El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-12
STREET CLOSING VOTE CALLED FOR

Z panies viii at once start work IN COL
structinS the subway.
Grants Three Gasoline Stations.
At the morning session Of the council
the petition Of the Buquor Motor com
pany to install a gasoline tank at SO
Mesa avenue was granted Council also
granted a petition of the Texas com
pany 10 install a gasoline tank at Mesa
/ and Wyoming. The petition Of the Rio
Grande Oil company TO install a 500 gal
lon gasoline tank at MagoLfin and
7 Ochoa streets was granted.
Moro street Paving Planned.
No protests being offered. the council
placed on first reading ordinances pro
vidinE for the paving OF the following
streets North St Nraln- between
! MagOffin and alley, block 2e7 Camp
bell addition; North Florence, Magoffin
TO Mills; North Ochoa, san Antonio to
Mills; North Virginia, Olive TO Mills;
. Cliff. from FL Paso 10 Ange; River,
Noble 10 St Erain- \ protest was made
I against the paving OF the intersection
OF Alameda and Piedras. block 46 Bas-
sett addition, by the property owners.
Ask Boost For 1918 Convention.
A letter was received by the council
from Miss Jessie T. ). Mcdonald, cor
responding secretary Of the FL Paso
County Graduate Nurses association.
asking the mayor TO write q letter and
use his influence IN securing for FL
PasO the 1913 convention OF the Texas
state Nurses association The asso-
citation announced II was sending a
delegate 10 the convention 70 work for
FL Paso as the 1913 meeting place. The
council authorized the mayor to write
the letter
Complain Nexfcans UDderbid Them
A protest was filed with the council
from the grain and feed dealers Of
East El Paso against hfexicans being
allowed to use vacant lots 10 sell hay
and grain The dealers state that they
are compelled 10 rent stores and ware
houses 10 sell their products and are
being underbid by the Mexicsns who
pay no rentals.
Accepts Street Paving.
On recommendation Of city engineer
J. y Gladding, the council accepted the
paving of South Campbell from the
south line Of improvement district No.
I 20 the north line of Fourth street and
Improvement district No. TO the north
line OF Tenth street. The work was
done by the FL PasO Bitulithic company.
Estimates Bassett Street Cost
The city engineer estimated the cost
Of paving Bassett avenue from the west
line OF Piedrss street to the east line
of Cotton 1t S47.S4S. The cost to the
city in improving the intersections and
alleys viii be s6425.74, and the cost to
the railroad companies S4S4S-12-
Deaths s.; Births SO.
During the past week there were So
deaths and SO births in FL Paso. ac-
cording 20 the report OF the health de-
partment, submitted TO the council. OF
the deaths Is were Americans. -
MeLicaus. one negro and one Chinaman.
There were nine American births and
- Msxicans.
There are 81 cases OF contagious dis
eases in the city. the report shows. OF
this number a are measles. five scar
let fever and eight chickenpox. There
are no cases Of typhus fever in the
city.
There were ss2.70o pounds OF gar
bage hauled by the scaveuger depart
ment during the past week. according
20 the report Of Thomas German. sani-
Lary commissioner
Petitions Referred.
The petition Of William Sieb1e FOR g, /
permit 10 erect an electric sign at ga
South Stanton street was referred 70
the committee on police, fire and build |
mgs.
The Fisk Rubber company filed 2 !
petition asking permission 70 erect Al
ornamental electrolier in front OF sos {
Mesa avenue. The petition vas referred |
10 the streets and grades committee.
The petition OF z. Finette 10 install I
4 five barrel gasoline tank 2 { 40S South I
stanton street, was referred to the !.
committee on police, fire and build !
ing
The petition OF the AIayfieId Build I
ing and Improvement company for sew
er extension TO lots Il and Is. block %. /
East FL Paso addition, was referred to l
The committee on water and sanitary.