Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-09
THE WE6UJ1 QUESTION.
Resolutions on the Subject tIectIoa
Day Tuesday, June w.
AMOUNT TO Be VOTED, $751;

Pursuant to adjournment the city
council met last night In adjourned
regular meeting, all members being
present.
Thos. ]. Haley was appointed pound
master.
The mayor appointed the following
| members to represent the city council
as delegates to the anti-Stephens bill
convention which will meet in this city
on May 10. Aldermen Burkhart, Leon
| ard and Wright.
, After the above business was dis
posed Of the following resolution on
the vladuct proposition was read and
passed.
Whereas, In the opinion OF the city
| council Of the city Of Albuquerque, II Is
| necessary to improve Coal avenue, a
| street in said city, by the erection Of a
| viaduct along said street and extending
across First street and the right of way
Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa re
Railway company to a point on said
Coal avenue at or near broadway
street. and
whereas, the Atchison, Topeka &
| Santa Fe Railway company has agreed
with the said city Of Albuquerque in
| consideration Of the said Improvement
Of said street to erect upon its right Of
way between Railroad and Coal
avenues In said city, q modern hotel,
| passenger station and freight depot,
and has further agred to pay one-half
Of the cost OF the construction OF the
said city shrdlu shrdlu ~shrdluuuucmf
said viaduct, as such street improve
ment and In addition to the said one
half to transport free of charge to the
said city all the material necessary to
be transported for the construction Of
the said yladuct and further to main
tain Railroad avenue as an open way
across its 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 neces-
sary to supply the warehouses on or
adjoining its right OF way shall be done
across said Railroad avenue, and
Whereas, 1t Is understood and agreed
between the said railroad company and
the said city council, that the said via
duct, when completed, shall belong ex-
cluslyely to and be maintained forever
by the said city and that the said city
shall assume and pay all damages ac-
cruing to adjoining property owners by
reason of the construction OF the said
viaduct. IL any, and that the said city
council agrees so far as II may, to close
Coal avenue as a grade crossing and
that no street shall be opened across
the right Of way of said company be-
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said Coal avenue, and
Whereas, the estimated cost of said
Improvement Of said street to said city
IL the sum of fifteen thousand dollars,
and
Whereas, the city OF Albuquerque is
a chartered municipal corporation, or
ganized and created under the laws OF
the territory of New Mexico, and hav-
ing a bona nde population Of not less
than one thousand persons, as shown
by the school census Of said city. taken
IN the month OF August, 1899. In accord
ance with law. the same being the last
school census taken In 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 ongres of tho United States
entitled AN act to amend an act to
prohibit the passage of local or special
laws in the territories, to limit terri
torial indebtedness. and 10 FORTH" APP
proved March 4. 1898. the question OF
authorizing the issuance OF fifteen
thousand dollars OF bonds of said city
to pay the cost of the street improve
ments aforesaid. be submitted to the
qualified electors OF said city, who are
the owners OF real or personal property
subject to taxation within said city
at an election to be held on Tuesday
the 18th day OF June, 1900. BE It 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 TO exceed five per cent per annum
payable semi-annually on the frs
days of July and January In each yea
during their life, and payable at tn
: option OF the city after twenty year
from the date OF their issuance and alb
J solutely payable thirty years after saiC
, date of their issuance. BE II further
Resolved. That such election shall b,
held between the hours 9 o'clock a. m.
and 8 o'clock p, m, of SAID June IL
1900. and at the following polling places
In said city. to-wlt: First ward, al IN,
I city building; Second ward. at the stor,
!. Of Brockmeier & Cox; Third ward. a
the office of Il. II. Dunbar, and Fourtl
card, at Scott Moore hose house. b
' Ii further
Resolved, That the forms Of the bal
lots to be voted at said election shal
be: For Issuance Of Viaduct Bonds,
and Against Issuance OF Vladuc
Bonds.P
For over FIFTY Years.