Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-21

reported favorably on the following bills
and they we're ordered paid:
Amado Gutierrez for six days work su-
perintending the repair of the streets 80.
f. d. Franz for nails, 60 cents.
Francisco Baca for cleaning council
chamber, $1.25.
Marshal Torres for repairing eleven
picks, $l.65.
Trinidad Alarid, assessor, commission
on assessment of city property at az per
cent, $207.s4.
Thos. P. Gable for burying pauper,
$3.50.
THE CITY SCHOOL TAX. .~--------
Mr.. -Yjctefy then 5ead lengthy report
as chairman of the finance committee In
relation to resolution presented by the
city board of education fixing a levy of
mills on all personal and real property
within the city for the next current school
year. He went on to say that the COM
mittee in no way wanted to retard the OK
cellent school system given us by the
tee thought
TWO MILLS ON THE DOLLAR
would be an ample amount to burden the
taxpayers with as it would then make the
sum of $2,216.99, which, with the amount
derived from the other sources, would
swell the total, after allowing rs per cent
as uncolectable, to $1l,274. The report
was signed by two members of the finance
committee, Messrs. Victory and Andrews,
and proved to be one of the most
INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
ever presented on the subject of Santa
Fe's city schools. The NEW MEXICAN
will hereafter draw literally upon the
facts therein presented to keep citizens
posted on the progress of school matters.
The third member of the finance commit
tee, Councilman Bartlett, declined to sign
the report, holding out for the mills
levy.
On motion the council adopted the re-
| port, all voting aye save Councilman Bart
lett.
THE FIRE FIGHTERS AGAIN.
Councilman Delgado, as a member OF
the fire committee, stated that they had
come to an amicable agreement and that
the fire department was willing to turn
over their hook and ladder apparatus
etc, to the custody of the city council
and it was referred back to the fire com.
mittee for further action.
GENEROUS OFFER.
Mr.. Victory here stated that there had
been great deal of discussion over sup
plying the poor with medicine, and there
being a conflict of opinion as to the
amounts of the bills charged for prescrip
tions presented by the different drag
stores, he had seen Sister Victoria, of The
sanitarium, and she had kindly offered tt
fill all prescriptions at the hospital dis
pensary with good quality drugs and by
competent pharmacist at 25 cents {
prescription, which would be as little as
she thought it could be done for, this
merely covering the actual cost of the
ingredients. But if they should accept
this offer and after months trial SHE
found she could do SO, she would ther
reduce the amount for each prescription
to Is cents. This offer was unanimously
adopted by the council and the city
physician was instructed to inform the
city poor as to this fact.
On motion of Councilman Bartlett the
thanks of the council we're extended tc
Sister Victoria for her kind offer.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Bartlett also spoke of removing
those unsightly cottonwood trees on Lin
coin and Washington avenues and the
marshal stated that it would have beer
attended to before had he not been sc
busy with the street improvements, but
that it should now be attended to imme
dlately.
Mayor Sloan then spoke of the condi
ton of the street in front of the Palace
hotel and at the corner by the Griffin
building occasioned by every rain storm
There being no means for running off the
water it stands in lakes in these localities
and it was thought if proper culvert be
put down at the intersection of Washing
ton and Lincoln avenues it would remedy
this evil. The city marshal was ordered
to have this done.
DR.. Andrews also spoke of the damage
the recent rains had done to thu
property holders back of the Episcopa
church by citizens encroachlng on the ar
royo proper and combining the flood from
old Fort Marcy to such narrow exten
that it became a swift and narrow passage
of water by the time it found an outlet
making the streets look like a river bee
and doing much damage, and the city at
torney was instructed to look up thi
| Ic ,
holders had in any way
ENoRoAoHED ON THE CITY PROPERTY
or we're the means of obstructing THU
waterway to report the same to the mex
meeting of the council.
Councilman Bartlett here stated thai
the city attorney had asked to be excused
for the evening but that he reported
progress in the matter of the new street
through the Probst property to the mar
row gauge depot and that Mr.. Probst was
willing to give right-of-way through the
same and asked for further time which
was granted.
| The council then went into
| EXECUTIVE SESSION
on the appointment of new police force,
the term of incumbents having expired
on the 18th instant.
The mayor nominated for the lst ward,
Eulogio Sandoval to succeed +. Rivera,
For the I'd ward, Julian Baca, to succeed
Tibursio Montoya. For the 3D. ward,
Jose Amado Martinez, to succeed Tomas
Smith. For the 4th ward, Tomas Duff
meyer, to succeed E. Padilla, all of
which we're duly confirmed.
It was found that chapter Is, Of the
city ordinances, relating to the impound-
ing of stray animals, had few conflict