Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Funding and Refunding Bonds Disposed
OF at a Premium.
JUNE 1ATH MADE A HOLIDAY.

who Is out OF the city.
/ New bills we're referred 10 committee.
and the following bills, approved by the
finance committee, we're ordered paid:
Mrs. l.. Rossi. t25 a.; DR.. Haynes
ti5s5 Hopping n Worries, $3.50; Whit
ney Company, $3.50; Charles Lyles
s33 %; A. J Maloy. 1903.
An invitation was received from Col
Brodie and Mayor Llewellyn. OF the com
mittee on arrangements, inviting the
mayor and the city council OF Albuquer.
que to attend the first annual Rough
Riders reunion In Las Vegas on June "a
20 and 26. The invitation was accepted
aud the clerk directed to notify the com
mittee OF the action OF the council and
to say that the mayor and all the alder
men would attend the reunion In a body,
unless unforeseen circumstances should
prevent.
The following petition from citizens
to have June "a observed a. a holiday
was read:
We, the undersigned, citizens OF Albu.
querque, respectfully represent that
Whereas, A reunion Of the volunteer
soldiers who served during the recent
war with Spain. and who are known AZ
the Rough Riders, will be held at Las
vegas. beginning on the oath day Of
June; and,
Whereas, Every sentiment and patriot
ism, both national and local, calls on IA
to make that reunion q success, there
fore, We petition you, 40 far ~ may be
within your power. TO make the 2ith OF
June u general public holiday, and call
upon all business houses, shops and
banks to close on that day 30 as to give
our citizens an opportunity TO attend
the celebration at Las Vegas; and II such
action Is taken, we pledge ourselves to
close our respective places Of business on
that day, and 10 give every facility to
our employees to 60 to Las Vegas at that
time.
The petition was signed by the banks,
the railroads, and In fact practically
every business concern OF any import.
ance in Albuquerque.
X. p. Hall, one OF the committee instru-
mental In securing the signatures to the
petition, was given permission TO ad
dress the council. lie stated that In the
course Of a hard days work In securing
the signatures, the committee had
scarcely heard q dissenting voice among
the people OF the city. and he therefore
asked favorable action from the council
on the petition. ~ NO prettier compli-
ment could DO paid by Albuquerque to
the sister city OF Las Vegas and the
Rough Riders.
On motion Of Alderman Neustadt, the
mayor was unanimously requested to Is
sue a proclamation making June "a q
legal holiday In Albuquerque, and call
ing upon all business men to close their
places Of business on that day the proc
lamation to be published In all the local
papers.
A petition from taxpayers to open
Fourth street from Slower to Nicholas
avenues, WAS referred to the street com.
mittee.
A petition TO have the water main ex-
{ tended on south Edith street was re-
ferred to the water committee.
The report OF the city treasurer
showed a balance on hand June I, Of 49,.
$40 %.
The city marshal's report showed fines
collected In May to bs 1882 %; number
OF arrests, l0S; number OF meals served,
4lS.
The city clerks report showed licenses
collected in May to be $777 so.
City Attorney Horton Moore reported
that DR.. Henry had offered the property
on which the city building Is located, az
security for the performance by him Of
the conditions Of the lease to the city
building. Az this property Is in litiga-
ton, MIR. Moore asked the sense Of the
council IA to whether II should be &C.
cepted ~ security or not. On motion Of
Alderman Tierney the council expressed
The opinion that II should not.
A sidewalk ordinance, proposed by the
city attorney, and carrying out the pro-
visions OF the sidewalk law passed by the
last Legislature, was passed under q sus-
pension OF the rules. The ordinance pro-
vides that whenever q new sidewalk is
needed, or any old sidewalk Is In need Of
repair, the city council shall 10 notify
the owner OF the property AUDITING, and
II he does not comply with the notice,
then the council may direct said side
walk to be built or repaired, and levy a
special tax against the property for the
cost Of the same.
The most important business OF the
evening was next in order, when ordi-
nance No. lo2, relating to the sale of
S33,OOO r%efunding bonds at q maximum
interest rate OF 4 per cent. authorized by
an act OF the last Legislature. and s65, 900
funding bonds, at a maximum rate OF 8
per cent, authorized by act OF congress
to take up outstanding city warrants,
wss read and passed under a suspension
OF the rules, A resolution to the same
effect had been passed at the last meet
ing OF the council, and the intention was
to substitute the ordinance for the reso-
luton.
Question was raised a. to the validity
OF the new ordinance for the reason that
II had not been published five days, but
the alderman felt that In the event OF
the ordinance being void there would