Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-14

organized Last Night ard G. l.
Brooks Elected President.
THE NEW COUNT MATTERS.

49,
At the meeting Of citizens and bust.
ness men last night a board of trade
was organized With a public spirit that
speaks we'll fc the organization.
Several imsortant amendments were
proposed to the bill introduced in the
territorial house of representatives for
the creation OF sandoval county.
Mayor c. f. Myers presided at the
meeting and ID. Weinmann acted as
secretary.
A plan of organization was submit
ted by P. F. McCanna, for the com
nittee. appointed to report on perma'
nent organization of the board OF
trade.
The rlan submitted provides for of.
fcers consisting of a president, vice
president, secretary. treasurer and ex-
ecutive committee on nine members,
ali to be elected at an annual meeting
to be held the second Monday in
March. Any citizen Of Albuquerque,
tutIltlutG Will tut DuoihtoG libNA NSNof
was made eligible for membership and
an initiation fee of So with a fee of so
cents a month fo1 dues was named.
The report was unanimously adopted.
A committee composed Of Messrs.
H.. A. Macpherson, A. Everitt, Ernest
Myers. @. w. Harrison and Ed Quickel
was appointed to submit the names Of
officers and committees.
The report Of the committee was as
follows:
G. l.. Brooks, president.
+. E. Sturges, vice president.
p. F. NcCanna. secretary.
ia We,hfmann, treasurer.
Executive Committee-Charles F.
Myers, chairman; o. N. Marion, Jacob
Korber, Frank Mckee, w. G. Hope,
william KiekeeF. G.. Pratt, o. Bache-
chi and g. E. Albright.
The report Of the committee was
adopted, the President Brooks. taking
the chair, the board tool up the ques-
ton of the creation of Sandoval coun-
~. The meeting was then open to free
discussion and speeches were made
by Mayor Myers, DR.. Harrison. Attor-
ney F. w. Clancy, A. b. McMillen B. F.
Ruppe, Councilman Albright, G. L..
BrOOkS and OtnerS.
A reading was made of the sections
which were likely to be Objectionable
TO the citizens Ct Albuquerque, and let
tiers from Speaker Montoya. Hon. F.
A HubbeIl ami Councilman Albright.
Section 8 of the bill is to the effect
that Bernalillo. Sandoval and McKin-
ley counties shall elect each one rep
resentative. Bernalillo and Sandoval
enc councilman and Bernalillo and Nc
kinley one councilman.
An amendment was submitted by DR..
Harrison providing the effect of asking
The legislature to give Bernalillo coun-
~ one councilman and one represen-
tative. give one loat councilman for
the three counties, Bernalillo and San
d0val one representative and Bernal
lilo and Mckinley one representative.
The amendment was unanimously
adopted. ~ lrs 4a4
Section 8 of the bill provides that
the assessment made in the year. 1904
be taken as the basis upon which to
determine the amount of indebtedness
due from Sandoyal county to Bernal-
lilo county. An amendment was adopt
ed requiring the commission to meet
between thirty and sixty days before
~ Y Sodatt tcLlNb IhNo CAiCtCuCO,
ascertain the total indebtedness of all
kinds OF the then Bernalillo county,
amount of money applicable to pay.
ment, the value Of all public improve
ments permanently located in both old
and new counties, and the total assess
ed valuation of property for taxable
purposes as shown by the tax roll Of
1902. From the total Indebtedness so
ascertained they will deduct the cash
en- hand applicable to payment. value
Of public improvements to remain in
old county and the remainder will con-
stitute the amount OF Indebtedness to
be apportioned. The Indebtedness will
then be apportioned In the proportion
the said valuations of the property of
each countd bear to each other and the
amount apportioned to the new coun-
ty, and the total shall be declared the
owed by the new county to the
old.
q II. was also asked at the meeting
that the bill providing for the creation
Of the new county take effect in sixty
days days ond for a provision prevent
ing the sale Of any bonds turned over
to the old county in payment of the
debt of the new at less than par.
Assurance was given by Councilman
Albright that the Bernalillo county
legislators would put forth their best
efforts in behalf of the requested
amendments.
The old name of Bernalillo was rec
commended for the new county by a
unanimous vote. Several who thought
af first that the name of Albuquerque
would be more desirable, changed
their minds upon second thought, as II
would cause considerable confusion In
the matter of titles.