El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-04
5TOCKYARDSMAY
GET CITY LAND
Union Company Wants 20
Acres in Cotton Add
ton For It's Yards.

An offer from the newman Invest
ment company to sell to the Ell PasO
Union Stock Yards company 20 acres
OF land owned by the city in the Cotton
addition. was received at the regular
session of the city council Thursday
morning.
In discussing the matter, mayor C. L.
Kelly stated that the property was not
suited for park purposes and he rec
commended that a committee consisting
of Horace BrOaddus, !. l. Mari and Q.
B. Stevens be appointed to appraise the
property with a vie VITO arriving at its
valuation. The recommendation Of the
mayor was adopted
An ordinance amending sections Z
and IL OF the traffic ordinance was
passed. Section was amended by
adding the name North Santa Fe street
to more clearly define the west limit
of the district within which the speed
limit of automobiles is fixed at u
miles. The amendment to section IL
fixed the speed at which animals may
be driven within the city 1t eight miles,
to conform to other sections Of the or
dinance.
The ordinance confirming and secur-
ing the FL Paso & Southwestern Rail-
way company in a portion of its right
ofway by closing certain streets and
alleys, was passed on second reading
The ordinance closing streets and al
leys included in the new high school
site was passed on second reading.
department LlEnOEAH 4uNuGs
The February report Of the street
commissioner showed 2643 blocks swept
during the month.
The report OF the municipal employ
ment agent showed 529 applicants reg
istered and IS placed.
The weekly report of the city health
officer showed SO deaths, of which , l
were American and Is Mexican. Births
numbered Il, Of which three were
Americans and eight were MeXicans.
FrB- Of "A NJ
tagious diseases. Among the cases
were so of meals, II Of diphtheria, nine
Of smallpox and nine Of scarlet fever.
The weekly report Of the sanitary
commissioner showed 267,S0O pounds Of
trash hauled.
The February report Of the city en-
gineer showed collections Of S237-5C.
The sewer commissioner reported col
Iections of $2f7.50 during February; the
building and meter inspector, Sl5l-so;
city electrician, 1851; building inspector,
Petitions Filed.
The following petitions were received
and referred; -
( Copia TO Stevens streets; Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio railroad. FOR
team tracks across Dallas street; claim
/ Of H. J. Sherwood for injuries to horse
rented to city claim for damages by II
PasO Piano company. because or cnanB-
ing water meter; Herlinda wright, H.
! Goodman, Kilburn- Russell company
agents, and H. Nordwald & Co.. for re-
ductiOn of taxes; FL PasO Rubber and
Auto Supply company, to install gaso-
4 line tank on Franklin street, between
! Mesa and Stanton streets Bone & Tar
rant for granting contract for hauling
CITY garbage; A. J. Underwood, 10 IN
staI gasoline tank at Lamar grocery
| 1924 Montana street; J. D. English and
c H Campbell, for correction Of taxes
Abe Galindo, to place barber pole OF
sidewalk in front Of 165 South Stanto-
streets.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted
Lydia T. Fraukerburger, to cancel taA
assessed against parking; Alex. Janke
". H. Camp, Ben Powell and SusaT
Tucker. for reduction OF taxes
The committee appointed to recon-
mend an auditor for city matters 10y
the fiscal year about to close, recon-
mended the ThurstOn Audit company
who offered to audit the books IRON
April I. 1914, to April II. 1918, for the
I sum OF $1,000. The report was referred
| to the finance committee with power
/ to act.
The following property owners Wer
ordered to construct sidewalks ant
curbs: Mrs. Flora VI. Jones, on norti
side Texas street; Grace Dee Buono
west side OF Tays street; Manuel Esca
jeda, west side of Park street; Georg
a. NundeIl. east side of Park street
I Mrs. J. ii. Russell, north side Of TeXa
street; +, H. Rodgers, north side o
Texas street