El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-14
PROTEST AGAINST
AUTOS IN PLAZA
White House Complains of
Crowding; Paving Work
Ordered By Council.


In a petition presented to the city
council Thursday morning, the White
House complains OF the congestion OF
traffic in front Of its place OF business
in Pioneer plaza
The cause for this. the complaint
states, is the large number OF machines
that park all day in front OF the build
ing. II not allowed to park there,
or If the driving space were enlarged,
the traffic could be satisfactorily
handled the petition states. The mat
ter was referred to the council as
whole.
Spur Tracks Proposed.
An ordinance was placed on first
reading granting a frOnchise to 7. T.
O'Rourke, T. A Burch. NOake & De
Smith. and others, TO construct a spur
track across Third and Seconi streets
and tnrugh the alley running north
and south between South Chihuahua
and South Santa Fe streets.
An ordinance was also placed on first
reading granting Z. T. White. L F.
Booker and others a franchise for
spur track from the A F & S F rail-
road east through Davis street. An
thony and Durango streets through
blocks 161. $50 and 46.
The City's Health.
The weekly. report of the city health
officer showed 80 deaths. Of which II
We're Americans and - were Mexicans.
Births totalled -, Of which u were
Americans Il were Mexicans and one
was a negro. There were four cases
Of scarlet fever. three OF smallpox, six
Of typhoid fever and Il OF diphtheria-
Fifteen pounds OF fruit and 40 pounds
OF meat were condemned and 10 nuis-
ances abated-
The weekly report OF the sanitary
commissioner showed 2S3 loads Of gar
bage hauled.
More Gasoline Filling stations.
Tho fnTNnrvfnor uarf~fnwe M
ed; Owl Tire company. to install n
gasoline filling station at Franklin and
FL PasO streets. B. Tom Smith. for gas
oline filling station in rear Of 800 Mesa
avenue.
The following petitions were re-
ceived and referred:
Streets and grades-George W
Newell TO drive across sidewalk at
Franklin and FL Paso streets; property
owners 70 have Texas & Pacific street
repaired; Sells Floto shows to hold pa
rade Nov. 16.
Fire, police and building-Buquor
Motor Car company, for gasoline ser
vice station at Stanton and Mills
streets; Cleveland garage. for gasoline
service at 500 West Franklin street
Ask Sewer Extension
Water and sanitary-George Beau
dett and George Mitchell for sewer ex-
tension TO lots 1920. block A. Alex
ander addition; George w Newell. for
II
lin street between Oregon and FL Paso
streets
Council as a whole-Prouerty own
ers, to pave West Boulevard from Ore
gon TO West Rio Grande streets: prom
erty owners to restore name Of Monte
yuma street. changed TO Randolph
street; property owners. to pave alley
In block u, Mills addition.
An ordinance was adopted establish
ing grades on Piedras street Grant
avenue. and Chicago and Baltimore
streets.
An ordinancse directing the work. ac-
cepting the bid Of the Texas Bitulithic
company and approving the form Of
contract and bond was passed
To Ask Paving Bids.
4 resolution directing the city clerk
OF Nevada street between St. Vrain
street and Wright avenue.
An ordinance was adODted assessing
the cost Of paving Nevada street
against AUDITING property owners
A communication from W b Ware
city attorney. stated that John O'Keefe /
had called upon him calling attention
to the construction Of a platform by
the Globe mills over part Of the street
In the Old Fort Bliss reservation. The
streets and alleys. he stated. had never I
been dedicated to the city. and the
military authorities claim that when |
he deed was made 10 the owners Of !
he property, this was a dedication OF
he streets to the owners. Mr. Ware I
tated that Mr.. O'Keefe is anxious that !
he city either take or refuse iurfsdfc-
ion and control over the street and
-sked that the council pass upon the I
question one way or the other The I
communication was referred to the Z
treets and grades committee