Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-08

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FRANK MCKEE,
City Treasurer.
The city clerks report on moneys col
leeted In February was referred TO the
finance committee.
The report OF the city physician was
placed on file.
Marshal Colbert reported a vacant build
ing near the Midland hotel u nuisance
and he was instructed to abate 1t.
The committee on electric lights pre-
sented the following report;
10 the Mayor and City Council, Gentle
men:
Your special committee on electric
light hereby reports that they have OBJ
tanned a list OF rates from the Electric
Light company. which 10 hereto attach
ed, for lighting the streets under what IL
called the moonlight schedule, which we
consider very satisfactory, which we
shall recommend 10 be used. II the funds
necessary TO pay the annual expense
can be furnished.
Last year our expenses we're within a
few dollars OF our income aud WI could
not have paid for electric light II we had
contracted for II, neither al we pay for
IL this year, unless we make some special
reduction In other expenses TO meet this
bill. Your committee Is 10 fAyOr--em-
phatically In fayOr-Of lighting the city
az far as funds can be raised for that pur-
pose.
Your committee report that a saving OF
$24 q month a he effected by requiring
the railroad company 70 keep the lightt
at the railroad crossings without ex'
pense to the city; your committee further
report that a saving OF 800 a month car
be effected by a reduction In the salary
OF the city clerk, thus effecting q saving
OF S74 a month. This sum, together
with the appropriation that has been
made, will pay for fifteen electric lights
Your committee therefore recommends
that the reductions, 30 named, be made
and that a contract be entered into will
the Electric Light company for fifteen
electric lights. Respectfully submitted
, II. A. MoNTFoRT,
|. N, HORNER,
ANGELO LOMBARDO.
The report Of the committee WA
adopted.
Accompanying the report was a propo
sitiOn from A. A. Grant agreeing to fur
nish the city ten arc lights at S. pc
month each on the moonlight schedule
fifteen lights at $50 each aud twent.
lights or more at 81 each per month.
An ordinance was adopted fixing
!, penalty Of from $40 to $50 or thirty I
, sixty days imprisonment upon all per
sons failing to be yaccinated within tel
days who have not had smallpox or hay
not been yacclnated within seven year
Parents are required under the sam
penalty to have their children yaceinate
and the city physician was instructed I
yacclnate the INDECENT poor free {
charge.
An ordinance reducing the city clerk
salary after April Is, 1898, from 800 I
$50 per month was passed. This ord
nance was passed to complete the n
trenchment commenced last year whe
all salaries were reduced except that
d tina clerk, which was left unchanged.
Is The ordinance making appropriation
J. for the year 1898 30, was referred 10 Il
ss finance committee.
The electric street railway ordinan'
was referred 10 a special COMMITTEES, col
a sisting OF Aldermen Monttort, Marie
n and 0tero.
he The board Of health was requested
a, submit a copy OF the rules and regul
n. lions TO be observed as a prOtectiC
against contagious diseases.