El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
Cars, JitneS,
PaUing, Form
CONnCiLMatter
Manager of Trolleys States
Difficult To Meet New
Law At Once.

At the regular Thursday
meeting Of the city council the priu-
cipal business was the passage Of the
ordinance introduced by alderman W.
T. Griffith regulating the service Of
the street cars. acceptance Of the bid
Of the bithulithic company to pave
Copia street. the appointment OF a
committee to investigate the merits
Of claims for street improvements and
lighting in and near Richmond Ter
race and discussing the matter Of
regulation OF the Fort Bliss line Of
jitney service previously overlooked,
it was said
Head Carman Appears.
A. II. Warren, manager OF the street
car company, appeared before the
council and explained that to put the
service required By this ordinance
into full effect at once would be dir
ficult as he was short Of men for the
cars; that he was selecting men care
fully and could have them within che
month He also explained that on
the Washington Park line he was put
ting on a better service from $50 p.
m. TO z D. m than the ordinance re-
quired. II was decided not TO push
the company strictly this month. The
ordinance goes into effect on its pub
LEGATION.
bid Is Accepted.
The bid Of the FL PasO bitulithic
company for paving Copia street
from Alameda 10 Bliss street. was ac-
cepted and contract signed therefor,
provides for the following FOR
earth excavation and fill. As cents per
cubic yard, rock excavation. $3.50 per
cubic yard; for light standard btu
lithic. $50 per square yard. includ-
ing five year maintenance bond for
25 percent Of contract. for extra con-
crete I'm place, one part cement and
1-2 parts sand and five parts stone
or gravel $3.50 per cubic yard, for
extra concrete in place, one part ce-
ment. two parts sand and four parts
stone or gravel, SO per cubic yard
for concrete culverts, IS cents ner
lneal foot, concrete curb, 80 cents
per Ineal foot; for all cast iron cul-
verts. corrugated cover plates, street
angles and carriage belts all IN
place, force account plus - cents
The Bltuithic company agreed 10
take 4 L. percent city bonds AZ par,
plus accrued interest. for all intersec-
ton work and pavement.
Discuss the Jifne
The council discussed the matter Of
regulating the jitne line No. 9 20 Fort
Bliss for which trip 25 cents is
charged These jitne owners claim
that they could get the very large
majority OF the service car men who
consent to the former using the old
jitne stand north Of san Jacinto plaza
Complaint was made by service car
men that these cars do not hold TO a
regular line and viii haul people any
where The council expressed a de-
termination to regulate this line and
make ali 5itnes stick TO a certain
line The matter viii come Up at
next meeting
some Other Jitnes.
As to the regulation OF all other
jitne lines for the regulation OF which
an ordinance went into effect January
one months license s5.16 and then all
who wished to continue the service Z
must pay I'D the balance Of the yearly I
license Of $50 or Quit at once.
Score Bad Streets.
A petition signed by 50 residents I
lr taxpayers residing in or adjacent Z
10 Richmond Terrace asked that F.
something be done to relieve them 4
from having TO use such bad streets. .
saying Stevens street particularly. Z
was only q winding road encountered I
BY mesquite and piles Of sand: also. /
hat they were dependent unon the T
ng was needed The mayor appoint 4
I'd aldermen Semple and Simmons to I
20 with the city engineer and meet I
he petitioners for an examination .
II that section at 1880 p. N. Friday
md report TO the council
The city health department reported !
Il deaths for the week ending jan
lary .. OF which Is were Americans 1
md 80 Eexicans. OF these Influenza
vas the cause OF Is, pneumonia Is I
ma tuberculosis s.