Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-22
CITY COUNCIL.
AFirst-CIass Meeting Of the Mem
bers Last Night,
TWO ORDINANCES PASSED.

The city council met in regular semi.
monthly meeting last night, with Al
derman Leonard, acting mayor, In th'
chair, and all other members present
except Mayor Marion and Alderman
Burkhart who left a few evenings age
for Washington, ID. G.
a petition was read, signed by q
number of property owners residing OF
south Edith street, asking the council
to authorize the grading and filling uI
with adobe dirt and the street between
Cromwell and Highland Tn,
petition was referred to the street cOin
mittee.
city Engineer Ross communicated to
the council the need OF additional
drainage boxes ON Lead avenue and
other street improvements. The COM
munication was referred to the street
committee, to Investigate and report
at the next regular meeting.
The council refused TO grant permIs-
sion to Louis Clarion to construct a
warehouse. the walls and rOf of CORFU
gated iron, on his lots on north Third
street.
chief Ruppe and the fire committee,
In accordance with "A recommendation
of the committee. will hold a conference
at the city building on Thursday even
ing.
@. r.. clark was granted sixty days
further time in which to construct his
sidewalks on north Second street, upon
the recommendation OF the street COM
mittee.
Under suspension OF the rules IN.
council passed the following ordinance:
An Ordinance to Amend the Ordinance
as to Licenses.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council
Of the city Of Albuquerque;
Section 1.Any person who shall be
engaged In the manufacture and sale
of bottled sod water, pop, ~sarsaparil-
Ia, ginger ale, settler water, or other
salt, soda or mineral water bottled.
shall pay an annual license of ten del
lars.
Section ALI ordinances and parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
The bond of David Denham. to be
plumber and drain layer. was sxamin-
ed by the city attorney and accepted by
the council.
The plan OF Albright Il Knox. to
paw a. AldSn bpA III u tblNtnltnl DdTL
OF the city and which has the endorse
ment OF a number of business men, was
presented and read. The council au-
thorized the street committee to select
"A suitable location and supervise the
placing OF one deep box constructed OF
galvanized iron.
After disposing OF the trash box
proposition, the rules were suspended
and the following ordinance was
passed:
Prohibiting business Signs. Etc, over
hanging Sidewalks.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council of
The city of Albuquerque:
Section /. That no person, firm. or
corporation shall place or suspend or
cause to be placed or suspended. from
any house, shop or building, into or
partly into, over. or upon any street,
alley, avenue or sidewalk, In the city OF
Albuquerque. so that the same shall
extend more than W. feet from the
property line adjoining thereto, any
sign, goods. wares. merchandise or any
other obstruction. or maintain any such
obstruction that may heretofore have
been so placed or suspended. Provided
that nothing In this section shall pre-
vent the construction OF " avn
lngs. which are hereby permitted to be
suspended at "A height OF not less than
eight feet from the sidewalk and any
width not exceeding the width Of the
sidewalk over which II Is constructed.
Section 2. That any person. Arm or
corporation violating any provision con
tained In the preceding section, shall
upon conviction thereof. be fined In any
sum not exceeding ten $40 dollars. in
the discretion of the court. And that
every five days maintenance and con-
tinuance OF any such obstruction pro-
hibited In the preceding section Of this
ordinance, be and the same hereby Is
made a separate and distinct %offense.
The council then adjourned.