Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-16
ALDERMANIC ACTION.
A Busy Session Last Night i'll Which
Many Matters We're Given
Attention.

A Busy Session Last Night in Which
Many Matters We're Given
Attention.
At the regular semi-monthly meeting
of the city council last night there we're
present: Councilmen Easley, Bartlett,
Conway, McCabe, Victory and Andrews.
The minutes of the meeting held Oc-
tober l were read and approved.
A petition numerously signed by city
merchants was read by City Clerk Hill
reciting that the distribution of sand
around the plaza had become great an
noyance and Inconvenience and re-
questing that the sand be removed by
the council without delay. Councilman
Bartlett moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the street and bridge commit
tee and it was SO ordered.
A communication signed by seventy
seven citizens was read requesting that
! the slaughter house of Arthur Bischoff be
removed from it's present location in the
LIST ward to point beyond the city
limits. The matter was referred to the
city attorney with Instructions to take
immediate action toward removing the
nuisance.
committee being present from the
Woman's Board of Trade, consisting of
Mrs. E. L. Bartlett, Mrs. 7. P. Gable and
Mrs. Rivenburg, the rules we're suspended
for the purpose of hearing from them.
Mrs. Bartlett stated that the objeo of
their visit was to secure from the council
warrant for the rest of the plaza appro-
priation for the current year. The fund
set aside by the council for this purpose
was $500, and there having been 1855
already paid on the fund; the balance, for
which warrant was requested, was
$494.15. Mrs. Bartlett stated that in the
work of plaza improvement the ladies
had "raked and scraped, had begged and
borrowed" until there was now no means
of carrying the work forward except by
aid from the council, there having been
provision made for cashlng this warrant
if issued. Councilman Victory and one or
two other gentlemen following Mrs.
Bartlett's talk, took occasion to pay a
high tribute to the energy and public
spirit displayed by the ladies of the
Board of Trade; and it was unanimously
carried that the warrant be issued as re-
quested. Mrs. Bartlett, in thanking the
council, on behalf of the W. B. T., said
that the work of finishing the plaza cop
ing would be pushed to an immediate
conclusion.
The committee on finance, through
Chairman Victory, reported number of
approved bills, for which warrants were
ordered drawn.
Councilman Andrews, in behalf of the
committee on streets and bridges, report
ed that the total cost of cutters around
the plaza would be 1913. He stated that
Mr.. Donaoiano Martinez had agreed to
accept So in full for property appropri-
ated by the city for street purposes on
Palace avenue and Delgado streets; and
this amount was ordered paid.
When the fire department question was
reached in the order of business, Cdun-
Gilman Conway moved that the board of
fire commissioners be allowed to make
such repairs for the winter as might be
necessary.
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of sale to the property yet suggested
Mr.. Victory.
City Clerk Hill then announced that
such paper had been made out and was
in the possession of VIM. M. Berger, who
had not yet turned it over to him.
Gen. Bartlett suggested that as the
fire company board is to meet Thursday
evening for incorporation and the cleo
ton of officers, the matter be deferred
until the next meeting and it was SO
ordered
The question of laying sewers through
out the city was next brought up and re-
suited in very interesting discussion of
this important subject.
Councilman Easley reported that the
cost of sewerage with plank covering
down Palace avenue and ending on
Water street near s. s. Beaty's store
would amount to 5000 and similar
sewer on Washington avenue would cost
| $11O.
Councilman Bartlett urged immediate
action upon this matter, suggesting that
the cost of labor at present would be
much less now than later and that the
work was an imperative necessity.
| Gen. Easley followed with a statement
that while he appreciated the Importance
of immediate action, the condition of the
city treasury would not permit anything
like contract on cash basis and that
the matter had best be deferred.
Councilman Victory spoke on the same
line, suggesting that by waiting a little
while the city might be able to get sewer
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