Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-10
CITY COUNCIL CONvENeS.
Routine Business Transacted, Bills
Referred, Pay Roll Ordered Paid,
MAYOR CREATES A SENSATION.


the mayor called the body to order.
There were present Mayor G. +. My
Harsch. Sigfried Grunsfeld. j. S Bea-
ven, j. A. Hubbs: j. Il. Elder. city
physician. j. II. Stingle. city attor-
ney; II. f. Lee, city clerk; Thos. Me
Millin. city marshal; NJ. Nash. fire
chief, Those absent were Aldermen
Il. Il. Rogers. A. b. AcMilien. Frank
Mckee and Treasurer l.. II Chamber
lin
The business transacted was largely
OF a routine character, beginning with
the reading and adoption OF minutes
/ OF previous meeting. and following the
order of business previously adopted.
The salient points will alone be no.
/ ticed
| The fire committee presented a bill
Of s135 for apparatus, which Chairman
| Hubbs of the fire committee explained
/ had been incurred on condition that
the council should approve the pur'
| chase. II was ordered that another
| test be made OF the appliances, before
the question of purchase be finally de.
| termined.
| On motion of Alderman Grunsfeld
the monthly appropriation from the
! city To the Non-Sectarian Benevolent
association was increased from S25 to
$40. though the ladies' had asked that
the appropriation be made $50.
Alderman Haisch introduced res
olution, which was passed. that the
fire committee be authorized to paint
and paper the living rooms ip the fire
department building and purchase
carpet for the bed room. 1t was esti'
mated that the painting and papering
would cost about SIS, and 1t was sug'
gested that the carpet need not be "oi
the very best"
Alderman Hubbs announced the
city to be short one dog catcher, and
he was appointed by the mayer com
mittee OF one to Ill the vacancy.
An ordinance was passed orderinl
the construction OF sidewalks on NORTH
Sixth street between railroad and
Fruit avenues. and on Third street be
tween Gold and Lead avenues.
II. w. ID. Bryan again appeared be
fore the council In behalf OF the farm
ers north of town, whose lands hat
been flooded by backwater from the
dyke erected TO protect the city dur
ing the spring food. Messrs. Harsch
Hubbs and Beaven were appointed
committee to investigate Mr.. Bryan's
previous proposition that committee
OF one each from the council, the suf
ferers. and the city, investigate thu
lcsses incurred.
The treasurer's report showed bal
ance In the treasury of October l o
s1I ,6OS.29. The marEha's repor
showed a total OF s5s5 turned over tC
the treasurer from his department 70
the month. The city clerk reported
licenses collected for October to thu
amount of s5Sl75. He also reported
} that the absent pound master, ]. II
: Bennett, has some $40 coming from
the city treasury as his commission
OF dog tax collected.
The city physician reported clever
cases treated during the last month
one only being contagious. This wa
child with scarlet fever and tn,
house was quarantined.
The usual quarterly bills were In
: troduced and referred, end a motion
to adjourn was offered, when Marsha
McMillin called attention to the fac
that the payroll for the last quartz
: had been overlooked. The motion {
, adjourn was Withdrawn. and the pay
roll OF s2.927.50 was approved and OF
!, dered paid
The sensation Of the evening wa
, when, towards the close, Mayor My
ers announced that he had reorganize
the standing committees OF the cour
Gil and would announce the followin
appointments
. Finance-Harrison Hubbs and Nj
, kee.
! Streets-Harsch, Harrison and Rol
. ers.
| Pollce-Rogers. Hubbs and Bea'
en-.
3 Fire-Hubbs, Rogers and Mckee.
water-McKee. Harrison, Harsch.
Grievance-McMillen, Beaven an
! Grunsfeld.
: Sewer-Elubbs. Harsch and Rogers
Building. light and fuel--Harrisol
Hubbs and Harsch.
|. The chief of the changes was IN
: removal OF Mr.. Grunsfeld from chat
:, manship OF the finance committee an
the making of him a member Of tn
grievance committee. DR.. Harrison b'
: ing placed at the head OF finances. A
! soon as the reading OF the reorgsnize
. committees had ceased. Mr.. Gruni
3 field arose and congratulated the ma!
= or that by the reorganization he ha
= placed at the head OF the cIty's none
= affairs an alderman more In accor
0 with the mayor and his administratio
Q than he himself had been able TO b,
Q The mayor accepted Mr.. Grunsfeld
0 congratulations, but little later sta
ed that he had rf,moyed Mr. Grunsfs,l