El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-06
MAYOR STOPS 4.
RUN0R Of GRAF 7
Hears Report New Auto En-
CINE Costs Too Much; De-
mands Proof of Report.

Mayor Tom Lea stated. at the meet
ing OF the city council Thursday morn
ing. that word had come to him that
local automobile men charged that the
city could have bought the proposed
new fire engine. which has capacity
Of 10000 gallons a minute. for $500
IF any automobile dealer can show.
or prove, that the purchase price for
this machine OF $4,000 was excessive
we want to know about il and invite
these automobile men TO come before
US and show where a similar machine
could have been bought for less" said
the mayor.
The new fire fighting machine is
Seagrave car and was purchased at
discount of $3.50, the quoted price
being SlO,250. and the contract pro-
viding that the machine is to be de-
livered in 100 working days.
Volunteer Firemen Confirmed.
A communication was also received
from the volunteer fire department
stating the new officers for the year
of 1916 and asking for confirmation by
the council The confirmation was
granted.
Bids fro Grading.
Bids submitted for grading work TO
be done on White Oaks and Alamo
sordo streets ana Boulevard were
opened and II was announced that it
would be considered in recess J. 7.
Wright bid "a cents per cubic yard; J.
Q Rous. Jr. for East Boulevard from
Cotton to Piedras, % II cents; White
Oaks street, Piedras TO Estrella- 80 -
cents; AlamogOrdo, Piedras to Stevens.
81 cents. The bid Of the Southwestern
Paving Co was for IS cents for grad
ing Boulevard from Piedras to Cotton.
The bid Of W J. Harris was 81 cents
per yard on the three streets desig
mated. The bid Of John Mulligan was
for -2sS cents for the work.
Healthy Week.
A total of 1854, 500 pounds of garbage
and 379,50O pounds Of ashes were hauled
by the city wagons for the week be
ginning December %. 1915, and ending
January T. The health department, for
the same period, reported 70 deaths;
10 OF which were Americans. Il Mexi-
cans and one Syrian The births were
81, being 16 males and is females. Of
this total Il were Americans, p Next
cans and one negro. The total number
Of contagious diseases remaining was
5S; measles d; scarlet fever p: small
DOX IL; diphtheria Is. During the same
period the health department con-
demned 54s pounds Of meat and in
sDected 294 cows. $50 calves, 49, hogs
and $40 sheep and goats.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
T. J. Beau- Charles Davis, Lamar Da-
vis, W D. Wise and wife, Alice Davis
Wise. for cancellation of taxes: Thos
account non-payment 1907 taxes on
lots Is and Il in block IS, Bassett ad-
ditiOn; +. H Fletcher for gasoline fill
ing station on lots 1920. block 70.
Franklin Heights, at Montana and Cot
ton avenue; Mrs. Fannie McGovern for
remission of penalties incident to de-
linQuent taxes on lots II To 90 block
81. East FL Paso addition; Mrs. Annie
L Byles for quit claim deed to the
south Sc feet Of the west half Of block
;. Alexander addition; property own
ers 10 pave Cotton avenue from Non
tana to Erie street; property owners
10 pave Erie street from Cotton avenue
10 Ohio street
Paving Il accepted.
An ordinance was passed by the city
council accepting the improvement and
pavement of certain portions Of Circle
avenue from the north line of Nevada
street 70 the south line Of California
street; also an ordinance accepting the
Improvement Of Newman street fgom