El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-06
PROTEST STOPS
C0PIA PAVING
Property Owners Claim
Government Demands Too
Great for the Present.

Mr.. and 5Irs- T. A. Eehrig. two Of
Is siguers Of protests against the paw
ing Of Copia street. appeared in per-
son at the meeting Of the city council
Thursday and declared that. since
American citizens owe the govern
ment full financial support. there
should be no unnecessary paving now
The council passed the paving ordi-
nance on first reading. but decided to
defer final action indefinitely.
The boys over there have worse
roads than that" Mr. Rehrig said, and
his wife added that eve can't buy
bonds and pave streets too
Says People Demand Paving.
-The country has 80 so on normal
ly." acting mayor j. p. O'Couuor said
and IL we stop everything there
won't be money 10 buy bonds or
stamps. However. I want it known
that the council is not anxious 20 do
any paving. but the people i'm some
cases are even fighting us for paw
ing"
The petition of DR.. +. W. Warren.
TO be allowed TO raise a pig in his
back yard. was denied, and BE- was said
incidentally that at the next meeting
Of the council an ordinance regulating
.
standpoint, would be passed
Repairs TO Viaduct.
City engineer Is. N. Williams sub
mftted his acceptance OF repairs to
the smelter viaduct as per contract
the amount being $3.50 Nick Carson
did the work
AR Williams submitted an estimate
on the cost Of paving Noble street
from Nevada street TO alley south Of
River street. showing total Of $63sZ-66
This was adopted by resolution. set
ting July II as date for hearing pro-
tests against the raving.
Assessment ordinance for the paw
ing OF LoeWenstein street. from Mesa
avenue 10 Randolph street, Randolph
street. from Loewenstein street to
Kerby street. and Kerby street from
Randolph street TO HaW thorue street
was adopted, and the city clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids Tor
this paving. which will make am im-
proved route 10 the school of mines.
Births, 80; Deaths, SO.
There were go births and So deaths
during the week ending Wednesday,
the health department report Shove
The births were u Americans and Is
MeXicans. while the deaths were two
Americans and 50 MeEicals- Cou-a-
Eious disease cases remaining were
Is as follows; Six measles. five scar
fever. two diphtheria. two chickeupoN
and II whooping cough. Food con-
demned was $40 pounds of meat and
two hogs
Sanitary COMMISSIONS l. ID Hu--um
reported his department handled dur
ing the week 652.Io0 pounds garbage
$1,000 pounds ashes and $4,000 pounds
manure.
Corral Petitions Received.
Petitions for perm issiou TO main
tain corrals were received as follows;
Young Bros 3203 Alameda avenue,
Fl Paso Bitulithic company. block o.
East FL Paso. Osborn Fuel company.
1881 Texas street; Southwestern Fuel
d Feed company. 1900 East Missouri
street A petition was received from
the reclamation service for permit TO
install gasoline tank az 31S Leon
street All petitions were referred TO
committees
The council members informed Fred
C. Sraudish. recently appointed special
deputy Of the state bureau OF labor
statistics. that they would accord him
every possible assistance iu his work
OF securing laborers from Mexico to
assist IN harvesting Texas crops