El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-25
ROSTERS KEEP
TENANTS awake
ALL NIGHT, CLAIM
Proprietress of Apartment
House Also Complains to
Council About a Dog.

The ROSTERS belonging to Mrs. -
Williams and ~ Schwartz keep Mrs
~ j. Ewing, proprietor OF the tlato
apartments, III West Boulevard, and
her tenants awake All nISht Ions
Also Mr. Schwartz mas collie dog
that barks continually from early
morning until late at night In 1act
the dog will bark all night long II
he hears anything moving IN the
streets, Mrs. Ewing Included all these
allegations In q petition TO the city
council at its meeting Thursday morn
ing, in which she classed the ROSTERS
ana dog as public nulsances- Unless
the rooster and dog are quoted, Mrs
Ewing states, her tenants threaten to-
move. She wants the city council TO
take some action in the matter. The
petition was referred TO the police
committee.
Ring Gets Cleveland Square.
Again the ring viii have Cleveland
square on the night before the July
primaries. The ring had the square
TWO years ago at tnat time
Thursday morning the Young Mems
Democratic club peLuOned the city
council for permission 10 use Cleveland
square for a mass meeting on the night
Of July a. The primaries VIII pc
held the following day.
The Ferguson club, through Percy
McGhee, secretary, applied for the
square on the night OF July % The
club intends to hold a mass meeting
The officers Of the club are: Mayor
c. L. Kelly, PRESIDENT e w Groom
vice president; Percy MeGhee, secre-
tary; Ballard Coldweu, campaign
manager; L. Z. Behr, treasurer Frank
j. Williams, assistant secretary,
As q matter of form both petitions
were referred TO the street and grades
committee.
New Ordinance Read.
An ordinance requiring vendors OF ]
fruit and vegetables from railroad cars |
10 pay an occupation tax, was read I
for the first time Thursday morning
The ordinance provides that such I
sellers shall first secure a permit from !
the mayor. The fee is $3.50 for three !
months, payable in advance Fruits !
and vegetables grown by the person ]
offering them for sale are excepted ]
There is a provision that the produce i
must be inspected by a health officer I
A fine not 10 exceed 500 is the PEN /
atty for a violation Of the ordinance !
The ordinance comes as the result I
OF a protest made by local produce !
men
Mayor c. Z. Kelly's recommendation /
that a flag pole be placed in Wash
iuEtOn park. was approved
Deaths Exceed Births.
Forty persons died during the week
ending June %, as shown by the health 4
report. OF that number % were resi-
dents Of FL Paso. Births recorded were
Contagious diseases reported are:
Measles, Is cases. scarlet fever, .; ty-
phoid fever, 8, diphtheria, Z; chicken
Pox, 8 whooping cough, 4; smallpox
Condemnation included 49, pounds
OF meat and 100 pounds Of fruit and
vegetables Four whole COW earcasses
and one hog carcass were condemned I
dead Line for Autos.
The protest of the White House
against owners parking their vehicles
in front Of that store resulted IN
dead line being established The I
line takes in all buildings AUDITING |
on Pioneer plaza between San Fran
cisco street and Mills street The no :
-ice on the curbing reads Don't park
vehicles here" The line takes in a :
10 foot space. Tie protest OF the
department store was filed last week
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted Were W ". Cay /
for sewer extension, block 90. East FL
PasO; c. p. Trip, same, block 60,
same addition; FL PasO Gas company. |
10 install gasoline tank under sidewalk ]
1n Franklin street, between oregon
and FL PasO: Eugene l. Harris, TO !
stretch banners across Stanton and {
south FL PasO Streets Thos. J.
2ritchard Construction company. TO
rect an awning, oregon and seventh
,ity National bank, refund Of taxes
dcAIiclzle's grocery, gasoline service
station, 600 san Antonio street; W T. {
Fletcher. basement under sidewalk on !
Anthony street. John L. Weaver, Cas-
,ar Duran. ". 3. Hague and Carl I
hudson. hawker's permits.
The petition Of r B. Bias Fuel COM &
,any TO move corrugated iron build
ngs Wds denied
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred TO the street and
-rades committee were: George =. /
5ameron and others, TO have the north |
ide Of the alley running through block l
SIS, Pierce-FIuley addition, walled; I
property owners TO grade Brown street [
orth of California streets to city I
limits.
To sanitary committee: J. T. Morgan. !
ever extension to block s. Manhattan |
ieishts; White Building and Improve
lent company, sewer extension TO |
lock rs, East FL PasO W T. Casteu. !
ever extension to block ia. East e. |
'aso.
To the city attorney: Z. 4. Drake
nd p. y. Savage. Quit claim deed 10 !
lt 6, block IS, Campbell addition; A
Y MaWhipny, TO withdraw from bond !
Z Lone Stcr Messenger.
Paving Estimate Allowed.
The first estimate amounting to |
444A51. being the work done BY the I
outhWestern Paving company for
avinE Montana street between Piedras
nd Stevens. was allowed.
The petition of thc FL Paso Gas {
0u1uanE q, hui1d an Ovnrrs-ad frnef1a D :