Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-10
BRIDGE SITE CHANGE.
The Commissioners Meet and
Act on the Subject,
Site Changed at or Near Indian
Village OF Cochiti.
Bland Water Works System Receives
Attention.
Asp PETITION GRANTED TO COMPANY.

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m,ssioners spent the hours In discus.
sing the location OF the proposed new
bridge across the Bio Grande ut or neal
the Indian village of Cochlti.
The petition OF X. p. Hall. Y. W. Clan.
cy and Walter He5selden, committee re
Gently appointed by the Commercial
club, and the report OF P. 4. Harroun,
civil engineer, were introduced aud rea q
to the board.
After hearing the complaints OF the
committee, who were present In person,
a. to the inadvisabillty OF the site as llfsi
selected, and the remarks OF Mr.. Bullen,
representing the Pueblo Bridge company
as to the additional cost should change
be ordered by the board, the commission
efs adjourned for the afternoon.
This morning the bos-d met and passed
the folio wing resolutions:
Be II resolved by the board OF county
commissioners OF Bernalillo county, Ia
regular session assembled, That the loca
tion OF the bridge across the BIO 6rsndt
heretofore contracted to be constructed
by the Pueblo Bridge company. be. and
the same hereby is changed from the
point where II was originally contracted
TO be constructed TO q point at, OF near
and Immediately eastward from the Co
chit Indian village, and st q point where
an island IL located In the center OF tht
said river, at which teams have been In
the habit OF crossing the said river whils
en- ronte from the town OF Bland to tht
city OF Albuquerque In said county; and
be 1t further
Resolved, That In consideration oi
said change aud the additional cost
which will be- incurred by The said
Pueblo Bridge company in constructing
said bridge at said last named point and
putting In one additional pier, that said
board OF county commissioners hereby
agrees TO pay the said bridge company
the sum Of one thousand (S1, ,O00) dollars
In sddi ion to the amount heretofore
contracted for. said sum OF one Thousand
(tl ,0O0) dollars 70 be levied IA tax col
lected and paid over In the same manneI
provided for the payment OF ths thirteeI
thousand Ave hundred (tl3,50O) dollar
heretofore contracted to be paid for th,
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District Attorney T. A. Fiaical was In.
structed to bring suit against the SAINT
Fs Pacific company for unpsii taxes, or
In other words. to accept as settlemen
in full for the said taxes due from sait
company for the year 1899 any SUI
which he may be able TO obtain aboy,
&c, ,665 l2, the amount OF taxes which
have been asse -sed and levied agsins
said company, together with the interes
and penalties which accrued against
said company.
The people Of Bland want water, an,
petitioned the board to that effect
Action WAS taken a. follows:
Whereas, A petition signed by oyel
forty OF the business men OF the town o
Bland has been presented TO the commits
si0ners asking that a franchise b
granted for the construction OF a wate
works system at, near TO, and within tn
town Of Bland, In Bernslillo county
New Mexico; now, therefore be II
Resolved, BY the board OF county com
missioners OF Bernalillo county, New
| mexico, In regular session assembled
that the right TO use the public roads
streets and alleys In and around tn
town OF Bland, In Bernalillo county
New Mexico, be and the same hereby
granted TO j. ". AkeFs, B. ". Young an,
q. W. Johnston. and their assigns for tn
purpose Of constructing a system
Of water works In the said tow
OF Bland, and TO use the sal
public roads, streets and alleys for th
purpose OF laying any pipe lines, con
structing any fumes. and digging an
trenches or bitches which may De neces
sary In order TO lay drains or lines O
pipe for the purpose Of carrying and con
Quoting water into, through or aroun
the said town Of Bland; the purpose O
this resolution being to grant the ex
elusive use OF the said public highway
streets and alleys to the said j. W. Akert
8. ". Young and G. ". Johnston. an
their assigns for the purpose OF putin
In a system OF water works 10 be used I
supplying the citizens of the said tow
Of Bland with water.
After the passing OF the above resolu
tisns, the commissioners adjourned unit
Monday. February 10, at 10 o'clock g. II