El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
COUNCIL ASKED
To AID l. n. c.
Committee Secures Tenta
tive Promise Companies
Debts Be Covered.

Debts Be Covered.
Representing the chamber Of com
merce, a committee consisting of Otis
C. Coles, H Y. Ellis, Maurice Schwarrz
". H. Shelton and T. H Rogers. ac
compauied by 1t Col II. z. Steven
son and Capt James F CoIIey Of COM
pany 4, First Texas infantry, called
upon the city council at It's meeting
Thursday morning TO ask the city Of
ficiaIs 70 assist in raising money
necessary TO pay for the expense in
CURED I'm recruiting the four FL PasO
companies Of the state guard.
The local units are in debt TO the
extent Of approximately $500, Col
Stevenson explained. and he asked
mat the city appropriate two-tnirds
or this amount and that the county
COMM ssiOners would 0e asked to
raise the remainder OF the fund. Col
stevenson said that the money was
spent by Capt. Cooley in raising his
company. maintaining the recruiting
station and feeding the men. The
state he said, allows but so cents per
day per man since the time the COM .
nanies were taken into federal +
service
CoHey Helps All Companies.
In explaining the expense TO the ]
council col stevenson said that Capt. /
Colley had given many OF his re /
Cruits TO company X and the other /
units organized here He said that I
the II Paso units would soon be or 7
dered 20 the training camp at For Z
Worth and that IL was essential that /
the debts they have contracted be I
paid He said that other cities In
Texas had betrayed the expense Of or
EanIzIn- and main tanning their COM
nanies. and that il is no more than
right that FL Faso should do the
same
Fl Paso has furnished less men &C
cordinE TO populations for the army
than any other city in the state" Col
stevenson said II am loyal Fl
Pasoan. but it IS true that there has
been fewer recruits join the guard and
the regular army here than in any
other Texas city
Ask Council for Aid.
Mr.. Coles said that at a recent meet
ing OF the chamber OF commerce che
directors deemed 10 advisable 20 ask
the city council and the county COM
uissi0ners TO raise sufficient funds
20 meet the expenses incurred by the
various units OF the national guard
mere
Alderman = p. O'Counor said that
the council had contributed $500 20 p
The guard. 1Ir Coles explained that :
$50 Of this was paid for the tran I
script in the SANDS case for Brig. Gen f 81
George Bell. IT.. and $3.50 for sending =
company K 10 the Elephant Butte e
JAM LN.E .EAa OH. E='. ne eaaa .-
which was given the commanders Of ?
he new companies d
Stevenson and BurEes Contribute. d.
Col stevenson explained that he =
had contributed about $500 10 main r.
tain the units and that Capt r T.
Burgess 3 company, also expended a
large amount out OF his own pocket =.
He said that just as soon as the units 7,
here secured about so more recruits y
hey would be sent TO Fort Worth. He =
All md Hnn ~ It
1nits were responsible for the bills =
Probably VIII Get Money. IA
Mayor Charles Davis suggested that u
lty attorney j. H. LcBruom II % i
would be legal 10 contribute the
money TO the units from the city fund
The attorney said he doubted the
eEallry Of the transaction. The coun- n
'l VIII take the matter I'D this after n
loon and in The meantime M Nc e
5room VIII look up the legality Of p
he contribution He explained 10 the ~
.ommittee that the council could Il
Irobably make The expenditure. as 70 y
vas for the best interest Of che r
'eople-
r r peason. fire marshal. was ~
,ranleu three weeks. vacation
Births Exceed Deaths \,
For the first time IN many weeks -
he birth rate exceeded the deaths,
ccOrdlnE 20 the report Of the health
apartment There were a total OF 40 y
births and s. deaths. OF the births W
here were Is Americans and so AleZi- e.
ans There was a total OF seven h
american deaths and IS Nexicans. v
But seven cases OF contagious "
-sease are reported in the city. or n'
MS number three cases are whOOpinE ="
ouEh. The department inspected 2212 "
rulr stands. restaurants and meat
markets during the week and 524|
lead Of cattle
Condemn Buildings; RaEe Eight
The health department during the
week condemned SO buildings In Chi Il
.uahul-a and tore down eight. -Four s.
.ersons were arrested for violating N
ne health ordinances and two were m
onvicted. &
This department condemned Is h'
.alons Of milk and 500 pounds Of w
neat and vegetables ID
A total Of Isl, 900 pounds Of gar Ia
age was hauled TO the disposal plant
uring the week by the scaveuger de- C.
az lrnent, according 10 the report OF
20 - Hu-lum- sanitary commissioner
Pipe Line Franchise Granted. x
a franchise ordinance was passed ~
rantiug The FL PasO Central Market mr.
ompanE the right 10 construct a ii
nree inch pipe Zine 10 the Consumers or
&c and Storage company for the Dur :,
market house.
The council also passed an ordi-
lance granting the Fl Paso Ice and
telrlSeralor company the right to Ut
Construct a spur track along the alley ~
unninE east and % est through blocks 81
- and Z-e5 Campbell addition. 81
me recQrlE1l en- da ION Of DIT. HUGH \ 81
3 hlte, city physician. that q sewer u
Inc be extended 20 block %, Cotton 81
ddluon, was received The sanitary n
Conditions there are very unfavor7-I %
le 70 the health OF the residents Of
nat district the physician announced a
Hospital Bill Allowed. I'M
The Fl PasO county hospital sub II
lirted a bill for s1131 for the care Of Til
ity patients at the hospital during /
he period from March u to June 36 III
The council passed the bill and viii i
compensate the county. iii
The bin was ordered paid. The 4
layOr explained TO the council that III
Dr.. Hugh S. White, city physician. "
ad stated that the city was saving
500 per month by Its contract with
he county for the caring Of its pa
tents at the rate Of $1-25 per day per
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were re-
erred TO the street and parks com
littee- Residents, for an arc light i.
c the intersection Of OctaVia and Ne
ada streets property owners, TO
-rade alleys in block 293, Pierce
-inIey addition; citizens, for removal
{ water plug from in front Of 1913
faEora avenue I'LL
Ordinance Adopted for Paving.
An ordinance assessing cost against
roperty owners for the paving Of
bishop street from Alta street TO Ste
ems avenue. was adopted The clerk II
vas instructed to advertise for bids.
The city engineers final estimate