El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
CHIHUiHUITAIS
GIVEN 4 RESPITE
Council Extends Time For
Property Owners to Resist
Condemnation Order.

! Pleading that they have not had time
I to consult with their clients and make
an investigation Of the property, the
Z aftornevs renresenting the tenants,
J prOprietOrs, owners and agents or the
houses IN Chihuahua that have been
3 condemned by the board OF health, asked
! council at its meeting Thursday morn
I ing to grant them an extension OF
time The city fathers extended the
/ time until Wednesday morning OF next
week when at 10 o'clock the attorneys
and their clients viii appear before
| that body to show cause why their
! homes should not be RACED because OF
! the alleged unsanitary conditions that
4 exist in Chihuahuita-
More than so houses have been con-
demned by the health officials Of the
| city and they are still conducting an
l Investigation Of conditions in the Mex
! lean settlement and many others are
expected TO be branded as unsanitary.
! There were about 40 Mexicans at the
council meeting Thursday morning
and they were all very much excited
fearing that their homes were to be
Immediately destroyed and that they
would be rendered homeless. me coun-
ell. however. intends granting them
sufficient period OF time in which TO
/ secure new homes before it starts raz-
ing the buildings.
Clerk Ordered TO Act.
The council then adopted a resOlu-
/ ton directing the city clerk to serve 3
notice upon the tenants, proprietors, /
owners and agents Of the houses de- |
scribed in the report Of the board Of
health filed with the clerk on August I
%, 1914. requiring them TO show cause, /!
If any, why the said houses mentioned !
] in the report should not be destroyed. |
| These houses are in another section I
Of Chihuahua. near the district that ]
has already been condemned
David Sullivan presented a petition I
asking the council 10 grant an extern !
sion OF time for the rendition OF prop /
erty valuations until September IS. |
/ This extension was granted
The council will reconvene at D. m. I
to act on the contracts for the furnish I
ing Of new pumps and an engine for |
the water works. This equipment will /
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
Health Report.
Twenty-Five deaths were reported by /
The health department during the /
week OF these, seven were Ameri- I
cans and Is MeXicans. Seventeen were
residents Of FL PasO and five nonresi-
dents There were Al pounds Of meat
condemned by this department during
the week and 1913 pounds OF fruit and
vegetables This department made
1871 Inspections Of meat markets. fruit
and vegetable stands, diaries. groceries
and laundries during the week, and S42 Z
cattle inspections.
To Condemn Houses.
W H Anderson, city health officer,
presented a report TO council giving
the numbers Of IS houses. containing
~ rooms, IN block q, Campbell's addi-
ton. between South FL Paso and South
santa Fe streets and Tenth and EIev-
enth streets, and recommending that |
tney be condemned because Of being
unsanitary- This is another section
OF the Chihuahua district. against 3
which crusade has been directed by
the city because Of its being unsani-
tary, causing much sickness The re-
port was filed.
Sewer COmmIssiOner's Report
J. W Hadlock, sewer commissioner,
made his report for the week. which /
was received and filed His report I
showed that 240o feet Of sewer pipe
was laid during the week. Eight VS.
were installed.
Petitions Submitted.
property owners OF Wyoming street
between Brown and Noble. presented
petition asking for better protection
against hoods They suggested thar
better sewerage systems should be in
stalled
David V Sullivan. assessor and col
lector presented a petition asking that Z
the time Tor the rendition OF property
be extended until September Is The I
petition was granted.
~ J. McGuin was granted a IS day !
leave OF absence as engineer al the CITY
light plant
Petitions Filed and Granted.
n Ag-A-ADA o. the property owners +
block %. Bassetts addition, for pro- Z
lection OF their property against flood
damage by installing better facilities
Tor drainage was received and filed
The petition of W r. Britt to erect q
balcony on his building in block IS,
sunset Heights. was referred to the
fire and building committee.
A petition Of ". C. Taylor and 9TH
ers TO establish q grade and to fill
Willow street between 1Iagoffin and
lLtCllEau. granted.
The petition OF A. NJ Pilsbury for
permission to erect a third story on
his building at 527 West Missouri
street was granted.
The petition OF property owners in
East FL Paso for a fire plug at
the corner OF Rosa and Estreua streets
was referred TO the fire and building
committee
have pool OF water drained az Brown
and East Overland streets This was
referred to the street and grade con-
mittee
Property owners on Noble street
presented a petition asking the coun-
ell to compel property owners OF va
cant lots 10 remove growth OF weeds
Mrs H c. Tuten presented a petition
asking for the refund Of taxes on an
auto. This was referred to the finance
committee.
The petition Of J. J. Stein for per-
mission TO construct a sidewalk on
the west side OF an alley in block Isl,
Campbells addition, was granted.
A petition was presented BY Union
Carhollca de San Jose for an arc light
at the corner OF Third street and Cot
IRE and building committee.