Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-26
STREET COMMITTEE REPORT.
The Following Valuable Report Sub.
mitted to Council.


10 the City Council of the City of Al
buquerque.
The street committee hereby makes
is annual report as follows, to-wit:
Frst-We have had four teams con.
%tinuously at work on the streets dur
ing the year, and on an average less
than four men. For the services Of
teams and men we have expended on
the streets $4,2iy.35.
~Second-One of the teams has been
continuously employed on the
sprinkler. and during about six
months of the year another OF the four
teams has been in use in %sprinkling
the streets. IL will be recalled by the
council that the past year was an ex-
ceptionally dry one, this necessitating
more than ordinary care In the
%sprinkling OF streets. During
about six months Of the year another
of said four teams was employed In
watering trees and flushing the sew
crs. IL can be see that but one OF
the teams was constantly employed In
the actual work of grading and fixing
the streets.
~Third-During the year the follow
ing streets have been graded: Arno
street, four blocks; Edith street, six
blocks; Silver avenue, three blocks;
Fifth street, one block; Fourth street,
one block; Third street, one block;
| Williams street, two blocks; Railroad
avenue, two blocks: Coal avenue, one
block; Roma avenue, one block;
Eleventh street. n block.
In addition to the above, every
street, venue and alley in the city
has been carefully looked after, filled
and graded and kept in good condi'
ton.
Fourth--During the year there has
been expended in the purchase OF lum-
Der for use upon the streets and for
the construction OF new bridges and
repairing old ones, the sum OF $685..
For nails. $3.50. The miscellaneous
expenditures OF the street committee
during the year amount to $21.70,
which amount was expended In repairs
on sprinkler, the purchase OF fuse,
caps, pillow handles and other small
items.
During the year there has been laid
in board and cement sidewalks, ll,0S1
linear feet, at a total cost of $ll 900.
Fffth-A new bridge was built
across the big ditch on Railroad ave
nue.; another one across the ditch on
Fourteenth street. and n across the
ditch on Mountain road and the extern
sion OF Arno street. Two large cul-
yerts were constructed and put In
place, one at Silver avenue and Arno
street and the other at Simonds ave
nue. and Edith street. Every bridge
In the city has been repaired and they
are all in good condition.
In obedience to the command OF
the supreme court a substantial lume
IA constructed through the property
of NJ. II. Stamm. las feet in length,
six feet wide and three feet high, at a
cost Of sl55.
Sixth-Annexed to this report, and
as a part OF II, is an inventory OF the
tools owned by the city. In this con.
nection we would state hat not a
dollar has been expended in the pur-
chase of tools.
Seventh-The large sprinkler has
been overhauled and repaired, and Is
now in a substantial condition, and
will probably last the city several
years.
Eighth-During the year the fire
department headquarters were raised
and improved and repaired, and the
grounds around the same filled and
graded; all this work having been
done by the force employed on the
streets.
Ninth-We desire TO testify to the
efficiency OF the work OF the street
commissioner, Martin Tierney. during
the year. He has paid very thorough
and careful attention 10 every detail
OF his duties. He has saved the city
considerable expense In the matter
OF repairs done by himself, which
heretofore the city was Obliged TO
have done by mechanics in the differ-
'ent shops; every piece OF property