Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-18

During said time your committee has
had fumes and br. ges constructed
and put in place as follows:
60-foot box, A feet wide, two feet
high, corner of Arno and Silver.
Double fifty-foot box at Edith and
Simonds. each -four feet wide.
Forty-foot box. three feet wide, TWEEN
ty inches high. at Edith and Wheelock.
Put in new bridge on Railroad ave-
nue.. near Highland hotel.
New bridge West Railroad avenue
near old town.
The following streets were graded
and put in first class condition:
Blocks graded-Roma avenue one
block; Fruit avenue. one block; Mar
quette avenue. one block; Silver ave
nue.. four blocks; Iron avenue, two and
half blocks; North Third street from
Tiieras Dad to Railroad avenue 100
loads of dirt; North Edith street. two
blocks; South Edith street, three
blocks.
During heavy rains which occurred
in August and October a great deal of
damage was caused to the streets and
alleys in the Highlands and necessitat-
ed a great deal of labor in repairing
of the same and, of course, caused con-
siderable of expense. We cite particu-
larry the bad washes at the following
places; Corner Walter and Silver,
Edith and Silver, Edith and Lead,
Edith and Coal, Edith and Iron, Edith
and Wheelock Ca fill of 100 feet long,
from two to six feet deep washed out
here). alley on Coal between Edith and
Walter, Iron venue three blocks,
washes from n to five feet deep,
Arno and Silver, Arno and Lead. Arno
and Coal. Arno and Simonds, Arno and
Wheelock, Broadway and Silver, Broad
way and Coal. Broadway and Iron.
Broadway and Simonds, Railroad and
North Walter. Railroad and North Ar
no, Railroad between Walter and Arno.
Railroad between st. Johns and rail
road track, st. Johns between Iron
and Coal at bridge.
During the rains before mentioned
from two to eight inches Of sand "a
deposited for one block on Arno street,
same on Broadway for one block. same
on Railroad avenue for one block. all
of which cost a great deal of money to
remove
In connection with this we would say
that from early spring until late in the
fall il requires nearly all of the time of
n team and several men to keep the
sewers in proper condition and re-
pair. That expense is included in the
report of the street committee for
teams.
During nearly all of the time it is
necessary TO keep one team on the
sprinkler for s~prinkling the streets,
and during the hot months OF the sum
mer it requires two teams on the
sprinklers. This also is considered as
an expense TO the street committee.
II can be q from this that most of
the time there is but one available
team for actual repairs and new work
on the streets, and from this report ii
can be seer that a great deal of work
has been done.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN S. BEAVEN,
Chairman Street Committee.
The city attorney was authorized to
ask for bids for unbuilt sidewalks on
South Broadway and Edith streets.
The street committee recommended
the repairing of sidewalks on Coal ave
nue., between Broadway and Arno
street.
The city marshal's report for Jan.
uary was submitted and approved.
The police committee reported that
the warrants ordering a sidewalk OF
the south side of Lead venue had
been served.
j. NJ. Aldrich addressed the council
in behalf of his claim for damages &c
his property at the corner of Broadway
and Coal avenue, resulting from the
building of the viaduct. Mr.. Aldrich's
original claim was for 81 600, and was
referred TO a special committee ap
pointed for that purpose.
lhe committee, on investigating the
matter found hat Mr.. Aldrich had rails
ed the price of his property since il
was certain hat the viaduct would bt
built, and instead of damaging his