Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-01
DOES NOT WARRANT
CALLING OUT CITIZENS

Section T. OF the Law passed by the
recent legislature empowering the
county commissioners Of the several
counties Of the territory TO cali out
.ne aDle.bodied male residents 10 work
On food water distractions, says;
Said boards Uf county commission.
ers in all cases. when property or lives
are threatened BY sudden flood wa.
ters, may call for assistance FROM the
people, etc.
a great deal Of stress Is laid ON tho
word sudden and on the bearing IN
The law this word has on the fiooa )
uatiun. which cOnfronts Albuquerque,
the county commissioners have adopt.
cd resolutions, which follow, refusing
70 call out precints ~ and 20. as 70.
quested by the city council And the
commissioners only took this action
after making a personal Investigation
OF the situation.
Yesterday Commissioners Gnunsfaid
and Springer, Mayor Mckee and COun
~ Engineer d. I. Rankin drove up the
river road 10 the dyke and through
orange Grove. Thoy started az .
o'clock and returned az 1 o'clock, and
lrOve over a very rough road ana ca.
counterod many mud holes. That tho
situation Is such aa not 10 cause alarm
10 evident from the deliberate manner
in which the resolution II the council
vas not granted
The Resolutions.
These resolutions were adopted al a
special meeting Of the county commits
slOners huld this morning.
Whereas the city council Of the city
81 Albuquerque has presented 20 this
board 4 resolution which 10 az follows.
to-wit
Moved by Alderman Hanley, second.
cd by Alderman Walker, that Il n the
sense Of ihis council that the county
commissioners should call out the PEG.
pie OF precincts Nos. ~ and 26 under
law recently passed BY the legislature
regarding the building Of dykes and
that the county commissioners arr
hereby requested 10 make such call.
Carried by the following vote; Al
iermen Hanley. Walker, Learnard,
wslkerson, Giilenwater and Harrison
voting Yes"
And whereas the power and author
ny Of this board % summon and call
cut men 10 work on rivers under said
law IL thereby limited 20 cases when
property or lives are threatened by
sudden food waters aRalnH. which
provision has not already been made.
and this board has heretofore consent.
ed 10 make such calls as % other pre-.
cincts only upon the practically unani-
nous request ~ tho people Of such
other precincts:
Aud whereas tho members OF this
hoard have satisfied themselves By q
personal examination, that no such
pressing emergency exists NJ the pres.
ent time, and BY Investigation IN pre-.
cinois 70 and 20 that IN those pre-.
clncia, instead 81 any general deAira
on the part OF the people to be called
out ~ IN other precincts, there n q
practically unanimous sentiment
against n:
And whereas auch a call a. n ~
Quested would practically exhaust the
power OF the board 20 make any call
FOR the whole year. ana leave no re.
serve Of inhorers 10 bo called out IN
case of imminent nnd pressing danger,
Therefore. resolved. that the request
Of the city council IL hereby denied.
II being the sense Of this board that
the men az precincts ~ and 90, tho
most populous In tho Mo Ornhdo val
lev. should be held IN reserve 10 meet
such emergencies a. are specified IN
the statute.
II 81 ordered that the county survey
or together with Mr.. Pitt Ross. the
engineer OF tho city ~ Albuquerque.
who are employed for the purpose, i'm.
mediaieiy prepare end submit 20 this
board plans and specifications for
work 10 be done a. once north % Al.
huquerquo. necessary for tho protec-
ti0n n the lives 6nd property ~ the
pcoule on this county against possible
DAMAGE BY hlgh water IN May and
June With a view 10 having such york
done By contract.