El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-11
.BANDEEN' SP[AN
NOW A CITY LAW
Council Passes Ordinance,
Which, It Is Claimed,
Will Save Money.


istrative departments. prepared by
secretary Dewitt a. Bandeen Of the
Taxpayers association. and changed
in a minor particular by members Of
the city council is now part Of the
laws of the city Of FL Paso. having
been passed on final reading at the
weekly meeting Thursday morning Of
the mayor and council
The ordinance, which. its creators
claim. viii save about 5000 a year
in salaries alone. Will 20 into effect
as soon as convenient" which was
taken to mean as soon as the mayor
can reorganize the aldermanic COM
mittees to conform to the new plan Of
operation
Creates -Four Departments.
All city work is divided by the
ordinance into four departments, pub
lie works, public welfare, public
finance and public safety. Each will
be under the supervision OF a cOuu-
cilmanic committee.
In the department Of public works.
which will be governed by a super
intendent. directly responsible to the
committee will be the divisions of
waterwOrl1s. sanitation. construction
and repairs, clerical service. shops
and corrals and engineering, each in
charge Of foreman or someone in
that capacity
How Divisions VIII Report.
Divisions Of health. parks and gen
eral charity functions viii compose
the department Of public welfare,
which Will be responsible TO another
aldermanic committee.
In the department OF finance viii
be divisions OF assessment and tax
collection, treasury, auditing and sup
plies This department, too, viii work
under committee.
The department OF public safety
VIII include police. fire and traffic
divisions. all subserVient TO an alder
manic committee.
SimmOns's Suggestion Adopted.
The minor change made by the
council was done at the suggestion of
alderman +. B. Simmons, who thought
the collection OF garbage. placed in
the department of sanitation. should
be correlated in some way with the
health department It was decided
that the city health officer act as an
advisor to the superintendent Of pu6-
lie works in this matter.
It was also decided that the city
clerk be made the head Of the division
of audits and accounts, and as such
lie empowered 70 audit all claims.
cOuntersign all warrants and all pur-
chase orders, before the purchases
are made
Gives Underground Permit.
Permit was granted the Western
Union Telegraph company TO install an
underground wire system over several /
miles OF city streets, including chiefly I
Stanton street from the international I
bridge 10 san Antonio. san Antonio (
TO South FL PasO; the four streets sur /
rounding the block containing the 4
First National Bank building, and
San T'r1 urfe~o Gf~naT from Dfnwaa-t
plaza TO the union depot An indem- 4
nifty bond in the sum OF $1,000 was I
made by the telegraph company. in {
surfing that the street pavement I
would be restored after the wires
were laid
Grants Petitions.
The ordinance granting the Texas
( Pacific a franchise TO construct a
rack in the alley between san An
-onio and Olive streets was finally
adopted.
Permits TO install gasoline tanks
we're granted the Vandevelt Manufae-
uring company and j. s Calhoun, the
-anks 10 be at Second and Kansas
streets.
Vital Race Is Even.
II FL Paso's population changed in
number during the week ending We'd
lesday evening. births and deaths
had nothing TO do with it. for there
were So Of each during that period,
as shown by the health departments
report. filed with the council Thurs
lay morning However, the male
population increased by the three and
the females decreased TO the same ex-
tent There were IL male births and
L. deaths, with the same figures re-
yersed for the other sex. Still an
Dther coincidence is found in the re-
port in that there were 10 American
births and the same number Of
American deaths. The Mexican pop
1lation lost one member. having .
leaths as against p births. The re-
birth was a negro.
Contagious Cases -.
There were % cases OF contagious
disease remaining in the city az titR
time Of the report, as follows; "
lhoid fever, 10; scarlet fever. ,:
small pox. /; diphtheria, 4 whooping
Food condemned during the week
was 195 pounds OF meat, IS pounds
.ruit and vegetables, eight pounds
5eafoods. one bull and three gallons
IF ice cream The number Of per-
sons bathed and having their cloth
ng disinfected was 70
Reports Garbage Removed.
Sanitary commissioner L D. Hui
Turing the week a total Of $50, so
pounds of refuse. Of which all was
garbage except $1,000 pounds, which /
vas ashes and manure.
City engineer 3. N. Williams filed
} report accepting the paving OF An
-hony street from Station TO over
and The cost was as follows. From
property holders. S3,124-S4i from city,
i12L1S.
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