Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-03
CITY COUNCIL.
More Changing Of Street Names The
Fire Chiefship Discussed.
ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion at the city building last night. All
the aldermen we're present and an act
i've meeting resulted.
A number of claims and accounts
were read and referred to the finance
committee.
A petition from the residents of
Edith and Walter streets, asking for
sewer connections, was read. The pc
tition asks that a sewer be laid in the
alley back of Edith, on Gold avenue,
to the alley back of Walter street. This
is the second petition sent to the coun-
Gil by these people. The council grant
ed the petition on the condition that
the work would be done providing
there would be sufficient sewer pipe
after the arrival Of the car, which has
been ordered. and the citizens stand
the expense of laying the pipe. There
has been considerable work done on
the sewer lines of late, and the coun-
Gil have been forced to borrow quite a
quantity Of pipe. which will come out
of the pipe on the road now.
Another petition was presented ask
ing for sewer connections in the alley
between Copper and Kent avenues,
along Ninth street, about fifty feet
north of Tiieras road, signed by s..
Burkhart, w. j. johnson and E. w.
Dobson. This petition was granted
upon the same conditions as the other.
W. ---I A. ~ ~.A thnrn WQG
enough pipe, without going to the ex-
pense of ordering another car.
The city marshal's report showed
that fines to the amount of 1875 had
been collected and that sixty arrests
had been made in the past month.
DIR. Elder stated in his report that
there had been no disease quarantined
within the city. and there at present
only existed n case of scarlet fever,
which was about half a mile outside
of the city limits on Second street.
He further stated that the city chem
list, Prof. Weinzirl, had ordered ap-
paratus necessary for the tuberculo-
clan tests. Quite a number of speci-
mems have already been collected by
the marshall and the work of milk in
spection was well under way.
Fire Chief.
The matter of fire chief is as yet un-
settled. After a thorough discussion
in which there seemed to exist various
opinions as to the duties of the new Of
fee to be created, it was referred to
the fire committee to report at the
next meeting.
Alderman Hubbs brought on the dis
cussion by reporting that the fire COM
mittee favored the filing Of the petition
of Eugene Murray, whose application
for the position of fire chief was before
the council last meeting. The report
was accepted.
N. Nash, who built A%lbuquerque's
present Are system, was captain of old
No, a department, and who has had
wide experience Ia the fire business at
Cripple Greek and other places, was
introduced to the council by Mr., Hubhs
and mas recommended as a most desir-
able man. Mr.. Nash's proposition was
that he would act as chief of the fire
department at a salary Of $500 per
year, but would carry on his own bust.
ness, that of an electrical o%verseer, at
the same time. Mr.. Nash has had
considerable experience in the cleo
trlcal business and in connection with
the chiefship he would be in a posi-
ton to keep the fire system in working
order free Of charge.
Alderman Mckee, addressing the
council, stated that he did not favor 6
fire chief whose time was divided, bu'
his idea was that a fire chief should
be at the department with the othel
1iremen, so that he would be on hant
when his services were needed.
Alderman McMillen expressed thu
opinion hat it was not necessary fol-
a chief to spend his time at the station
but could undoubtedly keep better dis
cipline by having his headquarters
elsewhere. 1t was finally decided to
leave the matter in the hands of the
committee.
Street Names Changed.
An ordinance changing the names
OF all the streets running east and
west to and streets and the
streets ON the Highlands running north
and south in the same manner was
passed by the council, Mr.. Beaver be
ing the only dissentient. The advan
tages to be gained by this change, al
pointed out by Alderman Harrison
were that the designating of the diff
ferent streets would be simpliied b!
using two names, where formerly thre'
were required; n that the number
are duplicated on the north and soutl
and east and west streets and avenues
which caused no end of trouble whel
the direction was not specified, Pee
pie have persisted in calling West Raj
road avenue Railroad avenue" fol
getting that there was an eastern eN
tension, with duplicate numbers. Som
of the street names have undergone