El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-10
JITNE LAW WILL
NOT De CHANGED
City Council Stands Pat on
Ordinance Regulating
the Nickel Cars.

The ordinance recently passed regu-
lating nickel cars and requiring bond.
viii stand as passed. The city council
! Thursday morning. after receiving the
petition of the Independent Nickel Auto
/ Operators association asking the elm
| inatiOn of the sections requiring the
Z giving of bond and operating between
I specified termini, decided TO take no
. further action and ordered the petition
! bearing about 1900 signatures, filed.
/ The nickel car drivers threaten to en-
| join the city from enforcing the ordi-
nance.
Commenting on the petition mayor
| Tom Lea said: While the council is
] disposed to give hearing to all matters
coming before the body, we feel that
the matter Of regulating nickel cars
has been thoroughly threshed out The
council had made up its mind on the
question and the ordinance VIII stand
as passed"
Tax Collector Reports.
The report Of the city tax assessor
and collector showed 65 pool tables,
167 cigaret dealers, three pawnbrokers,
one shooting gallery. three theater5
and four saloons delinquent on occu-
patton taxes the total Of delinQuencIes
being S221z-5O. The report viii later
be supplemented with the names Of
delinquent peddlers, fruit and Vege-
table dealers and others.
A report from the building inspector
showed the following list of infrac-
tons upon the gasoline ordinance: 5Z2
Mills street. 116 North Kansas, 400
Myrtle avenue, Second and Chihuahua
streets. Campbell and Texas streets,
10lO North Campbell street, 1924 Mon
tana street, 500 Mesa avenue, 40 Mills
street, 4O16 Alameda avenue. 319 -
Texas street The alleged infractions
Include having no fill box and having
no vent pipe.
The weekly report Of the sanitary
department showed 64O,460 pounds Of
garbage handled
The report Of the tax assessor and
collector for the period beaween June
! and June showed collections Or
80 Deaths Reported.
The weekly report Of the health Of
Ilcer showed 80 deaths, OF which nine
were American, % were Mexicans, one
negro and one a japanese. Births
totaled IS, of which 10 were Ameri-
can and 80 were Mexicans- Cases II
contagious disease numbered 81 OF
which % were measles. seven scarlet
IeVer three typhoid fever, p diptheria
ana Two chicken pOx. No cases or
smallpox We're reported. \ total OF
20 pounds Of meat, &c POUNDS of frult
and rs pounds of fish were con-
oemned and % nuisances We're abated
No Band Concert.
me proposition of Rita Medina Of
l-ie Munlcipal band, 10 furnish concerts /
months was refused. The band yvas /
granted the use Of the parks I'M }
petition of Citizens committee for Z
=; iIiil IIe assistance for band concerts 1
Al -Alalho park was also denied
PETITIONS Are Granted.
me 1oIIoWing petitions were granted !
D. >. bIoyIes, for quit claim deed 10 the I
1 VI n oO IeeI Of fractional block 81 /
I'd : oIIlh ADDITION; Mrs. f. J. Hadlock &
70 connect premises with water main an ]
county road opposite survey No. 81 a.
r H Thorne. to use water from, ,5ircb I
east OF Washington park.
, 1cuns on the petition OF the G. H 7
d ) \ railroad asking for two zn1Tr
tracks on Mills street the cou5cil /
granted permission to build one track 4
on the extreme north side Of the street |
Inc proposition Of c. L. Williams to
remove dead animals from the city
free under certain conditions vras ~
ceived and filed.
Petitions Are Filed.
me following petitions were received
and referred T. J. Beau, Davis Bros.
NO others, TO change curb on Ochoa
street 10 provide Is foot parking on I
each side; E p. Kepley TO have street
repaired and named. Western Coffee .
company, to repair street formerly West (
san Antonio street: George B. Oliver /
and others. 10 have sidewalks con- I
structed on North FL Paso street he
-ween Nevada and California streets:
l. ) Beail and others, TO have grade /
established at Stanton and Currf {
'lreets; w F. Porter and others. to
III portion Of street in front of block
Z, Payne's subdivision; F. Galvan. 10
lean and sweep Stanton street. be-
Ween Sixth and Seventh streets Mrs
J bowman, TO abate nuisance at 1903
lesa avenue because Of overflow Of
,esspool, and for sewer extension P
deigel. to maintain a corral on block
!, East FL PasO addition: T. V Berrfen.
or quit claim deed TO north is feet Of
OF 3. and south II feet Of lot l. block
3, Campbell addition: Dulces n Duran ]
or permission to install gasoline stor-
-ge tank at 109 East Fifth street, I
southwestern Electric and Machine /
ompany, to erect electric sign on Ev- /
rybody's department store. George /
Dennis, for gasoline filling station at !
llS Alameda avenue; Elston Arbuckle !
nd others, for arc light at Stevens
venue and AlamogordO street. Mrs. F.
larty, to have corral Of w T Young
emoved from Cotton avenue and Den !
er street, same being unsanitary and
n violation Of the city ordinance: [.
> Blunt for refund OF unexpired auto
Icense.
Damage for bicycle.
The claim of Jack Dragon for IS
amages to bicycle by being run over !
V a scavanger wagon, was referred to :
he city attorney. /
A petition was received from the
'irst Christian church and the First
7 GeD- LTA IAN AAIAAIu requesting the use Z
Z Cleveland square for services on I
unday evenings during July and /
ugust :
Horse Burned, Wants Damages. :
The claim Of Vda de Hernandez =
sainst the city for damages to horse
[ the disposal plant was referred 70
he sanitary department. She alleged .
nat she directed her son. Miguel Her :
andez, to haul some garbage to the I Y
isposal plant and that an employe OF y
he CITY compelled him 10 drive his
orse onto a pile Of garbage still burn :
lg. with the result that the animal :