El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-15

( II recommend that while proper! O.l
I the mesa is comparatively SLle'lP' -
! the CITY purchase a plot % go =. -
park purposes along the s0eii-o ms
we now have SO acres Of srou -ill,i
3 adioinfnn Washington PARK tll,le -
! and should be converted 10 pam uses
as soon as pracucaD4e, .,,,,,r has
The blacksmith - - the civ
proved q great money saver 20 ~
blacksmith work Of all depaI IN I, = =
heinz done in the city shop AT a sIllaIIeL
expense than it could possIoI! DC Uo--e
! by contract ..,. .bro,,e,b
thu. o-,s-.l,+iCr N me city warehouse. has
made D0ssible the purchase OF meFchSin a.
disc in Quantities which assure DIG
saving to the city.
Accounting Department.
This department IS beng any nan ~
died. as evidenced by the amt 40
port Of the auditors II y VI ~ -
mabIe benefit in the furnishing OF rs
ures for me nreparation Of the budget
II has proved OF great service 70 me
heads Of the various depar lnleIlls an
the conduct Of their AFFAIRS -'-S.-
mend that the usual annual appropIii "a
ton be made for the aualI Oh the 0i''
books ..,
Water Meter Inspection.
This department has proved a mon
ev saver 10 the consumer ana aisO ~
the city because Of its efIicient worh
in connection with the proper conoucl
OF water service and charges therefor.
Watervvorks Department.
since the city acquired possession
and began operating the WaleI " OF - IN
October, 1910, It has expenaeo S432,-
49O.6S for machinery, eXtehsloils' IN
provements and equipment IAls IN
cludes expense Of the distribution sEs-
tenn all -
fer 1TTmngu at me
mesa station was 1.9S0.5l9 gallons Dur
ing that month, the daily average
amount pumped from the HatIs wen
was 1016.913 gallons me totdI ualIE
pumpage at that time averaged. during
September, 2.9gT.492 gallons. In Sep
TENDER, 1914, under the city manage
ment, and with Improvements tnaI nave
been made, the daily average pumped al
the mesa station was 4,2S0-5Sl gallons
The greatest amount pumped on any
one day during a summer month TINS
year was 5,67S.000 gallons me mesa
pumping station now has capacity OF
7,0O0.0 gallons per day
"Al Of the water being used IN the
city is being pumped from the mesa
Not q drop Of water from the aus
well has been pumped into the mains
since June u. 1912. When the new ma
chinery. contracted for has been erect
ed. which Will be within the next few
months, the mesa pumping station VIII
have a capacity Of 100000 gallons
when the city acquired the plant
there were u pumping wells on the
mesa There are now Is. all OF which
can be utilized. When the city acquired
the warerworks, the key rate OF insur-
ance was ~ cents. the second highest
in the state. It is now 70 cents. the
lowest in the state This reduction is
due to the fact that the state fire board
recognizes the increased capacity and
efficiency Of the waterwOrks depart
ment and the fire department
The City JAN.
we are about TO ask for bids for the
renovation Of the city Jail which viii
make it absolutely sanitary.
Pension for Fire Department.
This department is most efficient.
owing to its excellent service. there
was no big fire in FL Paso last year,
though several dangerous fires, that
might otherwise have become dis
astrous, were fought and overcome
During the past three years I'M
proved equipment has been purchased
at a cost OF S24,126- OF this sum, Sl5,-
500 was paid for two triple combination
auto trucks, the most modern IN the
market today. This money. like that
not obtained by direct tax but came
from a special fund created from &C
cupation tax receipts
Despite the increased efficiency Of
the department the expenses were less
than the amount appropriated for its
conduct
In order that meritorius service may
not 90 unreWarded, / recommend the
establishment Of a pension system for
&C. E. Kelly. Mayor"
Is refused Damages.
The petition Of Frank J. Williams
asking for damages for alleged per
sonal injuries was denied
The September report OF Henry v
Reynaud, fire marshal, showed II
alarms turned IN during the month Of
- s.n
nye occupants OF buildings were notified
Of dangerous conditions in or near their
buildings
Deaths Lead BY One.
There were % deaths and Is births
during the week ending Oct 10, accord
ing to the report Of the health depart
ment Twenty-six cases OF contagious
disease were reported. Of which 10 were
cases Of typhoid fever and 10 cases
Of diphtheria-
Ten More Houses Condemned.
Ten additional houses. containing SO
rooms, in Chihuahuita, were condemned
as being Unsanitary by the board OF
health
Fire Losses Less Than 5000.
Ten fires resulting in a loss Of
S25S3.sI, occurred during September.
according TO the report OF fire chief !
". W. Armstrong.
Chief Of Police.
The report Of chief Of police I n
Davis for the month showed that fines
collected during the month totaled |
1914.
Petitions Granted.
The petition Of the Magee Grocery
company for a gasoline tank at the
corner OF Douglas and Copia was /
granted
The petition OF J. B Brady for a IRE /
lydrant at Elm and Louisville was 4
granted
The petition OF C. H GimbIe for per-
mission 70 install a Bauser tank at Coma 1
md HuecO was granted.
Council granted the petitions Of 1
rOperty owners for extensions OF sewer /
n blocks 55, Sc, So, Il. 70. 73. 76 l
Z, SO, and Sc, Highland Park.
The petition Of Juan Darbav for
ever extension to his property i'm |
lock rs. East FL PasO addition. was re-
erred to the sanitary committee
Paving Bids Opened.
Bids submitted by the Texas Rim
ithic company and the Southwestern
'avinE company to pave Porfirio Diaz {
treet, between Main and West Ro1Ie-
ard, were opened and referred 10 the
nance committed
The petition of the G. H. r s A
abroad TO construct a team track I
long Mills street, between Virginia
nd Florence, was granted.
An ordinance to establish grades m
cincinnati street was passed on f+s I