El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-12
PAVING DEBATE
WAKES HEATED
Burgess Says Concrete Is
Ideal: W. J. Rand Tells
Council Isn't So.

l The question whether Second street
, shall be paved with bituIithic or con-
. crete occupied most of Thursday morn
ing's session Of the city council The
matter came up on a protest by MANY
! o. the property owners against the
( councils carrying out its plan. already
/ agreed upon, TO pave the street with BIZ
tulithic. ". J. Rand represented the
. Bitulithic company. while the protest
3 ants were represented by R F. Burgess
{ and Walter Kohlberg.
Mr.. Burgess told the council that he
had ridden over hundreds Of miles Of
concrete paved, roads in California and
. lie believed II is the ideal pavement. the
most durable in the world He admitted
the merits OF bitulithic pavement. but
said the concrete was cheaper. and that
when two good pavemeuts We're in
! question. The cost should be considered
IN the interests Of the property owners
Bifulithic Man Speaha.
Mr.. Rand asserted that he did not be-
leVe any California CITY ever had
adopted concrete pavement. and that il
was used only on the county or state
Z roads CITY traffic is so much heavier
than that IN the county. he declared.
and asserted that no cities on the coast.
TO his knowledge, ever had adopted
concrete
Mr.. Burgess stated it was his belief
that the travel on the roads entering
the big cities of California was Just as
: heavy as that on the downtown streets
Of FL Paso. and that concrete had stood
the test
No Prejudice. SAYS Mayor.
Mayor Tom Lea pointed out that the
city council had no prejudice against
ment but that bitulithic had stood the
test in Fl Paso. while concrete would
be IN the nature Of an experiment The
mayor also announced that the paving
of West Boulevard would soon be un-
dertaken by the city
Walter Kohlberg declared that in his
opinion concrete pavement should be
used, that the majority of the property
owners affected We're in favor Of con-
crete. and that this pavement would be
cheaper The protest was referred 10
the street and pavement committee.
When the petitions OF the Women's
club. the FL Paso Equal Suffrage
league and Of various citizens. that
police matrOn be appointed for the city
jail. came up mayor Tom Lea an
nounced that plans already had been
named for the appointment of a police
matron when the city takes over the old .
county jail. which II recently purchased. !
Paving Resolution Adopted.
A resolution on the engineers esti- |
mate for paving Santa Fe street from I
the railroad tracks TO the south line !
OF West Boulevard. S69o9.Oe. was I
adopted The hearing viii be held 4
Nov IS.
nam the right to construct a spur track |
across Dallas and Williams street was !
placed on its first reading.
Engineers Estimate Approved Z
The engineers estimate on the cost (
Of the paving Of Hueco street. from .
Estrells to Stevens. S25.S3e.71. was
adopted and the hearing set for
Nov. Is
Produce company the right 70 construct
spur track on First street. was
placed on first reading
shed Petition Granted
The petition Of " Fl CASTOR for per
init To erect lumber sheds on block 81.
Cotton addition. was granted.
The petition OF Palm
Singleton. Inc for permission TO con-
struct a spur track on Mills street IN
block -. Cotton addition. was granted
PHyi1E Ordinance Passed.
The ordinance for the paving OF
Dallas street. from Myrtle to Montana
was adopted
The ordinance FOR the paving Of one
black from Blacker to Blanchard
streets was adopted.
Want Fire Plug.
petition from the residents in the
vicinity for fire plug. at the corner
Of Rayner and Findlev streets. was
referred to the police. fire and build
ing committee
Other petitions referred were:
Nany Petitions Referred.
Petition of Great Western Junk com
Dany for entering into contract with
city FOR privilege of picking over all
waste dumped at city disposal plant
10 get junk material
To streets and Grade committee
Petition OF Postal Telegraph company
Tor permission 10 place wires along
san Antonio street to its new offices
in the Fisher hotel building
To city attorney and council as
whoie-Petition OF W E CorrinEton
n reference 20 filling station at 1925
iagoffin avenue
Property Owners Protest
TO council as whole-Protest Of
property owners against paving of
Second street with bitulithic pavement.
Petition Of citizens for appointment Of
police matron at the city hall Peti- +
ion to pave Ia Luz street from !
stevens street to Mari street. TO nave
n estminster street from Fort Bliss o.
DAD to Mari street: to pave Lee street.
rom Missouri to East Rio Grande .
'treets. TO pave Clifton street from ,
-aurel street. from Montana street TO
Irandview avenue. to pave East Ne
ada street. from Laurel TO Williams.
o pave Arizona street from Laurel TO S
'Otton avenue.
- Deaths Reported.
The health department reported 80
eaths during the week Of which seven
we're Americans, % Mexicans. two g
anu nllF 'ALAAaF1t mere were
i've American births and q NIexicans
'hirty-four cases OF contagious dis o.
asses remained. typhoid fever leading
with 10 cases 8
No InfartiIe Paralysis.
No infantile paralysis cases were re-
orted.
Meat condemned amounted TO 80
ounds. one hundred pounds Of fruit .
nd vegetables We're condemned
The scavenEer department reported "
$4,000 pounds OF ashes and garbage
auled. an average Of 2S09 pounds TO p
he wa gon.
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