El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-27
CONF ORT PLACE
To COST S6993
R. E. Mckee Gets Contract;
Robert Ligon Wants Oil
Refinery Permit

The city council awarded the contract
/ Tor the construction OF comfort sta
I ton at San Jacinto plaza and granted
several paving petitions at short ses-
( sion Thursday morning. The contract
! for comfort station was awarded to R
| Z. Mckee. whose bid was $685. and the
| lowest. There were five bidders.
Oil Refinery Petition Received
The petition OF Robert Lyon Tor per
mission TO erect a large oil refinery on
the site of the old Cameron stock pens
was heard and referred to the council
as a whole The oil refinery viii be
big project and involve 4 large eXpendi-
ture OF money, it was reported to the
council.
31O,45o Pounds Garbage Burned.
The report OF the scavenger depart
lnent for the week showed that 310,45O
pounds of garbage was burned and l2i,-
500 pounds OF ashes were hauled
Three Scarlet Fever Cases
The weekly report OF the health con
servation and sanitation department
showed 10 American and % Mexican
deaths. There were y American and y
Mexican births during the week.
Three scarlet fever cases, three ty-
phoid fever and one typhus fever case
remain III the city
Three hundred pounds OF meat and
120 pounds OF fruit were condemned.
There was one conviction OF violation OF
ordinances.
Sewer Petition Granted.
The petition OF Fl Paso lodge No 2S4,
J. O. O. F. for extension OF sewer TO the
new lodge building at Franklin and
Santa Fe streets. was granted Tor 50
feet OF 123 feet If necessary
Paving Petition Referred
80
from south of FL Paso street to Cotton
avenue: Estrella street from Alameda
street TO Bliss; La Luz street from Luna
To stevens street; paving was referred
10 the council as a whole.
To Build Spur Track
a petition for franchise to extend
spur track across Dallas and Williams
streets on property OF G. p. Putnam be
tween Myrtle and Bassett was read and
referred.
Paving Ordinance Adopted.
The second reading OF an ordinance
directing improvement and pavement OF
South 1t. Nrain street and San Antonio
street TO Fourth street and approving
contract and bond was adopted.
Boulevard Paving Ordinance Passes.
The ordinance directing Improvement
and pavement Of East Boulevard from
Cotton avenue to Piedras street and ap-
proval of bond and contract passed sec
ond reading and was adopted.
Oregon Paving Estimate Filed.
Tie report OF the city engineer and
resolution ordering notice OF hearing
August 81 for property owners on North
Oregon street was adopted. The estimate
OF the city engineer on cost OF paving
North Oregon street from Arizona TO
Cliff street was adopted by resolution.
F. H. Todd Loses Job.
4 resolution that the office OF con-
sulting engineer be abolished TO take Ell
feet July 81 was adopted. F. Fl. Todd
has been consulting engineer Of the city
for some time
Petitions Referred.
Tho petition of Gus MOmsen for per
mission TO excavate under the sidewalk
of Overland street near Campbell for q
new warehouse building was referred t.
the police. fire and building committee
4 communication from Dr. B. T
Stevens asking for an Improvement OF
Austin street viaduct was referred to
the council as a whole
Petitions Granted
4 petition of c. ". Groom for sewer
connection to lots 1920 block 90 Alex
ander addition: e. P Putnam for fire
hvdrant at corner Of Dallas and Bassett
avenue; Popular Dry Goods for permits
sion TO stretch banner across San An
tonic street