El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
COUNCIL GRANTS
MANY PETITIONS
Alderman O'Connor Pre-
sides in Absence of Mayor,
Off on Vacation.

Alderman J. P. OConnor, acting
mayor. presided at the regular week
~ meeting of the city council Thurs
day morning, during the absence of
mayor Charles Davis. who is spend
ing three weeks vacation at Cloud
croft.
! The council granted a number of
petitions of property owners for
sewer extensions in the various new
additions. Work in extending these
sewer mains will be started at once.
( The following petitions we're granted
] G. p. Putnam. for sewer extension 70
alley fetween Myrtle and Bassett. be-
ginning at Dallas; Pitman, Storms
Pltman, for sewer extension TO BLOCK
81, Bassett addition: J. H. Cound. for
sewer extension 20 1922 Lebanon
! street; J. W Phillips, for sewer eX-
I tension to block ia. East FL Paso
Mt Franklin Fuel and Feed company
/ for sewer extension to Piedras and
Durango. James L Mari and COM
I %" Haynes subdivision. Property
{ owners for the obstruction OF a spur
I track across the alley running
through blocks 40 to 50 Bassett ad-
dition; residents to have California
street graded from Circle to Wright
avenue; property owners to have Wy
oming graded between Cotton nd
Piedras.
Street Work Bids Received.
Bids for the excavating and grad
ing of High street betN cen Mesa and
Florence and Arizona in Golden Hill
were received: also bids for grading
Lowenstein, Randolph and Kerbey
streets. No action was taken by the
council
Bids for paving Bassett avenue be-
rfr.a
cepted and an ordinance directing the
work to start at once adopted
Bids were also accepted for paving
OctaVia street from Sar Antonio TO
the alley on North Texas and an or
dinance adopted directing the work
to be started Bids were accepted for
the Improvement Of Alan 1gordO from
Piedras to Stevens avenue.
Deaths Exceed Births.
Deaths again exceeded births in the
weekly race according 10 the report OF the
health department. showing IS deaths TO
81 births. OF the deaths only six were
Americans, 50 were Mexicans and two
negroes There were 1s Mexican births
There are but IS cases OF contagious
disease. the smallest number during the
present year Measles continue TO lead the
list with Is cases There is no smallpox
or typhus fever in the city.
The health department condemned 1900 I
pounds Of meat. fruit. vegetables and pOul- /
ny during the week A total OF $50 Nege- /
table wagons, slaughter houses. diaries and I
meat markets were Inspected
The report OF L d. Hullum, sanitary |
commissioner. showed that during the 4
week there was a total OF 7sl.sO0 pounds /
OF garbage hauled
Petitions Filed and Referred.
The following petitions were referred TO /
the committee on police. fire and building /
.Vondeveld Manufacturing company. for /
permission TO erect a gasoline filing sta ]
ton at 212 Piedras street; Texas Tailoring 4
& Cleaning company. for permission to /
install a gasoline tank az 81 Texas.
The following petitions were referred TO /
the committee on streets and parks
Property owners TO grade and level an 4
alley running through block B, Stevens /
additions: Home builders. for an arc light /
at River and Noble streets
Spur Track Ordinances Passed
A franchise ordinance was passed per- /
hitting the WOrsham. Palm & Single i
ton company to construct ia-spur track on i
Mills street
A franchise ordinance was passed I
granting W. G. Roe and II. L Birney per /
mission to construct a spur track on First
street