Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-21
MUCH BUSINESS.
The City Council Acts Upon Many
Matters of Moment to Capital
City Residents.
The Santa Fee Grant-New Sewer eys-
tem-Police Irregularities-After
the Water Company.

A great deal of business received atten-
ton at last nights regular meeting OF
the city council. There were present
Mayor Twitchell, Councilmen Bartlett
Conway, Delgado, Ortiz Salazar, Ro,
nero, Palen and Victory.
A petition was presented from S. Vigil
and Anto. Ortiz y Gonzales, asking to be
excused from paying a fac imposed
upon them On the charge of drunkenness
1t was referred to the police committee
for investigation and report.
SANTA re GRANT.
A communication from the mayor was
read, recommending that the petition as
now before the land court for confrma-
ton of the Santa Fe grant be amended in
| certain particulars. Councilman Victory
moved to refer it to the finance commit
| tee to be reported at the council meeting
! two weeks hence. This would have carried
the matter over beyond the present term
of court.
A lively discussion ensued during which
it was stated that as the petition now stands
confirmation Hereunder would be little
better than no action at all, as it would
give the claimants of the numerous small
alleged grants in the suburbs the advant-
age of the few as against the general good
of the larger number. 1t was also pointed
out that the improvement by the U. S.
Indian school, the Water company, the
owners of the Houghton lands and others
we're largely dependent upon early confir-
nation OF this grant.
Councilmen Victory and Delgado OPP
posed any change in the petition, holding
that the small suburban grant holders had
rights which the community grant must
respect, and besides, they thought if this
community grant were confirmed under Il
petition amended as proposed the citi-
zens would all have to pay tho city IS or
| $40 for a quit claim deed to ad Just title
to their holdings. This was fatty denied
by a majority of the couucilmen, and the
statement made that all that would be
required to perfect titles would be G
quit claim signed by the mayor and
clerk, without compensation or cost
! further than the expense of blank
deed.
Councilman Bartlett moved that tht
communication be received, filed and tn,
recommendations therein be adopted tt
the extent of amending the petition nov
on file in the court of private land claim
by striking out of tho petition ant
prayer any disclaimer in favor of advers
claimants or holders. Carried, Council
man Victory and Delgado voting no, ant
Councilmen Bartlett, Conway, Ortiz
Salazar, Palen and Romero yes.
City Engineer Hobart made report OIL
the subject of street grade and sidewalk
for San Francisco street and the sam
was accepted and filed. No report as t,
the frontage represented in the petition
for grade and sidewalks was made by tn
engineer.
POLICE MATTERS.
A communication from Policemen Vigil
and Castillo withdrawing charges made b,
them against Police Magistrate Garci
was read and Councilman Palen took oc
casion to haul the police department owe
the Goals. He moved that the communica
ton be referred back to the two police
men with the instructions that they ex
plain why they had mede such seriou
charges before the council and subse
quently asked to withdraw them withou
any sort of explanation of their conduct
1t was SO ordered.
On motion the marshal was instructed
to report to the council as to why certain
charges against policemen had not beel
prosecuted to finish before the polio
committee as originally requested by tn
marshal.
The fire department was again calle
upon for detailed report.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
An ordinance was offered by Council
man Victory respecting cruelty to an
mails, prohibiting bear, bull, dog an
cock fights, and subjecting those VIII
beat, maltreat and abuse dumb animal
to punishmel 1T; it was reported and tn
same was adopted. =
One of the electric lights at the corne
of Kirchner alley, near Joseph's saloon
was ordered removed and placed elst
| NAClCy MCoSlb' SdUlOuS SoAWuJS 0ACA IL
Victory to select the proper place.
NEW SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
The committee on sewers, ETC., reporte
in favor of the passage of an ordinanc
levying an assessment against all PROV
erty fronting on the line thereof for
sewer. The district affected begins 0
| Dol 70 fh CT linn n
Mr.. Staab's residence lot and runs to tn
plaza, and from Hillside avenue dow
Washington avenue to the plaza, an
from the plaza down Shelby and Waite
streets to a point opposite the city jai
The assessment was not stipulated, bu
will be fixed in the ordinance when it
adopted.
PLAZA IMPROVEMENT.
The sum of $50 was appropriated 70
further improving the plaza. This mono
is to be used for placing stone curbin
at the edge of each of the plaza gras
plats that lay between the walks as the
converge about the monument.
THE WATER COMPANY.
The water company was requested t
| pay proper attention to the fire hydrant
seeing that the caps we're not screwed 0
so tight that it was almost impossible t
remove them in case of fire. The cler
was also directed to formally inquire {
the water company an explanation as
why they had not laid their addition,
pipes and placed the new hydrants, 6
per contract and the water company
| notice to the council some four month
ago.
NEW STREETS.
Councilman Victory presented a rest