El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-07
EXTENSION Of
PAVING ON EAST
BOULEVARD ASKED
Property Owners Want the
Street Improved Between
Cotton and Piedras.

In line with more paved streets LOT
FL PasO. 50 property owners signed
petition addressed to the city cOuncii
Thursday morning to have East Boule-
ward paved from Cotton avenue to
Piedras street Light bitulithic pave
ment Is asked. The petition was re-
ferred TO the streets and grades COM
mittee-
The ordinance prescribing the form
OF the 100000 worth of city school
bonds was adopted
The bond of $4,000 Of the Security
Trust and Savings bank was accepted
That institution is the fourth city de-
pository selected Bonds of a similar
amount Of the other three repositories
were approved last week
Deaths Exceed Births.
The report Of the health department
for the week ending May Z, follows:
Deaths, So; births, %.
Contagious diseases are Measles, 3
cases; scarlet fever, 10. diphtheria, 4;
typhoid fever, 8; chickeupOx, TO-
WhOoping cough, T.
There are 10 cases Of smallpox. Seven
new cases developed during the week
Condemnation included 161 pounds Of
meat and 1872 pounds Of vegetables. one
whole hog carcass and one COW car
cass were condemned.
The payroll Of the engineering de-
partment for April amounted to S1f1O-
The collections were $3fI-5O-
New Sidewalks Laid.
During April 40.S75 lIneaI feet OF
sidewalk were constructed. The
amount for curbinE was 6Sl2 L.
The bank balance Of the city, as
shown by the treasurer's report, on
April 80. was S454. 653.OS.
Collections or the department OF
weights and measures for March
During April rs city blocks were
swept. A little over $40 were
sprinkled.
Tax Collections reported.
David F. Sullivan. tax collector. re-
ported the collections from April 80 TO
May amounted 10 Sll.S09-s4- From
April - TO % the amount was $780,
Collection Of other city departments
for April We're: Electricity, Sl3I.y5'
building. S33S. The total valuation OF
the building permits issued was $685.
335; sewer. s225; plumbing and gas,
Fines assessed in the corporation
court during April amounted TO S4e06-
OF the amount Sl97S was collected,
sos was served out. and sltf5 was re
mitted- It cost S509-S5 10 feed the April
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: ". y Co
zine. reduction OF taxes: r f Allen.
refund Of taxes; T. Mulheisen. refund
OF taxes James cooper ma" FAtl ; IL
cense.
Petitions Denied.
Petitions denied were Mrs. Alice r.
Barlow. remission Of tax penalty; Mar
garet A. Walsh, reduction Of taxes
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred TO the sanitary
committee were: ]. E BishchOff. sewer
extension TO block IS. Manhattan
Heights; Victor CarUso, sewer extern
sion to block %, Sunset Heights: W.
H. Loretz. sewer extension TO Federal
street. Manhattan Heights; Perry
Kirkpatrick Realty company sewer
extension TO block -, Manhattan
Heights
To the finance committee City Ma
tional bank. for refund OF $500 overpaid
taxes: G. y Bassett. for release from
taxes; George Look, for refund OF
taxes
To the police committee Sunshine
society 10 hold carnival from May
10 TO L.
To the street and grades committee:
D. c. CrOwelI- TO install elevator under
sidewalk a Z Kansas and Myrtle
Kodak and kodak supplies for Army
day
Scott White & CO.
Mills Building.
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