Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-07

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The finance committee reported back
to the council the report of the city clerk
that the same be approved and filed. so
ordered.
The finance committee also reported a
number of bills as approved and recon-
mended that the proper warrants be
drawn in payment of the same. Agreed
to.
The bill of Mr.. Chas. W. Dudrow for
the sum of $3.50 was referred back to
the finance committee.
The committee on fire department then
presented the following communication
from the fire department.:
Gentlemen-At meeting of the fire
department of Santa Fe on the 9th day
of July, 1894, they resolved to disband
after giving your honorable body thirty
DAYS notice, of which this is the notice,
and turn over all the fire apparatus, con-
sisting of the hose, hose cart, hook and
ladder carriage, hook and ladder buckets,
axes, wrenches, spanners, building, tower
and bell, all of which we will turn over
on or before the thirty days, if your hon
orable body desires, giving us receipt for
the same.
(Slgned:) W. e. AsHDowN,
j.. SANDovAL,
G. BACON,
Committee.
Mr.. Berger, member of the fire de-
partment, then appeared before the coun-
Gil and protested against the action taken
nv the fire department,
Mr.. Berger took the position that the
action of Chief Ashdown and his fellow
committeeman did not represent the sent
iment of the fremen as whole; he init
mated that the resolution to disband was
cut and dried by a few and passed in an
arbitrary manner, and asserted that ma
iority of the hook and ladder company
we're as loyal to their duties as tiremen
to-day as they ever we're.
Mr.. Bartlett moved that the communica-
ton received from the fire department be
referred back to the fire committee, to
report on the same at the next regular
meeting. Motion carried.
The committee on public works, to
whom was referred the petition for GER
tain land for the opening of race track,
stated that the committee had not yet
acted upon it and asked for further time,
which was granted.
City Physician Crosson then appeared
before the council and recommended that
the council should make some provisions
to have mortuary record for the city of
Santa Fee.
Mr.. Bartlett moved that the committee
on health be instructed to draw up an Or
dinance requiring the recording of all the
deaths and births within the city of Santa
Fe. The ayes and nays were called and
the motion was lost.
The committee on ordinances and
licenses introduced an ordinance grant
ing the Santa Fe Electric company the
right to construct, operate and maintain
gas and electric plants in the city of
Santa Fe for Illuminating and other pur-
poses. The same was unanimously
passed. 1t will be found in these columns
tomorrow.
The committee on lighting reported
that they had already renewed the con-
tract with the Electric Light company
for lighting the streets and that the same
had been filed with the clerk.
The committee on streets and bridges
together with the city engineer were in
structed to take up the matter of the
opening of Manhattan avenue to the
west.
Mr.. Victory moved that all moneys now
in the sprinking fund or so much thereof
as is necessary, be transferred to the
street fund for the opening of Manhattan
avenue and Federal street. Motion car
ried.
The city attorney stated that Mr.
Probst had agreed to grant to the city
the necessary tract of land for the open
ing of said Federal street. Mr.. Easley
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the street commissioner
under the direction of the street commit
tee is hereby authorized and empowered
to expend the sum of not to exceed $2i
to purchase the material and build I
bridge over the arroyo Tenorio, OF
Galisteo street, the amount expended tt
come out of the street fund. Carried.
A committee from the city board o
education then appeared before the coun
Gil, asking the council for the ap
proval of resolution passed by the sail
board of education levying tax of
mills on the dollar for school purposes.
} Mr.. Bartlett moved that the resolution
be approved by the council and that tn
clerk be instructed to certify the same t.
the county clerk.
Mr.. Ortiz y Salazar moved to lay tn
matter over to next meeting. Mr.. Vic
tory offered an amendment to the amend
ment that the matter be referred to tn
committee on finance. Tho vote wa
called on Mr.. Victory's amendment an
resulted as follows:
For reference--A Delgado, Nc
Cabe, Ortiz y Salazar and Victory; in tn
negative Bartlett, Conway and Easley,
. yeas and nays.
The vote being in the affirmative tn
, matter was referred to the finance com
. mittee.
Mr.. Ortiz salazar then moved that a
adjourned meeting of the council be he'll
on Saturday next for the purpose of con
. sidering the resolution presented by tn
board of education. Carried.
Mr.. Bartlett moved that the city attor
ney be instructed to give his opinion i
writing upon the matter at the next meet
ing, and it was SO ordered.
| The council then adjourned.