El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
MAIN STREET
To Be PAVED
Council Grants Paving Peti-
ton; Brick Plant Wants
to Lay Switches.

Granting a petition signed by over
so percent of the property owners LOT
the paving of Main street, between
West Rio Grande streets and West
boulevard. referring an application for
a franchise by the international BRICK
companv to lay switch tracks to their
pIant. and disDosing of several matters
Of routine nature, the city councli
Thursday morning held n snort session
Mayor c. 2. Kelly, councilmen W. ).
CLAYTON. T. I. Hewitt and G. II. LeaYell
attended the meeting
Health Report.
The report of W. H. Anderson, city
health officer, for the week endlng
December 81. showed total of %
deaths. of these 16 were Americans,
80 were Mexicans and two negroes.
The total number of births was 10, OF
which six were American and nine
were Mexican. There was total Oh /
contagious diseases, three being mea-
sizes, IL scarlet fever, three tyPholu
fever, q diphtheria and 80 smallpox.
Fifteen people were in quarantine at
the eruptive hospital
Fire Chief Reports.
The November report OF w w Arm
strong, chief of fire department
showed a total Of p fires. The losses
The petition of Kate N. Settle for re-
duction of taxes on recommendation OF
the finance committee, was denied
The petition of the board of trustees
Of the FL PasO independent school dis
trict, stating that grading operations
are under way at the site OF the new
High school building and asking for a
fire hydrant at the intersection OF High
street and Virginia, was received ana
filed.
The following petitions were grant
ed: Petition Of First Mortgage COM
pany for refund of taxes because OF
double payment; petition of Gulf he
filming company to move gasoline stOr-
age tank from 3l5 Texas street to 35s
Myrtle avenue.
Arc Light Ordered.
Acting on the petition of citizens for
an arc light at Sixth and Kansas
streets. it was ordered that the Texas
& Pacific railway install the light.
A resolution accepting an easement
from the Howard O'Fallen- Rankin Re
atty company for the construction and
operation of a sewer through lots 100
to 163, in the Mills addition, was
adopted.
The first and final estimate of work
done by Dan l. Carson, under contract
in the construction of cement work on
the south side of Nagoffin avenue in
front of the city corral amounting to
S22l44, was allowed and ordered paid.
The petition of r. z. Lyons, agent,
asking for extension of a sewer to 1413
and 1915 North FL PasO street, was re-
ferred to the sanitary committee, TO be
granted upon receipt of easement from
Mr.. Lyons.
Brick Plant Switch.
The petition of the International
Brick company for a franchise to lag
switch tracks from a connection with
the FL Paso & Southwestern railway 10
the plant site in the Cotton addition
was referred to the council as n whole.
The following sidewalk and curb
construction work was ordered; J. W.
Tabor, north side of Epson avenue;
Mrs. Lilly c. staten, west side Ange
street; Mrs ]. ". Stevens. north side
Montana street; T. 3. Stark, north side
East Missouri; Hamilton Rayner, south
side Montana street; John Robson.
north side Epson avenue and east side
North Florence; Mrs Irma S McIver
east side North st. Vrain; 0. NJ Talley,
west side Cotton avenue.