Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

a petition from the citizens of Al
buquerque, iavoring the division OF
Bernalllo county. was presented to the
/ territorial council now assembled at
Santa Re, yesterday by Councilman
Hughes.
II was taken charge of by the com
mittee on counties and county lines.
The petition was signed by num-
Der Of taxpayers of the city and neces.
sarily should carry some weight with
IL toward bringing forth q. favorable
report on the new county bill from the
committee.
The special from Santa Fe yesterday
announcing that hot fight was being
made in the council against the crea.
ton OF Sandoval county. and that Hon
Frank A. Hubbeli was working hard
against the division, was read here
with much surprise. and was com
mented on freely on the streets last
night by prominent business men and
members OF the city board OF trade
and those who attended the two mass
meetings of citizens recently held
here
The following are batch OF inter
Views from a number Of Albuquerque
merchants and taxpayers. who are not
at all backward about voicing their
sentiments on the division proposition.
T. A. Whitten-Am in favor OF coun-
ty division.
II. Brockmeier. senior member Of
the firm OF Brockmeier & Cox--I be-
,ieve that IL will save the county much
money In the way OF mileage in sum.
moning and bring to court Jurors and
witnesses and consequently reduce ex.
penses and taxes. Under the existing
conditions | sincerely believe that II
would be very beneficial to the tax.
payers.
I. Y. Maynard. proprietor of the
Maynard jewelry store--l believe a d.
vision of the county. providing IL can
be done with justice to all taxpayers,
and shut Off tine long mileage fees for
jurors. will BE advantageous to the
city OF Albuquerque.
+. l.. Washburn the clothier-I be.
lieve 1t Is a good thing from ali econo.
mical standpoint ] believe that a
small county can be conducted more
economically than a large county We
can easily afford to accept the whole
OF the county debt
Dave Weinmann, OF the Economist
The sooner the county is divided the
better for both counties. and especially
| for Albuquerque. Instead of using the
taxes collected for the benefit of such
a big county the same can be used TO
much advantage in a smaller county
and something can be seen for the
money expended. Take the road east
on Railroad avenue, leading TO the
mesa; II is disgrace to any civilized
community and as long as the county
commissioners allow such roads to ex-
list, just so long are we not entitled
to statehood.
j. A. Skinner. the g.oceryman-For
the people of Albuquerque, | think the
division of the county would be a good
thing. II is cure TO lower the taxes
we are paying, which are exceedingly
exorbitant.
J. w. Malet.e, proprietor OF the Fair
store--l say divide the county II 1t Is
going TO benefit Albuquerque any.
think If the county promoters are
from the new county and want the
county divided, they on the north half
should take good share of the debt
f. Rosenwald, OF So5enwald Bros.
merchants AMI large property owners
AT first 1t was my opinion that the
county should not be divided. but since
] have considered the matter and talk
cd TO several people on the subject
am convinced that division of the
county would be most beneficial. am
almost positive that our taxes would
be less, II the county were smaller.