Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-30
CITY COUNCIL.
An ImpOrtah, Special Meeting Held Last
Evening.

An important special meeUns held LAST
Evening.
The city council held a special meet
ing last evening to take action on the
petition for the levy Of mill tax for
the support Of the public library and TO
transact other special business. There
were present: Mayor Clancy, Aldermen
Neustadt. Kieke, Johnston, Tierney. Mar
ron, Butkhart and Iombardo.
The clerk was authorized to rent a
room from NJ. p. stamm for q polling
place in the Second ward. and q room
from Il. II. Dunbar in the Third ward.
A petition signed by 100 taxpayers
was read, asking that a proposition be
submitted to the voters Of the city at the
ensuing election to increase the appro-
pristion for the public library from "a
mill TO y mill, In accordance with the
provisions OF the act OF the last legis-
lstiye assembly.
Hon. ". h. Childers wa present and
was given permission TO address the
council on the petition. He said that
with q levy OF y mill about $1,000
would be- realized. which would be sufi
cient to pay the running expenses OF the
library, ana that with anything less than
that the library would be obliged to close
Alderman Marion then introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted:
~ hereas, A petition OF more than
one hundred taxpayers, residents OF the
city Of Albuquerque, has been presented
to the mayor ana council OF the city OIL
Albuquerque, p%etillOning Tor an increase
OF the annual levy and appropriation for
the maintenance Of u free puDlic library
In the city OF Albuquerque by the Albu-
querque Free Pubnc Library association.
from one quarter VI mai Oh the dol.
lar upon tne assessed valuation OF al
property within the city limits. to one
hali Of one mill Oh the dollar thereof be II
Resolved, That Tor the purpose Of aid
ing the Albuquerque Free Public Library
association. "a corporation organized un-
der the laws OF the territory of New Mex
leo, and for the providing aud maintain
lug OF the free public library now being
conducted by IL IN the city OF Aibuquer-
| uuf, Nllht viz utbNOt tNNhb - biO'ihiAtuhtVi
submitting 10 Tue qualified electors OF
said city nj the annual city election, L
take place on the dist Tuesday Ia April
1899, the proposition 10 appropriate Il
the amount Of hall Of one mill on III,
dollar upon the assessed valuation VI al
the property within the city limits o
said city OF albuquerque for the mainto
nance OF said public library; be II fur
ther
.'Resolyed, That the said amount o
one-half OF one mill upon the dOlla
upon the assessed valuation OF all prop
srty within the city limits OF Albuq1er
que shall be levied and collected as Othe
city taxes for the year A. ID. 1899. Bnd 10
every year thereafter until SAID levy shal
! be changed according 10 law, Provided
however, that said levy shall not be mad
and said taxes not be collected unies
' the proposition to levy the same shall b
approved and authorized by a vote of IN
qualified electors OF said city al Sal
D annual election 10 DO held on the hrs
Tuesday In April, A. ID. 1879; be II iui
Their
I Resolved. That at said election to b
= held on the frat Tuesday In April, ls9,
said proposition shall be voted upon d
the qualified electors OF said city aud a.
ballots In favor OF said proposition Il
said election shall read as follows: 10
appropriation TO maintain the publ
g library in the city OF Albuquerque an
u all ballots against said proposition aha
read: Against the appropriation I
maintain the public library In the cit
: OF Albuquerque Said ballots shall
u received by the officers OF the electio
and ~canvassed In the same manner 1
the votes for city officers are canyassel
and the judges and clerks OF eleclio
m shall certify the result OF said vote
: the same manner IA that OF the ell
j. officers. and a majority vote shall be T
quired to carry said proposition"
Alderman ~LombardO, chairman OF Il
-, water committee, made the following 7
10 port in regard TO the extension OF Il
TO water main on Fourth street:
y The water committee, 10 which vi
B. referred the petition OF certain proper
II holders, to order an extension OF u
lie water main on Fourth street from q
IL corner OF Fourth street and Copper Nv
" nue. to Fruit avenue. u distance OF ab0
r. 1900 feet, report fayorably upon the =
10 tition, provided the Water company VI
NJ agree not to charge the city hydra
k rental for more than two hydrants up'
le said extension.
~ The report was adopted and the exte
sion asked for was ordered.
A vote OF thanks was extended to hC
is company No. 3 for the tickets to {
masquerade ball at the Armory