Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-05
A GREAT SCOOP.
The Republicans Carry Three of the
City Wards by Safe MajoritieS
. "A Discovery Relative to
the Sewer Bonds.

The city election yesterday resulted in
the election of the Republican ticket save
in ward No. l, where the Democratic can
didate for alderman and the school direc-
tors secured majorities of from three to
seven votes.
r. E. Twitchell, for mayor, defeated j.
II. Sloan by So votes; j. D. Hughes, for
clerk, received SO votes over Adolfo Hill,
and N. Mondragon's majority over W. L.
Jones, for treasurer, Is 81.
Ward No. 1-For mayor there were 2S6
votes cast out of registration of 800,
and Sioans majority was TO-. The vote
on city clerk was tie; W. l.. Jones ma
jorlty was s. The Democrats elected their
ward nominees as follows: For council
man, j. W. Schofeld. majority 8; for
school directors, G. Padilla Z; L. Constant
inc 5. There were 46 votes on the sewer
bond proposition, SO of which were
against it.
Ward No. 2-Out Off registration of 800
there were cast BOG votes, Twitchell's mai
ority being IS. This is Hills ward and his
majority over Hughes is 5, Mondragon's
majority -. The Republican ward
nominees defeated the Democrats thus:
For Councilman Antonio Ortiz y Salazar's
majority over G. M. Dreamer, 81; Canuto
Alarid, for school director, beat Felipe
Ortiz by 80 votes and j. R. Hudson, for
school director defeated Luciano Baca by
36 votes. There were 80 votes against
and for the bond Issue.
Ward No 3-Of the 3O3 votes registered
252 were cast and the Republican ajor-
tiles are: Twitchell, 25; Hughes, 4S;
Mondragon Z. For Councilman j. W.
Conways aiority over M. j. McCabe by
2S votes; Jas. Conklin, for school director
defeated j. G. Hull by 5 votes. Thirty
votes were cast on the bond proposition
which resulted in majority of against
it.
Ward No. Out of total registration
of 314, the vote was 212 and the Republic
can ticket got these majorlties: Twitchell
20; Hughes 50 Mondragon Is. For coun-
Gilman E. l.. Bartlett defeated j. B. Lamy
by 10 votes, while Chas. A. Spies ma jor-
ity for school director over Eugenio
Sena was IS votes. There were "a votes
on the bond issue, 81 of which were in
favor of the issue.
The city council now stands six Re-
publicans and two Dem ocracts asfollows:
Councilmeh Palen, Romero, Catron, Re-
publican, and Juan Delgado, Democrat,
who hold over, and the newly elected,
councilmen Bartlett, Antonio Ortiz y
Salazar, Conway, Republicans, and J. W.
Schofeld Democratic.
AS to the proposition to issue $4,000
in city sewer bonds, it is probable just
as WE'LL in the light of recent discoveries,
that it was defeated, for had it carried
there would have been fatal defect in
them which would have stopped their sale.
This defect was only discovered yester-
day morning and occurs from the fact
that the provisions of a new law had not
been complied with. The new act is
chapter 46, of the laws of 1898, and pro
vides that mo bonds shall be issued in
excess of the amount necessary to cover
the actual cost and expense of such
services x II as may be estimated
under oath by the engineer or other Off
GERS submitting plans and specifications
therefor, which plans and specifications
have BEEN approved by any such coun-
Gil or board"
Since the city engineer had not sub
mitted estimates and made oath and the
council had not approved the plans and
specifications, the bonds, if voted, would
have been worthless.
CITY CAMPAIGNINGs.
There were 1905 votes registered and
1,076 cast.
Now for that street sprinkling service,
Messrs. Councilmen.
Councilman Conway says he had the
other fellows bested before 2 p. m. Dub
Inns daisy.
Hon. r. E. Twitthell was elected mayor
by handsome majority. He will fill the
Office satisfactorily.
The New MEXICAN did excellent and
successful work in the city campaign,
"You bet yer life"