Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-07
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Street Sprinkling Service-Santa lie
Grant Case-New Second Ward
Routine
Business.

last evening. Mayor Easley presided
and Councilmen Andrews, Delgado, Gar
cha, Holmes, McCabe and Sena res pended
to roll call.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
! Monthly reports of the city treasurer,
city clerk, police magistrate, city mar
shall and city attorney we're presented and
referred.
DR.. Andrews, from the committee on
streets and bridges, reported that the
streets were continually being enoroached
upon and damaged by the acequias, and
he thought measures should be taken to
correct the evil. He also submitted
letter from 0. A. Hadley offering the city
the choice of two teams for sprinkling
and other city purposes for the sum of
5000, and added that, as street sprink-
| Ter, garbage wagon and harness had been
| ordered at total cost of $308.25, pro-
vision for suitable horses should at once
be made.
The mayor announced that, since the
letter referred to had been received, Mr..
Hadley had been in the city and had as
sured him that he believed the city would
be satisfied with either team, but did not
care to sell until the horses had been in
spected by some one in behalf of the city.
The committee on streets and bridges
was thereupon granted full authority to
act in the premises.
An ordinance, imposing license of
$50 annually upon boarding houses en-
ploylng runners or boosters, was pre-
ordinances and licenses.
The committee on police reported that
the sheriff, with the consent of the county
commissioners, offered to feed and care
for city prisoners at the rate of SO cents
per day, thus saving to the city the ex-
pense of maintaining separate Jail and
a jailer.
Whereupon the committee ON police
was instructed to enter into a contract
with the sheriff in accordance with the |
terms proposed.
The city clerk was instructed to turn
over to the city engineer maps and plats
belonging to the city, taking receipt
therefor.
The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare and submit an ordinance regulating |
the management of acequias within the |
city limits.
On motion of Mr.. Delgado $500 was
ordered transferred from the contingent |
to the salary fund to pay an extra police
man.
The following was read by the clerk:
In the supreme court of the United
States.
City of Santa Fe, Appeal from
Appellee, the U. s. court
vs.. of private land
The United States, claims, New
Appellant. Mexico.
To said appellee and to its attorney of
record:
Take notice that on Monday, April 80,
1895, the solicitor general of the United
States, in behalf of said appellant, will
submit to the supreme court of the
United States at Washington, d. G., a !
motion to advance the above entitled
cause on the docket for hearing at the
next October, 1895, term of said court.
HOLMES CONRAD,
Solicitor General, United States. :
BY MATT G. REYNOLDS, |
United States Attorney Court of Private
Land claims. I
The mayor said that he understood the
Ease above referred to had been advanced
IN the docket of the United States sd 1
oreme court so that it would come up at
he October term. The matter was re-
erred to the finance committee with in
tructions to report at next meeting.
Thomas A. Herlow filed charges against 4
tty Marshal Gold. Laid on the table by
vote of to l..
The city clerk was instructed to draw a
warrant on the treasury for $3.50 to pay II
DR.. Mckenzie for 500 feet of new hose.
Sundry bills, reported back favorably
" the finance committee, were allowed.
Mr.. Garcia nominated Don Matias Do Z
ninguez to fill the I'd ward vacancy in r
he council Whereupon Mr.. Dominguez y
7as unanimously elected to fill said va :,
ancy. :, =,
The committee on streets and bridges ~
'as authorized to take charge of the
treet sprinkling and garbage service /.
ntil further action of the council. D
The council then adjourned. q