Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-03
A BUSY SESSION.
The City Council Transacted Considerable
Important Business Last Night.
BOARDS OF REGISTRATION ArPoprEp.

INV wy COuuCll ntlu au huJouTnel
meeting last night with Mayor Clancy
Aldermen Neustadt. Cummings, Tierney
kieke, Johnston. Lombardo and Burk
hart present.
The following new bills we're r%eIerre,
to committees:
J.H. 0'Rielly q Co, $3i 25; l. G. Ward
we'll, 50 so; T. J.. Shinick. $25; Ed. Ma
euire. 81; o. A Matson y Co, $3O5; 5
Burkhart, $il45.
The report OF the finance committee
recommending the payment Of the fol
lowing pills, wa adopted:
A. j. Maloy, Sl0.s2; L.. b. Stern Il Co.
s2S5; Hopping Il Voorhees,, 81; s. Burk
hart, s1l 10.
The following petition from residents
on east Silver avenue. TO have the ayenu,
graded and surfaced with adobe, was re-.
feIred TO the street committee:
We, the undersigned, residents and
property owners IN Albuquerque. includ.
ing a majority Of the residents and own.
ers Of property on east Silver avenue,
respectfully represent:
That said east Silver avenue Ia one OF
the principal avenues ia that portion OF
the city lying east VI the railroad tracks
aud commonly known IA the Highlands,
but Is not as much used ~ IL otherwise
would be, owing TO the fact shat 1t has
never been properly graded or surfaced
with adobe, and on That account IL ex
ceedingly sandy In places and unGt fcr
travel.
That the condition Of said avenue IL
not In keeping with that of the other
streets and avenues ia that portion OF
the city;
That the convenience and comfort of
the people residing In the Highlands de.
mands that said avenue be- put In proper
condition for use aud travel.
wherefore your petitioners respectfully
pray that you will have Silver avenue
property graded and surfaced With adobe
from Broadway on the west to High
street on the east; and they will ever
pray, etc.
The city attorney submitted the follow
ing opinion on the right OF the city to
enter upon private property in order TO
clean the acequia, and the matter was
allowed to go over until next Monday:
In regard to the question of the "
OF the city TO enter upon private property
10 clean out or repair "A ditch or drain
running through the city, referred TO me
~ a former netting OF the council, 1
have to say: That the general law OF
The territory under which the city of
Albuquerque IL incorporated, among
other things on that subject provides:
That the city shall have power to con.
struct and keep in repair culyerts, drains,
sewers aud cess pools, and to regulate
the use thereof And also 'tO pro.
vide for the cleaning and puri6ca-
lion OF waters, water courses, canals and
the draining and filling up OF ponds on
private property" The authority thus
conferred clearly authorizes the city 20
enter upon private property TO clean out
a water course, ditch or drain that has
been running where IL IL now or
was before the city or town was laid
out, ana which has been recognized as a
city sewer and improved, cleaned out
and controlled by the town since its or
ganization. OR the city, under its zen
eral powers TO declare what may be a
nuisance, II the ditch, water courss or
drain becomes filthy and needs cleaning
out, or purifying, may, under its general
powers, declare II q nuisance, dangerous
10 the public health and compel the own.
ers through whose property 1t rum 10
clean II out at their W expense; but az
the ditch, drain or water course In ques-
ton has been since the existence of the
city the natural drain or for carry
ing of the surface water OF a large pOr-
ton OF the city. the property owners
through whose property Ii runs may
claim that IL being q public ditch, drain
or sewer, IL IN the duty OF the city 10
clean II out and keep il healthful at the
expense Of the city.
The water committee made the follow.
ing report in regard to the complaint
that there had been no city water pres
sure at the Gre at the railroad shops:
THE water committee, 10 whom was
referred the complaint made relative TO
the amount OF pressure in the water
pipes OF the city, and the service given
by the water company in time Of fire, beg
leave 70 report that we have interviewed
the manager OF the water company, and
the claim Of the water company is that
an average pressure OF over ninety
pounds il maintained at all times.
ut IN the opinion Of your committee
that a record OF the pressure should be
taken each day by the city, in order that
the pressure under the contract with the
water company be maintained at all
times, and 10 that end we recommend
that the city purchase a water gauge TO
be placed at some convenient place, 20 be
determined upon, and that a record OF
the pressure be taken by some official of
the city at least three times every day
that the same may be lled in the
archives OF the city.
This committee further reports that
II has been advised that u water gauge
such as il required by the city can be
purchased for S6.75 inclusive OF cost Of
placing same in position.
The committee was authorized by the
council to purchase the water gauge.
Alderman B~urkhart, from The special
sent TO Santa Fe, made a yer.
bel report, which Was accepted aud the
discharged,
The following amendment to the
ordinance was offered and wa re-
ferred TO the saver committee to report
at the meeting next Monday night
BE Il ordained by the Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the City OF A%lbuquer.
que, thai Section = OF ordinance No.
IS be- amended to read IA follows, to.
wit
THAT no person, firm or corporation
shall make any connection with Or open
into any public sewer or lay any
drain or drains FOR discharging into such
any storm water or surface water
Of any kind, or do any plumbing in con
herewith, without irst having
been authorized 10 do 10 by the city
council, and then only in conformity to