Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-05
CITY AFFAIRS.
Another Big Grist of Public Business
Given Attention by the
City Council.
Report by the Water Company-A
New Canon Road--The Sewer
Ordinance Passed

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Palen, Romero and Victory. In the alb
sence of the mayor Councilman Palen,
president pro tenn, presided.
A petition was presented by the SaAta
Fe Water & Improvement company as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of
the City of Santa Fe:
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. 20, 1898. -Gentle-
men: have the honor to present here
with, application of the above company,
asking your action In regard to opening
a new highway from the eastern limits
of your city to point opposite our new
reservoir. This road will be much short
er than the present one, of lighter grade
and much easier kept in repair, and in all
respects an improvement upon the
present means of reaching the reservoir,
and if you will take the proper steps to
obtain the opening of the same, for my
company will agree to pay any amount
that may be wanted for damages, also to
build the road in frst-class condition for
travel and to maintain the same without
expense to the city or county.
Trusting for favorable action in this
matter on your part, I am respectfully
yours. S. Il. DAY,
Supt. of Water & Imp. Co.
On motion this proposition, which, it
was agreed, would serve to greatly i'm
prove tho city and make the reservoir
and its picturesque environments far
more accessible, was accepted, and reso-
luton was adopted appointing Grant
Rivenburg as the arbitrator on behalf of
the city, the property owners and the dis
trict court to name the other two ar
biters.
A report from the city marshal rep
resented that the insane asylum author
tiles had declined to receive the three city
insane patients unless paid for three
months in advance at the rate of rs cents
each per day, They can be kept here for
As cents a day, and the marshal was in
structed to prepare place for them at
the city jail, the females to be cared for
in the room now occupied by the marshal,
and the marshal was authorized to rent a
new office at rental not to exceed So
per month. The Woman's Board of
Trade has kindly offered to supply these
insane patients with proper clothing.
The city engineer reported that the
property frontage on San Francisco
street petitioning for new sidewalks, etc.
represented more than two-thirds of the
property, and in regard to the assessment
for sewerage purposes he reported that
an assessment of 20 cents per front foot
of property would lay $500 feet of twelve
inch vitritied pipe. Accordingly an or
dinance was adopted directing that this
sewer be laid and at the next netting oil
the council resolution will be presented
making the necessary levy of 20 cents pei
front foot The property thus to be
assessed is situated on Palace
avenue beginning at a point
near Mr.. Staab's residence and lies thence
west to the plaza, thence down Shelby
county jail-that is, the assessment goes
only that far, the sewer to 60 to the river
1t also affects property on Washington
avenue running from Hillside avenue tc
Palace avenue at the northeast corner Of
the plaza. 't'
In response to resolution adopted al
a previous meeting the Water company
reported as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council, City OF
Santa Fe.
Santa Fe, N. M, Dec. 4, 1ss3.-Gentle.
men: The published report OF the pro,
ceedings of your last meeting calls for
explanation of the delay in laying the
new water mains and placing the by.
drants in the new system now under con.
struction by the Water & Improvement
Co.
In reply, we beg to state that during
the recent financial stringency prevailing
all over the country, affecting all public
work alike, the Water company was I'M
able to continue the vigorous prosecution
of the work in hand as it had been doing
and desired to do. The interruption
however, was of but short duration, and
now the earthwork on the main dam is
nearing completion. The necessary pipe
for new mains, long since purchased, is
now being rapidly delivered by rail in
Santa Fe. The new fire hydrants and the
large number of special castings rendered
necessary by the unusual angles and
grades in the new pipe line, are reported
about ready for shipment from the fac.
tory, and the Water company has no other
expectation than that of pushing to CON-
pletion the new system as rapidly as the
work can be safely and satisfactorily
done.
At the meeting of your honorable body
on the 4th of October last, in view of the
previous vigorous prosecution of the
work, and the difficulties under which the
water company then labored on account
of tho threatened financial panic, the time
for the completion of the new water sys-
tenn was extended till the LIST day of July
1894. The Water & Improvement com
pany accepted the proffered extension OF
time, with sense of grateful apprecia.
ton of the fairness and considerate treat.
ment on the part of the mayor and city
council, and now confidently expects that
not only will the present WORK in hand be
completed before the expiration of the
time Of this extension, but that other and
new work on similar lines shall be we'll
advanced, all tending to the prosperity OF
Santa Fe. Respectfully,
8. H. DAY, President.
Councilman Victory offered resolu-
ton which was adopted calling on the
city engineer to report upon and prepare
map showing the streets necessary to
be opened and widened to improve the
city, giving grades, ETC., 80 as to estab-
fish basis for systematic improve
ments.
The police committee stated that it
had sent to neighboring cities for copies
of rules governing police and would re-
port at a later meeting comprehen-
sive plan for government of the city
police.
City Fire Marshal W. G. Ashdown pre-
sented his report giving detailed list
of the property, membership, state of
finances, etc, of the fire department, and
he recommended the purchase of an ad-
ditional hose cart and erection of fire
bell on the south side of the river. The re-
port was referred to the proper commit
tee for examination and recommendation.