El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-24
100000 PAVING
To Be PUT DOWN
E! PasO Stepping Along in
the Front Rank of Texas
Cities; 1872 More Blocks.

=, FL Paso is maintaining its reputa-
tlon as Delng the best paved city in
the southwest. There is under con-
stI uctIoh ana authorized to be CON
sIructed 100 blocks of paving. rep
reSentlng cost of fully S4OO. 900
W orK started Monday on the paving
of south Kansas street. between
G GignTn street and and the alley between
overland and First streets a distance
OF SIX and one-half blocks. Work
has also started on East Rio Grande
street, between Newman street and
Cotton avenue. The contract hos hen
let for paving Federal street betvycer,
Dakota and Louisiana avenues a dis
lance of three blocks: BlacIxer street
between Mesa avenue and Kansas
street distance of two blocks; and
Alameda avenue, between Texas and
Boone avenue, distance of Is blocks.
On Alameda avenue the street railway
company has begun the work of Law
ing its tracks in the center of the
thoroughfare preparatory to the r r,,o
side.
Much Paving Work.
Petltlons tor the paving of the fol-
lowing streets have been granted;
North stanton street, from Rio Grande
to Blacker streets, 10 blocks: East
Boulevard, from Cotton avenue to
Piedras street, 10 blocks: ST Vrain
street, from San Antonio to Fonrtb
streets, five blocks: chihuahua street.
from Improvement district No to
Second street, two blocks, Bliss street.
from Magnolia to Piedras streets. siT
blocks; oregon street. from Arizona
to Hague streets, eight blocks. cliff
street, from FL PasO to Stanton street.
three blocks; Cotton avenue, from Erie
to wyoming streets and from Texas
to Overland streets, l. block: West
Boulevard from Oregon to Rio Grande
streets, four blocks; River street. from
III PasO street to Circle avenue II
blocks; and Alamogordo street, from
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eight blocks.
In addition to these petitions are
IN for the paving Of Los Angeles
street. from California street to Epson
avenue, five blocks; Myrtle avenue
from Ange to Eucalyptus streets. eight |
blocks: and South Campbell street,
from improvement District No. ! to
Fourth street, distance Of three and
Paved Full Length.
All of these streets will be paved Z
the full width with the exception of I
Blacker, Federal East Rio Grande,
geles streets, which will be 80 feet D.
wide with 15-fOOt parking.
Considerable grading work has been
done during the past few months on ,
streets for which no petitions for paw
ing have been filed. Just now the
street and grades department under
the direction of alderman J. W. Fisher
IS putting Bliss street, between Mag
also Rosewood street, between Mon
tana street and the Southwestern
right of way. Hueco street between
Cebada street and Stevens avenue. has
been put on grade; also Copia. from Z
Montana to Bliss streets In the
lower part Of the city Tays, Hills and
virginia streets have all been graded
between First and Seventh streets.
Drainage Ditch.
Another Improvement just completed |
is the digging OF a drainage ditch on |
Manzana street. from Piedras TO Rosa |
streets, and south on Rosa street to
the G. H Culvert. This ditch will ,
mark the route Of the proposed storm
sewer which the city contemplates /
building in East FL Paso to take care
Of flood waters in times Of heavy rains.
In the meantime the ditch will serve
as drain and will help to relieve
flood waters in the territory through
which it extends