El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-25
BUYERS
GET CITY BONDS
Sweet, Causey, Tester &
Co., Pay Highest Price
Recorded in Texas.

W itn - bids opened before the city
council and representatives from as
many firms present for the purchase
of the S255,OO0 worth Of city bonds at
the regular meeting of the council
Thursday morning. the highest price
ever paid for bonds in the state of
Texas. either county or city. was re-
corded when the bid Of Sweet. Causey.
Foster co. Of Denver. Colo of
s9205.50 was accepted
As was expected. the bidding was
close, with the successful amount but
S4S6.S0 above the second bid that OF
James n Wright & Co, of $S71S-10-
1915 Census Saves Interest.
In commenting on the sale, mayor
Tom Lea said:
The price received should he
source of satisfaction to every citizen.
1t shows that = condition exists in
our city that makes its paper much
sought after by bond buyers. The fact
that the bonds are four and one half
instead Of five is a result of the special
census taken last year and which was
initiated by the chamber of commerce
Many persons thought that the census
was a needless expense and should not
have been taken, but much credit is
due the active members of the cham
Der OF commerce who requested that the
census be taken. Every community
has both types Of citizens. those VINO
see an opportunity and take advantage
IF il and those who do not believe in
any forward step; but FL Paso has
been fortunate in having the first type
in the majority. in all matters that
affect her present and future
Names of Bidders.
The companies bidding for the bonds
and their bids were: Sweet, Causey,
Foster & Co. OF Denver, ss2oS-So'
James y Wright & Co. OF Denver,
SS7lS.70. Commerce Trust Co. of Kan
sas City. .SSe25: Security Trust & saw
ings Bank Of Fl Paso, S1Sss.IS' Este
brook & Co. of Boston, Mass, SIseS-
Kaufman. smith, Emmett & Co S4l2e-5O
Texas Bank and Trust Co, OF FL Paso,
S7293. Field Richards * Co. of Gin
Kansas City. No. s7140; J. r. Suther-
lin. Of Kansas City, S4O11. First Ma
tional Bank of FL Paso. $1,000; Mis-
sfssippi Valley Trust Co. OF st LOUIS,
s61O3; Curtis Manning Co. of FL Paso.
S51O2 and $1,000: Cummins. Pruden q
Co Of Toledo. SiS53; TillOtsOn & Wal
colt Co. of Cleveland 1877; Joe ker-
National Bank Il and premium $40
December Fire Loss S1O.249.
The report Of the fire department Ior
the month of December showed an esti-
mated loss from fire OF SlO.24s-Se; re-
shifting from 10 alarms Five ialse
alarms were rung in during the month,
while nine fires were caused from I'M
known causes. Oil stoves caused Iour
fires and hot ashes and the burning
out of fIues caused three each Christ
mas decorations caused but one fire.
Lighting a fire with the use OF oil
caused but one
In the personnel OF the department,
the report showed % members one on
leave of absence, four designations,
three suspensions. one dismissal ana
three appointments
a. Deaths: 43 Births.
The health department reported that
L mn ~
deaths occurred were A.. against %
births OF the deaths, u were Aneri-
can and 80 Mexican There were II
American babies born. 50 Mexicans and
two negroes.
Contagious Diseases Reduced
The average number OF contagious
diseases was reduced. Measles cases
dropped in number from 81 TO 20; scar
let fever from seven 10 six; smallpox
from six to three: diphtheria from sew
IN TO five, and typhus from six to
The scavenger department reported
that 314 loads OF garbage. with total
OF S95 600 pounds had been disposed OF
during the week ending January L.
Petitions Granted.
Petitions granted were;
Triangle Mercantile company. 10 in
stall a 500 gallon underground gasoline
tank at the corner OF Montana ana
Piedras streets; Galbraith- Foxworth
company. 10 erect lumber sheds on
block 80, cotton addition
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the police. IRE
and building committee Were Long
Lumber company. to erect lumber sheds
on block 81. Cotton addition; ~ u
Cheek & Co. to erect a gasoline filling
station at the corner of Texas and New
man
To the streets and grades committees
Natalie Lopez. TO erect barber pole
at the corner OF Fifth and Stanton
streets.
Estimates Cost of Paving Durango
The engineers estimate OF the cost
of paving Durango street, from i'm
provement district No. to Second
street showed probable cost OF
sSIIO3s. with cost to the city for i'm
proving the intersections of this street
with other streets. at $240-e3- The cost
to property owners with property abut-
ting on said street is estimated a.
S752192.
st. Nrain street accepted
The engineers acceptance of the I'M
provement Of South St Nrain street
and the final estimate OF paving done
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