Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-10-07
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
Transacted Considerable Busi.
ness Of Public Importance
Last Evening.
ACCOUNTS AUDITED
And Referred to Finance Committee.
Extension Of Galisteo Street
Ordered.

The city council met last night from
an adjourned session of Monday night,
with all counciImen present except
John H. Walker, who is absent from
the city Mayor Gibson presided and
the meeting was called to order at
7:45 o'clock.
Clerk Delgado being absent, the
mayor appointed Councilman Lopez to
act as clerk protein. Roll was then
called and the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
The first business to come before the
council was the reading of petitions.
A petition from Mrs. Gildersleeve, rel
ative to the construction of sidewalk
in front Of her residence property on
Palace Avenue was then read. Mrs.
Gildersleeve wanted the council to
give her until next month to build the
sidewalk, and upon motion the petition
was granted.
A discussion was then engaged in by
the members of the council in regard
to bill posters. 1t seems that Chair
man Crist Of the Democratic Central
Committee, had number Of dodgers
printed AND sent man out to post
them about the city, but before this in
dividual had gotten very far he was
stopped by A. M. Dettlebach, who
claimed that no one had right to post
bills in the city but himself, he being
licensed by foreign association of bill
posters. There was no city ordinance
to cover this subject, but City Attorney
Victory reported that he had looked up
the law on the matter and was of the
opinion that anybody had right to
post bills in the city. He said, how
ever, they could not use the private
bill boards erected by Dettlebach for
such purposes, but could post bills 9TH
or places.
The committee appointed to ascer-
tain the back taxes on the property
that was to be decided for the extension
of Manhattan Avenue reported that
they had not inquired into the matter,
but would be prepared to make a re-
port at the next meeting.
The committee appointed to notify
F. M. Jones to remove the obstruction
he had placed in the Santa Fe River,
which was detriment to the rights of
other property owners, reported that
Mr.. Jones had been notified and was
granted thirty days in which to conf
ply with the order of the council.
Mayor Gibson notified the council
that plenty Of brick for the building Of
crosswalks and sidewalks could now
be obtained from the penitentiary Off.
cials and active steps should be taken
to carry out the various ordinances
that had been passed for the construc-
ton of crossings and sidewalks
City Marshal German reported he
had purchased new garbage wagon
in compliance with a resolution passed
at former meeting, the cost Of which
was $40 cash. He also reported that
he had sold the old wagon for SIS on
two months time. The council order
ed that warrant be drawn for $40 to
pay for the new wagon.
The recent flood having shown that
great damage might result because Of
no protection being afforded the prop
erty owners residing along the Santa
Fe River, the council deemed it neces-
sary that active steps should be taken
at once toward the construction of the
proposed breakwater. AS the recent
high water washed out line that had
been run by the city engineer, estab-
fishing place to build the break
water, he was ordered to run another
line and allow room for an eighty-f foot
channel in the bed OF the river. The
city engineer will do this at once and
the property owners and the city will
then commence active work on the
erection of their relative breakwaters.
II convicts cannot be secured to do the
work for the city, the men that are
now working out their poll tax will be
placed upon the work Of erecting the
breakwater.
The committee appointed to cbnfer
with the capitol custodian committee
regarding the abatement OF nuisance
caused by the sewage matter empty
ine. into vacant lot near the Don Gas,
par Avenue bridge, reported that the
custodian committee had promised 20
bring the matter up at, the next meet
ing Of the Legislature and get an ap-
preparation for the building OF drain
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