El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-10
OLD ALDERMAN
IN LAST NEE
New Members and Mayor
viii Be Sworn In Satur-
daV Morning.

The old administration city council
held it's last regular meeting Thursday
morning and after the transaction of
regular business adjourned to meet
next Saturday at $3.50 a. m. when the
new members and the mayor viii be
sworn in for the ensuing term OF Of
flee, two years. Aldermen J. P. O'Con-
nor and Frank B. Simmons viii be
replaced next Saturday morning by
Park Pitman and Martin r. Sweeney.
Favors New Car Line.
The principal business Thursday was
the councils placing itself on record
as favOrinE and passing a resolution
company TO build car line to the high
school. the idea being to have a line
built so as to reach the building and
thus obviate the necessity Of climb
Ing the steps Of the stadium and the
hill climb. The matter was referred
route for the line best suited to attain
the desired object and TO the city at
torney to determine the legal powers
OF the mayor and council to compel
the company to build the line in case
that corporation should make ob5ec-
.tion.
Parent-Teachers There
The matter was brought 10 a head
by a delegation OF the high school
parent-teachers' association, headed
by the president. Mrs. ". D. Howe. ap-
pearing before the council Thursday
and asking that action be taken now
SO. if possible, to have such a street
car line to the high school by the be-
ginning OF next term Of school Mrs
.C. T. Kelly explained about the hard
climb and the need OF such a street
car line as a matter of health Of the
girl pupils in particular Other mem
bers Of the delegation were MIS- J G..
McGrady. AIRS. n. LapowslSi, Mrs H B.
Skoles. Mrs Jas. McGuffey and Mrs. a.
stowe.
improvements Ordered.
Street Improvement estimates were
received from city engineer Stewart
and the Improvements were ordered as
follows
Aurora street. from east property
line OF Park avenue TO the west line
Of Russell street, to cost SS414-54, Of
which the city win have TO pay
S50S.61. the owner Of the property at
1886 per lineal foot. or a total OF
S713934. and the curbs 40 cents per
Ineal foot, OF a total of S166,62-
Lebanon street, from the east line
of Piedras street TO the west line Of
Park avenue, to cost S2O.53l, Of which
the city will have to pay S59s6-25; the
owners Of property Slf,T64.06, and 40
cents per lineal foot for curb, totaling
S1767.9s.
Aurora street. from the east prop
erty line Of Alabama street to the west
line Of Alamo street. TO cost S26.11O.45,
of which the city viii have TO pay
SS2e5.07. the street railway S555.I9 and
property owners S20.69Q. IS.
Wants Star.
The application Of W H. Neers Cor
appointment as special officer and
explaining that he has a merchants
patrol system Of which the city gets
benefit was refused on account Of the
state OF the city finances and not
caring TO establish a precedent
The petition Of p Pitman and ..
Storms for remission OF certain taxes
on account Of over valuation OF realty
on South Stanton street was ordered
granted.
The petition OF property owners 70
have installed a fire hydrant at the
Intersection Of Texas and Williams
streets was granted.
The petition Of Lee Moor 70 have
the Noble street paving extended tC
Cliff street was referred to the COM
mittee on public works