Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-06
MUCH BUSINESS.
That's What the City Fathers Looked
After at Last Nights COun-
Gil Meeting.

The city council held rattling bust
ness session last evening. There were
present Mayor Twitchell, Councilmen
Bartlett, Catron, Conway, Ortiz y Salazar,
Palen and Romero. After the transaction
of much routine business, petition was
presented from B. Hanley requesting the
establishment of the street grade on
central Frisco street in front of the lots
where his new business block is in course
of construction. The city engineer was
instructed to comply with the request.
On recommendation of the marshal
Julian Arias was appointed dog catcher.
The marshal also reported the fire hy-
drant in front of the government palace
out of condition and the water company
was instructed to repair same at once.
The marshal also reported as follows:
l am ordered by an ordinance to keep
the beggars off the streets. l have en-
deavored to obey this ordinance and have
confined several of this class of persons
in the city Jail, but without being able to
abate the nuisance, and 30 long as citi-
zens encourage them by giving them
money and other things, just so long will
the evil continue. To confine these help
less old women and others of this class
at cost of As cents per day for each for
food, think was not contemplated by
your honorable body; these parties are
unable to work in payment of any fine
which may be imposed upon them and
hence would be dead expense to the
city. I respectfully ask that your hon
orable body take this matter under fur
ther consideration and that be instruct
ed more definitely in this regard. Re-
specially,
ANTONIO ALAR1D,
City Marshal
This matter was referred to special
committee composed of Councilmen
Bartlett, Ortiz y Salazar and Conway.
The finance committee reported sys-
tenn whereby the funds for payment of
the police will in future be ample and
sufficient to meet all demands, and the
same was approved. The ordinance
bearing ON this subject appears else
where in these columns.
Councilman Bartlett, chairman of the
committee on streets and bridges, made
an elaborate report, which was taken up
and considered by sections.
The opening of Delgado street, from
Palace avenue to Garcia road, was or
dered, conditional upon the county sup
plying one-half the sum necessary, $3.50,
to construct bridge thereon across the
Rio Santa Fe.
The street extending north from the
thoroughfare upon which Mr.. Victory re-
sides was also ordered opened through
the property donated by e1-Mayor Val
DEE, as far as the river. The city marshal
was instructed to open and grade this
street ct once at cost not to exceed
$25.
The petition of the Santa Fe Southern
road for permission to lay additional
side tracks on Guadalupe street, struck q
snag in the shape of a protest from W.
M. Berger and other adjacent property
owners, and the matter was referred back
to the committee for further considera-
ton.
The committee also recommended the
opening of "Federal" street from Marcy
avenue west through the property Of
Chas. Probst and A. Staab to the narrow
gauge depot and the recommendation was
adopted. The city engineer was instruct
ed to survey and plat the new street and
the city attorney to assess damages and
benefits according to law.
The thanks of the council were voted
the Water & Improvement company for
taking upon itself the repair of the bridge
across Arroyo Sais on upper Palace
avenue.
The Sisters of Loretto desire to straight
en- College avenue in front of their insti-
buttons, tear down the adobe wall and re-
place same with stone coping and iron
railing. They will donate the triangle to
the city for street purposes and ask in
return that q similar triangle at the south
west corner of their premises be decided
to them by the city. The street commit
tee suggested that this exchange would
greatly improve College avenue and the
council unanim ously concurred therein on
motion of Councilman Catron.
Several accounts on behalf of the fire
department we're presented, examined
and ordered paid.
A franchise for operating telephone
system in the city was granted to I.
Sparks who represents the Standard tele-
phone system.
Merchants on central San Francisco
street petitioned for more light, setting
forth that they were entitled to as much
consideration as business houses or the
plaza. Residents of ward No. 2 petitioned
that they be given, if nothing more, a
common candle, to enable them to light
their cigarettes, at least. This brought
up lively discussion on the street light
ing subject and the whole matter was
referred back for two weeks longer to the
committee composed of Councilmen,
Catron, chairman, Conway, Palen, Soho
field and Ortiz Salazar. All complaints
of citizens on this subject should be
presented at once to this committee SO
that by next regular meeting the whole
sub ect of street lights can be permanent
ly settled for the year.
The Water & Improvement company
officially notified the council that it was
now ready to lay tho new water mains
and requested that it be informed as to
the location of the forty hydrants. This
communication was referred to a COM
noittee comnnsed If Mpssrs CONWAY RO-