Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Street Railway ck--CatsrpiIIarst to
be Burned Want More Pay.
OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Albuquerque Street Railway
company, with its track above the
grade of the street, was the principal
topic of discussion at city council
meeting last night. Alderman McMil-
len, chairman of the grievance commit
tee, called the attention of the body,
in no uncertain terms, to the
to life and limo and spoke and wheel
from the high rails. w. p. Metcalf,
dress the council. told of the great
discomfort caused him and his friends
on honeymoon row" by the car track
which is twenty-five inches above the
grade, so as to make it impossible to
build sidewalks or to drive to the
doors with a vehicle.
The city attorney now has charge of
matter in shape at once that some
thing may be done. He was ordered
to D a resolution, the passage
of which will force the street car COM
pany to act.
The annoying bugs. which are in evil
dence everywhere IN the streets, was
next brought up for consideration. On
motion of Alderman Harrison, of the
street committed, the street commits
sioner was ordered to cover the city
carefully INT destroy and burn out all
the nests and webs. so that there
would be no chance of them returning
again. @
Those large headed nails which por
trude above the surface of the board
walks and cause the ruination of new
shoes, also causing hard thoughts and
their expression, will be driven bach
where they will cause no trouble. A
very busy man viii be the street CON
missioner during the rest of the week
The marshal and police force receiv
ed orders to enforce the ordinance re
quiring horsemen and drivers to ''turl
to the right" The practice of turning
short corners is declared to be a men
ace to the public safety.
The pay roll of city officers and EN-
ployes called for a little more thai
$4,000, which was ordered paid. i
large number of bills were pr~esente'
last night, being the first meeting o
the new quarter.
A letter was read from John X
Bearrup, asking that the sewer an
water connections for the new woole
mills be in place by December l. TIL
matter was referred to the sewer con
mittee.
A letter was read from Presiden
J. ii. ORielly, of the fair association
asking that the city officials preseI
themselves in a body for the great p,
rade on Albuquerque day. On motion
the council decided to turn out o
dress parade on that occasion.
A letter was read from Division s
perintendent j. F. McNally, calling a
tention to the need of painting the Coz
avenue viaduct as a preventive againi
fire and asking that the city stand ha
the cost. Mr.. McNally estimated Il
xpens at $500. The matter was T
ferred, on motion, to a special cor
mittee, endowed with power to &C
composed of Mayor Myers, Aldermt
McMillen and Harrison.
A petition was rea from the mel
beers of Congregation Albert, askiI
that cement sidewalks of standaI
width be ordered built on the east siC
of South Seventh street from Railroi
avenue u Gold avenue On motion
notice ordinance was ordered drawn.
A petition was presented signed
several members of the police fore
asking for an increase in pay. t
document was referred to the poll
committee.