Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-26
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Reduction in the Cost of Lighting
the City-Nne Mill Tax for City
Expenses-Fire Hose Ordered
Purchased-BillsA Allowed
and Ordered Paid.

Purchased Allowed
and Ordered Paid.
The council met in adjourned session
at 1880 last evening, there being present
Councilmen Andrews, Bartlett, Delgado,
Easley, McCabe and Victory. The mayor
being absent Councilman Easley pre-
sided.
The committee on ire department sub
mitted report recommending the pur-
chase of 500 feet of hose, through VIM. A.
Mckenzie, of this city at cost of $3.50,
which recommendation was adopted.
The committee on surveys and lighting
submitted report in the shape of
statement showing the present cost of
electric lights and containing an offer on
the part of the Electric Light company
to furnish lights on lower scale. The
electric company is now furnishing the
city light as follows:
Per Light
Per month.
"a 32-candle incandescent lights at. ....$ 80
16-candle incandescent lights at....... 80
d arc lights Observation-Disclosures. ...... Is w
Making in all $244.70 each month.
| The president of the electric company
offers to light the city on the following
| terms:
Per Light
Per Month.
IS so capdle incandescent lights at 49, S rs
| 1B-candle incandescent lights at ...... 5O
5O-candle incandescent lights at ..... W
Amounting to $167.75 each month for
lighting.
On motion Councilman Bartlett was in
structed to draw up the proper contract
with the Electric Light company for tho
next ensuing year on the cheaper basis
as above set forth.
The committee on finance then submit
ted an ordinance fixing the salaries of city
officers and making annual appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year.
On motion the ordinance was read in
full and under suspension Of the rules the
ordinance was read first, second and
third time by title.
Mr.. Victory then moved The adoption
of the ordinance.
The roll was called and the ordinance
was adopted by the following vote: Yeas
-Andrews, Bartlett, Easley and Victory.
Noes-Delgado and McCabe. It will ap-
pear in these columns tomorrow.
The committee on sewers submitted
the following report, accompanied by a
cut of brick and stone arch sewer. The
report and recommendation contained
therein was approved:
To the City Council of the City of Santa Fe
Gentlemen:-Your committee on sewers
to whom was referred the matter of
the ACCESSIBILITY of putting in a sewer
pipe on certain streets within the
city limits, beg leave to report that
at present there is box sewer on
Palace and Washington avenues extend
ing to Water street through Shelby street,
total distance of 5000 feet. This box
sewer was put in several years ago, il in
bad condition and should be replaced at
the earliest date practicable.
The best estimate that We have been
able to secure as to the probable cost of
replacing this box sewer with lumber
boxing Of the same size as that hereto
fore put in, is about $500 cash for the
boxing with the additional cost of taking
up old boxing and putting in new at a
probable cost of $500, making total
] cost of the same character of sewer, of
300. This class of sewer would, of
course, only last for few years aud your
committee is of the opinion that in the
event Of replacing said sewer or of put
ting in an additional sewer pipe, that the
same should he laid with regular sewer
pipe or tiling pipe used for sewer purposes.
We are informed by the superintendent
Of the penitentiary that he will be pro-
pared in about six weeks to make at that
institution twelve-inch sewer pipe, that
he can furnish to the city at cost of not
to exceed 80 cents per length Of two feet
each, or cost of not to exceed IL cents
per foot, as much of such sewer pipe as
the city may desire.
The amount necessary to replace the
old sewer, 5000 feet would therefore cost
not to exceed $3.50.
The superintendent expresses the hope
that he may be able to furnish such pipe
at less cost to the city than that stated
The cost of the labor, etc., in laying
such sewer pipe with cement, would prob
ably be about 20 cents per foot, and for
5000 feet $500, making total of $1,050.
We also have secured an estimate for
sewer, composed of stone with brick
arch and attach hereto design of such
sewer made by the party who submits
the estimate; the probable cost of which
would be, for 5000 feet of sewer, includ-
ing cost of excavating and replacing the
dirt, about 60 cents per foot, or total
cost of $1,000.
While your committee is of the opinion
that when the matter of replacing or put
ting in sewer pipe is determined, should
the council decide to take up such work,
that it would be cheaper in the end to re-
place any old sewer with filing pipe made
specially for sewer purposes of stone and
brick, and all sewer put in hereafter
should be of such character, your CON-
mittee is of the opinion that owing to the
present financial conditions and ex-
IRENE dull times it would DO wise to defer
any action in the matter of putting in
such sewer at least until such time as
exact figures can be secured as to the
cost of such sewer from the superintsnd-
ent of the penitentiary or from such
other person as may be able to furnish
the same.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. F. EASILY,
M. MoCABE,
Committee.
Councilman Victory then introduced a
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