Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-12
THE VlADUCT QUESTION,
Resolutions on the STANDARDIZATION
Day tuesday, June ".
AMOUNT TO Be voTtO. $4,000.

Pursuant 10 adjournment the city
council met last night la adjourned
regular meeting. all members being
present
1hos. g. Haley was appointed pound
master
The mayor appointed the following
members to represent the city council
as delegates to the antl-stepnens BIT
convention which Will meet ~ this city
on May %. Aldermen nurkhart, Leon.
ard ana wright
After thc above business was dis
posed Of the following resolution ON
the yiaduct proposition was read and
passed!
whereas. In the opinion OF the city
souncl Of the city OF Albuquerque. Il Is
necessary to improve Coal avenue. a
street lon said city. by the erection Of a
Vaduct along SAID street and extending
across First street and the right OF way
OF the AtUhiaon. Topeka a santa be
Halfway company to a point on said
coal avenue at Of near Broadway
street. and
Whereas, the Aichison. Topeka a
Santa ne Railway company has agreed
with the said city Of Albuquerque In
consideration OF the said Improvement
OF said street 10 erect upon its right OF
way between railroad and Coal
avenues Ia said city. a modern hotel,
passenger station and freight depot,
aud has further agreed to pay ne-half
of the cost OF the construction Of the
said city shrdlu shrdlu ahfdluuuucmf
said yiaduct. as such street improve
mont aud IN addition 10 the said one
half to transport free OF charge 10 the
said city all the material necessary TO
be transported for the construction OF
the said viaduct and further 10 main
tain Railroad avenue a. an open way
across Us tracks. and that trains will
not be made up or broken across this
avenue after three months from the
completion OF the said viaduct and that
only such switching as may be neoes-
sary 60 supply the warehouses on or
adjoining ita right OF way shall be done
across said Railroad avenue. and
Whereas, II ~ understood and agreed
between the said railroad company and
the said city council. that the said Via
duct. when completed. snail belong ex-
ciuHlvely TO aud be maintained forever
by the said city and that the said city
shall assume and pay ali damages ac-
| cruing 10 adjoining property owners by
| reason OF the construction or the said
yladuct. II any. and that The said city
council agrees 30 Tar as il may, to close
Coal avenue as grade crossing and
that no street shall be opened across
the right OF way OF said company be-
/ tween the said Railroad avenue and
said Coal avenue. and
Whereas. the estimated cost OF said
| Improvement OF said street to said city
is the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars.
and
Whereas. the city OF Albuquerque IL
a chartered municipal corporation. or
| ganIzeG ana created under the laws OF
| the territory Of New Mexico. and hav-
Ing a bona nde population Of not less
! than one thousand persons. az shown
| by the school census OF said city. taken
| IN the month OF August. 1899. Ia accord
ancc with law. the same being the last
school census taken la said city. now,
| therefore.
BE it Resolved. by the city council
Of the city OF Albuquerque that under
and by virtue OF the provisions OF an
act OF congress OF the United States
| entitled AN act TO amend an act to
prohibit the passage Of local or special
laws in the territories. TO lii IL terri
| torial indebtedness, and so forth" ap-
| proved March 4, 1888. the question OF
| authorizing the Issuance OF fifteen
! thousand dollars Of bonds OF said city
| 20 pay the cost OF the street improve
menis aforesaid, be submitted to the
| qualified electors OF said city, who are
| the owners OF real or personal property
| subject 10 taxation within said city
| at an election to Doe held on Tuesday.
i the 18th day 81 June, 1900. BE e further
Resolved, That the said bonds pro-
| posed TO be issued. shall be IN the de-
| nomination OF one thousand dollars
| each numbered from one to fifteen. in
| elusive. shall bear interest at a rate
not 10 exceed Ave per cent per annum.
| payable aemi-annually on the FIRST
! days OF July and January In each year
! during their life. and payable at the
! option OF the city after twenty years
| from the date OF their Issuance and abb
| solutely payable thirty years after said
date OF their Issuance. BE Il further
| Resolved. That such election shall be
/ held between the hours o'clock a. m,
| ana o'clock p m. OF said June ~.
! 1900, ana at the following polling places
Ia said city, to-wit. First ward, at the
city building; Second ward. al the store
| Of Brockmeier n Cox. Third ward. at
the Office OF Il. II. Dunbar. and Fourth
ward az Scott Moore hose house. BE
/ IL further
Resolved. That the forms Of the bal
lots 10 be voted at said election shall
be. For Issuance OF Viaduct Bonds"
and Against Issuance OF Viaduct
| Bonds"