El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-20
RESERVOIR ON
SUNSET HEIGHTS
City to Rebuild Storage
Tank; Will Double Stor-
age Capacity of Plant.

Bids were received at a meeting OF
the city council Thursday morning for
the erection and completion OF dis
tributing reservoir No. I in Sunset
Heights The proposed reservoir viii
have an approximate capacity Of 4.OOO.-
600 gallons The reservoir to be recon-
structed was formerly used BY the
Watts Water company and when COM
plete. will give the city water supply
for SO hours and practically double the
present distributing reservoir capacity.
Bids for Reservoir.
Stanley Bevan bid S27930 on the
whole proposition and John F. Goebel
bid s3464O There were five other bid
ders who bid in detail but did not give
totals: s :. Franklin, E V. Ware:
Dudley & Orr and Jack Mulligan. The
bids will be studied over in detail by
the council and the award will then be
made The city engineer figured that
the estimated cost would be $3.50
An ordinance was read on a proposed
revision of grades on Stanton street
from River TO Blacker and California
from Circle to Wright was placed on its
first reading
City Is Healthy.
The health department, for the week
ending Jan 70. showed SIS deaths. OF
this number 25 were Americans and in
cluded the IS Americans killed in Next
co: 80 were Mexicans. and one a negro.
The birth record showed -, being %
Americans and 20 Mexicans.
Contagious diseases remaining at the
end of the week Jan 19. were Sc. New
cases of measles, 4; smallpox. inc: ty-
phoid fever, one; diphtherfa, two: chick
enpox. one. Twelve persons are in quar-
antine in the eruptive hospital The
health department. during the period
condemned $50 pounds made 1888 in
spectiOns, and inspected 1854 head OF
livestock
New Garbage Law.
Sanitary commissioner B. J. Zabriskie |
that 3O6.100 pounds of garbage
were hauled during the week ending
Jan IS; and 36s, 900 pounds of ashes.
The new garbage ordinance becomes eff ]
fective on Feb. ]. when a considerable I
in ash hauls is expected
The gross operating revenue Of the !
city WaterwOrks for November. 1915.
was reported as S21,132 and the expen- !
iitures $1L62469; deductions, S2,4495s: I
making the net income for November !
s7,05L79.
Many Pay Fines.
The police department reported. for
December, fines amounting TO S5O22;
ines collected. S1S35; fines served out
1857; fines RENTED. SS4O: fines pend
ng, $3.50. Receipts from other munich
laI departments for December We're.
1ity engineer, S210.75: city electrician,
$3.50; sewer commissioner. 1917 so in
pector of weights and measures. SIS. 90.
of plumbing and gas, S347.75;
Of buildings, 1881.
Petitions Filed.
The following petitions were referred !
o their respective departments:
VIM kOblitz. for correction Of assess
nent taxation and finance: property
Wners and residents. for Improvement I
L Cotton avenue and Portland avenue |
tr-ets and grades: F. J. Beall and 9th I
IS Tor sewer extension to block IS. in
.le1ander addition. water and santa
lon' property owners and residents for
ever extension TO block a. in East Ell
aso' water and sanitation: property
Whers and residents, for sewer extern
ION TO lots Ito. block %. Manhattan
-elghts, water and sanitation; petition
SKIING for franchise ordinance granting
ictor Carusso privilege to construct a
pur track on sixth street, first reading. /
$500 Claim.
me claim or Mrs. Ideu Moody. for |
zVO damages on account of injuries re-
lived from falling on defective side !
ak was referred to the city attor- /
sy.
The following petitions were granted.
roperty owners and residents for arc 1
shts at the corner Of Cebada and Man
ma streets and Grama and Manzana |
reefs petition Of FL Paso Morning /
mes Ior permit 10 replace bulletin ( ,
para at 10 Texas street; petition Of r
May ana J. W Phillips. for sewer ex-
nslon 70 lots 20 and p, block IS. Man
attain Heights; petition of W. p s. Nc
nm, city assessor and collector for au-
-OrlIy to correct tax rolls