Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor Clancy Delivers HIS Farewell Ad-
dress and Alderman Maroon Responds.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.


Aldermen kieke, Johnston, Tierney, Mar.
ron. Lombsrdo and Burkhsrt present.
New bills were read and referred TO
committees.
The city pay roll for March was al
lowed.
A letter was received from J. r.
Armiio asking the city TO place the doors
and windows OF the quarters, recently
occupied by the Ferguson Hook and
ladder company, In as good condition as
they were when the building was rented
by the city. The matter was referred TO
the fire committee.
The city attorney gave an opinion 10
the effect that the city has complete con.
troll over the trees bordering the streets.
He also submitted the following opinion.
In regard to the inquiry az to
whether the city has the right TO remove
the iron door OF the jail at the expira.
ton OF the lease OF the property OF P~eriectO
Armij0, now occupied for city purposes,
| have to answer that the city has the
right TO remove all improvements nut
upon the property by the city during it's
occupancy, leaving the property in a.
good condition a. could be expected con
sidering the use TO which Ii has been
put under the terms OF the lease.
Very respectfully,
"WM ID. LEE, City Attorney"
The city clerks report showed collec.
lions from licenses in March to be $685.
10. The city tressurer's report showed n
balance on hand. April I, OF S9,3sss5.
The city marshal's report showed 1lg ar.
rests made In March, 1856 meals served
and $4I050 fines collected. The city en-.
gineer's report was ordered spreat upon
the minutes. The city physicians report
showed l5i visits made to city patients
during March. Officer Martinez reported
.6s7 tanks OF water used for city purposes
during the past month.
The street committee was authorized
to have trees which interfere with tele.
graph aud telephone wires trimmed.
In communication to the council
Mayor Clancy recommended the repeal
VI VI" o'uihhhoo itiotihR W fnuutTh,
recently passed by the council. The
reason given for his recommendation
was that there il only one person In the
city affected by the ordinance and that
II is not proper that the city should
legislate in such q way ~ to lay itself
open to the criticism OF acting specially
for the purpose OF injuring or suppress
ing a single individual. He thought
that IL any nan makes himself a
nuisance. the ordinary rules applicable
to disorderly people ought TO be sufficient
and the police a attend to his case as
they would to that Of any other person
offensive TO the public. The mayor
stated that he had been advised not to
make this recommendation ''for fear OF
being accused OF doing 20 In ~dlschorge Of
some promise made before the recent
election, as the single individual affected
by the ordinance chose to consider one
member OF the council IA principally
responsible for what had been done, and
in his small way attempted to influence
the recent election against the object OF
his wrath" He disclaimed having made
any such promise and said that his re.
commentator was made simply because
he did not believe such legislation
proper or desirable and because its re
mOyal will improve our already good
record"
This completed the routine business OF
the meeting and Mayor Clancy then do
livered a farewell address to his assoc
ciates in the council. lie said:
Gentlemen of the City Council-Ow-
ing To the fact that | expect TO be called
away from Albuquerque within the next
few days. this meeting il probably the
last over which | shall have the honor to
preside. Therefore, | feel impelled al
this time to express TO you, both collect.
itely and individually, my hearty appre
citation OF the kindness and support
which have been accorded to me by you
during the past year, and to congratulate
You, as well az myself, upon the good
record which we have made-a record
which has been possible only because we
have all acted throughout with a view
solely to thu public welfare and without
regard TO personal or political benefit. II is
not too much TO say that our deliberations
and the transaction OF our business have
been characterized by an amount of har.
m0ny unexampled in the history of our
city government. and the fact that the
mayor and a majority Of the city council
are OF different political parties. has moi
interferred In any degree with this con
ditiOn.
II extend to your successor, who IL one
or your number, my sincere wishes fol
success in his administration. and for AZ
pleasant and agreeable relations with his
associates In the city goyesnment az |
have had. will not go so far az 70 saS
that ] rejoice Oyer his election, but | car
properly say that the result has created
no bitterness of feeling, and our contesI
will not, | am sure, in any manner affecI
the friendly relations which have existed
between us for many years"
To o. n. Marion. the president OF thu
council and Mayor Clancy's opponent il
the recent municipal campaign, fell thu
graceful honor of responding In an 40
propriste manner to the cordial senti,
ments expressed in the mayors address
He dwelt upon the friendly relation,
which had existed between the mayo
and alderman during the past year which
had not been marred by a single instanc,
OF unkind feeling, At the conclusion o
his address Mr.. Marion moved that IA,
aldermen by a rising vote express to IN
mayor their appreciation OF his fairnes
and impartiality A. a presiding office
and his disinterested services to the city