Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-04

Hon. ". b. Childers rendered u COM
plant to the board which was referred
TO the street committee. The complaint
reads as follows:
IL desire TO enter protest against the
placing OF signs On tho two corners OF
he fencs Ia front OF my residence on
twelfth street. As to the signs on
iii srss aud Rlilroad avenues | make no
Obi lotiOn. IL thecity council will change
ihs spelling | will withdraw my objec.
ton to the other two. 1 would prefer
the word spelled with an ~" instead
OF ~"
The monthly report OF City Marshal
McMillin for the month just ended,
showed a total amount OF s4is 60; num-
Der OF arrests made, 96. aud 1919 meals
served.
The report Of the city treasurer showed
4 cash balance on hand January !, 1900.
Of siO.s6s .O6.
For the month Of December $4,000
wa the amount OF collections as shown
by the report OF the city clerk.
The fre committee recently appointed
Tor the purpose OF looking into the ad-
Visibility OF establishing a paid fire de
partment. after having thoroughly dis
cussed the matter. made their report
which Ia as foilowe:
Gentlemen; The Are committee have
10 a rough way looked into the matter OF
adopting a paid hre department. and sub
init the following:
ave do not seq how IL would DO posi-
BILE TO keep up anything that would re-
ismble a paid department without the
services OF at least four fully paid men.
The salaries OF such men range In other
towns from 300 down TO $7b per month.
rhe chief or man In charge, say 500 per
month, and the other three $75 per
month. This would amount TO $1,000
per year, We believe that the services OF
twenty volunteer 6remen would also be
necessary. Ii would probably cost $3.50
or o. for each man every time he attend.
cd a ire, as we cannot tell how many
dres would occur In q year we cannot o.
innate the expense.
Suitable quarters would also be neces-
sary and would cost In the neighborho0d
OF $1,000. Teams suitable for fire truck
will cost $500 and upwards. There
should be a team for n hose wagon and
also for a hook and ladder truck. IL will
cost between $3.50 and $500 per year Il
feed each team. The highest grade
steam tire engines cost $1,000. Should q
steamer be purchased all OF the city
hydrants will have 10 be remodeled oil
new NEE put In; the cost OF this W,
eOuld not estimate.
"We ought 10 have. whether we adopt
q paid department or not, 1900 feet OF
new hose, which will cost about $l,40C
II the same hose Ia purchased that l,
now In use. We should also have a loI
OF new gum coats az the present depart.
ment IL almost entirely without them
There are probably many other expenses
which We have not enumerated that viii
come up II we adopt a paid department
"ln conclusion will say that II tn
present department Is to do the Or,
lighting for the city In the future W,
believe that the city should employ
man thoroughly familiar with all ap
paratus. and the working OF same, ant
see that II Is kept In first class condition
and ready for use ut all times. BY 81
doing and with the purchase OF the sup
plies suggested we believe our presenI
department fully able 10 handle all fre
that will occur In Albuquerque for SOM
time TO come"
The report OF the water committee Of
the petition Of seven property owners OF
, North First street, who asked for an OK
, tension of tho water main from Railroa
to Copper avenues. II appears that onl
two OF the petitioners would be beneate
by the extension OF the main, while Ia
tiye other petitioners would continue /
take the water from the Copper ayenu
main. The water company declined I
90 to the expense OF extending a mai
from which only two people could be beI
Gifted, After due consideration, the con
o mittee made al adverse report to Oh,
4 granting OF the Petit n. The wats
: company was given more time In whic
to report on the proposed Edith sire,
= main extension.
The city engineer made his repor
9 which was highly commended. and col
sists OF the following;
!, II beg to report that during the yei
= Juot bAVo'h thoft hhn odtu NuibAI uNhc
within the corporate limits OF this CT
. about ~ miles OF sidewalks, or 90, 8.
square feet. or brick walks D feet wild
70 linear feet, OF plank wa k o feet wi,
1890 linear feet; Ot cement walks 9 Ia
wide, 1915 linear feet; OF cement walks
Q feet wide, l.426 linear feet: of cemel
walks y feet wide, 447 linear feet a c
ment walks 10 feet wide, 1853 line
d feet, total, 1895 linear feet involving q
q expenditure Of about $4,000"
u The street committee Was suthoriz,
= to mako a contract for a test grant
cross walk from the Bank OF CONNER
= to Rupees drug store.
The special committee, consisting
Aldermen Burkhsrt aud Tierney, ma
= Its report last evening regarding h
y Highland park question, which appes
10 be entirely satisfactory TO the either
Following are the conditions;