El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
CITY
SYSTEM IS UP
Council Hears First Read
ing of Plan to Reorganize
Departments.

The ordinance providing for the
entire reorganization Of all city de
/ partments under four heads-public
works, public welfare. public safety
and public finance-was given first
reading at the weekly meeting Of the
mayor md city councilmen Thursday
morning. There had no changes
made yet and the ordinance was read
as prepared by secretary Dewitt a.
Bandeen, Of the Taxpayers associa-
ton. Before final adoption, however.
| the city councilmen have power TO
make any changes they desire
Omits Legal Department.
After the reading Of the ordinance,
mayor Charles Davis asked Mr.. Ban
deem what provision had been made
for the legal department, and he re-
piled that il was purposely omitted
because the city attorney reports 70
the council as a whole In the case
Of the four departments provided for.
the head Of each reports TO the chair
man Of the cOuncilmanic committee in
charge.
To Pave West Main.
An ordinance was introduced pro-
viding for the paving Of West Main
sweet from Missouri to the east line
Of the Hart viaduct. This includes a
bad stretch Of road, which has re-
sisted all attempts at repair for some
time
The following petitions were re-
erred: FL Paso Headlight company.
for permit to store $50 cans OF car
tide at 7O1 Dallas street; Nandervel9
Manufacturing company, to install
~asoline storage tanks at Second and
Kansas streets; Anderson-Filler In
-estment company. for sewer extern
sion TO alley near 1922 Grant avenue;
block 80, East FL Paso addition
Estimates On Grading.
The final estimate Of city engineer
=. NJ Williams for the grading OF
Lowenstein. Randolph and Kerbey
streets. by Lee Moor contracting COM
Dany. showed the cost to be S5G32-10;
and the estimate for the construction
Of the timber culvert at Aurora street
and Park avenue, showed the cost 10
be S4S7.11.
Deaths. Il; Births. 33.
There were Il deaths and So nlrlhs
in FL Paso during the week ending
Wednesday, according TO report
filed by the health department with
the city council. The deaths were 10
Americans. q Mexicans and one
negro, and the births were seven
Americans. % Mexicans and one
negro There were IS remaining cases
Of contagious disease in the city. SAID
the report, as follows: Two scarlet
fever, one smallpox. nine typhoid fe-
yer, two diphtheria. one iufantlle
paralysis and three WhOoping cough
Much Food Condemned.
Food condemned during the week
included $50 pounds Of meat, 20
pounds OF fruit and vegetables and 20 /
pounds Of sea foods. and inspectors T
working with the health department ]
made four arrests, with conviction IN
each case
The report Of sanitary commits I
sioner L d. Hullum showed lS5-SuO ]
pounds of refuse matter hauled dur
ing the week.
Sewer Costs S1O.617.
City engineer B. Il Williams re-
ported that the total cost Of work and .
material furnished By W. C Stewart J.
in building the Government Hill
sewer was S10.61Z90, Of which So
S17.6S was paid at the time Of the first
estimate. The amount due now IS I
S2.207.54, Is percent Of the total be-
ing withheld as a guaranty fund.
The ordinance changing the. hour /
for sweeping sidewalks in the BUSH I
ness district from to $50 o'clock in /
the morning was adopted on second !
reading
Petition Referred and Granted.
A petition Of J. s. Calhoun for per 4
nit to install a gasoline tank at Sec ]
ond and Kansas streets was referred, h
while that Of D. s Rosewald, for per- ]
init TO construct a sewer from the rear
Of 2O9 san Antonio street TO connect I
with the line on Mesa avenue, was
granted