Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-10

tVAhiIliNltt recommended
mat a drainage box be placed on south
Arno. and the Recommendation was
adopted.
Mayor Marion appointed Aldermen
Burkhart. Leonard and Beaver dele
gates to the territorial municipal con-
vention. which will be held In this city
on October %. 1900.
Inc Following exceedingly important
ordinance prepared by the city attor-
ney n city physician was passed un-
der suspension of the rules:
A HEAIIrH ORDINANCE.
BE 1t ordained by the city council of
the city OF Albuquerque:
Section l. Every undertaken in the
city or Albuquerque must be registered
with the board OF health.
Sec. 2. The body OF a person who
dies In this city shall not be buried
without a permit from the city physi-
clan. which shall cost so cents.
Sec. 3. No dead body shall be re-
moved from city to another without a
permit.
Sec. g. There shall be no public or
church funeral of any person who has
died OF smallpox. diptheria. scarlet
fever, yellow fever. or Asiatic cholera.
Sec. s. All physicians must report
within twenty-four hours after making
a diagnosis. every case OF smallpox.
diptheria, scarlet fever, including
membranous Group. occurring in his
practive.
Sec. 8. In all cases I'm which Il comes
to the knowledge OF the board Of health
that rooms or apartments in lodging.
etc. which have been vacated by death
or a consumptive. shall be disinfected
by the city physician; no other per-
sons shall occupy such rooms until the
order of the board OF health has been
compiled with.
Sec. z. Physicians must report births
occurring In their practice within five
days after the event to the city ply
stefan.
Sec. s. That any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof. be
lined in any sur not exceeding 05O)
nifty dollars; that 1t shall be the duty
o. the city physician to keep a record
o. the reports required by this ordi-
nance In "a book to be kept for that
purpose. which shall be one OF the
records of the city.
THE RAILWAY vIADUCT CON
TRACT.
The subJoined contract bearing on
the railway Improvement question.
submitted by the Santa Fe company.
was approved by the council on motion
OF Alderman Burkhart. seconded by
Alderman WriCht. on the condition
that the suggestions appended to the
resolutions were accepted by the SOM
paHy. and the mayor was authorized to
sign the contract when a favorable
answer had been given by the COM
pany:
Agreement. made this .........dey OF
.........,A. ID. 1900, between the
Atchlson, Topeka a Santa Fe Rail-
way company, a corporation duly or
ganized n existing under and by
virtue OF the laws OF the State OF
Kansas hereinafter designated the
"Atehison Company, party OF the
first part. and the City of Albuquer-
que, New Mexico, a municipal cor
poration duly organized and existing
under and by virtue OF the laws of
the Territory OF New Mexico (herein-
after designated the ''City"). party
OF the second part:
Whereas. The Atchlson company Is
contemplating the erection OF a hotel
and passenger station and other sub
stantiRl Improvements upon Its station
grounds at the said city Of Albuquer-
que, and,
Whereas, The city has requested the
Atchison company to construct a via
duct across the right of way and tracks
OF the Atchlson company upon Coal
avenue, one OF the streets OF said city;
Now therefore. this lndenture wit
nesseth;
ARTICLE /.
In consideration OF the premises and
of the covenants and agreements of
the city, hereinafter set forth, and up
on condition OF the faithful perform
ance OF the same, the Atchison COM
pany, for itself. It's successors and as
signs, covenants and agrees to and
with the city. as follows:
First. To build. erect and construct.
within the time hereinafter limited. In
a good and workmanliks manner and
In accordance with the plans and spe-
eihcations hersunto annexed and made
a part hereof. and marked Exhibit
"a" a viaduct upon Coal avenue in
the city OF Albuquerque. over and