El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-17
CITY Asked To
AID JULY 4TH
Burt Orndorff Urges City to
Furnish Fireworks and
Part of Parade.

Burt Orndorff, president Of the chain
Der OF commerce, appeared before the
council Thursday in behalf Of the OIL
S1nlzaCon's petition asking the city
10 furnish a fireworks display at Wash
ingu0n park on July .. Mr. Ornccrff
asked that the city fire department lie
permitted to participate in a military
parade planned for the morning Of the
celebration.
Mayor Tom Lea stated that the coun-
ell could not grant the request off
hand, because of the increased danger
Of fire on that day, but that he and
aldermen J. P O'Connor and J W.
Fisher would attend the chamber Of
commerce meeting Friday afternoon, at
which time it could probably be de-
termined what the city can do towards
assisting in the celebration.
To Pave California.
An ordinance authorizing the paving
of California street, from Mesa avenue
to Los Angeles street. was passed
Bids were opened for the construction
Of a new blacksmith shop at the city
corral Bids were as follows: W D.
MOseley, $500; Stanley Bevan, S4O06i
V E. Ware, S4265; R (. Mckee, S439S;
H. T. PonsfOrd, S4123-
Weekly Health Report.
The weekly report of the city health
officer showed IS deaths, OF which 13
were Americans and 80 were Mexicans.
Births numbered Il, Of which six were
Americans and eight were Mexicans.
There were II cases Of measles, six
of scarlet fever, five of smallpox. three
of typhoid fever. Il Of diphtheria and
three of chickenpoX. A total OF 40
pounds Of meat and fish and 40 pounds
of fruit were condemned, and Al
nuisance notices were served.
The weekly report OF the sanitary
commissioner showed 56S.0s0 pounds Of
garbage handled.
The claim Of Jack AragOn for IS
damages to bicycle run over by a scav-
enger wagon was granted.
Quit Claim Deed Granted.
The application Of z. V. Berrien for
Quit claim deed TO the north IS feet OF
lot 3. and the south II feet OF lot 4,
block 70, Campbelrs addition, was
granted.
The claim OF Francisco Vda de Her
nandez for damages TO horse alleged
TO have been injured by fire at the dis
posal plant was denied A quit claim
deed was ordered issued to S. NJ Col
Inns on lots I6. II and Is, block Sc,
Magoffin addition
Petitions Are Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
First Christian church ana others 10
use Cleveland square for services on
Sunday evenings during July and Au-
gust: Eliza c. Berrien for refund OF
taxes George Dennis for gasoline fill
ing station at 8119 Alameda avenue;
G. B. Oliver and others TO have side
walks on North FL Paso street. between
Nevada and California streets; F. Cal
van to clean and sweep South stanton
street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets: T ]. Beal, Davis Bros ana
others to change curb on Ochoa street
between Nevada and California streets
to provide for Is foot parking: the
Western Coffee company ana T. r
Kepley to repair west san FRANCISCO
r-#h n "a
grade established at stanton and Currl
streets: Southwestern. Electric & Ma
chine company to erect electric sign on
Eyerybody's department store Elston
Arbuckle and others for arc light at
the corner Of Stevens avenue and Ala
mogordo street.
c. t. Maggie Denied Petition.
The application OF Charles 7. Maggie,
organizer Of an independent coal ana
ice company, for remission OF taxes Tor
two or three years, was denied. Ike
porting on the application city attorney
W 3. Ware called attention to the
Texas law which shows that the prop
ertv cannot be exempted; also that II
would be contrary to the city charIer-
Mr.. Nagle sets forth in his petition
that he proposes to sell ana ae ii.-
ice at two-thirds the present prevailing
prices in FL Paso- He sought remis-
sion OF taxes on lots l TO Is inclusive,
block 50. Franklin Heights.
HaWkerS licenses were granted 10
MERGED AlvaradO and J. Soraker.
Petitions Are Filed.
The following petitions were received
and referred: Fire and building, z. NJ
Lawrence and others, to have adobe
and tent houses in the $500 block, on
Montana street, referred; ". G. Walzs
TO have Sunset restaurant repair eX-
haust flue from kitchen, the same be-
ing a nuisance: H La Sale. to operate
stereoptican on vacant ground Of G.
II. & s. A. between Mesa and Stanton
streets. Tax and finance, r. Z Kemp
for refund OF hawkers license; E Blum,
in reference to hawker's license; FL
Paso lodge No. 2S4. / D. o. Z. for re-
mission of tax penalty and exemption
from taxes; A. T. ". Schmidt and other
trustees of Alta Vista Methodist church.
for tax exemption
Wants All Wet Garbage.
Water and sanitary, J. Sakamoto 20
purchase and dispose Of all wet garbage
collected by the city; property owners,
for sewer extension to blocks 40, Al, 4S
and AZ, Highland Park, and to have GER
tain streets sprinkled: Mrs. L " Phil
lips for sewer extension to block p
Highland Park; ". H Hanford and
Leaveu & Sherman for sewer extension
to block A. Alamo Heights; property
owners for extension Of sewer to block
IO4, Franklin Heights.
Grades and parks. N. P. MalOney, for
permission to break street curbing on
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