Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-07
DELEGATION SENT TO SANTA
Councilman Thomas Hughes Again Introduces the
Bill and Appealed for Help.
LEGISLATORS SHOULD RESPECT OUR WISHES
Delegation Were Also instructed Ask Governor Miguel
Place His Veto Signature to the Albright Annexng Bill

: they do want they had better send &
representative delegation by noon to
morrow. II looks Ike the council will
pass the bill IL desired
w. A. HAWKINS.
The meeting voted UNANIMOUSLY that
tho resolutions of last meeting. pub
llshed in yesterdays issue OF The Citi
zen. declaring the citizens the citizens
all favoring county division. be adopt
ed again and presented at Santa Fe
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
board and the citizens of Albuquerque
the sentiment of the citizens OF the
city of Albuquerque. irrespective OF
politics, is practically unanimous in
favor OF a division of the county. sub.
stantially as proposed in the bill re.
Gently introduced into the legislature
for the creation OF the county OF San.
Goval, and that the details OF such divi.
sion are not OF great importance TO the
people Of Albuquerque.
| Resolved That II Is the sentiment
of said meeting that the business in.
terests OF the city Of Albuquerque
would best be subserved by having as
small and compact county as posi-.
| BILE, AMI TO that end the meeting ia
vors the lines of the proposed county
| as contained In the original bill and
would be satisfied with even a smaller
county.
Resolved, That all that the people OF
albuquerque desire as to the appor.
tionment OF the public debt between
| the two counties. is that II should be
| made upon fair and equitable basis,
and this meeting adheres TO it's recon.
mendation concerning such apportlon-
ment, which was made at its meeting
on Friday, February 10, 1903. to which
no objection has been made by any
one.
Resolved, That the division OF repre-.
sentation in the legislature for the
three counties of Bernalillo. Mckinley
and Sandoval. is of minor Importance
so long as the total representation Is
not diminished.
Albuquerque would undoubtedly pre-
fer that the new county should come
into existence at an early day, yet the
proposition that that county shall not
begin until January LIST, 1905. as set
out in said bill pending before the leg.
| islature Is not so Objectionable that
citizens OF Albuquerque oppose the
bill on that account.
Resolved. That copies OF these reso-
| lutions be sent 10 the members OF both
legislative houses and that the mem
bers from Bernalillo county be In.
structed to carry out the wishes OF this
meeting as expressed in these resolu.
tons.
The importance OF sending a large
delegation to Santa Fe this morning
was realized and received the hearty
endorsement of every citizen present
| On account OF the short notice most
all of those present agreed to serve on
the committee, II II were possible TO
arrange their business TO get away,
and many did so tPking the loss upon
themselves. The public spirit Of the
citizens was greatly In evidence. Near
ly all Of those who agreed TO go were
among the delegates this morning.
The chair appointed a committee OF
three. o. N. Marion. NJ. s. Otero and
Or. @. w. Harrison. TO represent the
Commercial club; b. Ruppe, II. Brock.
meier and f. G., Pratt to represent the
Retail Merchants association; while
every delegate that went was to voice
the sentiments OF the citizens gener.
ally and the Board OF Trade
II was impossible TO reach all the
citizens intei ssted In the county divis-
ion issue and notify them Of the meet.
ing considering the time the tele-
grams were received. Knowing OF the
feeling Of many of the merchants not
present a committee OF Arthur Everltt,
w. p. Metcalf and u. Ruppe were APP
pointed TO notify as many OF the mer-
chants and other citizens as possible.
urging them TO go TO Santa Fe. They
decided the best plan TO reach those
not knowing OF the meeting was TO
send them a letter. This plan met
with the favor OF the meeting and con.
soquently the following letter was sent
TO large number OF citizens:
Albuquerque. N. NJ, March 6.--Dear
Sir: At a meeting of the Board OF
Trade held last evening you were ap-
pointed to go TO Santa Fe 10 urge the
passage Of the bill creating Sandoval