Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-06

with the favor Of the meeting and cor
%sequently the following letter was sen
to a large number of citizens:
Albuquerque, n. NJ, March 6.-Dea
Sir: AT a meeting of the Board o
Trade held last evening you were ar
pointed to go to Santa Fe to urge tn
passage of the bill creating Sandova
county. The bill is made a special OF
der for 2 p. m. this friday afternoon
and the train leaves at $50 a. m. |
Is very necessary that a large delega
ton appear before the legislature, a.
was evidenced by the kilograms from
Senators Hawkins and Hughes read a
the meeting. Don't forg the trair
leaves at $3.50 a. m.
G. l.. BROOKS.
President.
The same committee was instructed
to arrange for badges TO be worn by
the delegates, who went to Santa Fe
Hon. o. N. Marion made a stirring
speech c~ondemning the bill ~annexing
contiguous territory to cities and
towns, which hal passed both council
and house and had been referred back
to the council under a slight amend
ment. Mr.. Marion stated that the
present law was sufficient to annex
any territory that the citizens of Albu.
querque desired, but under the bill
now pending the citizens of Albuquer-
Que would have no choice. If any out
side precinct desired to come in it was
only necessary TO have a petition sign
ed by 100 citizens Of the city to which
a precinct desired to be annexed, and
twenty-five of the contiguous territory.
Then the council would be compelled
10 annex the territory without the con-
sent of the city.
After an animated discussion q mo.
ton was made that the delegates who
were going to Santa Fe in the interest
of the county division bill be instruct
ed to oppose the contiguous territory
bill.
A telegram received from Santa Fe
was read. which stated that four
clauses of the Sandoval county bill had
been passed in the committee of the
whole, and further stated that owing
10 the stand the people of Albuquerque
had taken the bill was sure to pass the
council and the chances in the house
we're favorable; that on Friday an
amendment would be affixed providing
'or the change of the lame from Ber-
lalillo to Albuquerque county. The
meeting unanimously voted against
such an amendment.
1t had been reported early in the
evening that Councilman Albright was
IN his way to Albuquerque to attend
he mass meeting and was very desir-
JUS of meeting the citizens. The meet
ng was held until nearly IL o'clock,
,ut learning the train had been delay
ID by a dead engine, the meeting
broke up, everyone determined to go
o Santa Fe and see that their rights
we're recognized and the bill passed.
At the Train:
This morning a delegation of twenty
i've business men and citizens assem-
bled at the depot to go to Santa Fe.
prominent badges, representing
the Commercial club, the Retail Mer-
chants association and the Board of
Trade were worn by every delegate.
Many citizens who were unable to
the city were at the depot to
see the delegates off and talk over the
situation.
The delegates who went to the CAPT
al We're: Mayor C. F. Myers, Hon.
D.. N. Marion, II. E. Fox, Chas. Maui
sard, Il. Ruppe, DR., L, H, Chamberlin.
W. W. Strong, DR.. G.. w. Harrison, F.
F. G. Pratt, Henry Brockmeier,
A. Macpherson, Otto Dieckmann,
George P. Learnard, g. i. Brooks, ]. F.
Sulzer, Oakley Clifford, w. P. Metcalf,
c.. J. Hamilton, J.. H. M~artindale, w.
n, Hahn and j. A. Beal.
Councilman Albright was a passen-
ger on the train that carried the dele
He had nothing to state furth-
err than hat the bill would undoubt-
eddy pass today. although he voted
against the wishes of his constituents
last Saturday morning.
Nothing has reused the public spirit
of the citizens of Albuquerque more
than has this issue, and the delegation
will undoubtedly use all their efforts
toward the passage of the bill, and the
defeat of the Albright bill %annexing
contiguous territory to incorporated
cities and towns.
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