El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-03
TICKET OFFICES .JITNES STOP At.
WILL Be CLOSED.STEVENS STREET.
Ordinance Passed Gives
Street Cars Their Streets;
Moves Terminus.

The jitne regulating ordinance
which viii take the nickel cars from
their present terminus 10 one on Main
street. between san Jacinto plaza
and the g. II. * S. =. railroad tracks,
and which viii entirely eliminate all
trips Of the cars beyond Stevens
street and to Fort Bliss, was passed
by unanimous vote Of members OF the
city council present at their weekly
meeting Thursday. Alderman F. B.
Simmons. detained at home through q
severe cold. was the only member Of
the board absent
The ordinance. which had been the
subject Of q public hearing at which
j. L. Sweeney. speaking for the 1ltne
owners. and judge j. NJ GOEgIn,
speaking for the street car company.
in a general way takes jitue busses
from all streets on which car lines are
operated. BY making the terminus Of
the iltne lines stevens street, which
is not quite the city limits. the ordi-
nance puts an end 10 trips 10 Fort
Bliss. While the city has no jurisdic-
tiOn beyond its own limits, il has
power 10 prevent the jitnes from
reaching the city limits. and this
measure was taken in the ordinance
May Fence in Tracks
Members Of the council are under
stood TO be considering a plan for
building q wire fence along the rail-
road track on Main street, in order TO
obviaue any danger from trains that
passengers Of the jirnes might be sub
Jected to In boarding or aliShtiug
from the nickel conveyances.
The penalty for violating the new
ordinance is $500 fine. with a forfeit
ure Of the license. II any jitne opera
tor IS convicted twice in six months.
Cuts out Secluded Drinking.
Another step in the plan of the city
council TO clean I'D the CITY was
taken in the passing of an ordinance
AT this meeting making il illegal for
the owner, manager or any .emuI0ye Of
saloon. restaurant or other public
eating place 10 serve or allow TO be
drunk any alcoholic drinks in any
DuoIn or other secluded place therein.
Reports Firemeu's Election.
a communication from J. B. Badger.
secretary Of the volunteer ffremeu. in
FORMED the council that at a meeting
Dec. Il, 1917, the following officers
were elected: Ed Kneezeu. presi-
dent; ". H Austin, J. H Nations. C..
A. Newman, Dr. G. Il. Higgins W. T.
Lowe, vice presidents; John T. SulIi-
van. first assistant chief; F. ".
hlefer, second assistant; II. j. Holland.
treasurer; T. 3. Badger. secretary:
Victor Carusso, Ben Levy. Fred
Greenwood. II kneu r.. Warren.
James /. Mari. r. ". kiefer. F. *.
Bait H ". Broaddus. George r. Lee
Baron, Otis C.. Coles, H T. Mckinney.
j. F. Coles and p ". Norton fire
men police. Thanks for quarters at
the new fire station furnished Tor the
volunteers was also conveyed
Receives Health Report.
The report Of the health department
for The week ending Wednesday
showed: Deaths. %. including y
Americans. 10 NIexicaus and four ne
groes; births SO. including 1S Ameri-
cans and 20 MeXicans; 20 remaining
cases of contagious disease. four
measles, two scarlet fever. eight
typhoid fever. three diphtheria and
three chicken pox; 5sa pounds Of meat
and three cows and one hog con-
demned during the week.
Sanitary commissioner 7. D. Huilum
reported having had hauled during
the week 615, 900 pounds of garbage.
los, 600 pounds ashes and $4,000 pounds
manure