Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-07
BUYS CALL UP
LIGHT PLANT
New 0waer u Make Extensive
IsDrsveseIts. Mere Btr-
IaliIls Cssniy IRE
gulsrities
BETTER FIRE SERVICE
Albuquerque Learns Important
Lesson From Highland
Hotel Pre-
SPECIAL 10 The Optic.

special 70 The Optic.
ALBUQUERQUE. n. ", Jan. -
Maynard GunsuI. late manager N the
Albuquerque Gas, Electric Light and
Power eofDpan1, am nos manager
Of the new Albuquerque Traction com
pany. returned last night from Gallup.
where he concluded The purchase 81
the Gallup Electric Light and Power
fIant from y. II. Wolf who built II
several years ago and since operated
II The plant carries with ii d thirty
year franchise ID furnish light " the
Gallup aEfeess and i contract for tsn
PEARS streeG Ilghsing Il also carries
d tsn year contract for pumping w.
Ter into Gallup f0f sais ana for she
protection IA the town The purchase
price y understood b nave been tzss
og9. Mf. Gansai tDid ypaf correspond
vol last Night inst he expects u make
extensive improvements tn the plant
and es.ensioas of the liEht and uatsF
systems III once tie believes that
Gallup ii ii 81 ths coming TOXINS 0f
The Territory and since Inc plant has
BEEN i paying venture 10 the past.
expects good results from the deal
Nj Wplf, the former owner. goes ID
Dasharts Texas, where he holds eoness
aioas for street. lighting, and owns an
W. and cold storage plant. MI Gun
sol is acting Tor himself and a corn.
pany ~ Albuquerque men, whose
names be Is not ready 70 dIAcIose.
Spurrsd by The disastrous FIRE In the
Highland hotel. more than q week
ago. the Albuquerque city council has
purchased 1000 feet 81 new Are hose
and 4 large amount 81 accompanying
FIRE fighting equipment. The nfe de,
psrtment. while q u the most ex
pensiye departments Of the city sery
Ice. Is not adequate 10 the constantly
growing needs Of the town, and II IN
believed that a sub station will be
found necessary 10 the near future,
The council, &C It's meeting this week.
undertook 10 unrayel q somewhat
problem In its effort % find
out just who draws the interest on the
surplus funds. AT The meeting
Il Was shown that the quarterly bills
Tor the last quarter Of 1909 were some
1900 IN excess Of the funds Ia the
treasury. II WA further stated, how.
ever. that there was some $4,000 ine
the city treasurer. which has been due
since the 10th 81 last December. but
has not been paid over Thia brought
forth the statement from City Treas.
uftr chamberIin that the county treas
urer Wa ii tho habit of paying the
city it's quota II the funds from taxes
and other sources quarterly, Where ~.
he said. the law required The funds
70 b paid over between The hrst and
tenth ~ each month. The treasurer
further stalled thai these funJs wsre
drawing -four per cent interest, which
was going either 10 the county ~ eoun
ty treasurer. and be wanted the coun
Gil 10 look Into The matter. and look
into Il at once. stating that L waa one
Of The duties of the finance commit
tee. The council. however. saw nj u
take no action. Albuquerque ~ ~
good condition financially, Just nov.
starting The new year with a substan.
tiai balance IN the treasury and every
bill paid. Extensive Improvements
In the city sewer system are eontem.
plated as a result u recommendation
Of the board % health. that the mains
be- extended and enlarged The coun.
ell committee 10 10Y investigating
with a View 10 finding out he cost II
making these extensions.