Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-11
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Evening
Spirited Time Over Labor Bill.
MAYOR MYERS SUSTAINED.

The city council met last evening in
the city hail and had a somewhat spir-
tied meeting as well as a lengthy one.
Mayor Myers president and Alder
men Harrison. Hobbs. Harsch, Gruns.
field, Rogers and Beavens answered
the clerks roll call
Mayor Myers appointed Officer Har.
ry Cooper assistant city marshal. and
the council approved by unanimous
vote.
The quarterly pay roll of 81 7ie 90
for the city officers was ordered paid.
All the city officials presented their
monthly reports. The city has bal
ance of s5,7iO SO In the treasury. Par
tial reports from the street committee
were heard and action on these will
be taken at the next meeting. The
mayor appointed a committee compos-
&c of Messrs. Hubbs, Mckee and
Rarsch to confer with the county COM
missioners In the matter of strength
ening and repairing the Alameda dyke
Various bills were presented against
the city and were referred to the prop
err committees, after which Mayor
Myers presented his bills that had
been incurred by him in protecting
the people OF this city and their in
terests against the food. II will be
remembered that on June IL the coun-
ell held a special meeting, when 1t
was voted to give the mayor full power
10 act In the matter.
Mayor Myers went ahead; did the
best he could, and the result was that
the waters were stopped from reach
ms this city.
Last evening he presented his bills,
which had been signed o. X. by the
county commissioners, and there was
a howl from Alderman Grunsfeld that
he. as chairman OF the finance COM
mittee, should have two weeks TO look
them over in. The bills were made
out correctly and part OF the labor bill
had been paid cut OF Mr.. Myers own
pocket and lie thought that as the
council had authorized him to ge
ahead. he should be paid and not wait
MIR. Grunsfelis pleasure.
President Harrison said he was In
favor OF paying the mayor the amount
OF the labor bill; that II had been aud
tied by the county commissioners and
the mayor. and that the council should
stand back of their vote on June II.
The mayor had certainly done his
duty.
Alderman Beaver didn't want TO see
the bill rushed through and Alder
man Hubbs wanted time to look 1t
over, but he voted for 1t TO pass later.
The mayor said he had settled the
bill in cash and had done 81 on ac-
count OF the vote OF the council, which
authorized him TO go ahead.
The labor bill is little over $4,000.
and the city stands half and the coun-
~ the other half. The other bills were
for supplies, food, etc, for fighting the
fiood last month. Some OF them were:
Blanchard Meat & Supply Co.'S Sl.95
F. f. Sturges. ............. 57.15
A. j. Maloy. ......... 3.15
10 hnA. Lee. ................. 1880
T.. ]. Post & Co............... 1895
Trimble ~ Co. ...,.....,..... 3fl.O0
Gross, Kelly & Co. ...........1 ,O22. 70
j. +. Palmer. .............. 500
J. A. Hubs. s2,25 and $50
Charles Mausard. ........ 1880
Alderman Grunsfeld said as chair
man of the finance committee he'd got
the right TO hold them over two weeks.
that a subscription paper should be
started and the business men should
pay these bills instead Of the city.
| Some OF the citizens present were
asked to express their opinion in the
matter and Berthold Spitz said the
mayor did his duty and should be back
ed up by the city; that Alderman
Grunsfeld couldn't get bakers dozen
to sign a subscription paper ia ais
ward and that he was mistaken in this
anair. Jacob Korber was with the
mayor, and so were the Messrs. H.
felt and Luthy.
A vote was taken. Alderman Gruns-
field and Beaver voting no, There was
more talk and Alderman Mckee who
was known to be in favor of sustain
ing the mayor, was sent for and an
other vote was taken. which resulted
in the bill for labor on the dyke at
Alameda and on the Fourth street
dyke was ordered paid by the city.
One-half of the amount Is sl.o24. A
large majority OF our leading citizens
are with the mayor in this matter.
Harry BadsteIbner, millwright for
the American Lumber company, says