El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-24
NEW BILLBOARD
LAW IS PASSED
Alta Vista Included in Re
stricted District; 80 Days
in Which to Comply.

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within the city was passed at the regu-
lar meeting Of the city council Thurs
day morning.
may be erected 30 feet back from front
of property line, 30 inches from the
ground. provided they do not obstruct
J the view from the front porch or door
OF adjacent premises and do not face
any public square, public building or
I park
The limits in which the ordinance
applies is as follows; Fourth and
Chihuahua streets, east to the center
line Of Cotton avenue, then from Fourth
and Cotton avenue to East Missouri
I street thence to Piedras street, thence
to Durango street. thence to Stevens
avenue, thence to Louisville avenue.
thence to west line OF city limits, thence
south to an alley running east and west
through block 81, Highland Park.
thence west along the city limits to
the northwest corner Of block so, High
land Park; thence south to Grand View
avenue; thence west to the center line
Of Golden Hill Terrace, thence south
TO where the terrace would intersect
with California II same were extended;
thence southwesterly to the intersec-
tion with the south line Of Alexander
addition. thence west along the west
line Of that addition thence south 10
Main street; thence southwest along
Main street to Fisher street; thence
south to Davis street; thence southeast
TO Overland streetn: thence east TO
Chihuahua street; thence TO Fourth
This includes the greater part Of the
city north Of Fourth street and in
cludes Alta Vista. where the Alta Vista
Improvement club petitioned the council
TO include that district in the new or
dinance-
SKY Signs Limited.
Open, electrically lighted sky signs
are permitted to be erected on build
ings. provided they do not extend 10
feet above the fire wall Application
must be made to the building inspector
for a permit 10 erect signs and bill
The ordinance gives the owners Of
existing billboards and signs 90 days in
which 10 remove signs or rebuild them
in conformity to the new restrictions.
Petition for Grant Ave. Water.
The following petitions were re-
ferred: Sanitary and water, A. P Coles
& Bros, agents, for water service on
Grant boulevard, from Cotton avenue
east: board OF school trustees for re-
duction in water rate to actual cost;
J. G. AfcGrady for fire hydrant at Hast
ings and Bowie streets; Mrs L G. HUI
faker for sewer etension to 30O1 Grant
avenue and vicinity.
Streets, grades and parks-Ars. F.
Whitmore Eagan, in reference 70 nav
ing boys sell ice water on streets; Jose
Fancher, TO sell cold drinks in Hidalgo
alley at No. $40; communication from
immigration department regarding
stagnant pool near immigration sta
Fire station for Alta Vista.
Police, fire and building-Applica-
ticns Of Charlie Lewis, Jesus Porras |
and Fernando Ortiz for hawkers' |
licenses; petition OF Alta Vista I'M |
provement club, for small fire station !
on alarm box in Alta Vista
Tax and finance. d. Love for cor :
rection in tax assessment; W. A Field, I
for refund OF unexpired employment I
agency license No. p: Mrs. W A Nc /
Carly. for refund and reduction Of |
taxes.
city attorney-Claim Of ". z. Car !
ringtOn and L Kitchens for S35 dam !
ages to automobile in collision with /
sanitary department automobile: claim 1
Of Mrs. Mike Hennesay, for damages !
to arm by fall on sidewalk.
The petition OF F. E. Cox for quit /
claim deed to lot IS, block %. Latta's I
WOodlawn addition for Leonardo Rueda I
was granted.
Protest Against BiIIbOards.
A petition from the Page company /
shifting that advertisers using BILL /
boards should be given some considera- /
ton in the movement to remove bill /
boards and making certain suggestion (
TO regulation OF billboards was referred 4
TO the fire, police and building commit
tee
reading granting the G. H. & S. A rail- /
road the right to build a spur track I
on Mills street, was passed on second /
reading
Pave California Street.
An ordinance assessing thee cost OF
paving California street against various l
property owners was adopted A res0-
luton authorizing advertising for bids
for paving OF the street was adopted.
The official bonds OF J. R Statham.
mounted policeman, and F. H. Florence,
c. D. Villegas and J. b Stuckey as I
policemen, and Bradford Hardie, cashier |
Of the waterworks department, were
approved.
The report Of the city engineer OF the
cost Of paving Texas street from Cot
ton to Alameda avenues, was received I
and filed. The cost is estimated at
S42,596.96.
Healthy City.
The weekly report Of the city health
officer showed IS deaths, OF which - |
were Americans, 30 were Mextcans and !
two were negroes. Births tOtaled %, !
OF which eight were Americans. 20 were
MeXicans and one was a Syrian Four
cases Of measles was reported. also
three scarlet fever, three smallpox.
four typhoid fever, 6 diphtheria and
five chckenpOx. total OF 1890 pounds
Of meat. 100 pounds OF fish and 100
pounds Of fruit were condemned also
one cow
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and June Is, showed collections Of
S4.3O3.S7.
The application Of L. H. Smith for a
hotel runners license was granted and
bond approved.
The petition Of T. Blum to resume
business under the old license was re-
ceived and filed, and the petitioner
was instructed to make new applica-
ton.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
Property owners. TO retain the name Of
wyoming on street formerly White
Oaks street; II. La Sale to operate a
stereoptican machine on vacant ground
Of 6. H & S A. between Mesa and
stanton streets; property owners for
sewer extension to blocks 40. Il, As and
SO, Highland Park: ". II. Hanford and
Leavell & Sherman for sewer extension
10 block A, Alamo Heights: property
owners for sewer extension to block
lO4, Franklin Heights: J. c. Studebaker
TO erect electric sign at 40 San An
tonic street; NJ. P. Maloney. for per
mission to break street curbine on
Mesa avenue to make entrance to gar
age; ". G. Walz. to have Sunset restau-
rant Tenafr exhaust f1r1a fror, I