Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1894-10-03
CITY BUSINESS.
Sewers and Hack Stands Fire
Wardens Again-Municipal
Finances and Other
Matters.

The regular meeting of the city council
was held Monday night in the council
chamber, Mayor Sloan and Councilmen
Andrews, Bartlett, Delgado, Easley and
Victory, being present.
The report of the city clerk showed re-
ceipts from licenses for September
amounting to $3.50 and warrants issued
to the extent of $1,269.s4.
The city treasurer's report showed a
balance on hand September l, of $767.9S.
During September, $l5s62 taxes from
Sheriff Cunningham, S5l from the city
marshal, and $3.50 from the city clerk,
were received; warrants amounting to
$672.1s were paid; leaving balance in
the treasury October of $S1s.02.
Both of these reports were referred to
the finance committee.
City Clerk Hill was directed to notify
the city engineer to present at the next
meeting an estimate of the cost of sewer
age pipe.
number of bills approved by the
finance committee we're ordered paid and
the reports of the city officials for August
we're reported as approved by that COM
mittee and ordered filed.
In view of the complaints which have
recently been made as to the irregularity
in the street lighting, the marshal was d.
rected to investigate and report in the
future as to the number of hours these
lights remain extinQuished.
A bill from the Sisters at the sanitarium
for medicine furnished the poor was Or
dered paid.
Chairman Andrews, of the committee
on streets and bridges, reported petit
tion filed some time ago for the opening
of Miller's alley near the capitol building
as street. The matter was referred to
the city attorney with instructions for
immediate action.
A petition for sidewalk on lower San
Francisco street was considered and the
city attorney was instructed to notify all
residents on that part of the street to
build the side walks at the expense of the
property owners.
proposed agreement between the city
and the board of fire commissioners was
presented by W. M. Berger. The condi-
tions of this agreement in substance were
that the city was to take charge of the
fire department property, place it in a
serviceable condition, and maintain that
condition; that the department should re-
tain their present local and board crgani-
cations with the right to select their own
officers, and to have a voice in the dis
tribution of all funds for fire purposes;
and that the board of fire commissioners
should have entire control of the fire.
mems hall and the revenue derived there
from.
This proposition was laid on the table
indefinitely.
The committee on sewers was instruct
ed to have full report at the next meet
ing as to the expense of building sewers
on Palace and Lincoln avenues.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to procure burial plot for
paupers in one of the cemeteries reported
that the Masons of this city had, at the
request of the Woman's Board of Trade,
already donated plot of ground in Fair
view cemetery for that purpose.
The committee was accordingly dis.
charged.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw deeds to the property donated by
Mr.. A. Staab to the city for the opening
of Federal street to the narrow gauge
depot.
The city attorney was also instructed
to draw an ordinance providing for
stand for hacks and express wagons on
the plaza.
Mr.. B. M. Read, in behalf of the Sisters,
requested the council to order quit
claim deed signed to their property
bounded by cathedral, college and Water
street and the Santa Fe river. The mayor
and clerk we're authorized to sign this
deed.
The council then adjourned.