El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-09

I Herman An0redS ana b. L. dIldl.
After the matter was further ex-
planned the directors unanimously
voted to rescind their former action,
upon motion of Mr.. Andreas-
To Sign The Roads.
Adrian Pool, chairman of the good
I roads committee, addressed the cham
I Der on the matter of signing the
! roads in the Tri-State territory. He
said there were no signs in New Mex
/ leo, Arizona or west Texas directing
the tourists to FL Paso. The spea ker
said that there were such signs and
many of them, directing tourists to
| Kansas City. Los Angeles and other
cities, but none 10 FL Paso-
| Out of the $500 tourist cars that
passed through Albuquerque last year,
/ Mr.. Pool veutured that not ten per
cent of the tourists knew they were
Z in the vicinity of FL Paso. He said
I the committee wanted to raise $4,000
I to sign the roads from Dallas. Amar-
lilo. Fort Worth. Yuma and Albu-
querque to FL Paso. He stated that
the committee expected the aid Of
other counties in signing the roads
Delegates To Convention
Mr. Pool dwelt on the necessity Of
sending delegates TO the FL PaSO-Eort
Worth Highway association conven-
ton at Mineral Wells, June 1921 and
to the Ozark Trails association meet
ing at Amarillo, June 27-29- The
speaker stated that the Ozark Trails
route will probably carry more tour
lists this summer than any other route
He said that persons interested in
this route favor it going by way Of
Santa Fe and Albuquerque but that a
branch could no doubt be extended TO
Ell Paso by way Of Roswell, y. NJ, II
a fight was made
Bond Issue For Roads.
Mr.. Pool then spoke Of the necess-
sity of having a bond issue to repair
the county road from Ysleta to the
Santa Fe tracks He said the commit
tee had discussed this at length and
that such repairs were badly needed
The speaker said there was no sign
of road from San Elizario to Socor-
TO. two of the Oldest towns in the
county and this should be built.
Mr.. Pool then spoke of the posi-
bilities of a scenic road through Kern
place and Piedmont addition TO the
county road near the cement plant,
which would take the place of the
road that runs through the smelter
district and along the river
H 7. Ellis moved that judge Pool
be sent TO the Mineral Wells conven-
ton and that three delegates with ar.
Pool as chairman. attend the Amarll-
10 meeting. This committee will be
appointed by the good roads commit
tee. Mr. Schwartz made an amend
a sum not TO exceed $500 be allowed
for the two conventions
Bond Issue Approved.
The directors approved the idea OF
having the good roads committee take
up the matter of q bond issue for the
improvement Of highways in the
county, with the Tax Payers league.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Andreas the
chamber Of commerce endorsed .Hc
movement Of the good roads commit
tee to sign the highways.
The finance committee presented
bills amounting to s515.64, which were
ordered paid
Six dozen chairs for the chamber of
commerce auditorium were ordered
purchased, upon the recommendation
of the finance committee.
The horticultural board, of which
J Krakauer is chairman, paid tTib-
ute to J. J. Smith and others in the
valley for assisting in saving the
pear orchards from destruction by
blight also commended the work Of
A. G. Graham, agricultural agent
a letter was received from the
school trustees asking the chamber Of
commerce to assist in raising funds
with which to purchase a pipe organ
for the high school The matter was
referred 20 the civic improvement
committee
For Better Lights.
Nj Wyatt appointed the following
committee to wait on the city coun-
ell and ask that better lighting sys-
tenn for the streets be installed by
taxation: Robert Krs kauer, chairman;
G. A Martin, George Ryan. J. ".
Kirkpatrick, II. d. Slater, Maurice
Schwartz, Z. c Davis and NJ 4. War
ner. The directors expressed the opin-
ion that the city should be better
lighted and that this could better be
accomplished by taxation This COM
mittee was also instructed to discuss
with the council the installation OF pc
lice and fire alarm boxes at each
block in the business section
J. ". Kirkpatrick complained that
the business men Of West San Antonio
street had signed an agreement to put
up streeS lights similar to those on,
San Francisco street and to pave the
street at the union depot connecting
San Francisco and West San Antonio
streets, but could not get action from
the street car company or the city.
Delegates To National c. of c.
a letter was received from the
chamber Of commerce of the United
States announcing that the Fl Paso
chamber was entitled. through its
membership. TO three delegates. Mr..
Wyatt appointed Richard F. Burgess,