Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-04
CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Insane and Indigent-Plaza In
pr0vcment-Appeal Cases and
Other Public Matters.

At the meeting of the council Monday
evening there we're present, Councilmen
Bartlett, Conway, Ortiz Salazar, Palcn
| aud Romero.
In the absence of the mayor Council
man Palen, mayor pro tem presided.
A petition was presented from the W.
B. T., asking permission to sell the plaza
fence, which was granted on condition
that the price received should be not less
than 10 cents per lineal foot and that
the proceeds should be used to improve
the plaza.
The monthly reports of the treasurer,
clerk, marshal and police magistrate were
received and filed.
The city physician reported the ex-
animation of several INDECENT persons
| and that Estefana Blanca was afflicted
| with mild insanity and should be cared
for IN some institution. Agapito Ortega,
known rs "Cinco Centavos" WAS not in
sane, but blind and deaf and needed to be
cared for. The city physician was then
directed to look into the case of Mrs.
Field.
Tho committee on streets and bridges
presented their regular report. The
street commissioner also reported that
the improvement of Marcy avenue was
completed without expense to the city,
and that the foot bridge in ward No. l
was in had condition for the reason
that the recent food had cut off the south
approach to it.
The city marshal reported twenty-nine
arrests and trials before the police mag
istrate and that he had collected $40 in
fines.
The clerk then informed the council
that papers had been served on the city
in the matter of the garnishment by Dud-
row Davis of the money due the Elec-
trio Light company. They were referred
to the city attorney for an opinion as to
whether the city could be made party to
garnlshment.
On motion of Councilman Bartlett, the
marshal was instructed to secure such
furniture at the Jail rs he had reported
necessary, namely. a stove and to fix up
the windows &C., at q cost not to exceed
$25.
Mr.. Palcn, of the finance committee,
offered a resolution that hereafter no bills
against The city will be entitled to con-
sideration at n regular meeting unless the
same were filed with the city clerk by
Saturday noon preceding such meeting,
which was carried. Tho regular meetings
arc the first and third Mondays of each
month; and any person to secure imme-
date consideration of bill must have it
on file by noon of thoSaturdey preceding.
A proposition was presented from An
tonic Windsor agreeing to 60 ahead and
complete tho Delgado street bridge on
condition that when tho abutments and
the three center bents were complete the
city would pay him warrant of $500, and
upon the completion of the balance of
the work he should receive the remainder
of tho prico agreed upon, namely $1G9.
This proposition was accepted on con-
dition that Mr.. Windsor sign contract
to do the work according to the plans
and specifications of the city engineer.
On motion of Councilman Ortiz Sa-
lazar $5 per month WAS ordered paid for
the use of the corral for irnpounding
animals.
Councilman Bartlett then reported that
the CITY attorney had informed him that
in his opinion the city had right to pass
an ordinance prohibiting appeal in cases
involving less than a certain amount
named in such ordinance, and on motion
the city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance limiting appeals from the
Justices courts to tho district court to
cases involving sum of more than $40.