
In the plans for parking the street,
provisions are being made 10 leave
seven-fOot space between the curb line
and the sidewalk line In that space
will be planted grass and trees The
parking will be on both sides Of the
canal There will also be one-way
driveways on each side Of the canal
The money to be expended on the
proposed improvements of Eighth
street was transferred from the spe-
ciai fund to what is now known as
the Eighth street parking fund" Ac-
cording to mayor Kelly's instructions
the money is not TO be expended for
any other purpose
'sI want TO see that work completed
before I 90 out OF Office declared
mayor Kelly. a force of men will
be put to work Immediately. If more
money is needed it will be forthcom-
ing"
Health Department Report.
The report Of the health department
for the week ending July %. made to
evening. follows: Deaths, 80; Births, Is.
Contagious diseases reported are:
Measles. cases; whooping cough, 3;
diphtheria, s; scarlet fever, 4; chicken
pox, 2; smallpox, Is; typhoid fever, 20.
Fifteen cases Of typhoid fever are
among residents.
Condemnation included 547 pounds
Of meat and III pounds Of fruit and
vegetables. One COW carcass was con-
ue--ii- I-co - - &c. Ltd
Sewer commissioner J. W Hadlock
reported that the work for the week
ending July % included the laying
Of 700 feet Of sewer pipe. It was
stated that 400 feet were laid under
difficulties on account Of the recent
heavy rains.
June fines assessed in the corpora
ton court amounted TO S53S6. OF this
amount s21S1 was collected; S61S was
served out and S1142 was RENTED.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: D. c. Sea-
mon, TO construct two balconies over
sidewalk in block a." Stevens's ad-
dition; E VechOt, reduction Of taxes
White Building and Improvement com
pany, sewer extension to block Is,
East FL Paso: Frank Reina, gospel tent
at Hill and Second: Mayfield Building
and Improvement company, for extern
sion Of sewer pipe to block 90. Bas-
sett addition; ". E Casteu ct al, sew
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FL Paso.
The Young Mems Democratic club
was given permission TO stretch J. z.
Ferguson and H B. Terrell banners
across the city streets.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the sanitary
committee were: s. c. McCurdy, for
sewage, block y, Mundy Heights; An
derson-F Filler Investment company,
sewer TO block 293, Pierce-Finley ad-
dition-
To the city attorney: Equitable
Surety company TO be released from
bond Of J. P Clark, plumber: Liddie
L Goebel. quit claim deed TO property
in block a, Highland Park.
To the streets and grades committee:
Property owners 10 make passable the
alley in the 1000 block, on Nevada
street, between Ange and Octavia- The
petitioners state that the alley is be-
ing filled up with sand washed into il
by the rains: George W. Spence ct al, /
TO drain water from Wyoming and
Magnolia; property owners 10 grade Z
Alamogordo street. r. B. Redick ct al, !
to grade Brown street, north from
California street
The warranty deed from c. y Bas- /
sett, conveying the southeast corner !
Of block IS. Manhattan Heights. was
accepted The property was dedicated {
to the city for the purpose Of opening /
San Pedro street through TO Piedras /
street