El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-11
GOES;
WILL SAVE FUEL
Council Instructs Street Car
Company; State Board
Requests Action.

hC1 uODGo EACGlO1l.
Beginning saturday morning the
skip stop system will be in effect on
all the street car lines in the city Of
El Paso- An order TO this effect was
issued by the city council Thursday.
when John NJ Wyatt, o. j. Binford
and H. B. Stevens. Of the local fuel
administration, appeared at the regu-
lar meeting and informed the council
that the state fuel administration had
requested that the skip stop system
be installed in every city in the state.
1Ir. Stevens explained that the
change would effect a fuel saving of
Q TO II per cent. It was specifically
explained that the stops be rs fol-
lows; Eight per mile. OF $50 feet
apart. I'm the business districts. six
per mile. Of $50 feet apart fin the
residence sections. and four per mile,
Of 1920 feet apart. in the open coun-
try No section OF the city would be
considered open country. except the
smelter precinct. II was said.
Instructs Manager Potter.
The council instructed manager TT.
s Potter. Of the street car company
20 put the new system in use at once
and submit revised schedules TO the
local fuel administration for approval
In a statement Wednesday after
noon- mayor Charles Davis explained
that when the council recently in
structed the car company to discon-
unue the skip stop plan, there was
no Information that the government
desired the plan as a means Of fuel
saving.
Trying to Please Passengers.
There were several other matters
relating TO the car company before
the council One was in the form Of
a petition signed by the mayor him
self and merchants along Stanton and
san Antonio streets. requesting that
the car company resume the runniuE
or Fort Bliss cars via Stanton and
san Antonio streets. instead Of cut
tins off via Mills
we rerouted the line 20 give the
passengers the best service and not
70 please the merchants said ar.
Foller- What we are trying 20 do
IS 20 bring the people from the OUT
lEing districts I'm the quickest pos
slole way- The rerOuting cut off
about half mile and saved about
five minutes on a run"
WIN Mayor Run AenIns
ITS like me as mayor trying %
81 tlsfy two factions" said the mayor.
We had hard time doing it, II
ever run FOR mayor again 7 hope
lnere VIII be good opposition and
no combination of factions"
me petition was referred by the
action next THURSDAY
Paving Waits New Rails.
a petition signed by Mrs. Laura J.
Bond. requesting that the street car
company he required TO pave IT'S
tracks on HuecO street. the people
there having had the street itself
paved, was referred to the public
works committee Mr. Potter stated
TO reporter that the company would
pave the tracks as soon as 10 could
secure shipment Of new rails Tor the
tracks there II is difficult 10 secure
shipments at this time. he added
To Move Street Light
4 commentator by alderman
B. simmons. adopted by the council.
was to the effect that the street hght
q Iul1rosa and san Marcial streets
ne moved to AlamoEOrd0 and san
and that at Grama and TuIa-
{ osa be moved 10 Alamosord0 and Ce-
AEnln-t Politics in Police.
As president OF the civil service Z
commission. Mr.. Wyatt informed the .
council that the commission had tax I
en- stand against camDafEuing by I
police officers for certain candidates I
There was evidence that one DO I
lice officer had distributed cards on T
behalf OF a candidate" he said The Q
issued peremDtory de- ]
mand that the police have nothing 20 Z
10 with political activities. We had /
the chief 20 issue an order that there F.
be no talking Of politics. and 20 have I
the whole department meet az 8 7
o'clock tomorrow TO hear a talk bv I
llaury Kemp with reference to police Z
mixing i'm politics"
Meetings on Square Allowed.
Two petitions for use Of Cleveland Z
square were granted as follows. !
Hobby campaign committee evening I
lt July %. court house candidates.
evening Of July a.
The MAYOR announced that the ]
health department is exceeding its +
budget and the council would prob i
ably have 10 eliminate some jobs in D
hat department He added that any
1tner department exceeding the Z
budget would meet the same fate
CONTAGIOUS Cases. -.
The weekly report OF the health de-
lartment showed deaths. %. being /
Our Americans. 81 Levicans and two I
legroes- births. 50. being 10 Amerf-
ans and p AeNicans- contagious dis
'ase cases remaining, three measles
three scarlet fever. two SMALLPOX.
our typhoid fever. two dfphtherfe
md = whooping cough. total. o.
food condemned was 424 pounds meat I
md one COW SIX new toilets were
Installed and 80 old adobe rooms
we're torn down. the report showed
sanitary commissioner T. 70. Hull I
UNI reported that his department
landed during the week 572q00
rounds garbage. $1,000 pounds ashes
md $4,000 pounds manure