El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-04
NEW BILLB0RD
LAW IS PASSED
New Billboard District Gre
ated; ''Last Word on Bill
boards" Mayor Says.

Under the emergency clause the city
council Thursday morning adopted an
ordinance regulating the erection and
maintenance OF signs and bill boards
and repeating old ordinances Under
the terms Of the new ordinance no per
son OF firm shall engage in outdoor
advertising without taking out a
license Of SIS per annum-
Electric signs.
Closed signs Of any material over two
feet wide shall not be erected Electri-
caly Illuminated sky signs may be
erected on the roofs of buildings. pro-
vided they do not extend over 80 feet
Dove the fireW0lL The inside limits
are bounded by Main street on the
north. OchOa street on the east. Sec
ond street on the south and the 'RiO
Grande on the west. and within this
district billboards may be placed on
the property line Outside Of the dis
trict they must be placed three feet
back of the front wall or the adjoining
property. Bill5oards must be p
inches above the ground and shall not
exceed Il feet in height
Must he Removed.
All signs and billbQards now beng
maintained in violation Of the Ordi-
nance are declared nuisances and must
Of the ordinance is fixed at a fine of
not more than $50 per day
Mayor says LAST Word
This is positively the last word on
the billboard matter" said mayor Tom
Lea There were. some features of our
unconstitutional The greatest care
has been taken in drafting the ordi-
nance and it is going to stand as
drafted"
Sizes in FINES.
The monthly report OF the clerk Of
the corporation court showed total
fines Of S405S; collected. S17I3; served
out. S11S5: RENTED. S46S: pending
1870 Other FOL
Washington park. S10gO. inspector OF
weights and measures. S65.90- Inspector
of plumbing and gas. SS3S.I5. inspector
electricity. S393-So; inspector of build
engineer. $334.75.
The weekly report Of the city health
officer showed 40 deaths. Of which 13
were Americans 26 Mexicans and one
negro. Births numbered 81. OF
which 10 were Americans and q Mex
leans There were nine cases of scar
let fever. four Of smallpox. 10 of ty-
phoid fever, seven of diphtheria and one
OF chicken pox- Ten pounds of fruit
and 195 pounds Of meat and two cows
were condemned, and Is nuisances
abated- The weekly report Of the
sanitary commission showed 271 loads
of garbage hauled.
Petitions Filed.
The following petitions were received
and referred:
city attorney-Frank F. Cox. for
q IA AN-e-AAAl 'AHNA ~ East 0llt-AlelAL o. A0A
IS block 81, Magoffin addition city
given authority to a..
Fire, police and building. = Fox,
calling attention to dangerous and un-
excavation made by F H Ter
rel at Cedar street and Grant avenue.
To Improve Main Street.
Council as a Ehole-PrOperty own
ers and residents Of West Main street
for sidewalk on the south side Of the
street rom san Francisco to DiaZ
streets, TO have telegraph poles on Main
street removed: to have public fountain
now located at Fisher and West Main
streets removed to Main and Los Ange-
les streets, and to have surplus dirt and
garbage at the north side of the South
western tracks, opposite union depot, (
removed.
stop Jitnes on Texas
H P. Jackson and other property I
Jwners and tenants on Texas street pc
.itioned to stop operation of jitnes cars.
stating that il viii greatly interfere Z
with the upbuilding Of the street and /
prove a detriment to their interests
Fire, police and building-EIliott- /
Garrett company. for gasoline filling !
itation inside building at 500 West San /
antonio street.
Street and grades-Hines Lumber & 4
'oal company. Galhraith-Foxworth 4
company and others asking that the .
Texas & Pacific railway be compelled (
% put their crossings on Texas street (
It Dallas street in more passable cOndi- I
ion.
Deed to Streets and Alleys.
The deed from Dr. J. b. Brady and I
". Cooley. defeating TO the city the
,neys in blocks ] 20 80 Manhattan ]
Heights. and Louisville. Lebanon. Riv-
.rview, Silver. Gold San Diego and 4
IAN Jose streets, and Portland avenue,
md parts of Wheeling. Federal and 3
Upper streets and all of Elm. Piedras, I
}aynor and San Marcial streets and the
ark in the center of Wheeling street,
ID in Manhattan Heights, was accepted.
To Pave Oregon.
The following petitions were granted
property owners. to pave North Oregon ;
treet from Arizona to Cliff Streets
luis J. Herrera, for refund on malt Z
liquor dealers license; Park W Pitman. (
or gasoline filling station on inside
OF at the southeast corner of Piedras
treet and Boulevard
The petition Of George W. Armijc &
ompany, for refund on malt liquor
callers license. was denied.
The contract and bond Of the Fl Paso !
company fer paving of Ne
ada street, between st. Vrain street (