Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
THE CITY GUARDIANS.
Regular Meeting of the City Council
Last Night-Subject of Water
street sewer Discussed-KOu-
tine B~usiness-N. Lewis
Elected Alderman.

The city council met in regular session
last night with Mayor Delgado in the
chair, Clerk Andrews at the desk, anG
Aldermen Baca, Garcia, Harroun, Holmes
Hemingway, Sena and Wagner present.
The mayor announced that Gen. Bart.
lett was present and had asked permits.
mission to address the council Oh the
subject of the Water street sewer. Per,
mission being granted, the regular order
was suspended and Gen. Bartlett ad-
dressed the council.
The speaker referred to the recent
efforts on the part of the city to abate
the Water street nuisance by bring
ing actions in the police court against
certain citizens accused of contrib
uting to the nuisance mentioned,
and said that in his judgment the re-
suits desired could not be attained
in that way, especially as the city had as
sumed the control and management of
the old sewer system from the county and
really was as much a party to the nuis-
ance as any citizen. He thought that a
box sewer, that would answer for the
present, could be laid along Water
street to a point below the railroad track
for $500, and proposed that the council
appoint a select committee to confer
with the citizens on Water street and
those using the cid sewers with a view to
adjusting the matter without further
litigation. He thought that, if the city
would contribute half of the amount in
labor and warrants, it would not be diff
cult to raise the balance by private sub
scription.
Mr.. Wagner doubted whether the coun
| Gil possessed the power to vote a dollar
for the purpose indicated as it might bt
construed as unjust determination il
favor of one locality. Mr.. Hemingway
seemed to take a similar view of the case
The CITY attorney explained that he hat
e%ndeavored to carry out the wishes of thu
council in bringing the suits mentioned
but he was now of the opinion that tn
better way to reach a prompt conclusion
would be by in Injunction in the distric
court and he had only waited to hear tn
proposition of Gen. Bartlett befor'
bringing such a proceeding. He init
mated that such action would now b
taken without delay by himself and Mr.
Renehan, representing the city and tn
complaining Water street citizens, it be
ing understood that the city would not b
rendered liable for any costs in the prem
Uses.
A petition asking for lights in tn
plaza pagoda was referred to the commit
tee on surveys and lighting.
The monthly reports of the city mar
shall and police magistrate were p%resente'
and referred. The first of these report
showed that Sheriff Cunningham's bill
for feeding prisoners during Ma
amounted to $92, and the latter repor
showed that twenty-s1x cases we're trie
during May, but no fines were c%ollecte
in cash.
The finance committee favorably re
ported back the bonds of the city clerl
and city treasurer. In accordance wit
the recommendation of this committe
the following accounts were approved:
Water & Improvement company, waite
for one month, $%166,66; W. p. Cunning
ham, feeding prisoners, $124.SO; E. An
drews, feed for city team, $13.35; Me-
MEXICAN Printing company, printing an
stationery, $23.7o; Dietzel & Bernstein
blacksmithing, $12.s5; W.. A. Mckenzie
mdse, $1.45; VIM. Bolander, work, $3.50
E. Alire, work, SO; J.T. Sandoval, %janitol
SIS; Blanchard & West, work, 50.
The committee on surveys and lightin
reported that Supt. Day, of the Santa +
Gas & Electric company, would furnis
oro 1iSb{c Fou WJc Gc aonh rnr month n ~
recommended that three arc lights b
placed in the plaza on these terms.
The recommendation was laid on tn
table indefinitely.
Resolutions expressive of respect t
the memory of the late Hon. j. B. T
Hemingway, introduced by Mr.. Sent
were unanimously adopted.
The official bond of City Marshal Sar
doval in the sum of $4,000, with Marco
limo Garcia, Eugenio Sena, j. s. Cande
lario and N. Solomon as sureties, wa
presented and referred.
Mr.. Garcia, alderman from the On
ward, placed Nelson Lewis in nomins
tion for alderman from that ward to fl
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Dudrow'
failure to qualify. He remarked at tn
same time that, although MIR. Lewis wa
a Republican and the council was over
whelmingly Democratic, it should be re
membered that Mr.. Dudrow, a Republi
can, was elected in the End ward by foul
teen majority, and he thought it would b
a proper act of courtesy to the people G
the ward to select a Republican to sue
coed him, instancing at the same tim
the fact that three years ago, under SIM
lar circumstances, a Republican counc;
elected Mr.. Victory to succeed Mr.. Schc
field.
Mr.. Hemingway opposed this PROPOSE
tlon in a lengthy talk and nominated Nj
A. P. Fill, Mr.. Dudrow's opponent at tn
polls, to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Wagner thought it would be we
to wait till the next meeting.
Mr.. Lewis was then elected by tn
votes of Messrs. Baca, Garcia, Harrour
Holmes and Sena. Messrs. Hemingwa
and Wagner voted for Mr.. Hill.
The mayor nominated Lauriano Oyac
to be policeman, vice Venceslado Nava1
ro, term expired. This nomination wa
confirmed.