El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
PROTEST N. De ON
ELECTRICAL WORK
Local Electricians Tell the
City Council Law Is
Often Violated.

/ ,T,,ob electrical work that is being
! 49, in zI Paso is dangerous to life
| 80 rronertv. according to J. r. Bippus.
! w Poqers and r. N. Walker, who
-,-ere the signers of a petition pre-
! .o,+e5 m the city council Monday
3 -,,or,fng The petitioners stated that
/ they were able to cite a number of
: ass where electrical work had been
49, in collation. of the city ordinance
M 0etition was in the nature of a
ra0ucsr for the city council to make
Investigations. The matter was re-
fcrred TO the fire and police commit
Election Returns CanVassed.
The returns of the recent $3.50, 900
municipal bond election were can
vassed and the election ordered car
ried The total vote showed 229 votes
favoring the issuance g the water
bonds. with II against. The sewer
bonds carried by 213 votes in favor Of
the issuance and IS against.
The protest of Charles Christ against
fruit peddlers standing at Seventh and
FL Paso streets was turned over to
the police committee.
Health Report for the Week.
The report of the health department
. for the week ending February u fol-
lows: Deaths, So; births, 26. COnUa-
gious diseases reported are: Measles,
two cases: two cases Of typhoid fever;
nine of scarlet fever; three of small
pox: three of tiptheria, and four of
Combinations included 217 pounds
of meat and 107 pounds OF fruit ana
vegetables
partment for January amounted to
S1393.S5.
For January the pay roll of the park
department was 1861.
The cash on hand Of the public IL
IN, rTn1,r nv I
january Fire Alarms.
During January there were 35 fire
alarms. The total value of the build
ings Involved in fires was S491, 500. The
estimated loss was S3940.95. The re-
port was submitted by fire chief W. W.
Armstrong.
David F. Sullivan, tax collector. re-
ported that the collections from Feb
ruary to amounted to s7102.33.
City Balance, S212,O76. 30.
The city's balance for January
amounted to S212,076.35. Lamar Davis
city treasurer, submitted the report
Fees collected by the engineering de-
partment for January amounted to
212-50
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted by the council
were: Dave Crockett. to erect a gaso-
line tank at S19 Texas street Jacob
Endy, n. Newman and H. Clyman.
hawkers' permits Victor Benditti. for
deed to alley in block 80, East Ell Paso.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred We're: To the street
and grades committee: Property own
ers to have sidewalks laid in front of
1119 Octavia street; Eagles Booster
CLUB to hold carnival on West San
Antonio street. beginning February q.
To the finance committee: J. c. Nc
Glathery for reduction of taxes: Mrs.
T. F. ScanlOn reduction of taxes
To the sanitary committee: Property
owners for sewer in block 26. High
land Park; property owners for sewer
connection in block %, CampbelPs ad-
ditiOn.
To the fire committee: Property
owners for an arc light at Mesa and
Hague.
ClaytOn's Ordinance Read.
Alderman W s. Claytonfs ordinance
compelling draymen to Ike the names
ana addresses of persons they move
was read for the first time.
resolutions ordering the construc-
Llon Of sidewalks were: W W Evans.
cotton avenue and Hutton street. N
T. carter Williams street: Mrs. Flor
snce weaver, TUlarOsa street.
The petition of property owners for
an arc light at Octavia and Nevada was
leEled- The city ordered 1he light
placed at Octayia and California.
An ordinance ordering the vacatfng
Of the alley in block 90, East FL PasO.
extending from Cloudcroft to RIis,
street was placed on its first reading