El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
COUNCIL CALLS
BOND ELECTION
VIII Be Held April a to
Decide Upon 100000
Bond Issue.

Mayor c. Z. Kelly-s proclamation
authorizing an election on April IA on
the proposition of issuing 5000, 600
worth of school bonds was acted upon
Thursday morning by the city coun-
Gil, which adopted a resolution calling
for the election.
The petition of the Fort Bliss res
ervation to be allowed to connect with
the city water mains was granted 1t
was stated in the petition that the
water service at Fort Bliss fails oc-
casionally for a short time, necessi-
t5unS repairs. Permission was asked
TO connect with the city main, so that
supply of water could be- obtained
during the period of repairs.
The Popular Realty company filed
petition for a reduction of tax val
uation, The property is at the corner
Of Mesa and san Antonio streets. 1t
IS assessed at approximately S149,5OO
The petitioner thinks the assessment
should be S13S,000, claiming that al
lQWance should be made for the num-
Der of square feet that lie behind the
frontage adjacent to the alley.
An ordinance prescribing the form OF
water works and sewer extension
bonds, was adopted. The bonds were
The S250,0OO worth of bonds voted on
Because mayor c. E. Kelly is del
eSate to the Cattlemens' convention,
he was granted 10 days leave of
absence.
Thirty-four Die; "a Are Born.
The report of the health department
for the week ending February %, fol-
lows: Deaths, "a; births, "a.
Scarlet fever, with Il patients heads
the list of contagious diseases. Others /
reported are: Smallpox. eight cases:
typhoid fever, one; diphtheria, one;
chtckenpOX, four, measles, four. Con-
formations included 1872 pounds of
meat and IS pounds of fruit and vege-
tables. One whole COW carcass was
David F. Sullivan. tax collector.
y to q amounted to $28,69O04.
Fines assessed in the corporation
court during January amounted to }
S5455. The amount collected was
S2374. The amount served out was
s1009 and the amount RENTED was
Sl056- The report was submitted by
police chief I. n. Davis.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: Perry J. 4
Rice to stretch a religious banner at +
transfer station; Ramon Ovilar. HaW-
kers permit; Austin and Mari, for
remission mi, Of paving tax penalties. /
The petition of NJ. Prudential to (
cancel tax penalty, was denied.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the street and J
grades committee, were; Property
owners, for a bridge across the canal !
at Raynor street and an arc light at
RavnOr and Findlay streets: Thomas
). PrItchard Construction company, to
let FL PaSo and Southwestern Railway o.,
company move switch tracks to an
alley m block As, Franklin Heights
Walter and Schwartz for barber pole
az 206 Mesa avenue; Cotton estate, to
put street car tracks on grade on
Boulevard, through Cotton addition J
50 that Boulevard can be paved; res
idents of blocks Il and 10, Latta's ad-
dltiOn, to remove a fence through Dor
tIons of Pera and Rivera streets; Com
mercial Building company TO eXcavate
under sidewalk at Mills and Mesa.
To the finance committee: Joseph
MagOffin for remission of tax penalty:
NJ. @. O'Hara, T. IT. Rogers and Jas.
{. White, for reduction of taxes.
Answers Pastors Protest.
In reply to the cOmmunica ton from
the Pastors alliance relative to the
,ity purchasing the county poor farm
Tor a city hospital, alderman Ben
Levy stated that the city had never
contemplated purchasing any hospital
ute.
Sidewalks Ordered.
Resolutions ordering the cOnstruc-
ion of sidewalks, follow: J. c. Wall
york, Margaret 2. Cobb, River street;
'ohn Krick, Cotton avenue and East
overland street; r. S. Jackson, North
florence street Mrs Sarah J. RYAN,
Williams street.
Opposed to the transfer men, who
against the passage of the
rdinance compelling draymen and
theirs to take the names and adj 7
resses Of. persons they move, a petit
ion with rs names, including BUSH =
ess firms and banks, was presented,
skiing that the ordinance be passed.