El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-15
COUNCIL To PUSH
SCENIC HIGHWAY
Adopts Resolution to ASSIST
Realty Owners in Mesa
Rim Boulevard.

way Tor the city, and thaJ IHe3 ,j.to
all they can to secure, open anu 49, -
such public thoroughfare on wal -
known as the mesa, running as near 9, ds
practicable to the rim, and they VIII Co
operate with the property owners on G 1l
mesa and do all meters and Jnilgs 70
ward accomplishing the end desi[eu' e ~
sistent with their duty as PUBIC OIL
GERS
That was a resolution passed by the
, city council Thursday. In the absence
of mayor c. E. Kelly, alderman James
|. Hewitt presided. OIL
Would Be Advantageous 70 lily:
The resolution states that If the high
way is not obtained at the present time,
or If steps are not taken to OBTAIN ana
dedicate the highway to pubic use IL
may soon be impossible Tor the CITY
to acquire such a highway, which would
be advantageous both to mesa properly
owners and the city generally. IL Is
stated that the mesa is being T9plqly
laid out, graded and built up, ana tnaC
it is extremely DESTROYS to obtain The
Protest Against Safety Bells.
If the city council wants protest
against the railroad safety bells at the
intersection of the Southwestern tracks
with that portion of Montana street ana
Boulevard between Cotton avenue;
"backed by the customary SEX, the q
women signers of the protest want TO
know it.
sLet us know" the protest reads, "and
we will accommodate You with thlsA and
even more" The bells, the protestsnts
say, are public nuisanees. They ring at
all hours of the day and night IN the
afflicted neighbOrhOOds the protest
states. The protest IS not against pro-
lection.
"Thcse nuisances. as the good women
term Them said alderman W. :. Clay
ton. care matters of precautlon. Better
suffer inconvenience than the loss OF
human life"
On recommendation Of alderman Clay
ton, the protest was received and flIed,
and the city council decided to maintain
the bells.
The report of the health department
for the week ending Jan. IS, follows:
Deaths, &c; births, 10. There are five
cases of scarlet fever, one OF measles
one of typhoid fever, one Of diphtherla
and two of chicken pOX.
COndemnations included 481 pounds
Of meat and Il pounds of fruit and
vegetables, Four whole COW -earcasses
were condemned.
December Fire Loss S6OS0.s3.
The value of the buildings involved
in fires during December was $3.50
925; the value of contents, $13S,595; in
sUrance, $3.50, 400. The estimated loss
was given at $6OS9S3. The report was
submitted by fire chief ". W. Arm
strong.
Collections Of the sanitary depart
ment for December amounted to
S119895 The report was made by
George Harper, sanitary commissioner.
Cash on hand of the public library
on January 1, was S3S165.
Inspection fees of the city engineer
ing department for December
m
Tax collector Dave Sullivan reported
that collections from Jan. to
amounted to S6692.29.
The work done for various city de-
partments by the city blacksmith dur
ing December amounted to S425.40
During December the fines assessed
in the corporation court amounted to
S4S45; amount collected was $2252;
served out, 1888; amount RENTED,
S9l8. The report was submitted by
police chief 7. n. Davis.
Starts Year With S241, 72O.S8.
On December 81, 1913, the city's cash
on hand amounted to S241,720.86. On
November 29, the balance was s2S1,-
5S4-1O. The receipts since amounted
to S70,364.7S and the disbursements,
S110,O2S.02. The report was made by
Lamar Davis, city treasurer.
The collections Of the engineering
department from Nov. to 80 were re-
ported to be S142.5O.
Petitions Granted.
The petitions of the United States
immigration service for a reduction of
a sanitary bill and that of Juan J.
Olivas for barber pole at S23 South
I'll PasO street, We're granted. c. B.
Stevens was granted a quit claim deed
to property in block S6. CampbelTs
addition. MERGED Valencia and J. A
Saykldy were given hawker's permits
William B. Wilson was granted a Quit
claim deed to property in the Alexan-
der addition.
Petitions Denied.
Petitions denied were: Catherine
Louise Dunn. for a reduction of taxes
F. T. Amonett to keep a canvas avn
ing on building at 400 Texas street;
Mrs E Chaffee for a reduction of
taxes; Coles Building and Real Eastate
company for a water main on Piedras
to San Jose street
Petitions Referred.
The petitions of Mayfield Realty
company, J. r. Fisk and W. H. Wag
ner, relative to taxes, were referred
II the finance committee.
The petition of George B. Brady to
fill a grade at Missouri and Cotton
was referred to the street and grades
committee.
The Peter Miehero estate filed a
protest against the city granting a
quit claim deed to the Guaranty Trust
and Banking company for lot IS, block
116, Campbelrs addition. The protest
states that in 1910 the sheriff sold
that property to Sam d. Ware. The
sale was made under an execution, il
is stated, and the property was bought
in under an agreement between Peter
Michero, now deceased, and the bank
ing company, whereby the bank was
t. furnish the money for MicherO to
buy the property. october ?, 1912, 1t
IS said the property was sold for
taxes. The protestants claim the right
to redeem the property The matter
was referred to the finance committee.
The petition of prODerty owners to
open East San Antonio street at the
T P. tracks was turned over to the
street and grades committee and city
attorney.
The contract and construction bond
OF the Texas Bitulithic company for
paving Roosevelt avenue from West
Rio Grande to West Boulevard was
confirmed. The amount of the bond is
$4,000. The contract price for the paw
Ing is S1.46 per square yard
The bond of $500 of Juan Franco as
patrOlman was approved.
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