Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-18
MAYORS STATEMENT.
faIsshoods Of the Morning Sheet
Fully Answered.
DYKE EXPENSES WERE AUDITED.
TIC the Editor OF the Journal-Democrat,

day and today relating to the expendi.
ture incurred by the city for labor
In the recent food trouble and, be.
lieving that II you fully understood
the facts you would take a different
view OF the matter, take the liberty
o. writing you.
When the dyke near Alameda broke
and the waters were rushing through
! could see that IL was necessary that
action be taken at once. There was
not time to call meeting OF the
council or do anything other than
get to work and stop the break i'm
mediately. To do this money was
necessary and | pledged myself per-
sonally for $3.50, providing the city or
citizens did not see III to pay IL; Mr..
Frank Hubbell pledged for an equal
amount, providing the county would
not pay IL. and we began work immed.
lately. There were between one hun
dred and one hundred and seventy.
Ave men ut work at different times,
each OF whom was given slip at the
end OF each day or night showing that
he had so worked. These men so EN-
ployed worked as hard as any labor
ers have had anything to do with,
great deal OF the time In water to
their waists. and by their work the
water was stopped.
A meeting of the council was called
on the evening OF the nth OF June and
the following resolution adopted:
Resolved, That the mayor be au.
thorized TO incur such expenditures
and to take such steps as he may
deem necessary to prevent food water
from overlooking the city OF Albuquer.
que"
This was a special meeting and all
members voted in favor OF the adop-
ton OF this resolution, viz Aldermen
Grunsfeld, Harsch. Rogers. Hubbs.
Harrison and Mckee.
The employed laborers on the dyke
Immediately above the city were Civ
en- slips In the same way or book
record kept OF their work.
When the work was finished and
the men employed we're clamoring for
their pay under the authority given
me IN the resolution adopted by the
council on the 18th of June. consult
ed with the county commissioners, and
We agreed to borrow the money In
their name, and pay the men for their
half each. The money was borrowed
and the city was &c act with the coun.
| ~ commissioners in paying the mel.
The chairman OF the finance commit.
|itee was requested to be present. but
failed to attend. Alderman Harsch,
n member of the council. who had
been present practically all the time
during the work, and myself did at
tend and acted with the county com.
missioners In paying the men. together
with some other citizens who were
present. Each man was carefully
checked on, his time slips taken in
the money paid him. and he signed the
pay roll receipting for the same.
mass meeting OF the citizens "
Albuquerque was called for the night
OF June 22. and on the 23d | received
the following letter:
Albuquerque. N. M. June 20. 1903
Hon. G. F. Myers Mayor City Of Albu-
querque:
Dear Sir: At meeting OF the cit.
liens OF Albuquerque held last evening
to discuss the condition arising on ac-
count OF the high water In the Rio
Grande, II was unanimously resolved
by the citizens there present that
they express their confidence In the
mayor OF Albuquerque and the chair
man o. the board OF county commits
sioners OF Bernalillo county, their ad-
visers. assistants. agents and co-wJrk.
ers relative 10 the manner In which
they have handled this matter.
II was further resolved that the
mayor and chairman OF the board OF
county commissioners be requested To
take such further action as may be
necessary toward bringing about nor
NAL and safe conditions against food
end to do so at city and county ex
pense. Very truly yours.
q. A. KACEMAN,
Secretary.
At the meeting OF the city council
OF July 9Th when Aldermen Grunsfeld
and Beaver voted not to pay one-hali
of this labor bill, there were some
ten or fifteen of the heaviest tax pay
ers OF the city present, who, upon be
Ing given permission to address the
council, did so. urging the immediate
payment OF the same. Alderman Nc
Kee having been present at the specia
meeting OF the nth nlt.. was sent for
and to give Alderman Mckee an op
portunity to vote. Alderman Beaver
moved to reconsider the vote taken
and | quote from the clerks record o.
the minutes as follows:
Moved, by Alderman Beaver sec
onded by Alderman Harsch, to recon
slider motion of Alderman Harrison
In which council refused TO pay one
half of expense OF labor rendered II
preventing food waters from over
flowing the city.
Motion was carried by the following
vote: Aldermen Harsch. Rogers
hubbs, Harrison and Mckee votinl
yes" Aldermen Grunsfeld and Beav
en- voting No"
Alderman Harrison, with the con
sent OF his second. withdrew his or
( iginal motion.
Moved by Alderman Harsch, second
ed by Alderman Harrison. that tn,
bill for labor In regard to the foo,
waters be referred to the finance com
mittee. Carried unanimously.
Finance committee makes a writer
majority report as follows:
II eve the uDdersiened members q