Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-17
The CITY GOVERNMENT.
Street sprinkling Ordered - Nomina.
tons Rejected-Inspection of
Fire Hydrants and Other
Matters.

The city council, met in regular session
last night. Present, Mayor Valdez, Alder
men Palen, Chavez, Cstron, Garcia,
Mondragon, Koch and Delgado.
Reports from the several city officers
were received and filed. The marshal
recommended that crossing be laid
across Kentucky avenue between the
lots of DR.. Symington and Judge Nor
rison. resolution was offered by Alder
men Palen providing that the loose earth
resulting from grading on Palace avenue
TO- the side walk be used for filing in at
this place and that the crossing be laid
under the direction OF the city engineer.
The report OF the retiring city treasurer
shows amount on hand this date to be
81 ,2S4.60, distributed in the various funds
as follows: Salary fund, $l24 81 street
fund, $77.75; park fund, $40; water fund,
$50; lighting, $l7 publication, $25 print
ing, $25; stationery 81 rent, $22 con-
! tingent, $l,04.
+ Warrants were ordered drawn for
number of bills.
On motion of Mr.. Catron the sum Of
5000 was transferred from the salary to
the general fund to pay warrant held by
@. Monier for laying the sidewalk in
front of the Emeline Carter property on
the plaza.
The committee on streets and bridges
reported that, i'll the matter of sprinkling
the streets, the city water company de-
mauded $50 Il month extra for water for
this purpose, and teams for han ing the
sprnkling carts would cost about So per
day. These figures the committee thought
were pretty steep, aud the matter was
laid before the council.
; Bids for street sprnkling were read
, from DR.. E. W. LEugle, offering to sup.
, ply the water and do the work for $2.90
per day and John Morton's hid was 500
per month, the city to furnish the
t water.
D The city attorney was directed to draw
, up a five months contract with DR..
LEngle Under the agreement, street
sprinkling with the One-horse cart is tc
begin at once, covering as much territory
o as possible, but on June l horse
:, sprnking cart is to be put on and the
following streets covered Beginning al
Q the cathedral and thence south along
e San Francisco street to the narrow gauge
q railroad crossing; from cathedral to Pal
= ace avenue and east on that thorouhfare
y as far as the sanitarium; west on Palace
d avenue to Washington avenue, thence t.
J. the Palace hotel down the north side o
q the plaza to Lincoln avenue and up tha
:, thoroughfare fifty feet, and down Palace
avenue to point opposite DR.. Harroun' I
b residence, also around the plaza.
fsNs l1ne In
, ton Post q. A. r., asking that the city
officers join in the celebration OF Memo
D. rial day, May 30. The same was accepted
J. and committee of five rs follows wa
!. named by the mayor to join with the Il
A. r., in arranging for this event. Coun
> cimen Chavez, Garcia and Mondragon
D. Marshal Gray and Policeman Alarid.
!, An offer from W. E. Griffin, agent, t.
}, rent the city two rooms as council cham
l. bers at SIS per month, same to be pro
vded with light, heat and necessary
u furniture, was received. On this biz
J. being presented j. p. Victory presented
/. on behalf of Mrs. W. I. Thornton pro
position to furnish the city with rooms a
- present occupied at $l4. These PROPOSE
tons were referred to the finance com
ID mittee to ask for other bids and repor
r at the next regular meeting.
\. The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare for publication in book form all OF
70 dinanCes, rules, etc.
ID The bond Of the new city treasurer,
st H. Vaughn, was referred to the city al
m torney for inspection as to correctness C
y, form.
N In response to the Call for bids for cit
to printing only one bid was presented, tina
It. by the New MEXICAN Printing company
a. and the same was referred to the financ
- committee to ask tor other bids. AZ
10 cordngly the New MExICAN's bid wa
he withdrawn.
On motion of Mr.. Catron the city mai
shall was directed to inspect from time t
time the condition of all city fire hydrant
and report their exact condition from tim
ng to time to the city council.
up The mayor handed in the folowin
on nominations and the council went int
'st executive session to consider the same:
ID City Engineer-John Robertson.
City Physician-John Symington.
City Attorney--B. M. Read.
ar MaYshal-Antonio Alarid.
Sc These nominations, in executive SCI
sion, were rejected by strict party vot'
4 to 8, those voting against the nomin,
tons were Aldermen Chavez, Delgadt
Garcia and Koch voting for them, Aide
%. men Palen, Catron and Mondragon.