Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-07

Business of Moment Transacted by
the City Council Last Night-PrO-
posed New Streets-PrOtecti0n
Against Land dGrants-POllce-
men Dispensed With.

The city council met IN regular session
last evening with Mayor Spiess in the
chair, and Aldermen Alarid, Conway, Gar
ciez Con zales, Roybal and Solignae pres
ent.
The monthly report, of the city clerk,
police magistrate and city marshal were
received and referred to the proper COM
mittees without reading.
A bill for repairing the new city Jail,
amounting to $l025, and two bills for
feed for the city team, amounting to
$43 67, were ordered paid
mittee, having in charge the proposed
widening of Johnson street, asked for
further time, which was granted.
The matter of extending Galisteo street
through to San Francisco street was, at
the suggestion of the city attorney, re-
ferred to another select committee con-
sisting of Aldermen Solignao, Conway
and Alarid, to act in conjunction with the
mayor and city attorney, it being under
stood that there is an important ques.
ton of fact involved as to the actual
ownership Of the land proposed to be
decided to Mr. Blain in exchange for the
80 foot strip he offers to the city.
Respecting the opening of the street
north of the capitol grounds, the mayor
stated that, as the perlntendent of the
penitentiary had neglected or refused
to move back the stone coping and iron
fence as directed to do by the last legis-
lature, he (the mayor had ordered the
marshal Immediately to move said fence
and construct such street in compliance
with the survey and lines already estab-
lished.
On motion of Alderman Solignao, the
city attorney was directed, as soon as
possible, to secure from Mrs. ManderGeld
quit claim deed to the property do
mated by her for the purposes of such
street.
The following resolution, submitted by
City Attorney Gortner, was adopted:
Be it Resolved by the City Council,
That the mayor of the city Of Santa Fe
and the city clerk of the city of Santa Fe
be and they are hereby authorized to
make, execute, sign and attest, in their
official capacity and under the seal of this
city, power of attorney to Thomas B
Catron, comforting proper authority upon
him to investigate and search among the
archives in the possession and control
of the government of the Republic oi
Mexico, at the City Of Mexico, Guadala-
! lara, Chihuahua, or wherever the same
may be situate, with view to the dis
covery of any archives, papers, docu-
ments or other evidences that may exist
there referring in any manner to the
grant which is presumed to have been
made to the city of Santa Fe, and to dc
all things necessary in connection with
such mission.
In this connection the mayor suggested
that there were number of alleged
Spanish and Mexican grants within tht
corporate limits of the city of Santa FL
and that 1t would be wise to provide fol
defending against the same 10 the United
States court of private land claims.
The city attorney said that there wer'
II apparently perfect and regular grant
within the four leagues of the city of Sant'
Fe and that they might prove trouble
some unless protected against
The mayor thereupon appointed AL
dermen Solignao, Conway and Garcia, tt
look into these matters IN connection
with the o,ty attorney, with Instruction
to report at the next meeting.
An ordinance, providing for keeping
the sidewalks clear of snow, ice and othe
distinctions, offered by Alderman Sollg
mao, was unanimously adopted. The or
dinance was ordered printed in the New
MEXICAN forthwith.
The monthly bills we're referred to tn
finance committee.
The mayor then announced that, unde
the provislons of the Bateman law, i
would be necessary for the present to dis
pense with the services of all policemen
except the city marshal, as the finances o
the city would not warrant any expendi
lures for police service, and hence h
would make no nominations for the en-
suing quarter.
After short executive session tn
council adjourned.