El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-20
100000 BOND
ISSUES ASKED
One for Waterworks and
Other for Schools, $780,,
600 Each, Proposed.


O0O bond issues, one for school pur-
poses and the other for waterworks
improvements. Ordinances for the two
issues were introduced at Thursday
mornings session Of the city council
and received first reading
The school board HAD decided Tues
day evening that 100000 would meet
its requirements by way Of furnish
ing another building in the Franklin
school district, and providing fo-
overflows from other schools; but Al
an executive session wednesday even
ing. this action was reconsidered and
il was decided to ask for 100000.
Trustee c. B. Stevens had insisted
from the beginning that 100000 was
needed and this view was held by
superintendent r. J. Tighe-
Asks Officers Confirmed.
Confirmation Of the appointment 2f
S. Il. Neater, T.. c. Armstrong and W
A. Simpson as captains and John Wood
and J. d. Thompson as sergeants Of
police was recommended by Dr. B. NJ
Worsham. who appeared at the meet
ing on behalf of the civil service COM
mission. All Of these officers had
passed the examination and were &C
tually in service in their new posi-
under consideration
Bids for the addition to the jail just
taken over from the county viii be
opened saturday. il was decided, as
viii also bids for the Aurora street
culverL
Complain of Myrtle Car Service.
Vigorous protest against the alleged
discontiruance of the Myrtle avenue
car line and resulting inconvenience
TO petitioners residing along the route
Of that line, was contained in a petit
ton filed with the city council al its
meeting Thursday, asking that the
Ell Paso Electric Railway company be
required TO reestablish said car SER
vice, or to establish adequate servirs
TO points on Myrtle avenue west from
Cotton avenue from the oregon street
transfer station without change Of
cars
Old Service Was O. IA.
The petitioners auege that at one
time the Myrtle avenue car made the
loop from the oregon street transfer
station around to Cotton and Myrtle
avenues, but that it was extended 10
cover the run from the transfer sta
tiOn to Kern place and return. buI
the complete run afforded a 90 min
ute service on said Myrtle avenue,
against which, while far below the
usual standard Of service Of street
cars. the undersigned made no com
plant and suffered and endured the
same.
COnciliatinE Service, Claim.
The said company is now under
taking TO conduct a service having
the phase Of Cancellation rather than
relief" said the petition, by allowing
pasSen gers a transfer from the Man
haitian or Park east bound cars to the
Manhattan or Park west bound cars
at the Cotton and Myrtle avenue juno
ton. without having established any
schedule or requiring the Westbound
cars to await the arrival OF the east
bound"
Claim Delay and Exposure.
It is further alleged in the petition f.
that passengers are exposed 10 wait 1
ing. 10 the inclemency Of the weather i
Dr. 10 the sWeltering sun. and women ]
and girls returning from town late in .
the evening are subjected TO fright 1
and intimidation.
Your attention is further and es-
peciauy called" il is added in the
petition, TO the delay suffered by
who board cars at East
Boulevard and miss the Manhattan or
Park cars at transfer station, caus-
ing q wait and loss of about Is min
utes. then miss the connection at Cot
ton and Myrtle avenues, causing an
other wait Of Is minutes, imposing
additional hardships on the under
signed and the travelling public"
10 petitioners Signed
Petitioners pray that the railway
company be required to reestablish
adequate service on Myrtle avenue
west from Cotton avenue. and in de-
fault thereof, be required TO surrender
its franchise for that route
The petition was signed by about
200 residsnts Of Myrtle avenue and
streets crossing the avenue. 1t was
referred 10 the council as a whole for
couSiderati
Deaths Exceed Births.
Thirty-one deaths and y births are
the record for this city during the
week ending September IS, as re-
ported 10 the city council Thursday
by Dr. Hugh 5. White, health officer.
The deaths were seven Americans, %
Mexicans and one negro. and the
births, ten Americans and Il Next
cans.
There were Is remaining cases OF
contagious disease in the city at the
time the report was made. one scarlet
fever. one smallpox. six typhoid
fever. three diphtheria, one infantile
paralysis and four whooping cough
Food condemned consisted Of 80
pounds Of meat, $40 pounds Of fruit
and vegetables, % pounds seafoOds.
The report Of sanitary commissioner
L. D. Hullum showed S20,500 pounds
Of garbage and other refuse hauled
during the week
T.. p. Wants Track Franchise.
petition OF J. l. Lancaster and
Pearl Wight, receivers Of the Texas d
Pacific railroad, for franchise for the
building Of a track over the alley
between San Antonio and Olive streets
from the main line Of the T. d P. and
$ p. railroads TO BrOokline street, was
referred to the council as a whole
Petitions Referred.
Petition Of the city school board for
slow down" signs at Alta Vista and
other schools not so supplied, was re-
ferred to the police, fire and building
committee
A petition OF Miss Bette Brown for
sewer extension 10 lots 1920, block
GO. Highland Park, was referred TO
the health and sanitation committee.
PavlnE Ordinance Adopted.
An ordinance for the paving Of
Mills street from Dallas to Palm was
adopted, the bid Of FL Paso Bitulithic
company being accepted. The cost
will be SL46 per square yard.
A request Of the Red Cross society
for use OF Cleveland square for a
grand festival October 70 6, inclu-
sive, was held for consideration Of
whether IL would not be feasible to use
the streets about the square, rather
than subject the shrubbery to possible