El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-06

ordered in a resolution adopted by the
city council Thursday morning.
Health Report.
The weekly report OF the city health
! officer showed a deaths. OF which tive
I were Americans and IS We're Mexicans
Birth tOtalled %, Of which six were
: Americans and Il were NeNiCaus. Cases
; Of conta gious diseases numbered 50. as
I follows Measles. 30 scarlet fever. 10,
small pOS, A. typhoid fever So diph-
iberia, "a chicken poN. O. whoopine
cough, I. Meat condemned. $50 pounds.
I fruit condemned. 20 pounds. a total OF
. go animals were inspected of which
two were condemned. Other inspee-
tious numbered 1898.
April Reports Made.
The April report OF the city enEi-
ueerlng department showed revenues Of
I s2lL5o and expenses of S1.1-5- The
April report OF the park commissioner
showed pay roll of S-.-94-6J. & total
Of 2.2OS.000 gallons Of water was con-
sumed- The April report Of the sewer
commissioner showed collections OF
$500, and Of the city electrician. S232.25.
The building inspector reported coIlpc-
tons OF 1881 for the month. and the
meter inspector. s2fS.5e The April re-
port OF the city blacksmith showed col
lecuons or SS-6-i-- The April report OF
the chief OF police showed fines collect
ed Of SlS6I and $3.50 pending The re-
port OF the street commissioner showed
a-i- blocks swept and 2.S65.200 gallons
Of water used for sprinkliug
Petitions Are Granted.
The following petitions were granted.
g. O. kleter- for carrying and selling
fireworks. Coles Building and Real
Estate company, for arc light al Piedras
and san Jose streets. also at Eayner
and San Jose streets. Ed Sanders. TO eE-
tend awning over aIlcyway Joining
China Palace stores Sheers-Lazenby
company. TO install barber pole at 200
Mesa avenue, l. Hudson, for special
permit TO finish repairs at sos south III
PasO street, J. A. Norriss. agent for
Atlas Jones. TO grade alley and fin in
Cliff street i'm block a.. Alexander ad-
dition: Miss Aileen Berg. to fiji inter-
section OF Michigan avenue, between /
Walnut and Willow streets.
Petitions Are Denied
The following petitions were denied .
Emilio Luna, TO run hand cart 10 sell Z
ice cream i'm front OF HidalgO theater. Z
W A. Bur6. 10 lower grade on Cliff
street between Kansas and Stanton Z
streets, Doctors Clearing House. to r
operate photograph car on wheels. .
Ministerial association for use OF .
Washington Park on June 10, 1918. TO F.
celebrate Emancipation day
Labor Petition Filed.
The petition OF the Central L. rO~ 2
Union. for appointment OF union men
at city blacksmith shop. and that OF
the negro Knights of Pythias. for in Q
nuence 10 obtain rates in bringing the
1916 state convention to II Paso, were
received and filed.
The bid OF Bsumgarten & Wyler for
Material for the mesa purDiue plant
amounting TO S322.3S. was accepted.
Clocks on Mesa Avenue.
The following petitions were received
and referred IT, O. Plat. TO place
two advertising clocks on Mesa avenue /
and Oregon street. W. T. REYNOLDS
for peanut and popcorn stand on
street; Texas Compau- to raise grade
and repair Eucalyptus and Merchant .
streets. south from MagoGiu avenue
property owners. to lower grade ON
Mesa avenue, between California and 9
River streets; kuOblauch a. Wolf. to Z
have electric sign at 900 Mesa avenue. {
Great Western OIL company. for storage !
tank on Kansas street, between San Z
Antonio and Myrtle avenue knights /
Jf Columbus 10 build third story, /