Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-05
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings at
Last Nights Council Meeting
Many Matters Receive
Attention.

Sewers, druggist bills and city en-
oloyes' wages kept the city council IN
session until II O'Clock last night
Natural gas flowed in abundance, but
little work was accomplished. All the
members of the council were present ex-
,ept Councilmen Conway and Antonio
Ortiz Salazar.
The first business transacted was the
reading of petition from Sheriff Gun
ningham and j. W. Akers asking that
piece of unoccupied city land be set aside
for race track purposes. The petition
was referred to the committee on public
works.
The CITY treasurer rendered his monthly
report showing expenditures of $249'oi
and balance of $435.50.
The city clerk reported that he haa
collected license fees to the amount or
S21O.5O and had drawn warrants to the
amount of $9557O. The report was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The report of the police magistrate,
which was voluminous document, was
referred to the police committee
The city physician reported that he
had been called upon to treat forty cases,
twenty eight of which were medical ana
twelve surgical He says there are no
contagious diseases in the city, but calls
attention to tho stagnant condition OF
the ditch water on johnson street.. ke-
ferred to the committee on health.
The city marshal rendered his SEMI
monthly report. He collected US IN fines
during two weeks.
The city attorney reported that he had
succeeded in having a nuisance removed
from the rear of the Cntron block.
The city engineer reported plan LOT
the opening of Manhattan avenue across
the railroad tracks. According to the re-
mort the cost would not exceed $50, but
nevertheless it created half an hours talk
All the right-of-way has been donated, but
Councilman Victory thought the cost OF
the opening should be assessed against
the property owners whose properly
would be benefited. Councilman Bartlett
disagreed with Mr.. Victory. he said
there was nothing in the ordinances pro-
yidipg for such assessment and If 1T was
done it would be illegal. The matter
was finally settled by referring it to the
street committee with power to open the
street at cost not to exceed $50.
Councilman Victory, from the finance
committee, reported number Of bills APP
proved by the committee. Only tour OF
| the bills excited comment. Itcost $577o
to feed the prisoners in the city jail dur
ing May, $244.7O to light the city, $32 tc
furnish medicine to poor people and $12t
for water. The marshal presented bill
allowing the men working under him Sl.2'
per day. This and the druggist bill ere
ated breeze that lasted fully al
hour and was participated in by Council
men Victory, Bartlett, Easley and Cart
wright.
Councilman Bartlett thought it was es
tablishing bad precedent to allow tn
CITY marshal to increase the wages OF la
borers working for the city from 81 t.
1925 per day. The rest of the council
after speaking upon the subject, arrlve
at the same conclusion and consequent
the wages were continued at 81 per day
The New Mexico drug store, f. W
Studley & Co presented bill for $32 TO
medicine furnished the poor during tn
month of May. Councilman Bartlett starte,
the bali rolling by obiecting to the oil!
Councilmen Victory and Easley bot
} thought the bill was too high and it wa
9 finally referred back to the finance com
9 mittee.
C Councilman Victory reported that MI
c T. B. Catron had assured him that n
C rent would be charged for the presen
C council chamber and therefore nothing
C was done toward removal.
c Councilman Andrews, from the con,
C mittee on streets and bridges, reporte
c progress. He said nothing definite ha
C been done on the bid of G. W. Dudrow t
c sprinkle the streets. Mr.. Dudrow offere
to furnish team and driver for the terri
of six months for $500. The water com
C pany agrees to furnish all the water nee
} essary for one cart for the sum OF $6O'
5 1t is probable that definite action will b
taken in the matter at the next meetin
of the council.
The city attorney WAS instructed
draw up an ordinance establishing fiji
limits and also requiring all parties d
I string to build to first apply for built
ing permit to the city marshal.
Councilman Bartlett, from the fire con
mittee, presented petition from the fl
department requesting an appropriate
of $500 to put the hose house III prop
condition. The councilman moved that &
appropriation of $3.50 be made and tn
was done.
Councilman Bartlett, from the commi
tee on sewers, presented an ordinan
20 providing for the construction of sewe
- in this city by r. Il. Twitchell and M.
Otero. They bind themselves to ha
one-half of the work done by January
1895, and the other half by July l, Is!
the city to have the privilege of buyi
it after fifteen years. They also agree
allow the city council to fix the rates +
II connection and use of the sewer. Counc
man Victory moved that the ordinance
u referred to the committee on pub
works. Councilman Bartlett moved I'll
it be placed upon its passage.
X. rather wordy controversy followed,
dulged in by Councllmen Easley, Veto
Bartlett and Andrews. Councilman V
tory's molten to refer the matter to
committee on public works finally p
vailed.
The committee on surveys and light
- recommended that the arc light at s
Francisco and Sandoval streets rems
where it is. The report was adopted.
The special committee appointed
ID consider renewal of the contract "
the electric light company asked
more time which was granted.
The committee on the election CT
test of McCabe vs.. Cartwright report
progress and asked the council to hold
special meeting this week to hear tn
report.
Councilman Victory introduced re-
. luton providing that all warrants issr
by the city for payment of the city m
shall and police draw interest at the r
of l per cent per month until there
l. In I