Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-09-12
CITY COUNCIL
Concessions Granted TO the
Territorial Fair.
ORDINANCE FOR vITRIfIED WALK
FIRE CHIEF NASH TALKED

The regular meeting OF the city
council was held last evening instead
OF Monday evening, because of Labor
Day celebration on the latter date.
Aldermen harrison, Rogers. Hubbs,
GrunsIeld, Mckee and Beayen were
present In the absence of Mayor c.
+, Meyers, who is visiting st. Louis,
President G. W. Harrison presided.
The proceedings began with the ap.
pearance OF o. N. Marion, president
OF the Territorial Fair association,
who asked for certain matters of leg
isiatlor deemed necessary to the sue
ce S of the great enterprise. Among
these was the granting to the associa-
ton the privilege of closing Fourth
and Fifth streets. between Railroad
and Gold avenues. as location for
the carnival company. Mr.. Marion
also asked that the city furnish
twelve additional arc lights during
| fair week, the same TO he placed at
the discretion of lne association; and
that no licenses be granted for shows
or other entertainments while the fair
| continued. Alderman Grunsfeld NOV
ed. and the council passed the notion.
that these requests be granted.
| After the usual list OF claims and
accounts had been prescre and re-
ferred TO the appropriate committees,
a communication was read from the
santa te Railway company, asking
that the city sign a contract tor the
placing OF a sewer under the railway
tracks on the Mountain road On mo-
tion of Alderman Beavan the contract
was signed
A notice ordinance was passed or
oering the laying OF a vitrifed brick
| sidewalk on the west side OF South
Broadway, between Silver and Coal
avenues. An ordinance was introduc-
ed amending Section of ordinance
No. z, and providing that neither
horse. bicycle nor automobile shall be
driven within the city limits at a
greater rate OF speed than eight miles
an hour, under fine OF $25 and costs
for the first offense. Other provisions
OF the ordinance nad reference to
leaving horses to stand upon the
streets not properly hitched, TO pas
sing the intersection of streets at a
higher rate OF speed than tour miles
per hour and to prohibit automobiles
the use OF the Coal avenue viaduct.
The last cause produced considerable
discussion. City Attorney Single
gave the legal opinion that the city
had the undoubtcd right to prohibit
automobiles from using the viaduct
and Alderman Harrison was of the
same opinion. Alderman Mckee
doubted the citys right In the prem
ises. Alderman Beaven declared the
auto to be more dangerous than the
street car, because the latter goes
straight aDead and the former often
wobbles. Alderman hubbs attributed
this eccentriclty OF motion to the drlv
er's having INDUCED in Monogram
rye. Finally the ordinance was referr
ed to the grievance committee for 70
! port at the next meeting.
The city marshai s report showed
for the month of August 122 arrests
; 3l5 meals served. and $685. collected
in nnes. The city treasurer reported
, $l1, ,5s4 in the treasury at the close o
/. the month. Inc city clerk reporte,
: for August a collection of 1925 81
| from licenses. OF which sl61 was from
/ the dog tax fund.
4 Besides these matters of business
. the remainder oil the evening was TAX
r EN- up In kicks and complaints. IN,
n pawn-hrukers Ieu with n eommunica
n tion asking tnat .-eir license be re
duced from ,2h0 to $50, and that tn,
r sum OF s2o0 be returned to broker
q who had paid the larger sum. Th
a petition was referred to the financ
!, committee.
. Then came Fire Chief Nash In
!, verbal report, claiming the fire dc
!, partment to be in a very bad way, tn
city virtually having no tire alarm sys
: TEN, while equipment was insufficient
the men employed too few and thei
wages too small. Chairman Hubbs G
, the fire committee agreed with Chic
Nash and contended that instead Z
= ten alarm boxes as now, the cit
should not have less than eighteen
% In fact he placed the needed outlay .
u 81, 500 Alderman Grunsfeld though
l the council should move slowly In N
e face of so large an expenditure. 9th,
"a members took hopeful view OF th
' attuatian ann lut M a.tso., ..,.. ~.