El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-20
CITY To KEEP
LABOR BUREAU
City Council Decides To
Appropriate Sum For Its
MAINTENANCE.

The city council. at its regular meet
ing Thursday morning. decided TO
maintain the United States labor en-
ployment bureau for one month The
office has been ordered closed by the
Government on March %, because Of
the failure Of congress 10 appropriate
A sum for the maintenance Of the
service throughout the country This
months maintenance by the city is
merely while making up the annual
budget OF the council for the rs. al
wear. as IL its found that the city can
do so. the office will be maintained
until July l.
VIII Investigate office.
This action was taken THURSDAY
morning. with the understanding that
a committee Of the council viii lnyes-
ticate the office TO see II one salary
can be cut off from the present force
At present the city viii be obligated
TO nav $40 for the month unless IL Is
found that one salary can be cut or
and perhaps some other reduction
Jas. A. Dick, John n Wyatt and
county treasurer A. r. webb appeared
before the council and asked that the
office be maintained until July to
give congress time TO act II was rep
rsented that the office. which has a
/
lowed by the federal government and
can maintain its relationship with all
government offices which may not be
closed, would cost approximately S-uOO
for that time.
Jos. [. Sweeney. as attorney for
Mrs. Alice Casey Hunt, offered 10 sell
the city the old Boone homestead OF
two and three-quarter acres just east
Of Washington park as an addition to
that park, for $500
Summer House Offered
". L. Brown. chairman Of the Red
Cross, offered the suggestion that the
Gift shop Of that organization in san
Jacinto plaza be used this summer as
q community center, as the Red Cross
Will close its tea and commercial
rooms the last OF March II was de-
cifed to leave the use of the shop TO
the disposition Of the Red Cross and TO
hold that organization responsible
therefor.
a petition Of property owners TO
pave Stevens street from the south
line OF Bliss street to the north line
OF Mountain avenue was filed. II was
Chas. LeBaron. street and sidewalk
inspector, reported that he had found
two or three lots in the 1900 block. on
North Kansas street. without side
walks; also. in the 1900 and 1900
blocks Of the same street and in the
E i
also on North Stanton street several
lots without sidewalks
Danger in Parking.
W s Ford. superintendent OF the
railroad terminal association. filed a
. letter calling attention TO the dan
ger from possible accidents by park
/ ing autos and other vehicles on the
street paralleling the G. Fl. & s A.
railroad tracks between oregon street
and Mesa avenue. II was referred TO
alderman r C. SemDle 70 report
The city health conservation and
sanitation department reported SO
deaths during the week just ended. OF
these % were Americans. Is Mexicans
and one negro Influenza was given
as the cause Of three deaths. and pneu-
monia, 10.
Sanitary Inspections reported. 1871;
cattle inspected. 160 head; calves. Sc;
i hogs. 106. and sheep and goats. u.
There were 22S loads OF garbage
hauled during the week. all weighing
10000 pounds
The FL Paso Bitulithic company sub
mitted a bid for the pavement OF
Florence street from the north line o.
First street to the north line Of Sew
[ enth street As this bid was at a
higher rate. s1.S25 per square yard
than the people had signed I'd for. ii
was agreed to consider the matter al
meeting Friday morning.