El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
GRANDVIEN MEN
ASK PROTECTION
Appear Before Council for
Better Service-Would
Bring Addition IN.

With a view toward either being
taken into the city proper or receiving
better water service and fire protection,
a DELEGATION Of seven citizens residing
IN the Grand View addition appeared
before the mayor and city council
Thursday. and asked for the opinion OF
that body with regard 10 such step
Il was the consensus OF opinion IN the
council that Grand View should be added
TO the CITY. provided II could legally be
done at this time. Mayor Tom Lea ex-
pIained that the addition could and
,-ould have been made part Of tn
CITY Of Fl Paso. without any trouble
whatever. had the transcript OF the
amendments to the city charter, voted
recently. been returned in time from
the office OF the secretary OF the state,
but that. under the circumstances. NJ
could not tell st the present moment
whether the addition could b. made a.
Must Be Done BY March I.
The amendment provides that all OF
the work necessary IN the taking OF
scch a step would have 10 be done be
fore March !. ii the citizens living m
The addition were 10 be carried on the
tax rolls II that could not be done, II
would be q year before they could BE-
entered on the rolls and another year
before taxes could be collected, it was
said.
II was explained. however. that It
might be possible 10 bring the addition
into the city under the old ordinance
and that if this could be done 1t would
be-
Should the Grand View addition be
made a part OF the city under the new
amendment. It would mean that the
citizens of that section would be derlf-
ing all Of the benefits OF citizens OF the
citv Of Fl Paso. without being subject
10 any CITY taxation. and that this con-
dition would continue Tor two wears.
Approves Commissioners Named.
The council approved the names OF
John n WYATT. DIR. B. " Norsham ana
Frank Powers. "a members OF the civil
service commission 70 control the fire
and police department. II also passed
2 resolution creating the office Of see
retarv to that commission. at salary
OF $3.50 per month, said secretary 10
hold the office at the pleasure OF tie
commission
To Pave Austin and Newman.
Resolutions were adopted on the re-
port of the city engineer and ordering
notices OF hearings to the owners OF
property abutting on Austin and New
man streets. Tor the paving OF these
streets. and the date for these hearings
was named as March !.
The bids OF the II Paso Bitulithie
company on the paving OF Park and
North St Nrain streets were accepted
and the usual ordinances adopted.
No protests were made from property
owners on Park street aud the or
finance providing for the paving Of this
rect was adoDted-
Il Deaths. 20 births.
The report of the city health depart
uieut showed that II deaths had oc-
cured during the week ending January
5l- In the birth column 50 new arrivals
we're reported. OF the deaths. % were
American and 8S Mexicans. while IL
American babies were born and s.
Mexican B
Measles Gases Are -.
The number OF Contagious diseases
-uoBs q slight general decrease The
measles sufferers have been reduced IN
numbers from 81 10 -. scarlet fever
@ ses have dropped from nine 20 seven.
and smallpox from five 10 two The
humber Of typhoid cases remains the
same. but diphtheria cases have dropped
from six 10 four Typhus cases have
been reduced from six 10 three and
meningitis from two TO one The de
Dartment also reported that 7s5
pounds OF meat had been condemned
The scsvenger department reported
that sos loads Of garbage. totaling
f5e.500 pounds. had been hauled and