El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-25
NEW BOULEVARD
WILL Be BUILT
THROUGH CITY
Commissioners Adopt Peti-
ton Presented by Mayor
Urging Driveway.


FL Paso is soon TO have a beautiful
boulevard built through the city mat
viii connect with the county highway
and give transconttnental tourists a
direct route in and out of the city II
will also prove one Of the most com
plete boulevards in FL Paso ana VIII De
an ideal driveway for motorists ana
drivers Of carriages
The commissioners court at its Tues
day morning meeting adopted petit
ton presented by mayor e Z heliy'
asking that body to build this boule-
ward through the city with part OF
their road fund After adopting me Pc
tition and announcing that the request
Of the mayor would be complied WITH
the commissioners referred the peu-
ton to the county engineer 10 make an
estimate Of the cost required TO place
the proposed boulevard in good conol-
ton
Following is the petition as presented
by mayor Kelly showing the proposed
route through the city:
The Mayors Petition
FL Paso. Tex. Aug. IS 1914
To the Commissioner Court OF z Faso
County. Texas:
Of Fl Paso. and with the concurrence or me
city council OF e Paso, beg 10 call your
attention TO the fact that the propSrLy
owners having property within the city nm IN
its OF e Paso, pay about S. percent Of the
county taxes, and that the benefits they
have received from the road and bridge Iun4
have not been IN proportion 10 the amounts
that they have paid in.
Feeling satisfied that Il is the desire Of
your honorable body TO do exact justice TO
that part OF the county which contributes
most 10 the payment Of the county's bills,
/ ask that you appropriate sufficient money
to make a firstciass street through the city
Of E Paso. in order that we may have
splendid driveway, ouilt according 70 the
spirit OF the law, az the way through the
county. I suggest that Il is not necessary
for the county 70 do al the work Of building.
as much has been dope already. on account
OF the progress ITe action OF OUT DunLc Su4r-
tied citizens. II the county however, VIII
build a flrstclass paved street, beginning at
Alameda avenue and running along Okla
homa street (popuIarly known as Magoffin
avenuel until 10 reaches that part OF the
pavement which IS in firstciass condition.
and viii then begin at West Main street.
where Izrango crosses the railroad track
and run thence westerly 20 West Rio Grande
Grande street 20 Mundy avenue. thence vest
erly along Mundy avenue % West Boule-
and over the viaduct. and out what is 10
be known as Doniphan's drive. TO the city
limits, the work suggest VIII Be accom-
Part Of Work Done
Some years ago there vas an sgrsemsnt
by which part OF this work was 70 be done
BY the county. and the county. in eonjune-
pavement on Magoffin avenue from Laurel
street 10 Alameda avenue. but the pave
ment was not firstclass one. and IS in bad
condition and many claim that the street
IS in worse condition than II IL had not been
Mundy avenue. where the county. in con-
junction with the property owners. likewise
put down pavement II IS TO remedy this
work and 70 complete the work then at
tempted 10 be begun. that I now call upon
you 10 injustice VIII be done any other
part Of the county. as the money to be spent
viii be money that has been paid into the
county treasury by the people OF Fl Paso-
The work viii rebound 20 the benefit Of all
the people in the city and the county. in
that 10 VIII make complete driveway con-
Meeting the splendid roads you have built in
Hr1 81 Lob n
built in the upper valley. Il VIII also be a
compliance with the spirit OF the law
statutes OF Texas (1911 edition). which pro
vtles that the commissioners courts Of the
several counties shall see that AZ least one
tlrstelass road OF the width prescribed By
law Is laid out and opened from the county
seats Of their respective counties. on the
most direct and practicable route 10 the lines
Of other counties IN the direction OF the
county seats Of each adjacent county. where
no part Of another county intervenes be-
tween the county seats o. such counties: o.
II border county, 20 meet the nearest road
10 the border.
Would Be Connecting Link.
This road would connect with a road 20
Ing east which leads directly 10 Van Horn.
the nearest county seat east OF FL Paso Il
would also lead westerly in the direction
OF the county road which YOU ha,-e airea5v
built 20 the border. which connects with the
read built IN Dona Ana county New Mex
with article s9fs. which provides MAJ ne
CON MIS- oners' court shan see that the road
80 .--.-sg t-l4 oL lne-r county Is 1udiclously
Sll e4lll1oly expended on the roads and
bridges Of their county. and as nearly as the
condltlon and necessity OF the roads viii
permit II shall be expended in each county
commissioners precinct IN proportion 70 The
amount collected in such precinct
Therefore acting in behalf OF all the citi-
zens Of e Paso county and feeling that the
request is just one. and the benefits are
those 20 which the citizens Of this city are
entitled IN view Of the amount that they
paid toward meeting the expenses Of the
county / ask that YOU give this imma date
attention and hope that you viii find Il pos
1hle Immediately 20 begin the work OF i'm
provement which IS herein asked for. Re
specially yours.
C. E Kelly.
Mayor. FL Paso.
Look over Hospital Plans.
The commissioners looked over
sketches Of plans and specifications for
proposed new county hospital The