Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-05
examined and accepted.

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The fire alarm sounded and the
mayor adjourned the council for a
short recess.
The council reconvened and the re.
port of the sewer committee was TAX
en- up and reported on favorably. This
committee also took action ordering
that Franz Huning, A. w. Cleland and
others show reasons why ponds and
standing water on lands in the western
part of the city should not be abated.
The annual report of the street COM.
missioner was reported favorably and
adopted.
' The matter of the building of a
sidewalk on Marquette avenue was
then taken under consideration. City
Engineer Pitt Ross was present and
explained the trouble. The matter
was referred to the street and alley
committee some time ago, but Alder
man Harsch. chairman of the commit.
tee. stated that he was not ready vet
to report. The trouble as explained by
the engineer is that when the Armijo
Brothers addition was layed out IL was
not surveyed in conformity with the
adjoining addition, leaving a jog of
between seven and eight feet. The
jog Is near the alley on Marquette
avenue between the streets specified.
A sidewalk was ordered there some
time ago. but has not been built on &C.
count of. this i~rregularity. The prop
| arfu urhnrD thn Too napttre ;c Nur.ol
by an eastern estate. This estate
owns the lots on both sides of the
street and could easily %rectify the ir.
regularity If they chose by transfer
ring the difference from one property
to the other. p. f. McCanna is the 10.
cal agent for the estate. He was seer
by members of the council, but refused
to make any concession whatever.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the proper committee.
The annual report of the city mar
shall was approved.
The council ordered that Fire Chief
Nash be allowed to employ two addi-
tional call firemen at a monthly salary
of $40.
The city clerk was ordered to notify
the water company to lay a water
main on Coal avenue between Fifth
and Seventh streets and put in an ad-
%ditional fire plug.
A resolution "a adopted ordering
that no telephone or electric light pole
be placed in the street otherwise than
at the outer edge of the sidewalks, ex-
cepting when given permission by the
council to do otherwise.
Alderman Hubbs asked If the water
committee had any report to make in
regard to purchasing the city water
works. Alderman Harrison stated
that as yet the committee had no re-
port to make.
COMMITTEE on street railways, stated
that that committee had accomplished
little In the matter, and had rendered
the city's proposition but nothing more
had been done. Mr.. Cromwell and At
torney Ferguson were present. but
were not allowed t o address the coun-
ell as a whole.
DR.. Harrison presented a petition
signed by people living on North Six
tn street, requesting the removal of a
hot tamale wagon which stands in the
street in the neighborhood. He also
brought up a matter of grievance from
the people living near the river and
under the impression that they are
getting more water in the cutters in
that part of the city than necessary.
This brought up the matter of
grades in the city. A discussion fol-
ly ordered to purchase a grade book.
in which to keep the grades of the
streets and bench marks.
The council purchased from Engi-
neer Ross a record of the city grades
at a cost of 500.
An amendment to the city ordinance
on infectious diseases was allowed to
go over to the next meeting of the
council.
An ordinance creating a city gar
bage collector was read. The ordin-
ance went over and will be considered.
The contract for the feeding of the
city prisoners and caring for the city
building was let to Charles Payne at Is
cents a meal.
The contract for the city printing
was let to The Daily Citizen for the
publishing of ordinances and local
Mr.. Joseph Pominville, of Saltwater,