El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-31
SWIMMING POOL
IN RESERVOIR
Bob Moore Wants Old Sun
set Heights Reservoir for
Natatorium.

Granting petitions and reading and
filing others constituted the bulk OF the
business in regular meeting of the city
council Thursday morning. The city en-
gineer was instructed to prepare an es-
innate on the cost of paving North Ore
gOn street from Arizona to Cliff street
and South Florence TO Second street
from San Antonio street following first
reading of an ordinance assessing costs
of the paving 10 property owners
Robt. Moore appeared before the meet
ing with proposal to lease the old city
reservoir on Sunset Heights. Mr.. Moore
said he wanted to make "A natatOrIum
of it and viii spend several thousand
dollars making it a first class resort The
proposal was tabled until an investiga-
ton can be made as to whether Mr..
Moore can obtain sufficient water from
the city to supply such an institution.
Myrtle Ave. Hearing Oct. ~.
October Il Is the date set for a hear
ing of property owners on Myrtle ave
nue. following reading of the city engI-
neer's estimate of the cost of improving
Myrtle avenue from Ange street to Ala
media avenue Property owners VIII be
assessed. according to the estimate OF
S33. 46499 and an additional 80 cents a
foot for curbing. The cost TO the Flee
trict Railway company Is fixed at $42,-
403.20 and TO steam railroads at 81
1854. The cost TO the city is estimated
at S11,08715.
To Pave Chihuahua.
The estimated cost OF paving Chihua-
hua street, from Improvement district No
l to Second street. TO the property own
ers S7,SS40S and curb at so cents foot,
the cost to the city to be S156.60. Oct.
II is the date set for property owners
hearing.
To pave Dallas street from Myrtle ave
hue to Montana street VIII cost property
owners $1S.590.95. The cost TO the city
will be S4337.3S. to the FL PasO q
S407S.S6. the c. H. & :.
A. Ry S2.621.93 and the Texas & Pacific
S4S2.O9.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were: The Electric
Shop to install a barber pole at ia Tex
Is street
The Fl Paso Central Market company
o construct u foot sidewalk on South
florence street.
Gulf Refining company to install gas
line filling station at 0ctsvia and Mon
ana streets.
Mecca pool hall and barber shop to in
tai an electric barber pole at 10 San
acinto street.
Joe Mebham Co. to erect an awning
I 1906 Alameda avenue
W. f. Rhaton was granted permission
o run a wagon yard at 1908 Alameda |
venue.
Petitions Filed.
Petitions filed were: To pave Copia |
treet from Alameda avenue to Bliss |
treet; to pave Clifton street from Hueco |
treet to Stevens street; to pave Second |
treet from South Santa Fe TO Kansas |
treet.
A protest was filed by property OWL /
rs in the East FL Paso addition against |
umping garbage on Pera street, west of |
an Marcial.
No American Men Die
According to the report of the health /
apartment. there are % cases of CON
Igious diseases in FL Paso. typhoid and
easles leading with seven each. There
e three cases of scarlet fever. two of
nallpox. SIX Of diphtheria. one case of
-phus and four Of infantiIe paralysis
There were 10 male Americans who
ed during the week according to the
port. but three female deaths. Twenty
exican deaths We're reported. y male
ID eight female. There was one negro
ath The total births for the week
IRE IS. three American male and one
male. six Mexican male and seven fe-
ale