Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-27
CITY COUNCIL
Held a Special New 0rdi-
nance Session Last
Night.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED

Mayor Mckee. Aldermen Harrison.
HELD, Hanloy Guionwator sherwood
and Wilkurson met Boo a special soa.
sion of tho city council called last
might iur Iho purpose of passing orIin
anCos
Alderman Wilkorsou from the Third
ward introduced these ordinances
ono ly request which might ho dub.
bed thc "M0yo ou' ordinance. and
another from tho Albuquerque Tmc
tuu company. fOr which company AL.
dsrman WIlkDr-on Is attorney and
lesal agent
Ine "m1vo uu' ordinance was mot
received hy the council with very
large show ON enthusiasm Alderman
sherwood said that Just because we
have q new street railway is no roa.
son why the council should pass any
new CITY laws IIe also asserted that
ho was willing 90 vote f0r amy prac.
t.cal ordinance originating with the
council and gotten mp by tho city at-
tOrncv. hut refused t1 vote FOR an
ordinance rendered hy ont slide par
Ties Ho then made n motion that
tho matter be referred 20 tho proper
committee and called up at the next
regular meeting Alderman Hanloy
thou spoke on the proposed ordinance.
Alderman Uonley dld not goom 90
favor tho passage of Co. Alderman
Harrison made q motion thlt tho
'uOye ou ordinance ho referred 60
police committee ana In the hands of
che police committee the "moyo on
found Ife destination
The second ordinance introduced hy
Alderman Wiikcrson roeordinr amend.
iDg tho Albuquerque Traction com
uanyH sfreot car franchise ordinance.
asked that section so. 4 of that orlIn.
aucn ho repealed uud that another
section 0f the franchise bo altered so
thnt tho company may recover tho
$1,000 which 20 deposited aa "a guar
nutea of good faith. and not ho com.
uo'lod to build The number of miles
uf road 200 The city limits specified by
tho franchise. ana that tho company
silll to permitted to retain the cIty's
rfiy year street railway franchise.
The last named ordnance was re-.
fnrrod Alderman Giilonwaior then
moioefly referred to the city8 need
of q firo engine Tho council hoart-
ilv nereol that che city needed a fire
engine. hut ono councilman said that
ho dld not believe the present fInan.
cial condition of the city would sup
port an engine oven though eoma llb
crnl person should make a donation
oi one
ur Harrison then introduced a res.
Tuition adopted by tho AlbuuuCr1ug
board OF health regarding tho cIty'H
sewerage system Tho board % health
declares that the present sewerage
system Is wholly inadequate and
recommends lhat new system hp lp.
stalled
A law was enacted at the last terri
torial legislature giving municipalities
the authority io lay sewers and assess
tho Coe' 0f the samo against property
Ou which tho sewer ahutE Tho mat
Ger was referred 90 tho sewcr com
mf'too tD ho reported upon at the next
regular meeting of thc council
The movement started last might
win probably rosu't ln "a now sower
ago system for Albuquerque Am tho
c0uucIlmon present laa night looked
upHn mo matter with favor Alder
man Harrison called tho councils nt
faufi0u t1 @ house. which. apparently
has boon built in Mountain rold near
The end of North First street The
city attorney was instructed 90 Iuvos
ur1tp me matter
m tho absence of city Clerk Ice
CITY Attorney Hickey acted os c'eri
laHt night