Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-08
A BIG GRIST.
The City Fathers Get Together and
Transact Large Amount
of Business.

Councilmen Bartlett, Conway, Ortiz y
Salazar, Palen and Romero. The usual
monthly reports were approved. The
police committee was instructed to in
ouire into the matter of providing iron
bars for the Jail windows, and procuring
mattresses and blankets for the pris-
oners.
On motion the city marshal was in
structed to purchase 1000 feet of lumber
SO that he might have supply on hand
to make necessary repairs to bridges,
ETC., at the time necessary without delay.
The motion of the appointment of an
assistant overseer of work on roads was
referred to the committee on streets and
bridges
The question of amount and payment
of commissions on collection of poll
taxes and licenses was referred to the COM
mittee on finance. These were all matters
recommended by the city marshal in his
report.
The city physician reported that no
contagious or epidemic disease prevailed
in the city.
The city engineer then reported that a
box sewer, 1924 inches, 1000 feet along
Water street would be sufficient to carry
off the sewerage at that point. 1t would
cost 50 cents the running foot.
On motion of Councilman Bartlett this
sewer was declared necessary; and on a
subsequent motion the matter was refer
red to the city attorney with instructions
to prepare proper ordinance making
the assessment against property owners
for building this sewer.
The city engineer also presented pro-
file of Delgado street, and sketch of a
bridge, seventy-two feet long, with four
spans, over the Rio Santa Fe, to cost
$3.50 if made of round lumber, and $4OO
if built of squared timbers. The city
attorney was instructed to prepare ad-
vertisements for bids for building this
bridge according to the engineers plans
and specifications.
The engineer also reported that a
|-brldge was necessary across Arroyo Te-
norio, on TT. Union road, built upon
seven piles at least ten inches in diane
ter, eighteen feet long and hewed on one
side, resting on stone walls at either end
at cost of $50. On motion of Mr.
Palen this amount was appropriated ani
the bridge ordered.
Councilman Palen moved that the mat
ter Ct repairing streets and sidewalks
and planting trees be referred to the city
attorney with instructions to report ar
ordinance thereon.
The council then instructed the city
engineer to establish uniform cit,
grade, taking the top of Mr.. Catroni
sidewalk at the Catron block on thu
northeast corner of the plaza as start
ing point.
passed providing for a rock pile wher,
lime stone shall be taken to be broker
into suitable sizes by city prisoners afte
which it shall be placed on the publ,
streets under direction of the street com
missioners.
The city engineer was further instruct
ed to establish the grade of San Francisco
street from the cathedral to Wedeles
store at once; and he was also further in
structed to notify Mr.. Gonzales of thu
established building line and that his new
building must conform thereto or proper
steps will be taken to compel his com
! pliance.
The regular bills we're audited and or
dered paid.
An ordinance was introduced and passed
designating the First National bank al
the city depository.
On motion of Mr. Palen the bill of tn,
electric light company was ordered pait
after proper reduction had been mad,
therefrom for omissions to light tn,
streets as required, and In this connec
ton Councilman Ortiz Salazar moved
that the committee on streets and light
ing be instructed to inquire if SOM
penalty could not be assessed against thu
electric light company for its delin
quencies in its contract to light tn,
streets, which was ordered.
| On motion the committee on survey
and lights was instructed to see that tn,
arc light was removed from the north
west corner of the plaza to Montezum,
avenue at once.
The committee on ordinances reporte,
new ordinance exempting such owner
of horses and vehicles, who had pal,
licences for same from the operation O
the recent ordinance establishing a roa,
tax, which was adopted. This excuse
hackmen, etc., from the additional pol
tax.
The committee on police presented tn
petition of Jose Maria Garcia requestin,
his appointment as police Judge ant
recommended that he be 80 appointed
On subsequent motions he was so de
signated.
The city engineer was instructed to re
port an estimate of cost of q box sewe
on johnson street.
The select committee to audit Mr.. j.
Victory's bill for compiling and indexinl
the city ordinances reported that h
should be paid 500 for same, which wa
ordered.
The investigation of the charges agains
Victor Ortega was fixed for :, Frida,
August IL, at 1880 p. m.
The marshal was instructed to procur
the meals for the prisoners in his charg
wherever he could get the best service 70
the established price and the council
then adjourned. ~ >