Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-21
SOCIAL EVIL QUESTION IS
UP TO CITY COUNCIL.
Advocates of Clean City Make Vigorous Fight
Against Social EviI-.City Fathers Urged to Act.
Transacted Much Business.
Kisses From the Gallery.

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support of Mr.. McMillen. He said hat
he agreed with Mr.. McMillen in near
ly everything he had said. He be-
lieved that the evil should be regulat.
ed. He did not believe in absolute
abolition. The evil in a suppressed
form was necessary for the protection
of decent women, or words to that ef-
feet.
Mr., Hanley's speech was broken off
by loud Kisses from the gallery. The
mayor was busy with his gavel in a
jitfffy. Gentlemen, it has come to a
pretty pass when a member of this
council cannot express his views on q
subject without being hissed," stated
the mayor.
Alderman Wilkerson moved that the
room be cleared. Nobody noticed the
motion of Mr.. Wilkerson, and Mr..
Hanley continued his talk, at the
close of which he moved that the
chairman of the finance, fire and po-
lice committees be appointed as a
committee of three to consider the
best means of handling the social evf
question. The chairmen of these
three committees are Messrs. nfeld.
Learnard and Wilkerson.
Mr.. Wilkerson objected to the ma
ton because he thought that il was a
matter that should be handled by
married e The mayor finally ap-
pointed a special committee, com
posed of Aldermen Harrison, Walker
and Ilfeld.
1t is the duty of this committee to
report at the mex meeting of the
council.
Transacted Much Business.
Previous to the discussion prompted
by the introduction of the petitions
requesting the council to enforce the
law suppressing the social evil, the
council held a business session and
transacted much business.
A petition for extension of the water
mains on South Broadway from Crom-
well avenue to the city limits, was
referred to the water committee.
A petition by property owners of
North Second street, totaling 1000
feet of property, asking that the coun-
ell appoint two commissioners and the
city engineer and city attorney to as
sist in arranging for the paving of
North Second street, was referred to
the street committee.
The water committee reported ia
vorable upon the extension of the
water mains on North First street.
North Second street, North Third
street, South Fourth street and South
Walter street, entailing the cost of
eleven hydrants at $50 a hydrant.
Ordinance No. 329, granting the
owners of the Terrace addition the
right to lay water mains in that adj
dition, was passed.
Ordinance No. 332, providing for
cement sidewalks on certain streets,
was passed under suspension of the
rules on its first reading. 1t provides
for six-foot cement sidewalks on the
south side of West Copper avenue
from Second to Fifth street; on the
south side of West Copper from
Fifth to Eighth street, and on the
least side of South Arno from Gold
TO Lead avenue
The city clerk was ordered to draw
a warrant for $4,000, to be paid Mr..
Phelps on the delivery of proper
deeds for two pieces Of property ad-
joining a piece of property owned by
the city at the corner of Tijeras ave-
nue. and North Second street. The
committee having in charge the buy
ing of a site for a city building, re-
ported on -four sites, recommending
the n ordered purchased. The
building site now consists of four
fractions of lots, giving a frontage of
1131a feet on Second street, $50 feet
deep, and 1902 feet in the rear, abut-
ting the alley.
The nos promising of the other
sites offered were six lots on Second
street, directly south of the city build.
ing, the price being $4,000. in addition
to the piece of property the city
owned at the corner of Tijeras ave
nue., which the owners demanded in
trade.
The finance committee reported ia
vorably upon the bid of The Evening
Citizen for the city printing, and the
contract was awarded, making The
Citizen the official paper of the city.