El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
CITY
$500 A MONTH
Council Accepts the Sewer
Commissioners Resigna-
ton; Others to Go.


Mayor Charles Davis and members
Of the city council. in an executive
session Thursday morning following
the regular weekly meeting. took the
first steps in applying a system Of
strict economy that is expected to
save the city many hundreds OF dol
lars every month On receipt OF the
resignation Of sewer commissioner A
s. Howren. the council transferred
the duties Of that office to George
Espy, assistant city engineer. without
increasing his salary. Mr.. HOwren had
been paid $50 4 month
The former sewer commissioner
stated in his letter of resignation that
he had accepted position as con
struction foreman Of a projected dam
at FL Dorado, Kan
Az to Fall on Others.
At the termination of the session,
the mayor announced that the council
had about decided on the elimination
of several other city employees. and
that total saving Of $500 a month
in salaries would be effected thereby
Rejects Weber Claim.
At the regular open meeting, the
council rejected claim Of the Max
Weber estate for $l5,S26-40, originally
filed by the late German consul at
done at the recommendation Of city
attorney 7. II. McBroOm- Mr.. Weber,
claim was based on alleged damage
10 his Mexican estate opposite the
city's disposal plant claiming that
on constructing the plant the city in
jured a crop Of alfalfa and otherwise
trespassed his lands on the Mexican
side.
Petition Referred.
4 petition referred was the propo-
feet Of alley at lots S 10 10, block 3d.
in Alexander addition
City engineer b NJ Williams filed
an estimate OF the probable cost OF
paving Mills. from Campbell TO Nir-
Einia streets showing total OF So
S30.gs. A resolution was adopted set
ting December 20 as date for hearing
protests
Asks Penalty on Fires.
As n means Of preventing disastrous
fires, the occurrence Of which is alarm
ing the government and interfering
with war preparations, the National
Fire Protection association, through
F. Y Farmer, local representative,
proposed that the council amend the
present fire laws so as TO provide in
addition TO the existing penalty. SO
to $50 fine. that anyone who violates
CITY fire prevention laws. shall pay
all expenses incurred by the fire de-
partment in extinguishing the blaze
Mr.. Farmer presented to the council
an ordinance amending the existing
fire marshal ordinance so as TO pro-
vide the additional penalty. The
amount OF costs and expenses shall be
fixed by the fire marshal. il is set
forth, and shall be assessed in all
cases where fire originates through
the criminal intent or careIessness OF
the occupant Of the place visited by
the flames.
The ordinance was referred 10 the
council as a whole.
Contagious Cases Are -.
twenty-five cases OF contagious dis
ease remained in the city wednesday.
according to the health Departments
report for the week ending that day,
as follows Scarlet fever, TWO. ty-
phoid, Il. diphtheria, four; chicken
pox, two. whooping cough. three
There were 40 births and 81 deaths
the births being Il Americans, IS
Mexicans and one negro and the
deaths. nine Americans q MeXicans
and one negro. Food condemned dur
ing the week was 420 pounds OF meat.
$50 pounds fruit and vegetables. 1900
pounds seafOOds and one hog Persons
having heads washed and clipped were
EOS
Sanitary commissioner l. D. Hullum
reported having hauled during the
week 5S1.7OO pounds Of garbage. 102.-
600 pounds Of ashes and 5000 pounds
manure