El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-11
RUNNERS
To BE BANNED
CoupGl Orders Them Away
From Union Station;
I Changers Raped.

Hotel runners viii no longer be per-
mitted to solicit business at the union
station or in that vicinity. The city
council Thursday morning passed an
ordinance regulating traffic in such
manner that hotel runners Will have
no opportunity TO ply their trade with
in the district bounded by Main street,
Oregon street. Eighth street and on
the west by the Rio Grande-
Many Complaints
The ordinance has come as a re-
suit Of numerous complaints that no.
tel runners have piled their trade IN
behalf of interruptions hotel proprle-
tors and money changers. resulting IN
new arrivals. principally MeXicans. be-
ing short changed and overcharsed-
Must Be Licensed.
The ordinance further provides that
a prerequisite OF plying trade shan De
for the hotel runner 10 take out
license and permit and pay license Zee
OF So per month He is required 10
wear a badge and have his license
certificate with him Not more than
one runner VIII be licensed as represen-
tative OF any hotel, restaurant, roomlnS
house or boarding house. The ordinance
was passed under the emergency clause
and becomes effective after 10 days
Regulate Money Changers
In regulation Of money changers. the
council passed. under the emergency
clause an ordinance fOrDidding the So
I Letting of business on the streets OF
the city a bond Of $500. with two or
more good sureties, is required OF each
{ firm. corporation or person ensaseu ln
& the business OF exchanging money IOr
profit The bond is made payable 70
the mayor for the use and Deneilt OF
any and all persons who shall nave
| cause for action against the principal
bv virtue of loss suffered by reason OF
! fraud or misrepresentation Ihe oonu
/ is to cover such judgments as may be
rendered against the principal
! The ordinance requires that a 81 per-
nit be taken out as prerequisite Of
; conducting the business OF purchasing
: selling. exchanging and changing
I The weekly report Of the sanitary
| commissioner showed 267 loads Of gar
/ bage hauled.
Turkish BaEv Born.
[ The weekly report of the city health
/ officer showed IS deaths OF which 10
I We're Americans. 26 were MeXicans. and
l two were Germans Births were 81,
I of which 10 were Americans, 80 were
J MeXicans and one was a Turk. There
were two cases Of measles, Of scar
let fever four Of smallpox. eight Of
typhoid fever. and - OF diphtheria-
Twelve pounds Of fruit anu 26S pounds
/ Of meat were condemned one COW
/ was condemned, and seven nuisances
Z were abated-
Petitions Granted
I The following petitions were granted:
H c. Swearingen. for gasoline filling
I station at the southwest corner Of
/ Piedras and Montana for gasoline fill
! ing station at the southwest corner of
: OchOa street and Lagoffin avenue; for
{ filling station at southeast corner Of
7 Stanton and Wyoming streets; and for
I filling station on West san Antonio
Z and South Santa Fe streets, Hines
/ Lumber & Coal company. and others.
: to compel the Texas * Pacific TO put
/ their crossings on, Texas street in pass
a &c r-r-fzFf
Z for gasoline filling station inside the
! building at 500 West san Antonio
street
Want Taxes Cancelled.
The following petitions were received
| and referred
Tax and Finance-T. J. BealI. Charles
I Davis. Lamar Davis, W D. Davis and
| wife. and Alice Davis Wise for cancel
I alton OF taxes; Mrs ". ". Funk. for
I exemption from penalties on unpaid
/ taxes
Streets and grades-Cotton estate. to
! have Grant avenue in the Cotton addi-
/ tion parked
Water and anitary-Property own
/ ers on East san Antonio and Olive
/ streets for sewer.
To Pave Federal Street.
The report Of the city engineer show
/ ing the estimated cost Of paving Fed
I eral street from Kentucky to Louisiana
I avenues to be S5,732-31, was adopted
J also a resolution setting December 30
as the date Of hearing OF property own
ers on the street.
! Several property owners on Texas
I street appeared before the council ask
ing IL something could not be done 70
hurry the Texas & Pacific in the mat
ter Of providing Tor the paving OF its
/ crossings on Texas street. The pro-
testants were assured that the council
would do all in its power TO induce the
Z railroad TO expedite the work
Mayor ROasts T. & p.
After the close Of the meeting mayor
/ Tom Lea declared:
The Texas & Pacific has held VI
the paving of Texas street for month
Hereafter We viii not wait on the rail
roads, but will proceed with the wOrl
| and assess the cost against them"