El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
RAILROADS MUST
SINK ALL TRACKS
Alderman O'Connor De
clares Congestion Of Traf-
fic Is Too Great Now.

Another effort to relieve congested
traffic conditions was made at council
meeting Thursday afternoon by alder
man ]. P. O'Connor. who asserted that
the railroads would soon be forced 10
sink their tracks. though Mr.. OConnor
said he did not intend to halt action on
the proposal to force the railroads TO
pave Main street
The roads must soon sink their
tracks" Mr. O'ConnOn said, and l do
not believe they should be put 70 the
heavy expense Of paving Main strest
now when the pavement would oIiiS
have 10 be torn up when the sinking
Of the tracks is started
The council adopted the petition OF
the Fl PasJ Elect g. railway cOTnpahy
that il be allowed TO put its power
lines under ground in the doWntoWE
section bounded by Santa Re, overland
Campbell and Main streets by IeiloE
ing the overhead poles, wires, etc, the
appearance Of the downtown section
will be greatly improved \ plat sno"
ing the conduit lines, man noies, h-hu
holes, etc involved in the Work was
submitted 1t is understood that ths
work will be started soon
A franchise ordinance granting ths
Southwestern Fuel and reed com pdhS
the right to construct spur IrdCh
across the alley in block p was adopt
ed on its second reading
An ordinance prepared by city attor-
uey J. H McBrOom and designed as
protection for local merchants against
itinerant vendors, peddlers and fake
auctfoneers had its first reading rms
ordinance was framed because OF lhe
number of fake auctions OF cheap Je"
eIrv and other goods now going on IN
the city. II provides that a Nenuer.
peddler or auctiJneer before staring
business in Fl PaSO must Ilrst Apply
for q license to the city. which, II
month and s. a month thereafter \
fine Of from $50 TO 5000 for each day
under which such dealers operate lie
gaIly is provided The new ordinance
docs NOT apply TO commercial travel
ers or TO others who sell goods from
samples for future delivery
The bid Of the FL Paso Bitulithlc
comparv for the paving Of North ore
e,on street from Arizona to Cliff street
was accepted at rate Of Sl-fb per
square yard for light standard oitu-
lithic pavement
Three bids were opened and sub
nnitted 10 the city engineer for inspec-
ton for the paving Of South Florence
street from san Antonio 10 second
streets The bids. providing for con
crete pavement. were as follows NC
Carthy & Shanklin, s109 per square
ward. Y f Ware. Sl5l per square
ward: Tri-State Concrete company
Sis per square yard
The petition OF the Goodman PrOduee
company for an extension Of its spur
track on First street across Campbell
street was granted
As a start toward relieving longest
Cd traffic conditions due TO the num-
Der Of automobiles in the city, the coun-
ell adopted an amendment to the traf-
fic ordinance preventing automobiles
from standing in front Of the union
station longer than Is minutes after
the arrival OF trains and ten minutes
before
The amendment also directs that We
hicles other than automobiles engaged
in the union station traffic must stand
on the north side Of san Francisco
street along the curb and no vehicle
shall stand closer than 100 feet to the
station Automobiles engaged in the
station traffic are directed 10 stand