El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
To OPEN BIDS
ON FIRE HOUSE
New Station to Be Con
tracted; Council Is to Con
slider Hospital Work.

The city council at its Thursday
: meeting did not open bids for the con-
struction of the new central fire sta
ton 10 be erected at Overland and
3 Campbell streets. The bids viii be
! opened and the contract awarded
within the next few days. it was said.
modern in the west
The city council and county commits
/ sioners will meet Friday morning at
1890 o'clock at the council chambers
Tor the purpose Of discussing plans to
construct four isolation wards at the
county hospital These wards are to be
constructed within a short distance of
the main building and a tentative
agreement has been reached between
the city and county officials whereby
, they are to be paid for and operated
Jointly at the expense of both the city
and county
May share In Expense.
At this meeting DIT. T. J. McCamant
county health officer. will submit
plans. He has received plans OF similar
buildings in l-rge eastern cities and
has patterned after them. The city
and county officials viii also discuss
the question Of paving the expense Of
caring for destitute persons suffering
from contagious diseases
Petitions Granted.
The council granted the Texas COM
pany permission to construct a gasoline
dlling station at the triangle of Magof-
fin Piedras and Pera streets
II. NOrdwald and company received
permission TO construct loading
platform at Leon and Second street
The petition Of the Western Coffee
company and the Western Wooden
ware company for an arc light at the
intersection OF Anthony and Stanton
streets was granted.
To Pave AlamOgOrdO.
There being no protests. an ordinance
providing for the paving of Alamo
gOrdO street between Piedras and
Stevens was placed on its first reading
The paving of Los Angeles street.
from California to Epson, was accepted
and the maintenance bond approved.
The petition of the Hines Lumber
company for permission to construct a
spur track across an alley in the rear
Of their property. block g. Cotton addi-
ton. was granted.
March Fires $3.50 Loss.
Fires during the month OF March
caused a loss OF S52,370. according to
the report OF fire chief John ". Wray
10 the city council THURSDAY There
were - alarms answered by the de-
partment during the month. The
buildings were valued at SI61.455 and
Ike contents at s14f.727. The insurance
Snd buildings and contents totaled
Contagious Disease Cases, 90.
There were 20 deaths and 81 births
during the past week in the city. ac-
cOrdinE to the report Of the health de-
partment. OF the births nine were
Americans and IS Mexicans OF the
deaths L were Americans. 50 Mexi-
cans, Two negroes and one Chinaman.
There are % cases Of contagious
disease in the city. During the week
So cases were dismissed Measles con-
tinues heading the list. there being 80
cases There are is cases of chicken
pox. one typhus and two smallpox
cases
The department inspected 1872 head
OF cattle and hogs during the week.
4 total Of S45 restaurants. dairy wag-
ons. diaries. slaughter houses. veEe-
table stands. etc. were inspected
There were 1900 pounds Of meat and
fish condemned.
The report OF Thomas German. sanf-
tary commissioner. showed that dur
ing the week total OF 756. 400 pounds