Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-13
BRIDGE SIRE CHANGE.
The Commissioners Meet and
Act on The Subject.
Site Changed az or Near Indian
village OF C0ehlti.
bland water works system Receives
Attention.
AsD prrnrOu GRANTED TO cOnrAsT.

Yesterday afternoon the county com.
missionets spent the hours IN discus
sing The location oi ths proposed new
bridge across The Ril Grande At or near
the Indian yil.aga 0i Cochitl
The petition OF * 2, Hill. y. ". Clan
O. aud Walter He,sslden, committee re-.
Gently appointed by the Commercial
club, aud ths repor u p n. Harroun,
civil engineer. were introduced and rea d
10 the board,
After hearing Soc complaints OF the
committee, who present In person,
~ 10 the ihadyisin,uty 90 this site ~ hrst
selected, and tn m trs4 OF Nc. Bullsn,
representing the pIr0lo Bridge company.
"a 10 thl a0diuou4 o0st should q change
be ordered by the olrd he commission
ers adjourned Tor Jas afternoon,
This morning lhe board met aud passed.
the following resolutions:
Be Il resolved by he board OF county
commissioners OF BarnalillO county, Ia
regular session assembled That the loca
tiOn OF the bridge acrOss the Rio dfAnde
heretofore contracted iD be constructed
By the Pueblo Bridge company, be- aud
the same hereby Us ch ,nged from the
point where Il Wa, originally contracted
10 be constructed tu . point at. or near,
and immediately eastward from the Co
chiti Indian village. aud q point where
an island IL located IN the center Of the
said river. At which teams have been ln
the habit OF crossing The said river while
On route from the town VI Bland TO the
city OF AlbuqueTque IN said county aud
be Il further
Resolved That In consideration Of
said change and the additional cost
which will b. incurred by the said
| Pueblo Bridge O0Hpang IN constructing
said bridge 90 said last named point and
putting ia one additional pier, that ssld
board Of county commissioners hereby
agrees 10 pay The said bridge company
tbs sum Of one thousand lsi COO dollars,
la Rddi ion 10 the amount heretofore
contracted for. said sum II one thousand
(tl ,0O0) dollars 90 b8 levied as tax col
lected aud paid over in the same manner
provided TOR the asment Of the thirteen
thousand dye hundred tl3.bOO) dollars
heretofore contracted % De paid for the
construction of said bridge.
Dislrlcl Attorney e. A Rinical WAS Ia.
strue.ed 10 bring suit against the Santa
Ee Pacific company Tor unpaid taxes. or,
in other words, 70 accept as settlement
In full for the said taxes due from said
company for the year 1899 any sum
which be- may b. able 10 obtain above
sl0665 l2, the amount OF taxes which
have been asse sed and levied against
said company, together with the interest
aud penalties which accrued against
said company.
The people OF Bland want water, and
peiitioned the board 10 that effect,
Action was taken a. follows;
whereas petsti0n signed by over
forty Of the business men OF the town oi
Bland has been presented % the commits.
siOHeTs Rsking thst franchise b.
granted tor THIS construction Of u water
WORKS system at, near TO, aud within the
town Of Bland, la BernRlillo county
New MeKiuO, now, therefore be it
Resolved, BY the board OF county com
missioners Of BernAiillO county, Nav
Mexico, IN regular session assembled
that the right u use the public roads
streets gnd alleys la and around thl
town OF Bland, la BernAilllo county
New Mexico, be- and the same hereby Il
granted 10 j, W. Aksrs, \. W. Young RnC
q. W. Johnston, and their assigns for thl
purpose Of constructing n system
VI water works In The said towI
OF Blaan, aud 10 us4 the sail
public roads, streets ami alleys for thi
purDose OF laying any pipe lines, cOn
stfacting any tlumea. and digging an,
trenches or dltcheB which may be neces
aagy Ia order 90 lay dfaini or lines o
pipe for tie purpose Of carrying and con
ducting water into, through or ar0un,
the said town OF Bland: Che purpose o
this resolution being 10 grant the ex
elusive use OF the said public highways
streets aud alleys 90 the said j. W, AkeFs
8. ". Young And q w. Johnston. an
their assigns foi tbs pnrp0ae OF pnitinI
In a system OF water works 10 be- Used Il
supplying tho citizens Of the said tOwI
OF Bland with water
After the pasalug Of The above resolu
tlans, the commissioners adjourned unit
Monday, February 10, al 10 o'clock a N