Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-22
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Meeting of the City Council Last Night
-NuiSanceS Ordered Abated-0r-
dinance Authorizing EXplOra-
tiOnS for Natural Gas
Routine Business.

Routine Business.
The city council met at its rooms
last evening. Mayor Sloan pre-
sided and Aldermen Victory, Dslgado,
Easley, Ortiz Salazar, Conway, Cart
wright, Bartlett and Andrews we're pres
sent. The minutes of the previous meet
ing we're read and approved.
The weekly report of the city marshal
was presented and referred.
A petition was presented praying for
the extension of Manhattan avenue west
ward across the A., r. & S. F. railroad
track to the De Vargas road The petit
ton represented that the property owners
interested were willing to donate the
land necessary to open the street.
The matter was referred to the city en-
gineer with instructions to report at the
next meeting.
A petition, asking that the arc light at
the junction of San Francisco and San
doval streets be continued, was referred to
A number of bills were favorably re-
ported by the finance committee and the
clerk was ordered 20 draw warrants on
the proper funds for the payment of the
| same.
! The bond of the city marshal in the
sum of $4,000 was approved.
| The fire department controversy was
referred to the standing committee on
I fire department, with Gen. Bartlett added
as member at large, with instructions
to report at the next meeting.
The reports of the city marshal and
police magistrate were approved, with
instructions that hereafter these officials
shall make concurrent reports at each
meeting of the council.
An adverse report of the police COM
mittee on the resolution Of Mr.. Victory,
providing for a reduction of the police
force, was approved by the votes of all
alderment present except MessrS. Victory
and Ortiz y Salazar.
The committee on surveys and light
ing reported that the contract of the city
with the Electric Light company would
expire this month, with the privilege of
renewal within thirty days, and recon-
mended that the question of reducing the
number of lights to come within the APP
preparation lie over until the matter of
renewing the contract be determined.
The questions involved we're referred to
the committee on surveys and lighting.
Mayor Sloan and Gen. Bartlett stated
for the information of the committee that
street arc lights could be had at an e1-
pense not to exceed the amount now be-
ing paid for incandescent lights.
| Gen. Bartlett urged that the committee
on sewers take immediate action and re-
port plan for sewerage system at the
next meeting.
The mayor stated that there was
reasonable prospect that a sewerage sys-
tenn could be put in by private enterprise
The matter was accordingly postponed
until the next meeting.
Mr.. Victory asked for further time to
report on the contest case of McCabe VI.
Cartwright. Granted.
On motion of Gen. Bartlett the street
commissioner was directed to remove the
rubbish back of the Catron block at the
expense of the property owner, and that
the city attorney be instructed to notify
Mr.. Catron of the action taken.
The city marshal and city attorney were
notified to take prompt measures to
abate all nuisances within the city limits
particularly slaughter houses.
Mr.. Easley offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee on streets
and bridges be and it is hereby author
lied and directed to make all the neces-
sary arrangements for sprinkling the
streets of the city of Santa Fe for the
present season at the earliest date prac-
ticable.
The resolution was adopted and the
committee was requested to report at the
next meeting.
Offered by Mr.. Victory:
Whereas. N. Mondragon, late city treas
urer, has failed to turn over to the city
treasury the sum of 1857; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the city attorney be and
he is hereby directed to at once take the
proper legal measures to collect said
amount from said Mondragon or his
sureties.
The resolution was unanim ous y adopted.
On motion of Gen. Bartlett the water
company was ordered and notified that it
must. within two weeks, restOret the streets
to as good condition as they we're in be-
fore it began e1cavating for the new water
mains.
Mr.. Victory announced that responsible
persons wished to bore for natural gas
within the city limits and asked for a
franchise. He thereupon read ordinance
81, which was passed with the under
standing that the persons interested
would pay for publishing same. The full
text of the ordinance will be found in
another column.
On motion of Mr.. Victory the appro-
priation for the improvement of Man
haitian avenue was increased from SIS to
800.
In executive session the appointments
Of Tomas Smith and Francisco Rivera as
policemen were confirmed.
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