El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-03
BUILDING TOTAL
IS S2,000,000
Building Report Shows City
Development; Depart
mental Reports Made.

During the month of November there
were 80 building permits issued, to-
falling S159,285- This brings the per-
mits for the Year, to within a few
dollars of the 81, 900. OOC mark, accord
ing to the monthly report of A. e.
Bartlett, building inspector, which was
submitted to the city council at its
meeting Thursday morning.
According to the report of the health
department. there were % deaths and
16 births during the week. Seventy
one cases of contagious disease were
reported, Of which 81 are diphtheria
and p smallpox. The health depart
ment condemned 26S pounds of meat
and III pounds of fruit and vege-
tables during the week and inspected
1886 restaurants, meat markets and
groceries. Inspection of 1880 head of
cattle was made.
November Reports.
= During the month of November, there
were 40 sewer permits issued, accord
ing to the report Of J. ". Hadlock,
sewer commissioner. During the past
week this department laid 300 feet Of
eight inch pipe.
There were 1861 meals served the
prisoners at the city jail during No
vember, according to the report of A. G.
Duchene, jailor. They were furnished
at Is cents each, totaling s549.15.
During November, 80 permits for
installing electric wires were issued
by A. T. SamwOrth, city electrician.
The city derived a revenue Of S104.55
from these permits.
M. P. MalOney, building and meter
I inspector. issued 103 permits during
November, totaling s169.25. according
to his report which was submitted to
council
lected S3305.57 in taxes in November,
and there is still due the city S3216.59.
according to the monthly report Of
David Sullivan, tax assessor and col
Petitions Granted.
The council granted the following
petitions: Louis Verduzeo, to erect an
electric sign at 12O Broadway; Vulcan
Auto Sales company, to erect a gaso-
line tank at 413 Myrtle; Loui Katz,
to erect a gasoline tank at HOP East
Boulevard; Tampico Auto garage, 70
erect a gasoline tank at 1913 South
Santa Fe street
The petition Of property owners on
Wright avenue to extend a sewer con-
nection to block 104, was filed. The
petition of property owners in High
land Park for a sewer extension to an
alley in block 27, was denied. A petit
ton Of E. W. Earl for a sewerage ex-
tension to block 104, East FL PasO ad-
dition. was filed The petition OF
Charles Davis. for a sewer extension
to block 297, Pierce-Findley addition,
was granted. The petition of property
owners for a sewerage extension TO
block u. Mundy Heights addition, was
h petition Of W. 3. Latta and
others for a sewer to block
%. Sunset Heights. was granted The
! petition of J. G. Bowman, for a sewer
extension to lots 6 and block H.,
! Alexander addition. was denied The
! petition Of Y. z. Ware n others for
a water line to lots 16 and 20, block
| 200. Alexander addition, was filed. The
petition of o. P. Kroeger, for a sewer
age extension to block Is, MunSy
Heights, was filed. The Toltec barber
shop was granted permission to erect
a barber pole in front of the Zeigef
hotel
The following petitions were re-
/ ceived: White Building Improvement
/ company, to erect a balcony at the
corner of South Stanton Il Eighth
streets; Mrs. J.. I. Smith, for a reduc-
! ton of taxes; 7. c. McElroy, for a sani-
' tarium on fremont and Kentucky
streets; FL Paso Brewing association,
for a grade on Stevens avenue side
walk and to erect a drinking fountain
for animals: property owners, to pave
Main street, between Putnam n west
Boulevard: r. r. Seeds, for a gasoline
tank in block 81. Bassett addition. A
claim for IS was filed by Al. Woods.