El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-11
SUIT TIES UP
STREET PAVING
Davis Street Pavement in
Allegiance; San Antonio
Street Lighting.


Merchants on West San Antonio
street are complaining because the
city has failed to pave Davis street,
between San Francisco and san An
tonic. near the union depot, and be-
cause the street railway company has
failed to put in electric street lights
along the thoroughfare. although
signed for many months ago.
We signed for electric lights more
than a year ago" said J. W. Kirk
men Of the street, yet we have been
unable to get the lights. The paving
has been signed for on Davis street
for many months Ionger-it was
signed for long before many streets
that have since been paved"
Why Paving Is Delayed.
investigation was started by The
Herald as to the cause Of the delays
heirs Of the late George Look over
title to a piece Of property forming
part Of Davis street is the cause of
the delay in putting down the paving.
George Look sued the city before
his death" said city attorney J. II.
McBroom, for possession Of a piece
Of property used in widening Davis
street from the union station to West
san Antonio street. Naturally while
this is in litigation, it could not
care to lay the paving. of course. and
II Mr.. Looks heirs gain title to the
property they would not care to pave
it. We think we have the case about
settled, as II is up on appeal now and
ought to be decided N q few days.
As soon as this is decided. the paving
viii 90 on This litigation is all that
IS holding up the paving W H
Brophy OF Bisbee. who owns pro perty
adjoining that in dispute with Mr
Look declines m SIGN for
until the Look case is settled This
makes IL impossible to carry out the
work at present"
Business Men Willing to Pay.
Replying to Mr.. McBroom, Mr.. Kirk
patrick said: Mr.. McBrOom has told
US that the paving was being held up
because OF this litigation, but we have
told him TO go ahead with the paving
and we will guarantee it. ] have sent
him a letter to this effect. The prop
erty owners on san Antonio street, in I
order TO get Davis street paved would
be willing to bear all the cost OF this
paving. The city need have nothing
to do with it, If the city viii order
the street paved. I guarantee that the /
business men OF West san Antonio I
street viii pay for paving the Look I
property That viii be a matter be- ]
tween the business men of West san I
Antonio street and the Bitulithic COM Z
pany- Mr.. BrOphy's objection to sign
ing is. understand. based only on the I
understanding that the Look property
viii not be paved. If we pave the
Look property, I am certain Mr.. Bro
ply VIII be willing to sign"
Potter Ready to Put in Lights.
There must be some mistake
said II. s Potter general manager
Of the electric street railway company.
relative TO the statement that his
had refused to put in the
! Ant 10,
street NO contract for such lights 4
has been placed with US We are
ready to do business any time. pro-
vldlns we can get the iron poles The
chances are that we could not get
them for several months and if we
could the cost would be very high
The West san Antonio street mer-
chants have discussed lights with us
but no contract has ever been signed
has been said TO US lately
about the lights and I supposed the
matter had been dropped temporarily
I viii be very glad to take il up with
the merchants and nut in the lights
as soon as possible II they want them
tract 10 cover the cost"
seventh street Paving
Certain property owners on Seventh
street have also complained OF late
because Of the failure Of the city TO
have paving put down on that street
although the work is signed up. and
they cite that other pavement has
been laid since this was contracted
for. Some have declared that il
looked peculiar that oil other streets
signed W. for navino had been paved
-cept Seventh and Davis. both Of
them occupied by street car tracks 3
md The Herald has been asked if the
fact that the car tracks occupied
these streets was any reason why the
'aying had been allowed to lag. It
is officially explained in municipal
circles that the Seventh street paw
ing is held up because the matter OF
storm drainage for the lower mart of
the city is unsettled and it is deemed
wise not to spend money for paving
Seventh street until the drainage
scheme is perfected as IL might be
necessary later TO tear M the pave
nent It is further explained that
mud under present conditions.