Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
SEVENTEENTH DAY, THURSDAY
FEBRUARY IL, 1908.
The Council.

After the roll call and prayer in the
council in the morning, instead of read
ing the journal, the Silver City Inde-
pendent was read and the characteriza-
tion of the members of the house large
ly enjoyed by the members of the coun-
Gil. Mr. Spiess jocosely moved that
the council ascertain what Mr.. Walton
sired to correct quotation that was
used regarding the mills of the gods"
and his motion was carried. After the
fun was over, Mr.. Pinard presented a
petition from the people of Union
county requesting that Mills and Wood
county be not created and protesting
against taking any of the territory of
that county. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on county and
county lines.
!. Council joint resolution No. was
returned from the house with the
amendment that 81, 200 be appropriated
to pay the house employees. Mr.. Fall
moved thai the council refuse to con-
cur in the amendment The motion
prevailed by unanimous vote. Mr.
Spiess moved that committee OF
three be appointed to confer with a
like committee from the house regard.
ing it and Messrs. Spiess, Fan and AL.
bright were named as the committee in
accordance with the motion.
Council bill No. 81, by Mr.. Duncan
was favorably reported by the commit
tee on municipal and private corpora
tions. 1t Is an act empowering cities
to grade streets and assess the cost or
abutting property A recess of ffteer
minutes was taken to consider amend
ments, after which, with a few minol
amendments, the bill was passed b,
10 votes in the Affirmative.
Council bill No. 32, by Mr.. Duncan
was favorably reported by the commit
tee on municipal and private corpora
tions. II provides that cities may
bring condemnation proceedings fol
municipal purposes in the same man
ner as railroad companies On motion
OF Mr.. Albright the bill was passed
without amendment by 10 affirmative
votes.
Council joint resolution No. 4, pro
viding for the printing of documents
bills, etc, in the Spanish language and
for the payment for the printing of the
reports of the auditor and treasurer for
1901 and 1902, was favorab1y reported
by the committee on printing. Mr. Fall
moved that the resolution and the re-
port of the committee be re-submitted
to the committee on printing. Mr.
Hughes, as chairman of the committee,
asked to amend by adopting the report.
MI Spiess moved, as a substitute, that
the resolution be referred to the
finance committee and this was done
The council then took a recess until
o'clock in the afternoon.
(AfterRoon SESSION.
The council this afternoon first
heard the report of the committee on
council joint resolution No. 8. relating
to the pay of employees The commit
tee reported in favor of accepting the
house amendment and providing that
no money shall be paid from the peni-
tentiary fund to employees. The report
was accepted and the resolution as
amended, was adopted.
A message was received from the
governor announcing he had signed
house joint resolution No. and coun-
ell joint resolution No. 3.
The council then took a recess in or
der that the committees might meet
The council was called to order for
few moments to permit Mr.. Hughes
to introduce the appropriation bill. It
was read the first and second times
and referred to the committee on
lnance The bill was ordered printed.
The council again took recess. II was
ater called to order and by request of
Mr.. Hawkins introduced council bill
No. 5S, to empower the cattle sanitary
board to sell estray horses, asses and
mules. 1t was referred to the commit
Tee on territorial affairs. He also, by
request, introduced council bill No. 50, !