Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-07-28
A Stormy Meeting Of the SolonS
Of the City.
Action Taken in the Suit Of the
Terrace Company.
The Il mo,sl Of the Fire Department
Harshiy Debated.
ALDERMAN AUuaiGHr 70 rnr Rfs w

A special meeting II the city council
was held Art evening ~ the new city
hulhing un I.jrras avenue, corner II
Second street. the nenbcrs h-ing called
together by the following call. whica was
read 10y Clerk Dixon:
You arr hereby notified that there will
br n SPECIAL meeting at the city council
held this III day II July, ~, : ocl"k T..
n.. at the new dIty hall, for the purpose
uf further considering the SUIT brnngbl
against the city by the Terrace Land Aud
Improvement company, and, II dc-mel
advisable, for employing counsel Ia i~r
resent the city ~ sad SUIT. Also fUr III,
purpn-- II considering th. A,iviHabIlity q
moving the hrr apparatus ut the c,ty anil
the headquarters Ot the varr'us hrr COM
pAnirs a. ur near the sad new city hall,
AMI Il deemed advisable, Ia appoint com.
miiters Ia eIecut" tue Wishes III the couu.
cal ~ regard To- sad Irmuv ,lH Alec to-
CONSIDER Rnd act upon ANY business con.
nrct,Sl with Tia" rrinuval 1T the city hail
In the absence of Mayor Luthy. Alder.
nan Otrru was requested ,o take ia,
char, and IN the r'll cAll the followin.
members answered tn their names:
! Present Aldermen Auprlght, Brock
meier. Grande. Hrrs-ldrn. Ot.ro. SIN.
Iirr AMI Clerk Dhnn
Absent Aldrrmrn schwartz and kot
hri.
The acting mayor Instructed ClrrL
Dixon to read the following opinion oi
city Attorney flnical'
I A.. al
tIty III Albuquerque.
uhN rLkNkS: iy the decree 1T the
court ii private iand claims iuur square
spanish leagues 1T land. !-ntrrlug at the
c-uirr oi She plaza ur public SQUARE at the
N,Iia - obi Town ri Albuquerque. hAN,
brru cuuuiIued Ia tHc Nlty al AIbWlurT
Il~ IN trust iur ia" urr aud brurht 81
tue lot huid"rr uu,rt grants truiu la,
Nilia 81 Albuquerque ~ other cunI"Iru,
authority, AMI ~ t" aaiy r-ridur. ~ trus
Tor tue Ifrr Au,I urnrhl ui the IulIA bItAulJ
aud owners III the whulc tract
The question uuw Huhini'trd Ia me lS
your honorable h,siy, IA what viii hr Ia,
: effect ul allowing sult recently hl-d 10y
the Terrace Land ana Improvement com
? InIuy against the cIty 81 Albuquerque T.
~ uy default, aud tu allow decree l,r,
Cuuirs1u To- b- entered In-r"In. Answer
Iug It hrirlly, and as II would oriiuarIIy
b- answered, ] Huud ray that II woun,
operate as n bai H. the Ity ever H-ttI. 4
up 81 claiming ANY right or utl- Ia Ia,
. iandr ciaiui'si ny the sari COMPANY III TIA,
sad suit. before decree would b- Ell
tered 10y the court luir lns the til, ~
sad company IL the lands clalnrd ~ SAL
suit. the court would probably r,-luir,
ia. company Ia irakr n showing of then
title, hut As ~ onr would be- cuntrettLg oi
upITHlug II, the cuuri wuul! he IuHtIi
~ grAutIi x "a d-uIrc uu much l-rr CnucIu
sIS" evidence than 1t might otherwise de
inaud
~ Ia the practical effect 81 that deere,
un the Interests II the CIty, l would -sy
, that Will readily apiTar from the trrn'
u at the decree gwen ahuNr. that the CT
! holds only All equitable III crest ~ th'
n lsni- ~ Il cstIuu. Ii holds IN trust fu
IA" brn"ht II ITrsunr having dr.sis iron
ia" villa uf Alhulurrlud or other cumI'et
eat authority, Htd II u" one N hJir I,
J. show such title, then holds IN trust iul
u the h-nrht at all I~rSnns living nn I'll,
4 giant ar e, ntrmrd. II viii thur ApI,-AI
that persons living within the iIuIts ~
tue confirmed grant, but without the cor
n IHIrstr limits Ut thr city III AlbulL r que
i. have TIA. same right nud 'Dt"'re, i"@
y
aud ia" nry holds ia trust for them pre-
cis-iy M It holds IN trust Tor It's own citI
;. Gems,
y 1t n then pertinent Ia inquire what. i
any, benefit will accrue Ia the city shuull
thus suit, aud similar ones which ina,
hereafter be hI.i against the city. b- Il.
= cm1i adversely Ia claimants against III,
A cIty la answer Ia that | woul,
, rAy that th- city, when proIsl
y Legislation can lie had, will then b,
able Ia d,sIH@e Of these lands All.
q. apply the funds received frou. the sale,
thereof Ia any purp-se for which trus
fuuds may be property urtd. For inHtanc,
school fund might lie prov id-,l fol
D the education ut the children who's. I,ar,
/, ents reside ulnn the grant. or should ia,
, city grow until II should embrace all tn,
lands within III. grant, his money might
at some future time, he applied !" III,
payment ~ the inI.bt.in "s- uf the city
I or It might be used IN any ~ many other
. ways, so long As the benefits r.snltinp
, from such use would az could lie euio ed
equally by all the inhabitants 81 th,
grant.
Respectfully you're,
a i. A, FlNiCAL, City Attorney.
Moved 10y Alderman Bruckmrirr, sec
, ondei by Alderman simpler, that TIA,
, council instruct the inAnce committee I,
4 interview Judge whit.man A. Ia compen
sS,,on in assisting ia. city attorney in th,
Z prosecution Of the aboye suit,
Alderman korbrr then arrived. loaded
for bear. and requested that the call upon
which the members met be read Ia" hi,
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