Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-09-06
COUNCIL BELIEVES
IN HIGH LICENSES
Passes Ordinances Raising
Both Retail Liquor and
Gaming Licenses.
NEED BETTER FIRE DEPARTMENT

The most important session of the
city council to be held in several
months was held last night. That the
council knew there was to be some
thing doing was evidenced by the
presence OF every member.
Immediately after the council was
called to order and the reading of the
minutes OF the previous meeting was
dispensed with, Colonel ID. X. b. Sci.
lers, secretary of the fair association.
asked permission to address the men,
bers. Colonel Sellers asked the mem
bers of the council to grant the same
privileges and concessions to the fair
association this year as had been
granted TO former fairs. Alderman
Harrison put Mr.. Sellers request in
the form of a motion. which was
passed unanimously. This carries an
appropriation on the part Of the city
to the fair association of 1925, which
sum is used to assist in lighting the
streets and putting them in good con-
dition.
The clerk read a communication
from the mayor of st. Joseph, Mo-,
asking for a copy of the city ordin-
ances of Albuquerque, to complete the
municipal library of st. Joseph. It
was moved and seconded that a copy
Of the ordinances of Albuquerque be
exchanged for a copy of those of the
city of st. Joseph.
Reports of City Officers.
The reports of the various city off
GERS for the month of August, were
made as follows:
City clerk, showing licenses col
lected to the amount of 1874.
Chief of police, showing 161 ar
rests made and fines collected to the
amount of SS37.5O.
Building Inspector, showing forty
one permits, with a total value of $G5,-
500.
! Several chemists reports were also
made.
Liquor and Gaming Licenses Paised.
The ordinances that had been in the
hands of the finance committee for
several months past, and which affect
the gaming and liquor licenses, we're
brought up on the third reading last
night, and after considerable discus
sion were passed.
The liquor license provides for an
increase in the price of a retail liquor
license from 500 to 5000 per annum.
During the discussion Of this or.
d~inance, an effort was made to make
the license $500. When the ordinance
was read for the third time, Alderman
Wilkerson moved that it be amended
TO read $3.50 per year instead of 5000.
Alderman Harrison moved an amend.
ment to the amendment to make the
license $500 per year instead. Both
amendments were lost and the orig.
inal ordinance as reported by the
finance committee, recommending that
the license be fixed at 5000, was passed
by a unanimous vote.
The gaming license took eve a big.
ger jump, being raised from $50 per
year for each table. to $3.50. Alder
man Wilkerson thought this vas a lit.
tie too strong and moved to amend
the ordinance to make it $3.50 per year
for each table or game, but the amend.
ment was lost and the original or
dinance as reported by the finance
committee, raising the annual license
to $3.50, was passed.
Both ordinances are to go into eff
feet September 10. The ordinance
will affect about forty-four saloons
and about two-thirds as many games
Addition to Fire Department.
The council last night received 6
report from the fire committee call
ing its attention to the immediate
need of a larger and better fire fight
ing equipment. The report recon
mends the purchase Of additions
equipment to consist of a fire engine
and hook and ladder truck. The re
port also provides for the buying o.
additional horses to draw the new
| nHrrfpp,Anr aud the hfpinn nf mon r.
, man the same. For the maintenance
of this additional force of nre fighter;
the sum of S., 900 is recommended tC
be set aside to be paid out in salaries
to the men and for the keeping up Of
the horses and equipment. The rec
ommendation of the committee is
made after a thorough investigation
in which it was found that the rapid
| growth of the city demands a larger
and better fire department.
An ordinance vas presented last
night providing for the use of certain
roofing materials to be used inside the
fire limits. Both ordinances, after be
ing thoroughly discussed, were re
ferred to the proper committees. The
ordinance fixing the fire limits draw;
the line from the intersection of South
First street With Slower avenue
thence west on Slower avenue
to Second street, thence to Goa
avenue, thence to Third street
thence to Silver avenue, thence tC
Sixth street, thence to Gold, thence
to Eighth street, thence to Fourtl
[ street, thence TO Marquette avenue
y thence To Third street, thence to Ro
ma avenue, thence to First street
where the line G osses the Santa F,
tracks, describing a circle taking il
the west side Of Broadway and eX
tending on Iron avenue, thence tC
First street and the point of begin
ming.
Routine Business.
A plat of the Bratina addition wa.
approved by the council, preparation!
' TO its being filed for record.
Alderman Hanley introduced
resolution which was passed by tn,
council providing that in the futur,
all sidewalk contractors give a bOnt
in the sun of $1,000 for the compli
ance of the ordinances under which
the sidewalks are laid. 1t seems tina
in the past the contractors have no
been complying with the terms of tn.
v ordinances under which sidewalk.
e are laid and as a result a poor elias
: of work in some instances has bee
! done.
The old question of delinquen
property owners who have failed Il
< construct sidewalks, after being re
r p%eatedly ordered to do so, was thor
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