Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-21
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
Final Meeting of the Old City Council
Unfinished Buatness Disposed of
Meeting New Councils tn nd
Ing Committees - AOmina-
items Confirmed.

The outgoing city council held it's final
meeting last evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mayor Easley presided and Aldermen
Andrews, Delgado, Dominique, Garcia,
Harroun, Holmes. McCabe and Sene we're
present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The mayor announced that, as this meet
ing was held for the purpose of dispos-
ing of the unfinished business of the year.
it would not be necessary to go through the
regular order, and invited the clerk and
members to present such matters as re-
NAMED undisposed of.
DR.. Andrews, from the committee on
ordinances and licen .es, reported ad-
versey on the proposed ordinance relat-
ing to the collection of poll taxes, main
tai ming that the ordinances now in effect
covered the subject. This report was
unanimously adopted and the proposed
ordinance rejected.
DR.. Andrews also called attention to
the fact that the mayordomos had so far
refused or neglected to obey the instruc-
lions of the city marshal in the matter OF
removing from the streets rubbish taken
from acequias and thought they should
| be removed. The matter was referred to
| the new council.
| The city clerk reported in writing that
| he had issued certificates OF election to
the various officers chosen at the recent
city election, as per the official canvass oil
the votes cast at such election, which he
presented In detail. The report was or.
dered fled.
The warrants paid during the past year
amounting to $7,792.67, we're thereupor
destroyed by fire In the presence of tht
mayor, city clerk and chairman Of the ii
nance committee.
The following bills, favorably reported
by the finance committee, we're allowed
Registrars, judges and clerks of election
| 1924 in each Of the four wards, 500; VI
cente Alarid, rent of room for election 10
LIST ward, SO; Flavio Silva, rent Of room
| for registration and election in the &c
ward, Sc; Julianita Vigil de Chavez, rem,
of room for registration and election In
the 4th ward, So; Francisco Gonzales y
Baca, assessor, $lO.41; Jacob Weltmer
stationery, So 75.
| Mr.. Delgado then arose, and, after
briefly referring to the relations of cor
dial friendship that had existed between
the mayor and the members of the coun
Gil during the past year, offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, The retiring mayor of the
city, Mr.. Charles F. Easley, has during hi
term of Office been untiring IN his effort
to advance our interests without an!
com pensation; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the hearty and siucer'
thanks of this council be extended TO hin
for his services and for the fair and i'm
partial manner ia which he has acted a
our presiding officer; and be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions b,
spread on the minutes, that a copy of th
same be furnished Mr.. Easley under tn
seal of the city and that the city paper
be furnished with copies for publicatio n
Mr.. Delgado promptly asked :" tn
pleasure of the council in the premise
aud the resolutions were unanimousl!
adopted.
M. Easley responded With much feelinI
that this expression was naturally YER
gratifying to him. He thanked the mem
bers Of the council and all the city off
GERS for their uniformly kind and cour
teous treatment, referred with satisfaC
tiou to their harmonious labora together
said that they had all done their utmos
to promote the interests of the city, an
concluded by cordially congratulate
the new council aud the people Of tn
city generally upon the election of M
Delgado as mayor for the ensuing yea
The minutes of the meeting we're there
upon read and approved and the ol
council adjourned sine die.