El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
PERMITS GIVEN
FORSPUR TRACKS
Wholesale District to Have
More Connections; to
Pave Nevada.

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The development Of a warehouse dis
trict in the territory east Of the Santa
{ Fe reservation will be facilitated by
the action Of the city council Thursday
morning. in granting petitions for
/ franchises for the construction Of spur
tracks
one Of the petitions. signed by ]. T.
O'Rourke, 7. A. Burch and others, asks
: for a franchise to build spur track
commencing at Third street and run
ming in a nOrtheaSterly direction to the
alley extending through block 133,
Campbell addition; thence north
through the alley across Second street
and north 10 the south line Of Over
land street.
The other petition is signed by z.
T. White, L. Z. Booker, Thomas Kelly,
, Z H Griffith. George Look and Joseph
Pence. and asks for a franchise for a
spur track from the Santa Fe railroad
across Davis, Anthony and Durango
streets running through the blocks "
ing from Davis street on the west to
Durango street on the east between
West Overland and New San Antonio
streets ". F. Payne appeared before
the council protesting against the
O'ROurke petition, representing that
the building Of the spur track would
damage his property Mason Pollard
presented the protest Of the FL Paso
Gas Co
Nurn9 TN EleurH6
An ordinance was placed on trst
reading establishing curb grades on
Piedras street. Grant avenue and Chi
cago and Baltimore streets.
An ordinance was placed on first
reading, accepting the bid Of the Texas
Bitulithic company for the paving OF
Piedras street and approving the FORM
Healthy City.
The weekly report Of the city health
officer showed 81 deaths Of which Is
were Americans and p were MeXicans-
Births totalled IS Of which seven were
Americans and IL were MeXicans- There
was one case Of measles, three Of scar
let fever, three OF smallpox i've OF
typhoid fever. andN10 Of diphtheria-
The September report Of the city
treasurer showed S426.24O.23 on hand
on Sept. I, receipts for the month OF
S4O.563.23- disbursements Of sol, 4OS-Ot,
leaving a balance October 1 Of $685.
4OO-3S. The report Of the city water
works showed gross receipts $z---Sb-fS,
direct expense. S14.75S-21- net revenue,
S753S-22: Indirect expense. SSs5O--5o;
net income. S4,235-65- The report OF
the clerk OF the corporation courts
showed total fines. S4,100, Of which
S215S was collected, S1,039 served out,
S242 RENTED, and pending $66l-
September Collections
Other departments showed september
collections as follows: Weights and
measures. la.aUs " d5lAAAAe, -AAAs I e-- "A
SSOIO- engineer, S443-6O; plumbing and
gas inspector. S449-60; sewer inspee-
tor. S392.50; electrical inspector, SSiu-tu5
building inspector, 1914.
The claim of curtis Beaudette for
s156396 for injuries alleged to have
been received by being run over by
an automobile operated by the water
works department January 20, 1914
quit Claim Deed.
The deed from A G. Duchene and
wife to the city quitclaiming tltle 10
that part of Virginia street abutring on
the west side Of lot and the south
half Of lot Z, block III. Campbell ad-
dition, was received and filed
The petition OF o. II. Baum for
quit claim deed to eight feet on West
Overland street. block %, Mills map
conveyed through error TO the city
was granted
The following petitions were granted:
Standard Grocery company for oil ana
gasoline tank at 2OS-2lO Mills street.
Meuttman Sign company for electric
sign in alley in block Is, Mills map, be-
tween Oregon and Broadway streets
+. y. Hail. to correct error and re-
init tax penalties on part Of lot l5S,
block 80, Mills map; Henry D. Morey,
for exemption Of penalties on delin-
quent taxes; Gus A Bahnert, for sewer
extension TO block 81 Bassett add
ton; ;. c. Aubrey. for sewer extern
sion TO UAOEk 9 NJ OOuAdhA II 1N4AAAAA-H
I. A Williams for gasoline filling sta
ton on MagOffin avenue, opposite Toll
tee club. Lone Star Motor company
for gasoline storage tank and filllnS
station at 3l5 West san Antonio street;
Al G. Barnes shows, 10 use streets for
parade on October 25 and 26-
The petition OF the Bee Hive Grocery,
to install gasoline tank in front of-1lO4
Magoffin avenue was denied
Petitions Received
The following petitions were received
and referred:
Smith. for gasoline filling station IN
rear Of 322 Mesa avenue Mayfieid
Building and Improvement company
for sewer extension TO block ~, Bas-
sett addition; residents and property
owners in block So, Franklin Heights,
for sidewalks
Council as a autobiography owners,
to pave Chihuahua street from the
south line of District No to Seconu
street; property owners, to pave East
Rio Grande street from Magnolia 70
Piedras streets
To Pave Nevada.
A resolution was adopted directing
advertising OF bids for the paving OF
Nevada street between St Nrain street
and Wright avenue. TO be opened Oc-
fober p. and an ordinance was adopted
assessing the cOst against property
The petition against Gnberto " Beri
for the privilege OF blasting rock on
Nevada street between stanton ana
Kansas streets, was referred 10 IhS
streets and grades committee
The petition Of Jesus NJ Garcia, 70
remove sand and gravel from streets
in Sunset Heights was denied
The Elite Confectionery company
was granted the privilege to install
sidewalk elevator on Texas street