The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-04-05

ed it. The crowd in attendance ha(
greatly increased. and many did nc1
know for some minutes that the bat
tie was over. lost and won. Mayor
Hinkle signed the new ordinance last
night, and it will be published imme
diately. Un another part of this pa
peri. 1t goes into effect July 1. when
1000 in advance and $50 per table
in advance, for all gambling devices
in order to do business.
l. With the ordinance out of the way.
the council passed on to other bust
ness.
The street and alley committee
made report on the matter of extend
ing Fourth street through eight lots
in Belle Plain addition and to the ci-
1 ty limits on the east. offering reso-
luton that the extension be made
| The resolution was referred to the
street and alley committee 1t was
suggested that some of the land that
would be needed for the street would
be donated by the owners.
The street and alley committee re
ported favorably on the matter OF
changing the names of certain streets
in the city and urged the passage OF
the resolution providing for the same
The resolution was passed by vote
of to 3. and the names of the
streets are to be changed as follows:
To
Hendricks: Albuquerque, TO Bayard.
Mesilla to Bland: FL Paso. to Mathews
The case of Mr.. Thorp who is here
with an affiicJion of swelling fee
and without funds was reported anG
declared to be worthy object o
charity. An attempt will he made tt
send Mr.. Thorp to his relatives. bni
he is ip need of help from the people |
The Mayor reported that The worl
Of compiling the new book of ordin |
ances had been completed by the |
city attorney. and that they were nov
"eady for the printer. He stated |
however, that there were some new
ordinances referring to the duties o. |
officers that had been unfinished anC !
should be read before the council be |
fore being put in the new book Fer |
hat reason he called another meet |
ing of the Council for tonight Wednes |
lay. when the new ordinances wi
be read and approved
The bills and accounts that ha:
been approved by the finance commit
too nd oil r., u
list were some bills for January. sey
aral for February and most of then
FOR March. In the lot were large |
bills from the Roswell Electric Liehi |
md Power Company and from Coun
~ Assessor J. c. Peck. The tota
AMOUNT allowed in bills was 81 1679.5t |
The report of City Physyician W
w. Phillips was that there had bee,
light deaths and ten births in Ros |
veil in the month of March and tha' |
here had been no contaginre disease
in the city. He reported that the al
ieys and back yards We're still IL
bad condition and that the ordinanc4 |
lbout people using lime in open air
closets had not been obeyed Later +
IN the meeting Councilman Kinsingel
made a talk on this question, and he
,ffered to see that all of the saDitar, |
avs Of the city are enforced, provid |
ad the council would give him power
tIe even offered to look after the mat
-ar of residents on Main street at |
aching their closets to the sewer |
He was given this power by unani
nous consent.
The street commissioner filed a re |
)ort with a list of monthly expenses |
The police Judge reported that h |
lad collected $3.50 in fines durine
March.
A report was made by the Mayor
IN the number of persons subject Il !
road tax in the various wards az
follows: First ward. 246: Second, 202
Third, 246; Fourth, 1852; Fifth. 337
This makes a total of 1888 for the
entire city.
IL was reported that the Taylor
Moore Construction Company wanted
he city to deliver them their roller |
1t the Hondo reservoir. The company
has two rollers, and the city has been |
lsing one of them, but the workmep |
1t the Hondo have broken the one |
hat the roller here be sent to the
Iondo, in compliance with the re-