Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-04
MUNICIPALITY MATTERS.
Meeting OF the City Council Last
Night Condition OF Treasury
street to National Cemetery
Bid for Lighting Streets.

The city council met iu regular session
last evening with Mayor Easley in the
chair aud all members present except
Messrs. Delgado and Garcia.
A petition for the location of an cleo
trio light at the corner of Manhattan and
Gaspar avenues was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on surveys and
lighting.
The monthly report of the city treas
urer showed balance on hand, January l.,
$559.O4; received from county tax COL
lector, $581.51; received licenses from
city clerk, $6625; received fines from city
marshal, Sc; warrants paid during jan
uary, $8O2.24; cash on hand, $410.56; war
rants outstanding, January 81, 1896, $12,-
324.27.
The report was referred to the finance
committee. The monthly reports of the
city clerk, police magistrate and city
marshal were also presented and referred.
The city attorney reported that under
the law the county assessor was entitled
to commission of per cent. He also
reported an ordinance relative to the
collection of poll taxes.
The part of the attorneys report refer
ring to assessors commission was re-
ferred to the finance committee and the
proposed ordinance to the committee on
ordinances.
DR.. Andrews, from the committee on
streets and bridges, made verbal report
"A ko of no rrn~oco1
street to the National cemetery. He said
that it appeared that the street could be
opened without expense for right of way
except over the property of Probst, al
ready condemned, and that space sufficient
for laying water pipes could at once he
secured without further cost than would
be involved in moving fence.
DR.. Harroun urged that prompt action
be taken in the premises, dwelling upon
the Importance of enabling the company
to lay water pipe to the cemetery in time
to irrigate the young trees, grass and
flowers. Finally, on his motion, the sub
ject was referred back to the committee
on streets and bridges with power to act
80 far as the work could be accomplished
without cash outlay.
The city clerk was directed to notify
Mr.. William White to appear at the next
meeting of the council and show cause
why his fence should not be moved back
out of the street.
Mr.. McCabe, from the committee on
fire department., reported that the fire
plugs about town had been tested and
found to be in perfect order.
Mayor Easley announced that, in re-
Spouse to the city's advertisement for
sealed proposals for lighting the city
during the ensuing year, one bid had
been received.
The bid was then opened and read by
the clerk. 1t was signed by S. Fl. Day,
president Of the Santa Fe Gas d Electric
company, and was substantially as fol-
lows
The Santa Fe Gas & Electric company
offers to continue to furnish lights to the
city, more or less as the city council may
desire, according to the conditions and
schedule of prices as under present con-
tract as follows:
Sixteen-candle power, all night, per
month, $3.50; thirty-two-candle power
all night, per month, 1878; fifty.candle
power, all night, per month, IS.
Referred to the committee on surveys
and lighting.
As many 1900 candle power arc lights
will be furnished as the city may desire al
the rate of $1S per light per month, pro
vided the city will furnish in cash thu
cost price Of the necessary arc lamps ani
fixtures desired, such cost to be deducted
from the first payment made for lights.
city warrant for $333.32 was attached
to the bid. - t.
The bond of Pedro A. Sandoval, cit,
marshal, in the sum of $4,000, was pre-
sented and ordered approved after the
correction of the form. 1t was signed by
the principal, Marcelino Garcia, J. E
Holmes, H. y. Arnold and Eugenio Sena
The matter of the Bischoff nuisance
was again brought up by Mr.. Holmes.
DR.. Andrews thought that Mr.. Bischofl
was doing all in his power to correct the
evil.
The committee on health was recon-
mended to give the matter attention.
Venceslado Navarro was appointed and
confirmed as a policeman, vice Manue
Ortiz y Rodriguez, time expired.