El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-05
COUNCIL PLANS
FOR MORE PAVING

steps were adopted BY the city cOun-
ell Thursday morning for the paving OF
more city streets The Did OF the
Southwestern Paving Co, amounllHs
tc $1.2O per square yard of paving, Tor
paving North Florence from Hill 70
Missouri. was accepted The contract
and bond Of the same company
amounting to S1432 for paving Arizona
street from Golden Hil terrace 20 hut
ton street, was approved
In the absence OF mayor c. T.. Kelly,
alderman James J. Hewitt presided
over the session Of the city council
The report of the health department
for the week ending March 3, 1OIoWss
Deaths, 81; births. Is. Contagious
diseases reported are: Fl1Leen cases
Of scarlet fever nine OF measles one
typhoid fever; three chickenpO1 and
Combinations included 2Ss pounds
of meat and 121 pounds of fruit and
Prisoners Meals Cost s576.
During February there were Ss4O
meals served to the city prisoners at
The total payroll Of the park depart
ment for February was given as SSb5.6O
During February there were 5SrSsO
square Ieet of sidewalks cOnsIrucLeu-
TWenty-three blocks were sprinSted
and p blocks were swept each day dur
ing February according to the report OF
j. w. Brady, street commissioner.
February Building Permits $ISS,iS%-
for which permits were issued during
February was $l39,1S2. There were
10 permits issued The report was
submitted by A. z Bartlett building
Collections for February of the dir
fGrent departments were given as
Electricity. S102.65; sewer, SlO5; plumb
[ ing and gas, $l1S.tOi department OF
weights and measures, S34.35-
David Z. Sullivan, tax collector, re-
[ ported the collections from February
/ p to Is amounted to s36,S95-4l.
: Meter inspector Ed White found -
/ leaky meters during February
Petitions Granted.
! Petitions granted We're T. h ROg-
/ ers and company, refund OF taxes; w al
I ter and SchWarty, for a barber pole at
+ 206 Mesa avenue Commercial Building
company, to eXcavate under sidewalk
at Mills and Mesa II. W POnuus, 10
/ erect balcony: W. "A. SedgwiCk, hawker
; permit. Joe II. Goodman, to erect q bal
COny at us Broadway property own
/ ers. for a bridge across canal at Ray
/ ner street and an arc light at Rayner
J petitions Filled.
| Petitions received and filed were: 81.
/ c. OHara and j. c. White reduction
( of taxes; a. J. Strayer, for a correction
Petitions Referred.
[ Petitions referred to the street and
! grades committee We're. c. E. Walker,
/ to erect a fire escape. $40 Texas street;
T B. J. Zabriskie, to Vacate portion OF
Z alley in lots 3 and 4 DOCK 90 RANKIN
Heights
/ 10 the taxation and finance commit
: tee: Mrs. N. NJ Kerby, for refund Of
/ taxes.
/ To taxation committee: Mrs. +. Os-
/ trander. for reduction of taxes
To fire and building committees;
I Court House drug store, to erect cleo
/ trio sign.
/ Paving Bid Accepted.
The bid of the Southwestern Paving
company. to pave North Florence street,
I from Hill to Missouri, was accepted
/ The contract price is S12O per square
J yard of paving The ordinance accept
| ing the bid was placed on its first read
/ ing.
/ Ordinances prescribing the forms Of
/ the water works and sewer bonds re-
| Gently voted issued were placed on their
: first reading
/ The construction and contract bond
[ of the Southwestern Paving company
( for paving Arizona street from Golden
! Hill terrace to Hutton street was con-
( firmed. The amount of the bond is
I S143246.