Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-04-27
The Following Variable Report Sub
mittcd 20 Council.

STREET COMMITTEE gEPoRr
The Following Variable Report Sub .
mttcd 10 Council.
90 the city Council of tbe cry of A.i
uuquoruuD
Tho street committD. hereby mHk.H .
Its annual report ua follows. tuNsit
First W. have had four team .IH
iIuuuusiy ut work ON thr HtT,uta uu
iur the year and uu uu average Ir.s
than four men ToT The services Uf
teams and men We have expended Un
the streets St2tla5.
SECOND Oac of the TENNIS has been
employed Uu the
sprinkler and during about H.N
months of the year another ui the four
teams has been boo use Boo spruNIuE
tho streets 10 viii uv recalled uy tHr
council that thy past y,tl was ana ca
ccutiuuully dry one this urCoHsitatlug
more than ordinary caro- iu tho
tpriukliug uf our strtrt.. During
about sis months OF th, year another
pf said four teams Was employed boo
watering trees and flushing thp arN
,rs IL can boz srvu that Uut one ui
the teams was constantly employed lu
the actual work at grading auI liking
the streets.
Third During the year tbo follow
Ink streets have been graded NIuu
street four blocks. Saith street .IA
blocks, silver avenue three blocks,
Firth street. one block, Fourth street.
one block Third strD., one block,
williams street. two hluuba Railroad
avenue two blocks Coal ayyuu,. cine
block. Roma avenue. one u'lDN.
Eleventh street, one block
ln addition Goo tho above. every
street avenue auI alley 100 thU cts
has boon carefully looked after hl.ud
aud lrd and kept iu good Dpnii
ton
Fourth During the year there has
been expended ln the purchase % lum
bcr for use upon the streets and iur
| the construction OF new bridges AMI
repairing OLD ones the sum of sos So
/ For nails. SllIp The miscellaneous
| Expenditure of tHu street commit.
lduriug the year amount Co S-ItN
! Whish amount was expended bee r'uHifH
uu sprinkler The purchase OF i't.
caps pillow handles ami other small
| items
! During the year There has boon .lid
! boz board and cement sidewalks. lI.NNI
! linear feet. ut % total cost of {ll.HH
| Fifth 4 new bridge was built
across the big ditch on Railroad ave-
| nue.. another one across tuo ditch "u
| Fourteenth street. and uuu across tH.
ditch ON Mountain road aul the rNtuU
sion uf Arnu street Two large cui
.orts wore constructed aud put H
Taco. ON, at silver avenue uud A.uJ
Uc.t aud tho other %, Simuuds owe
Iuo aud Edith street Every uliig.
100 Oh, cts has been repaired and Che,
llra 900 BOB good condition.
lu obedience 90 the command of
the supreme court substantial FUN,
was constructed through the property
OF NJ T.. Stnmm. lf5 feet n length
six feet wide and three feet high 90 9
cost Of 1855.
sixth Annexed 10 this report an.
AZ part of DC. o. AN inventory of th'
tools owned by the city ln tAis con
lucCtion We would state that not ,
dollar has boon expended ma the pun
chase Of tools.
Seventh The large sprinkler ha.
been overhaulod and repaired, and b.
now In substantial condition, au'
will probably last che city scy'ru
years.
! Eighth During the year the dr
department headquarters were u.sHO
and improved and repaired. ana tb
grounds around the same filled ah
. graded: an this work having hor
done boy tho force employed ON th
streets.
ninth We desire Co testify Co 90
deficiency OF the work of tho sire,
commissioner Martin TieruDy, durIu
the year ne has paid worry thoroue
and careful attention tu every dgtu
Of hts duties. He has saved the cit
considerable expense in the matte
~ repairs done by himself whic
, heretofore tho city was Obliged {
, have done by mechanics in the dincl
out shops every piece OF propcrt
owned by the city has been CAREFUL
I looked after boy him, and his work hu
y been emiueutly satisiuctury
Tenth a great aWuuut ui wire ha
Z been thrown upon ne streets With
+ the past few months and this nul
+ lnrc has been increasing The ma
ter should bee looked after aud thu-
, who are guilty ul this nuisance pul
I ishcd.
/, In conclusion your committee Wuul
recommend as follows
A. That tho work Of improving IA
streets by tho building of sidewalk
. by vigorously prosecuted,
IS That as soon as funds are avail
y able new sprinkler ho purchase
as in the opinion OF the rummItr
mo- more effective work can Dee don
/, 90 preserve the streets than d
sprinkIiug them veil
&. That Roma avenue hu up.up
and graded from Eighth 60 Tent
% | streets
d. We recommend that AN person
guilty OF throwing r.uH, upon iu
streets. particularly ulI wire. Dee 500
lruusly prosecuted This matter hl
become such q nuisance that stuI
O should hy taken tu prevent 10
a An of which s respectfully HI
mittcd JOHN $ heaven