Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25
SOCIAL EVIL QUESTION IS
UP TO CITY COUNCIL
advocates Of Clean City Make Vigorous Fight
Against Social Evl--Clty Fathers Urged to Act.
Transacted Much Business


Alderman Hanloy spoke Id weak
support Of Mr.. McMllion. lie sald that
he agreed With Mr. McMlllon In near
y everything be bad said Ho BE-.
lieved that tho evil should be roNulal.
-. lie asa not believe In absolute
abolili0n. The evil ia a suppressed
form was necessary Tor the protection
% decent women, or words TO that o.
feet.
Mr. Hanloy'a speech was broken on
by loud misses from the gallery. The
mayor was busy with his gavol In a
linhs. "Gentlcmen. 4 has ,ome to a
pretty paas when a member Of this
council cannot express his views on a
subject without being hlnaod stated
the mayor.
Alderman Wlikeraon moved that the
roam be cleared. Nobody noticed the
nation of M. NilkcftoD. and Mr.
hanley continued Biz talk. AT the
ciusa ~ which he moved that the
chairman OF the finance. nra and DO.
lice committees be appo.atod as a.
committee OF three 10 consider The
best means 0f handling the suclai evlf
question The chairmen OF these
three committees are Mos1fs. llfeld.
1851 4ttNM anu " AN'fNNN
Mr. WilkeFson objected 10 the ma.
ton because he thought that Il was a
matter that shonld 81 handled bg
married men. Tho MAYOR anaily 49,.
pointed a special committee. com.
posed Of Aldermen Harrison, Walker
and HELD.
Il Is the duty o. this committee to
report az The neat meeting OF the
council
Transacted Much Business.
Previous 10 The discussion prompted
By The Introduction of the petitions
requesting the council 10 enforce the
law guppreshing TIE social evu. the
cuuncil held a business session and
transacted much business.
a petition for extension OF the wafgr
mains on south Broadway from Cr0m.
well avenue 90 the city limits. was
referred 10 the water committee.
A pldtlon by property owners or
North Second street. totallnr 1000
feet Of property asking that tho c0un.
Gu appoint two commissioners aud the
city engineer aud city attorney 20 a.
sist IN arranging for the paving "
NORTH Second street, was referred 10
tao street committee.
The water committee reported "a.
4 vofnble upon the oxtenslon al the
later mains on North Flrat street
North Second street North Third
I street, South Fourth street and South
Walter street eutallinR the cost OF
eleven hydranis az $50 a hydrant.
/ = Ordinance No. 2e9. ETnntlng the
owners Of the Terrace addition the
( FiNht 10 lay water mains IN that nd.
dillon. was passed.
Ordinance No a32. providing FOR
cement sidewalks on certain streets.
was passed Hnder suspension OF the
rules on lts FIRST reading. Il provides
for six-ipot cement sidewalks CA the
south side Of West Copper avenue
from Second 10 Fifih street on the
south side 1T West Copper from
I Finn 20 Eighth street. and o1 the
east side % South Arno from Gold
"a Lead avenue.
The city ciesk was ordered 20 draw
a warrant for ti.5OO. to be paid Mr.
Phelps on the delivery of prOpei
deeds for two pieces OF properly ad
Joining u piece Of property owned by
the city al the corner ~ Tileraa ave
nue. and North Second street Tbs
! committee having IN charge the buy
ing OF a site for city building. 70
ported on four sites. recommending
. che one ordered purchased. Ths
} building site now consists Of foul
fractions OF lots. giving a frontage 81
j ii3is feet on second street. $50 feet
! deep. and iUaAs feet In the rear, abut
ting the alley
The most promising Of the othei
/. sites offered were six lots on seconi
. street directly south OF tho city build
INK. the price being $1,000, IN addition
to the piece OF property the citj
F. owned az che corner oi Tijeras ava
! nue., which the owners demanded u
trade.
The finance committee reported IN
sorably upon the bid Of The Eyeuinl
Citizen tot the city printing. and ih'
icontraci wa awarded, making Th'
Citizea the onicla paper Of the city.
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