El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-07
SUBWAY PLAN
Up To VOTERS
On August IA Citizens Must
Decide at Election Called
by the Council.

The city council at its meeting
Thursday morning adopted q resolu-
ton setting Aug. II as the date for
the holding Of an election 10 deter
mine whether or not TO close certain
streets and alleys for the purpose OF
depressing the tracks of the FL Paso
& Southwestern railroad into an open
subway
The caption OF the ordinance reads:
Providing for the closing and
abandonment Of part Of Chihuahua
street, Main street. Durango street
and part Of the alley running through
block IS, Mills map Of FL Paso. and
part Of the alley running through
block as"
Up to Voters 10 Decide.
Voters of the city Will determine by
their votes on Aug. II, whether or not
to close these streets. If the voters
order the streets closed the E T. q :.
W. and G. II. x 5. A railroads will
then spend approximately $1,000, 900 in
depressing the tracks and building
the subway. II the election does not
order the closing of the streets then
mayor Davis and the city council viii.
ii is said, make an effort 10 have the
railroads divert their main traffic
from the center Of the city 10 the
bank of the Rio Grande over a new
belt line to be constructed there
Vacuum Sweeper for Streets
The streets of Ell Paso viii be
cleaned by a vacuum sweeper This
vas decided by the city council
Thursday when II entered into an
agreement with R ". McAfee for the
purchase of such a sweeper. propelled
By a gasoline engine. Similar ma
chimes are used in all large eastern
cities.
Births Exceed Deaths.
The report Of the health department
for the past week showed 53 deaths
and &c births. This is the second
time in four years that the birth rate
for q week has exceeded the death
rate owing to the large number OF
deaths among healthseekers who
come to this city from the east OF
the deaths ~ were Mexicans, eight
Americans; two negroes and one Chi
nese. There were % Americans born
and 81 Mexicans.
The health department inspected
2SI0 slaughter houses, meat markets.
restaurants and stands and goo head
There are Il cases OF contagious
disease in the city OF which % cases
are measles. There are no cases Of
typhus or smallpox
Petitions Filed.
The petition Of John D. Stalker for
a barber pole at sos Texas street was
referred to the committee on streets
and grades
John W. Phillips presented a petit
ton for q sewerage extension 10 block
ia East Fl Paso which was referred
TO the committee on health and sanl-
The petition OF C. P. Putnam for
sewer extension in alley beween
Myrtle and Bassett. beginning at Dali
las, was referred to the committee
On health and sanitation.
L. d. Hullum, recently appointed
sanitary commissioner, presented his
first renort 10 the council. His report
showed that the scavenger depart
ment during the week hauled total
Of 72770O pounds Of garbage
EnEineer Estimates on Stewart.
The estimate OF city engineer j. \.
Gladding for the Improvement OF
Stewart street. from the south line OF
TJpson avenue TO the east line OF Los
Angeles. was adopted and notice Of
hearing protests set for July 3
Mr.. Gladding also reported that he
had examined the paving Of St Nrain
street from Magoffin avenue to the
alley in block 227 Campbell addition
and approved II.
Adopts Park speed Ordinance.
The city council adopted an ordis
nance regulating the speed Of auto
mobiles in Washington park. This or
dinance provides that it will be un-
lawful for any person to drive ma
chine in the park at a greater speed
than ten miles per hour Persons
violating this law are subject TO a
fine Of $780,
An ordinance forbidding the de-
struction or taking away Of property
from any Of the public parks or plazas
belonging TO the city was passed This
ordinance was passed TO stop persons
from taking flowers and plants from
the civ parks and plaZas-
Britt Claim Net Allowed
The claim of W. r Britt against
the CITY of FL Paso for $4,000 dam
ages for using his lot at West Main
and Los Angeles streets was denied
In his claim Mr.. Britt alleged that his
property had been damaged by rea-
son of the city dumping trash on the
adjoining lots.
The petition OF the Southwestern
Fuel and Feed company for fran
chise to construct a spur track across
Stevens avenue to block p, East El
Paso, was granted
Council decided to pay the war tax
on pool tables which are now used
by the ffremen in the various IRE
stations OF the city