Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-06
INSTRUCTS CITY ATTORNEY.
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| The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held last night al
the regular hour in the mayors office
In the e,absence of Mayor Gibson, Coun
Gilman H. S. Kaune was in the chair
and City Clerk Montenie at the desk
Present, Councilmen Kaune, Hogle,
| Castillo, Anton and Walker; absent,
Councilman Garcia, Baca and Lopez.
| The minutes of the preceding meet
| ing were read and approved.
Major Fritz Muller called the coun.
ellis attention to the condition of the
old Knights of Pythias building at the
corner of Don Gaspar Avenue and
Water Street and asked the council to
| take immediate action. This building
| is in such bad repair that at almost
any moment it is liable to fall, and is
therefore a menace to life. After due
| consideration, the council directed the
clerk to notify the owner of said
building to proceed at once to have it
put in a safe condition or torn down
If within ten days after notification
the directions of the council were not
carried out, the building would be
condemned and ordered torn down at
the expense of the owner.
A petition, signed by property own.
ers on the south side, to have a fire
plug placed on Garfield Avenue, near
Within Hall, was referred to the fire
committee with instructions to confer
with the water company as to the
best place to put plug.
Complaint was made to the council
in regard to the practice of a number
of horsemen of riding and driving
through the streets at a speed prohib.
tied by city ordinance. The mar
shal was instructed to rigidly enforce
the ordinance and any person guilty
OF riding or driving in the city limits
faster than eight miles an hour is to
be arrested and fined according to law.
An ordinance was passed making 1t
a misdemeanor to loose, or cause to
be turned loose, any animal on the
streets of the city, punishable by a
fine or Imprisonment or both, at the
discretion of the court trying the
cause.
The clerks report for the month of
May was read and referred to the
finance committee.
City marshal's report read and re-
ferred to the finance committee
Treasurer's report read and referred
to the finance committee.
The street and bridge committee re-
ported upon the investigation ordered,
to ascertain whether it was advisable
to close the street east of the Guada
lupe Church and open one on the
west, and stated that it was the opin.
ion of the committee that this would
inconvenience property owners to such
an extent that it was not advisable,
and suggested that the council drop
the matter. The report was accepted
Committee on sewers reported that
the Palace Avenue sewer was in good
condition and that no further trouble
was expected with 1t.
The street and bridge committee
was instructed to take the necessary
steps to repair the bridges and cross
ings in the city, at once.
Councilman Walker moved that the
city attorney be instructed to take
legal action to have the inmates Of a
certain stone house in the south part
OF the city removed outside Of the
city limits. A roll call was responded
to as follows: Ayes, Kaune, Walker
anton and Hogle; Nayes, Castillo
The ayes having it the city attorney
was instructed as per the motion.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.