El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-05
100000 FOR
SEWER BONDS
Mayor To Complete Cam
paign For Handling
Storm Waters.

Mayor Tom Lea is preparing his
proclamation calling for the passage OF
an ordinance that will allow the city 10
issue bonds amounting to 100000 and
raise a special fund for complete
system Of drainage of surface water
throughout Chihuahua. The storm
sewers that have been laid in the city
west of Mesa avenue to divert the
flow Of water directly TO the river
from that section have materially aided
in preventing standing water in the
southern section, and with the addi-
tional surface drainage that Is con-
rewplated from Mesa avenue eastward
and the local application of the system
in the Mexican quarter itself, the
mayor and council believe that Chi
huahuita VIII became as healthy a
district as any OF the others within the
corporate limits. Continual applica-
ton of the strict rules of home santa
ton and the regular inspection and
dfsfnfectiOn of the persons and int
rfors Of the new sort Of dwellings that
are sprinsing uD will the city Off
cials think. effectually guard against
Mayor Pleased.
Afavor Lea said he was highly
pleased with the efficient campaign
for sanitation OF homes and d.sinfec-
ton Of persons which has been carried
on for several months BY the public
health officers in the southern section
of the city known as Chihuahuita- He
said the work Of Dr. J. W Tappan,
L. S public health service: DR.. D. Fl.
Huffaker. state board Of health Off
Ger; DR.. C. y Thomas, county physi-
clan. and DR.. W c. KluttZ. city health
officer. as well as the visit OF chief
surgeon Dr. J. J. Pierce. OF the public
health service at Washington, has
been highly satisfactory
These intelligent and active men
have saved Fl Paso many lives and
thousands of dollars by the manner IN
which Shev have conducted the clean
up" said the mayor. IF the results Of
their work can be followed bv the es-
% Enlistment Of q Is day detention Of
Mexican immigrants. I am sure We
shall have removed the menace Of ty-
phus, smallpox and other dread
diseases"
300 Houses Wrecked.
In ChihuahuiJa approximately 500
huts and rooms have been destroyed by
the city health departments officers
during the past week in the effort 10
eradicate disease. and more than 500
more dwelling places Of the low Next
can class are marked for destruction
south Fl PasO. along the river front,
resembles somewhat the ruins OF Pom
peii, as one Of the officers put il. since
the sanitation squad began its work
The orders OF the city council are that
no moe 'jack1ls." or huts. viii be
permitted inside the city limits and
that houses rebuilt viii have TO com
ply strictly with the reguls lions and
be erected on the street levels and not
in holes and low spots, as has been
permitted heretofore.
No More Shacks.
AS fast rs Chihuahua is absolutely
cleansed Of disease breeding spots we
shall insist that owners Of land and
home and tenement builders be sub
jet 10 the strict ordinances now in
force" said mayor Lea. There will be
no more 'shacks' permitted In this
I must express my appreci-
alton OF the cooperation we have al
ready received from property owners
and tenants alike in the Campaign for
sanitation Many owners have cheer
fully volunteered 10 destroy their ole
filthy habi-ations and there appears 10
be a great desire on the part Of the
population OF that quarter TO live
cleaner and obey the orders Of the doc
Tors"