Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-06
THE CITY COUNCIL
Tax Payers Who Want More Light
and Less Expense for Fire Hy-
drants-- Contrasts Drawn.
AFTER RESERVE SETTLERS
Strings Taken Off of the City Marshal
So He Gan Go Into Saloons When
ever It Suits His Pleasure
to Do So.

The council net in regular session
last evening. The members absent were
Ignacio Sena and Climaco Trujillo.
When the minutes were read, Mr.. Spie-
gelberg objected to their adoption be-
cause they failed to state the vote on the
mayors appointees. The mayor refused
to sustain the objection because the can
didates were confirmed in executive ses-
sion. MI. Spiegelberg said that the
deliberations over the candidates were
in executive session. but that the vote
was not and that the people had a right
to know how their representatives voted
and it should be made a matter of rec
ord. The minutes were adopted as read,
only Mr.. Spiegelberg voting no.
A petition signed by 80 taxpayers
stated that the city pays $50 for As fire
plugs, that only IL are in constant use
and the council should pay $50 a year
for those only, while for the others $40
a year would be a just compensation,
making a total of 1860 a year instead of
81, 400 paid at present. The difference
should be applied towards lighting the
streets, the petitioners averred. The
petition also asked that the water COM
pany be asked not to sell any more
water to the railroad company while a
water supply is limited. The petit
ton was laid on the table until the
mayor appointed a committee to inter-
view Captain s. Fl. Day, superinten-
dent of the water and electric light
company.
The resignation of David M. White as
city engineer was read and accepted.
Mr.. Spiegelberg addressed the council
on the necessity of lighting the streets.
A New York visitor recently said that
in no other town from New York to
Santa Fe were conditions as bad or
worse than they are here in respect to
street lighting. 1t is a disgrace to the
town. People coming here from Las
Vegas always notice and remark the
difference between the well-lighted
streets of Las Vegas and the appearance
of deafness that Santa Fe has at night
time.
Mr.. Baca stated that the previous
council had made an agreement with the
electric light company and left it to the
new council to determine how many 49,
candle power lights are to be ordered.
He believed Captain Day would do the
square thing with the city.
John Patterson called attention to the
fact that the city s~prinkled the streets
on the Fort Marcy reservation, and that
the garbage carr also took away the
garbage from the reservation. This was
manifestly I'm iust as the residents there
claim that the reservation is not a part
of the city and refuse to pay taxes. The
matter was referred to the city marshal
with the tacit understanding that con-
tributions should be asked from the re-
sidents if they wish to enjoy benefits,
sprinkling and garbage.
An invitation to the council to attend
the rough riders reunion at Las Vegas
was accepted with thanks.
Mr.. Baca offered a resolution that in
the future the marshal be allowed to
go into saloons and other places of that
nature and that all previous ordinances
and resolutions contrary to this be re-
pealed. Mr.. Spiegelberg opposed the
resolution, saying that it was contrary
to organic law for an officer of the law
as such to enter any place unless he
was called in or was in possession Of a
warrant, and that at other times he has
no business in a saloon or any other
like place. Mr.. Baca's resolution was
adopted with two votes against it.
Mr.. Spiegelberg here remarked that
the city council should not be a kinder
garten.
The bond of the marshal for So, 900
was read. 1t was signed by Adolph
Fisher, j.. B. Lacome, Leo Herself and
David S. Lowitzki.
The mayor and the clerk were en-
powered to order b%illheads, letterheads
and envelopes for the use of the NUM-
cipality.
The council then went into executive
session and all outsiders were excluded
from the room.
During the executive session the mayor
made the following appointments which
We're confirmed by the council: Police,
Victor Garcia, Republican; sprinkler,
Joaquin Martinez, Democrat: city engi-
neer, R. B. Wilson, Democrat.
Sol. Spiegelberg, John Patterson and
r. l.. Baca were named as a committee
to interview Captain Day In reference to
the water and light question. The ma.
yOr, John Patterson and Canuto Alarid
are a committee to take charge OF the
Palace emu sewer. The pipe is under
way from st. Louis, and the construction
of the sewer will commence as soon as
the material arrives.