El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
WANT SCENIC
DRIVE At ONCE
Property Owners Petition
Council to Begin Work on
Rim Road Soon.

Property owners on the mesa are de
srous of immediate action looking 10
the construction Of a portion of the
proposed scenic drive In a petition
presented to the city council THURSDAY
morning, a plan was outlined for the
commencement of work. The petition
was referred to the council as a whole
Valuable Asset.
The petition is. in part, as follows:
We feel the necessity of having some
action taken in regard to the scenic
driveway, so that this valuable asset 10
the city Of Ell Paso may not be lost
forever
I'VE would suggest the following in
expensive plan: That you grade Curri
street from Mesa avenue 70 Campbell'
from Campbell on no grading is neces-
sary for the present. as II is perfectly
level. and the travel would soon make
a good road the rest Of the way arouhu
the rim of the mesa.
Connect North Kansas.
we would also ask you TO connect
North Kansas street from Blacker 10
Curri Cor the secinc driveway, this
also to be graded, or paved, as you
prefer.
These improvements will not only
open up the most beautiful drive III
this part of the country. but VIII put
this property in a condition to be Dullt
upon and improved
Signers of Petition.
The petition was signed by H. D.
Mundy, Charles Davis also Tor Lamar
Davis Mrs. Alice Davis Wise ana j.
Beall, r. \. Davis, Joe Iellman' Jon3
Bowman, Horace B. stevens DavIq
Lemp. James Vance, c. A. Reinemund' W.
L. Kohlberg.
More PnvinE.
An ordinance assessing the cost
against property owners Of paving
South Kansas street, between improve
ment district No. ] and Eighth street
ali Il IA 4
assessing costs for the paving of RIO
Grande street, between Newman street
and Cotton avenue.
Prospect Paving Accepted.
An ordinance was adopted accepting
the Improvement and pavement OF
Prospect avenue from Epson avenue TO
West Boulevard, and resolution was
adopted approving the maintenance
bond of the Ell Paso Bitulithic company
on that street.
An ordinance was placed on first
reading assessing the cost to property
owner of the paving Of Arizona from
Oregon street to the alley in block
Sc. Hart addition.
The weekly report of the sanitary
commissioner showed S1S loads of gar
bage and 1O1 loads Of ashes and manure
hauled
Petitions Granted,
The following petitions were grant
ed: Mrs. A. D. Ballard. for sewer con-
neCt10n TO DOCK %. BaSSeLL dQulllOnf
property owners, for sewer extension to
block NJ and T. Payne's subdivision;
Mayfield Building and Improvement
company. for sewer extension to lots
12-15. block 81. Cotton addition: Hotel
Fisher barber shop TO erect barber pole
at 1903 West san Antonio street
Petitions Filed.
The following petitions were received
and referred.
Water and sanitary-E. H. Griffith,
for sewer extension 10 block 50, Nam
haitian Heights; Dudley q Or. 20 main
tain corral on Cotton avenue residents
and property owners for abatement OF
nuisance alleged to be maintained by
Eastern Hide and Metal company at
41O2 Alameda avenue; y I. Coles "
Bros, for sewer extension. lots, in
blocks - and 30, Cotton addition.
Filling station.
Police. fire and ing--Marker *
YOnge, for gasoline filling station al
go Texas street
Council a n whoie-GOvernmen Hin
company, for permit to connect with
sewer At Hueco street and Stevens ave-
nue. also at Clifton street and stevens
avenue: ID. Storms. against paving OF
city assessor and collector. TO canoe!
assessment on lots 10 and 8, block 49,.
East III PasO; property Owners TO
grade high street TO connect LaWtOn
avenue or Hawthorne Place; Rito Me-
dina, offering services Of Municipal
band, twice per week, at $50 per month