Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-04
THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
Many Matters of Local Moment Dealt
With at Last Nights Council
Meeting.

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we're considered For time it looked as
though quorum could not be secured,
Aldermen Easley and Bartlett being out
of the city and one or two others being
absent from one cause or another. Alder
man Conway made the necessary fifth
man when he came in at 7:35 and when
Mayor Sloan called the board to order it
was found that Aldermen Victory, Del
gado, Andrews, McCabe AID Conway were
on hand.
After reading the minutes the report of
City Treasurer Jones for November was
read. This report showed balance OF
$2s4.G9 on hand November /. During
the month fines amounting to 81, licenses
aggregating $117.5O aud taxes to the
amount of $9257 had been received and
horse had been sold for IS. This made a
total
CASH IN THE CITY TREASURY
for November Of $5O676. Upon this
amount warrants aggregating Sl05.03
had been drawn, leaving a balance on
hand December of $4Ol.73. There are
outstanding at present unpaid city war
rants amounting to $7,645.72.
City Clerk Hill reported $l1750 in
licenses collected and turned over to the
treasurer. His report also showed that
warrants had been issued during the
month for $66310.
Police Magistrate Armijo reported
that during the last fortnight he had
heard eight cases against parties for city
offenses, drunkenness and assault. These
had all been found guilty and fined, but
APPEALS WE'RE TAKEN
by three of them to the district court.
City Marshal Torres reported fines col
lected to the amount of 81 with com init
ments for So fines uncollected still 10
hand. He also reported as to certain
electric lights which had not burned dur
ing the month.
City Attorney Renehan reported as to
the condition of several matters of city
litigation in which he stated that progress
had been made. He also reported an or
dlnance on a stand for hacks and public
vehicles that later on furnished consider
able discussion.
The finance committee reported quite
number of bills for which warrants we're
ordered drawn. Among these we're bills
In favor OF the electric light company in
which reductions were made on account
of the vigilance of the city marshal in de-
tectlng locations where the light had re-
fused to furnish illumination. Another
bill was for $24 35 for stenographer's and
draughtsmen's fees in connection with pre-
pairing the record in the Santa Fe grant
case for transmission to Washington, it
having been necessary to send up one or
two plats, which required special assist
ance for the land court clerk. In presenting
this bill, approved by the finance commit
! tee, Councilman Victory took occasion to
say that the committee.
| HAD DONE ITS FULL DUTY
in regard to this important matter, state.
ments in local Republican organs to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Victory
stated that the committee, at the mex
council meeting, would recommend thu
appointment of an attorney to represen
the city in the supreme court in thi
case.
The fire department question occupied
large part of this time during which tn
council was in session. Chairman Dol
gado of the fire department committee
reported that he had conferred with thu
com mittee from the Ere department
and he asked that warrant for $500 b
issued in favor of the council committe
to be disbursed IN the alteration aud i'm
provement of the hose house.
Plans and specifications showing tn
proposed i'm provements we're submitte
and also sealed bids for doing the work
1t was decided to open these later, and
was found that W. F. Dobbin had bi
$297; A. Windsor, $27l, and W. F. Soehl
chen, $299.
1t was accordingly moved and carrie
that the work be done by Mr.. Windsor, |
being the lowest bidder, and the city al
torney was authorized
TO DRAW A CONTRACT
with Mr.. Windsor covering the work.
warrant for $500, requested by the fiji
department committee Of the council fe
this work, was ordered drawn.
The same com mittee also reported thu
upon examination it had been discovere
that water plugs were necessary ne,
j. Gen. E. f. Hobart's residence and at tt
Champion livery stable. The city alto
ney was directed to look into the contra
with the water company as to water plug
with the view to getting this state
y things remedied.
The question of a stand for hacks ar
wagons was next considered at son
length. The city attorney was finally a
vised to draw up an ordinance to be GU
mitted to the next council meeting, pr
viding that
THE PUBLIC VEHICLE STAND
shall be on the four sides Of the pla
next to the coping and at least Eve fe
from the entrances. If owners of hac
occupy other positions, they will be su
ject to fine Of from IS to $40, or !,
prisoument from Ave to ten days.
The smallness of the fines imposed
. Police Magistrate Armiio was suggest
by Councilman Conway and was unfavc
ably commented upon by the vario
councilmen. II was finally decided tn
in order to obviate the "$l aud cost
system the city attorney should draw ,
for consideration by the council at
meeting two weeks hence an ordinan
making the minimum fine to be impos
for city offenses IS.
City Scavenger Romero was allowed !
terest on his warrants for October al
November in order that he might neg
. tiate them.
A communication from the flre depal
ment was read, announcing tho electi
on Octobsr 10 of William g. Ashdown
chief and Charley Bacon as assista
chief for the year ending July 1895. II
was signed by W. NJ. Berger, presidsl
1t was unanimous laid on the table
/, definitely.
j. There being NO further business
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