Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-21
WATER AND LIGHTS.
The City Council Has a Busy Session
and Makes Provision for the
Improved Service.

At the meeting Of tho city council last
night much business was transacted. The
following were present: The mayor,
Messrs. Catron, Conway, Ortiz y Salazar,
Palen and Romero.
A petition was presented for new side
walk from the cathedral to the corner of
the Exchange hotel. 1t was referred back
to the petitioners for information as to
whether it represented majority of the
frontage feet.
The finance committee then reported
number of routine bills of expense which
were ordered paid. They also reported
an ordinance levying tax of cent on
the dollar for city purposes. The report
was adopted and the ordinance passed
the council. This increases the city levy
mills over last year, and is made nee
essary by reason of the exemption act
passed by the last legislature.
A report of the street committee was
then presented, which on motion of Mr..
Catron was adopted. 1t provides that
bridge shall be erected over the river on
the new street to be known as DelgadO
street. One half the expenses is to be
borne by the city and one half BY the coun-
ty. There is no money at present available
for appropriation for this purpose; but
Gen. Bartlett reported that. Mr.. Glider
sleeve has promised to contribute $50 to-
ward the expense and others had also sig
niled Willingness to put up sopas
money. The report stated that there was
sufficient money in sight to make the I'M
provement. The ordinapce provides that
any deficit shall be made up out of the
first money available from taxes.
Mr.. Catron then moved that the rec
omendation of the same. report that all
small bridges over acequias, etc., be re-
paired and kept in good condition by the
street commissioner without bothering
the council to pass special acts, be adopt
cd, but that the work Was to be done
with the utmost economy, and all expen-
ditures reported to the council, which was
carried. D. .".
fhe city engineer was then instructed
to prepare plans and specifications for
the bridge, above provided for, to cost
not more than $500.
Mr.. Conway then moved that Mrs.
Dolores de Herrera be paid $40 for land
taken from her by Valdez street, as soon
as she delivered tho city deed, which
was carried.
The committee of fire department
through Mr.. Conway then made report
recommending the placing of fire n.y.
drants as follows:
1. From Palen's, one-half way to Gil
jersleeve's corner.
2. From Palace hotel to corner of
Hillside avenue.
8. johnson street to Burro alley.
4. From jackson street to. corner of
johnson and Santa Fe Southern railroad
track.
S. From Carriers residence to corner
of Gaspar avenue and Manhattan.
6. From Manderfeld residence to cor
ner of College street and Manhattan.
Z. Move hydrant from in front of the
federal building TO corner of Kit Carson
monument, or thereabouts.
The committee on fire department also
reported in favor of locating the new hy-
drants as follows: rts*..
1st at the corner OF the Santa Fe brew
cry.
I'd hydrant near Seligman's residence.
Sd hydrant on Hillside avenue at a point
midway between east line of Bartlett and
west line of Twitchell property.
4th hydrant near the Indian agency.
9Th near John Hull's residence Oh John
son street. II, I'd
San Francisco street.
9TH near the corner OF Guadalupe
church.
Sth, corner Of Garcia and DsFouri
streets.
9th, corner Of Montezuma and Guada-
lupe streets near the University.
10th, corner of Montezuma and Ger
rillos road, near Antonio Ortiz, y Salazar's
residence.
18th, on Cerrillos road near i. Garcia's
and Gen. Hebart's residence.
18th, corner of Manhattan avenue and
Galisteo road.
18th, corner of De Vargas and College
streets.
14th, near T. Smiths residence on Col
lege street. =, -
18th, near the corner Of tRs county
school house in ward No. /.
Your committee would further recon.
mend that the citizens and property hold
ers living ON the south side Of the river
and on the east Of the capitol, fronting or
De Vargas street and Don Gaspar avenue
petition the water company to extend
| their water main to the corner of De Var
gas and Don Gaspar avenue, as your com
mittee deemed 1t very necessary that .