Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-02
TIE CITY COUNCIL.
Considerable Routine Business Trans.
acted al Last Nighl,s Meeting.

Considerable Routine Business Trans.
acted at Last Nights Meeting.
The city council met last night will
Mayor Marion and all Of the aldermen
present.
New bills were read and referred 4
committees.
petition signed by property owner,
and praying that Seventh and Eighth
streets be graded between told and Cop.
per avenues, was referred TO the street
committee.
The request Of Enriques Benivedas,
for compensation for nursing Charles
Messenger. was referred TO the finance
committee.
The city clerks report showed col.
lections for April to be 1856 and was
referred TO the finance committee.
The city marshal's report showed
S353.15 collected from zines Ia April
ninety-six arrest and 2l2 meals served,
II was referred TO the police committee.
The t%reasurer's report showed Q bal
ance OF f5,SS9 10 on May 2. Il was
referred 10 the finance committee.
Officer Mariners report showed l,0Sa
tanks OF water used during April In
sprinkiing the streets and flushing
sewers.
W. ". strong's petition praying that
the city engineer bs instructed TO give
the sidewalk grade at the corner oil
Faith street and Railroad avenue wa
denied.
The report Of the street COMMITTEES
with reference to trimming trees when
necessary for the convenience Of the
telegraph and telephone companies. wa
referred to the city attorney with In
structions to draw an ordinance on the
subject and fix the height Of the wires
Marshal McNillin made the following
report on his management Of the office oil
marshal from July 3. 1898. to April II
1899:
1.-THE Honorable Mayor and City Council Of
Albuquerque.
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit my re-
port a. city marshal from July y, 1888, K
| April II, 1899, inclusive:
Number OF arrests made, g4S.
Number OF meals served, 2,706.
Cost per meal ~ cents; total cost
S32l.22.
Paid to city treasurer. $3,853.7O.
Expenses In office, IS so.
The petition OF the Mutual Automatic
Telephone company, praying that base
ball be prohibited on the vacant lots on
the corner of Railroad avenue and Fourth
street. was denied.
The fire committee reported the follow.
ing officers elected by the ire depart.
ment:
A. t.. stockett. chief; Frank Strong
assistant chief; j. II. Tierney, secretary
X. X, Gentry, treasurer.
The officers were ratified by the coun.
ell.
The fire committee made the following
report, which Was adopted and the
recommendations ordered carried out:
We have examined hose houses and
ind the same in good order.
We have at present 1900 feet OF hose
In good order.
We would recommend that two nozzels
be purchased. one shut-off and one
straight nozzel.
We also lind that the following men,
bers are entitled TO exempt badges:
No. -George Shotten and j. j. Dono.
hue, Charles Schelke.
Hose Co. No. John Leighton. H.
McCue, Sam Johnston. Sam Akers, Roy
Powell, John Frazer, George Gisgoldt.
The fire committee was instructed "a
place the building recently occupied BY
the Ferguson hook and ladder company
In az good a condition a. when first
occupied.
Ordinance No. 100. prohibiting connec.
ton with the city sewer for the drainage
OF roof water was adopted.
City Attorney Horton Moore gave a
verbal opinion with reference to the own.
ership OF the city building, holding that
the title at present WAS In the name OF
DR.. Henry. The matter was referred Il
the building, light and fuel committee
and the fire committee to investigate fur
Their.
j ". Pslmer's bid, to furnish the city
with two two-horse teams and q driver
for S6950, being the lowest, he wa
awarded the contract.
The Democrat Publishing company
was awarded the city printing.
The council then adjourned.