El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-17
PASSES STREET
CLOSING LAW
Council Arranges for Mayor
to Call Election to De
eide on Subway.

The city council at its meeting
Thursday morning passed on its final
reading the ordinance providing for
the closing of part of Chihuahua
street, Main street, Durango street
and portions OF alleys running
through blocks IS and IS. Mills map
Of FL Paso.
Mayor Charles Davis will name a
date for the holding of an election
/ by the citizens of FL Paso for the
Z purpose Of determining whether they
Z viii ratify the ordinance
II the ordinance is ratified then
those streets viii be temporarily
closed and the railroad crossings on
/ Main street south Of the end CT
I Buchanan street will be permanently
closed.
Should the voters ratify the closing
OF the streets and alleys, the Il Paso
{ * southwestern and the Southern Pa
cific railroads will sink their tracks
and build a subway on the right
OF way at the E p. & 5. W. through
the city. This subway viii be built
at an expense to the two railroad
companies of approximately $1,000
ments.
Mayor Charles Davis stated after
the meeting OF council that he would
probably set the date of the election
some time during the early part OF
Deaths Exceed Births 40.
There were 20 deaths and 30 births
10 the report Of the health depart
ment to the council OF the deaths
there were A Mexicans. p Americans
and two negroes. There We're -
AeNican children born during the
week and six Americans
There were k5 Of rOrf D c-5orrz
diseases, Of this number there were
81 cases Of measles, ten cases of scar
let fever ard five cases of chicken
poX- There is only one case Of small
pex and no case of typhus fever. &C
cOrding to the report
The department condemned more
than 1000 pounds of fruits. vegetables
and meat There was a total of 1900
fruit stands, meat markets and res
taurants inspected The department
also inspected 1904 head Of cattle.
hogs and sheep during the week
During the past week there was
total Of 675.60O pounds of garbage
hauled. by the scavenger department.
according TO the report of Thomas
German, commissioner.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the com
mittee on health and sanitary were
that Of \. n. Rheinheimer to con-
struct a sewer to lot &c. block &C.
East III GdSO dOQlllOlr ana OF herman Z
Andreas for sewer extension to block
II, Franklin Heights addition.
The petitions OF the Great Western 4
Oil company for permission to in5Ial T.
gasoline tanks at zoos and iii South /
Santa Fe street were referred TO the /
committee on police, fire and build I
ingS
A petition Of property owners for I
permission to construct a spur track /
along the alley running through 1
blocks 80, so. 81. 50. Bassett addition, /
was referred to the council as a whole. I
The petition Of school trustees for 4
Improvement of the grounds near the /
high school was referred to the streets 4
and park committee.
Passes Parking Ordinances.
The following ordinances assessing
the cost of paving the streets against
the property owners were placed on .
their first reading:
Octavia street from the south line of
the alley north of Texas street to the
north line Of San Antonio; Bassett
avenue from the west line OF Piedras
street to the east line OF Cotton
avenue.
The ordinance to improve Ange
street from the alley north OF Texas
street TO Magoffin avenue was tabled.
owing 10 protests by property owners