El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-12
CITY UNSANITARY,
WOMEN DECLARE
Civic Improvement League
Petitions Council to
Clean Streets.

The Woman's Civic Improvement
league presented a petition to the coun-
ell at its meeting Thursday morning re-
questing that the streets and alleys
be cleaned at once. as they said thal
they are in very unsanitary conul-
ton.
The petition reads: I'VE, the mem
bers of the WOmans Civic Improve
ment league, request that the clly
streets and alleys be cleaned and that
the alley inspector be sent after SAID
cleaning. The whole city is in an un-
sanitary, especially the alleys" II was
signed by Mrs. Burt OrndOrff president,
and Mrs. J. L. O'Shea, secretary and
treasurer
The council, in approving the recon-
mendation of the board of health in
condemning a large number of houses
in Chihuahuita, extended the time Tor
the tenants to vacate from 20 days 10
four months This action was taken to
allow these people to remain in their
homes during the winter months. They
all signed agreements TO Vacate at the
end of this period.
Health Report.
During the week ending November
u there were 10 deahts, of which 10
were Americans and nine MeXicans, ac-
cording to the report of the health de-
partment There were. 25 births, of
which % were Mexicans and three
Americans.
Forty-four cases of contagious dis
ease were reported of which "A were
This department condemned 342
pounds Of meat and 122 pounds of fruit
and vegetables.
There were 1146 head of cattle in
spected by the health department and
1876 meat markets, groceries and res
taurants.
Fire Chiefs Report.
According to the monthly report of
W. w. Armstrong, fire chief, there were
SO alarms of fire during October. The
loss is estimated at s11,575.96. and the
property is valuedsat $I50O,000. Chill
dren playing with matches caused four
of these fires.
The report Of George Harper, sani-
tary commissioner. showed that during
october there were 948 loads of gar
bage hauled.
J. W. Hadlock, sewer commissioner,
made his weekly report.
There were 943 arrests made during
the month of October, according to the
report of chief of police I. n. Davis.
The fines totaled S6213, of which S2535
was paid.
Bond Is Approved.
The contract and construction bond
of the Southwestern Paving company
for paving PorfiriO Diaz street, was ap-
proved.
The receipts for the month Of Octo-
Der totaIed S43,445.35, according to the
report Of Lamar Davis, city treasurer.
The disbursements were S56,87S.65, leav-
ing a balance of s516,596S6.
The petition of the trustees Of the
First Presbyterian church for remission
of taxes for 1907 on lot s, block PSI,
Campbells addition, was granted.
According to the monthly report of
NJ. NJ Riggs, city sidewalk inspector,
there were 25,743 square feet of side
walk constructed during october. There
nf TafI
Permits were issued during the
month for 20.442 square feet of side
walk and 21,963 square feet we're actu-
ally constructed.
The tOeal amount received by the city
engineers department for the sale OF
permits totaled S91. FL Paso now has a
total OF SO miles Of sidewalk.
Petitions Granted.
The petition of The Eggers to erect
two ornamental IRON posts for electric
ig1nts in front of Hotel Linden, was
granted.
The petition of Luis Martinez to erect
a barber pole in front of 205 East Over
land was granted.
Petitions Referred.
The petition Of c. A. Anderson for a |
Ell Paso, was reTerred to the sanitary
The petition Of Austin & Mari for a
sewer extension TO block 81, East FL
Paso' was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee.
The petition of Mrs. B. P. hurry for
30 days time to connect sewer was
to the sanitary committee. (
The petition Of the Consumers Ice & :
Cold Storage company for a franchise !
70 build or lay a three inch pipe along /
First street, was referred to the streets /
and grade committee.
Sidewalks Ordered Built.
The following were ordered to con-
itruct sidewalks in front of their prop |
srty:
Josefa Regolds, South Ochoa. J. A. |
3uckler, Nevada street: J. A. BucISIer. /
North Stanton; Sarah J. Davis. Bliss /
itreet; c. c. Fenel Bliss street; W. + [
Jewel, Bliss street; Beulah Frame. Eas, 1
olive street; Hawkins Improvement CO
Bliss street; Mayfield Building & I'M,
'rovement Co, Bliss street; Werfoot
lewis, South OchOa; Mrs. Victoria
4ange, Bliss; Ben LUcero. South Ocboa.
/. 8. Pickard, North Florence. G. F.
lathews TUlarosa; John Sorenson. Cal
fornia street; Z. Krause, South CamD-
,eu; Mrs. Antoinette W. Brown. East
,econd; VIC Gonzales, East Fifth. Jobn |
e Greek, Tularosa; G. Engelking. South 1
lregon' ). w. Cole. North Florence. H
:. Myles. Noble; Felix MARTINEZ. No
lie; W. F. Payne, Broadway: A. Podri-
'uez, North Campbell: Mrs. J. w Pms
ell, East Sixth; Mrs. r. a. Perry. TuIa- /