El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-03

An echo or the recent passing OF
The restricted district was heard,
council in regu7a- session adopted
resolution changing the name Of
Broadway, between san Antonio street
ord the river, 10 San Jaclnto street
No Autos Mills
petition signed was received ask
ing that the district in which parking
Of cars is prohibited be extended TO
Kansas street ON Nuls on the ground
that that portion OF Mills street is
ranidly becoming a retail street
An ordinance was adopted amending
the traffic ordinance prohibiting the
barking of automobiles on North El
paso street between san Francisco
and Franklin streets
An ordinance was adopted under the
emergency clause specifying that all
Gasoline filling devices must be moved
from the sidewalks by September /.
New Fire station.
Bids for the construction Of the now
bungalow fire station at Estrella and
Bliss streets were opened, the bids
We're as follows: w. d. Mosley. $1,000.
" Z. Mckee, $3.50; H. T. Ponsford
q Sons. S3626; Stanley Bevan, S394S;
v. T.. Ware, $3.50.
To Grade Nevada.
Bids were opened for the grading
o. East Nevada street, from Ochoa
TO St. Nrain streets. and Cliff street,
from AuEe TO Virginia streets, as fol-
lows: Dudley & orr. "A cents per cubic
yard; John Mulligan. 24.S cents: James
O. ROus ir., 2S.7 for Nevada street and
26.4 cents for Cliff street: Lee Moor.
IS IL cents.
Walks and Curbs.
Bids for cement walks and curbs
i'm Alamogordo street, between Copia
and Grama street were submitted as
follows: Joe Mccarthy. 30 cents for
curb, il l. cents for sidewalk. Nick
II. Carson. $513.90 for walks and curhs
ard 30 cents per cubic yard for grad
in nHr..1n &C. reffff urrn
foot for walk. 30 cents per foot for
curb, s1S1 for grading.
Healthy Week.
The weekly report Of the health de-
partment showed 80 deaths. Of which
II were Americans and y MexicanS
and births numbered %, OF which Z
were Americans and Is MeXicans There
were six cases Of measles, L scarlet
fever, seven smallpox, one typhoid,
nine diphtheria, one chickenpoX and one
typhus. Five uussances were abated
and $40 pounds Of meat condemned.
Petitions Grnnted.
The following petitions were granted:
Tri-State Telephone company for pri-
vate gasoline station at Texas ard
Florence streets; !. Samento. for gaso-
line service station at 600 South Kan
sas street; @. S. Sargent for remis-
sion Of taxes.
The petition Of Bacillio Rodriguez
for boOtblack stands at Second and
II Paso streets and Fouth and IN PasO
streets was denied.
The weekly report Of the sanitary
commissioner showed sos. 900 pounds Of
garbage hauled and $4,000 pounds OF
ashes.
Petitions Filled.
The following petitions were received
and referred:
Taxation and finance: El Paso MIL
ling Co.. for refund Of taxes; May z.
Campbell, for cancellation Of tax PEN
alties; Annie Kline Block, for cor
rection Of assessment; VIM. Sachs. for
cancellation Of tax penalties; S. S. Mich
OILS. for correction Of assessment
Water and sanitary-W. ID. Mosley,
for sewer extension TO block 1879. East
El Paso.
Streets and grades-C. J. Necl for
eXcavating on Genoa street. between
High and Curri streets.
To Grade HuecO street.
Council as a whOle-Property own
ers to grade Hueco street between
Montana street and Stevens avenue:
W. +. II. McSain, city tax assessor and
collector, requesting authority to make
proper credits on delinquent tax rolls
A 10 day leave Of absence was grant