El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-03
COUNCIL FAV0RS
SCENIC ROADWAY.
Adopts Recommendation to
Ascertain Price of Land
Needed for Mesa Drive.

Upon motion Of alderman " s. Clay
ton the city council at its THURSDAY
morning session adopted a recomrne n
oauon he submitted, asking IhaL the
CITY OF FL Paso. through It's couhCll
ascertain what blocks 90, 40. s6 and ~
ana fractions of blocks lOl, IA anu
80. AleNander's addition. can ne puI-
chased for. with a view Of the city buy-
ing them through a bond issue Tor me
purpose OF completing the proPosCu
scenic highway on the rim OF the ms No..
and the scenic park The city 1aLheIs
were enthusfastic over the idea of es-
taolishing a scenic boulevard on lhe
rim Of the mesa and present indlca tlvns
point to plans being launched WITHIN
few weeks for building the long
dreamed of scenic drive.
Enthusiastic for Highway
Alderman Clayton, who represented
mayor kelly's scenic highway commit
tee at meeting Of that BODY IN con con
Junction with the Rotary club and otn-
er parties interested. held Aux uSI o.
reported TO council that those VINO were
present at last weeks meeting Wers
all enthusiastic over the highway 49,
were willing TO work hard TO nave II
established He said that upon mOLlo4
Of H D. Slater. he (AIr. Clayton We We.
requested to take up with the Cits
council the matter OF acquiring py me
city Of the above mentioned Dlocks ~
a bond issue. Mr. Clayton sald lnat
ne ana NnDaE WHO FsGAl "a Ns1--~
meeting held last week were OF tne
opinion that parcels OF two OF tne
blocks to be acquired to establish the
highway could be sold TO the board OF
education for recreation grounds Ior
the high school
Condemn Chihuahuita-
Scores of unsauitary adobe huts ana
shacks in Chihuahuita were condemned
by the city council and the tenants or
dered to vacate within so DAYS so that
81 na 1n=rwnEnn Inng aCLLDA
was taken by the council after tne
owners. tenants and agents mad peeh
heard A committee consisting OF Dr-
/. G. WitherspOOn. Dr. " IL AMER son
and DR.. J. A. Rawlings submitted re
port. recommending that the houses pc
destroyed as a safeguard against an
epidemic Of contagious disease
A committee was appointed by couh-
ell at its special session WEDNESDAY ~
revisit these houses and ascertain II
any OF them could be placed In a sam
tarv condition without It being neceS-
sarv 10 rae them But the committee,
OF which Arthur E Bartlett' oullul4s
fuspector was member, voiced the
opinion that as these houses were an
below the street grade that they couIo
not be placed in a sanitary condition
The following resolution was passeu
in coudemning the houses
Copy Of Resolution
Whereas. on the goth day OF August,
1914 the city council OF the city Of Fl
Paso. Texas. passed a resolution, Wnlch
was on said day approved by the
r,e1-or in which the clerk Of the city OF
FL Paso was directed to issue and cause
10 be served upon the proprietors. own
ers and agents OF the houses descrloeu
in the report OF the board OF health
filed on the 18th day OF September,
1913. requiring such proprietors, own
ers and agents TO be and appear al the
meeting Of the city council 10 pc neld
August q. 1914, and show cause II any
aH ~ :
OF the board OF health should not be
carried out and the houses IN said re-
port described should not be condemned
and destroyed; and,
Whereas, Required notice as de-
scribed in said resolution was served
upon such proprietors, owners ana
agents. together with a copy OF sal4
report and recommendations BY said
board of health; ana.
Whereas, On this day nearing vas
had and all parties interested VINO de
sired TO do so were heard before the
city council and evidence was nearu
from all parties, and said houses were
found unsanitarys unsafe and unit Ior
occupancy: now. therefore, be II
Resolved, BY the city council OF the
city Of FL Paso, Texas that the said
houses be and are declared unsanttary,
unsafe and unfit for occupancy and are
hereby condemned and ordered de-
stroyed as nuisances, and the tenants.
owners. proprietors and agents Of the
aforesaid houses are allowed 50 days
from the passage and approval OF this
resolution within which TO vacate and
destroy said houses
And It is further ordered that any
OF the houses not vacated and ordered
destroyed within that time shall be by
the proper authorities Of the city OF Fl
Paso Texas. destroyed within six weeks
from the passage of this resolution
The council then adopted resolutions
submitted by the health department
H. so "a IN IN
houses in block % and the western
half Of block "a Campbelrs addition,
be condemned and that the owners, ten
ants and agents be requested TO appear
before council at its next meeting TO
show cause. II any. why these houses
should not be destroyed.
Health Report.
Eighteen deaths were reported by the