El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-28
To TEAR DOWN
MORE 'SHACKS'
Continue Cleanup of Chi
huahuita, Recommend
ed For Health.

Scores of adobe shacks, ''jacales" and
other buildings in Chihuahua have
been condemned by N \. Comstock,
chief Of the building department; DR..
Hugh White, chief Of the health de-
partment, and r. d. Deason. city fire
marshal, in a report submitted Thurs
day morning 70 the city council. The
recommendation was approved by the
council and the tenants Will be at
once notified to vacate and the struc-
lures will be RACED. This action was
taken upon the recommendation of
the health department as a precautiOn
against epidemics of disease and TO
better facilitate the sanitation of the
lower part of the city.
The petition of d. y. Cross for a
sewer connection 10 2s0l Lebanon
street was referred to the committee
on health and sanitation
viii Hear Paving Protests.
The council adopted a resolution
setting July 20 as the day to hear
protests from property owners on the
paving of Mills street. between Dallas
and Palm. The estimate of the city
engineer for the cost of paving the
street was adopted.
The estimate of the work done by
the FL PasO Bitulithic company from
Eighth to 18th streets was approved.
At tuElnc acceptance OF the paw
ing Of Octavia street from San An
tonic to the alley north of Texas
street was approved.
McGhee Named Building Inspector.
Upon motion of W. G. Jolly, mayor
Charles Davis appointed Percy Nc
Chez, Jr., building inspector to sue
coed n A. COmstock. who has re-
signed to take effect July 1.
Council authorized W. 2. B. AIcSain.
city collector and assessor, TO ask
The Herald and Times for bids for
the publishing Of the delinquent tax
roll This amounts to an expenditure
10 the city Of approximately $500 an
nually.
May Fire Loss S353S.
During the month OF may there were
a total OF As fires. according TO the
report submitted to council by fire
chief John W. Wray. The estimated
loss was S373s.3S. The value OF the
buildings was 53.5O5, and the con-
tents S40.S70. Insurance carried
amounted TO $4,000 Defective flues,
short circuits and spontaneous COM
huston caused the largest number of
the fires.
seventy Deaths in Week.
There was a total of 20 deaths dur
ing the past week. according to the
health report This is one of the
largest death lists of the present
year Sixty-One of the deaths were
MeNicans and only nine Americans.
There were SIX Americans born, nine
Mexicans and two negroes During
the week there were % cases of conta-
gious DISEASE Of which nine were
measles and four ScaFlet fever.
The health department condemned
500 pounds Of meat and 80 gallons OF
milk and ice cream There was a to-
tai Of 304O restaurants, fruit stands
and meat markets inspected by this
department during the week and GIL
head Of cattle.
\ total Of 49, 500 pounds of garbage
was hauled during the week by the
the report Of I. d. Hullum, sanitary
commissioner.
Two Ordinances Adopted.
An ordinance amending an ordi- /
nance entitled 'ian ordinance prOvid-
ing for building inspector and fixing
his salary" was adopted. This amend I
ment provides that the council shall I
name a building inspector who has Z
either had experience as an architect I
or as a practical builder.
A franchise ordinance was passed I
granting the Southwestern Fuel and /
Feed company the right to construct a |
spur track across Stevens avenue
Petitions Referred.
The petition OF property owners to /
pave Anthony street from the south 4
line OF Stanton TO the north line of 4
west Overland was referred to the 4
council as q whole.
The petition Of J. A. Krakauer for I
permission TO keep three saddle /
horses and two colts in a barn in the /
500 block on Rio Grande street. was /
referred to the committee on health .
and sanitation
The A. NJ E church filed a petition
asking the city to grade the lots in the /
rear Of the church. The lots will be
used as Fairgrounds for the children.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and grades
MeSain Asks Vacation.
William P B. McSain, city tax COL
.ector and assessor, filed a petition
Tor three weeks vacation during the
month OF July. The petition was re-
ferred 10 the ssouncil as a whole.
Franklin brothers filed a petition
for permission TO repair a building al
sos Mills street, recently damaged bv
fire The petition was referred TO the
council as a whole.