Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-16
A BUSINESS SESSION.
Street Sprinkling, Fire Department
New Streets and Other Sub
jects Receive Attention.

The city council met last night. Pres
emit, Mayor Twitchell, Counoilmen Bart
lett Conway, Ortiz, Palsn and Romero.
A petition was received from the 1st
ward asking that an arc light be erected at
the junction of College avenue and Man
haitian road. Referred to committee on
surveys and lights, consisting of Messrs.
Catron, Conway, Palen and Schofe]d.
In fact, the whole matter of perma-
nently locating all street lights was given
over to this committee and at the meet
ing two weeks hence it will report def
nitely on this subject.
The Santa Fe Southern railroad COM
pany petitioned for authority to lay side
tracks on Guadalupe street. Referred.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The committee on fire department pre-
scented an elaborate report accompanied
by statement from the members of the
volunteer fire department.
This statement sets forth the neglect
which has characterized the city author
tiles with reference to aiding and proper
ly equipping the department for effective
service and makes the following recon-.
| mendations: That new bell be supplied
to cost about 5000; that member of the
| police force, in case of fire, ring same for
| at least quarter of an hour; that the fire
| chief shall be termed fire marshal
| and given full control of the department
and apparatus at all fires and have author.
ity to inspect hydrants at least once a
month; that $500 per annum be appro
priated for maintenance of the depart
ment; that 5000 is necessary Immediately
to put the apparatus in serviceable con
dition; that two new hose carts be pur
chased with $50 feet of hose each, one to
be located on upper Palace avenue ano
| one at some convenient point on the
| south side. The volunteer firemen think
were these matters attended to-. there
could be readily organized most efficient
| volunteer department.
| Councilman Bartlett offered resolu
ton thanking the fremen for their ser
vices and interest shown in improving
the service; appropriating 5000 for the
immediate relief of the department; max
ing the chief, w. 9. Ashdown, the "city
fire marshal" and authorizing him to in
spect all hydrants at least once month
This resolution was adopted and the
| fire committee was instructed to consider
and report ways and means for carry
ing out the other suggestions Of the fire
men.
| NAMING STREETS.
The committee on streets and bridges
reported at length through Gen. Bartlett
and the names of streets as designated or
the Hartmann map of 1890 were declared
officially adopted, with the addition that
Albuquerque road, leading toward Agua
| Fria, Twas designated as De Fouri street
| and the street from Guadalupe church
eastward along the river as River street,
and the street leading eastward from Col
lege avenue at San Miguel chapel be
known as San Miguel street, and the
thoroughfare running south past the
brick school house in ward No 2 be
known as Delgado street.
STREET sPRINKLING AGREED TO.
The Water & Improvement company
presented a proposition for sprinkling
the public streets, which was accepted.
It provides that the water may be
drawn from any fire hydrant for this pur-
pose, the company to provide 200 feet of
Pinch hose and a suitable reel cart and
fixtures, to be at the exclusive use of the city
council for one year, the city to furnish
the labor for operating same and pay the
water company $500 for the sprinkling
season.
The committee also recommended the
opening of Marcy street, from Washing
ton avenue eastward to Kentucky avenue,
past the south side of the Palace hotel.
The numbering of houses was for the
present declared impracticable. The
committee report was adopted.
Councilman Ortiz offered a resolution
calling on the committee on streets to
confer with Francisco Delgado on the
opening of street from Garcia road to
Palace avenue. Adopted.
The matter of grading streets was re-
ferred to the city attorney to draft an or
dinance relating thereto.
The city marshal was instructed to en-
force to the letter the ordinances prohi-
biting distractions on public streets.
The committee on public works report
ed having secured large room in the
Exchange hotel for council chamber
and recommended certain improvements
therein, which was agreed to.
The city marshal was directed to see
that no person permit the flooding of
public streets from irrigation bitches.
A. @. Upper, of Silver City, was au-
thorized to open candy maaufactory
and sell his products on the streets.
The council then went into executive
session.
The mayor nominated Jose Rafael Baca
as city scavenger, at a salary of 1884 per
year. This nomination was confirmed.
The nomination of DR.. Longwill as city
physician was not confirmed.
In regular session the city attorney was
instructed to strictly enforce the city
ordinances in regard to nuisances and
Migrants.