Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25

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The ball started rolling on Saturday
night At a little meeilne held IN the
ONCE uf Attorney A. y. McMllien, IN
resentment of the hrazon way invita-
ti0ns 20 an Opening had been sent ont
on Thursday and fridas u last week
from the DFisc0ll house 81 10 fame,
gathered much moss on Sunday and
Monday. and last night Attorney Nc.
Nlileu presented the council @lth pc
litlOns signed By f0u people, who re-
quest and demaud that tho laws and
0PdinanCea aRolnst prostitution IL the
city Of Albuquerque Do enforced.
Il vas plainly evident that the conn
eli was not n al N aympsihy vita
the movement. bur u readily agreed
70 listen to Attorney McMilien, wno
was introduced by Alderman Haniey
Mr. McMlllens address was q hush
ness.llke talk. lie said that he had
petitions ln BIZ haad slgned ~ 500
people Of the city, who ask that he
council take Immediate action In sup
! pressing the evil ana he believed that
three-f0urihs of the people Of the
city would slEn She petition n they
I were asked 90 90 SO. Besides the
names on the petitions, be said that
aoveral names had been sent 10 him
/ by other sources. end that the Won
/ ans Christian Temperance Union
and the Aihuquerque W0mans clEh
7 had notified him that they would lend
I their assistant In the movement a
petition was landed In later bearing
the names Of 'hr ladies 81 The latter
nrganlation
M. McMnien then told Of instances
which reflected ON the good and bad
% ,lbuquorque
u. few day. ago I was ~ Mstsons
book store and saw stranger buy
ing school hook / asked him where
ne was frOm. He said thnt he lived
In Arizona. had a ranch ONT IDert
ana had come 10 Albuquerque ia The
winter hocauso ~ It's excellent school
faculties. Va had children Of school
aec I considered this quite a com
plment To on schools.
"NoY. I am also informed that some
Young men who have come ~ herp n
school have fallen among had infiu
encos becanso u thls district ur
here"
There eould be no mistakIng The
district refeffod to. n occupies ths
very center Of he city, covering North
Third street Tom Copper avenue Il
Marquette Tile residents of the ylf
! trcis north oi 4 40 shun mat portion
~ Third street that In coming 20 th'
y city or returning home. they mus
/, walk two blocks out OF their WAY, tax
Ing either Second or Fourth streets
!. And the plano ln the Copper avenue
house may b. heard any nsEht afte
, O'Clock on ne main street 81 th'
|, city. hetweep Third aud Fourtl
\ streets
I, "Thnre n ~ need 10 tell any mem
: Der OF his council the location Of ~
/, breeding nlact vi This vice cunilnue'
I Mr.. McM.uoH. THE very center o
Z ogr cly IS HotuflouE and II ayoiae'
q hv AT decent people as = pestiience
! ita residents haunt their vice up an
down The main streets ~ the city, o.
Z the Sidewalk and IN carrlaEes; monoi
Olixe the highways and public place
= and make g Unsafe for q descent Won
Il an 10 walk through the business par
a OF the city The mothers aletefa an
wives Of the members of this cnnn
cll shun he locality ] mention, a.
fostering place.
'Thc Time has come when the clt
!, N Alhuquerque cannot aford 10 10
crate this thing any longer.
"Tho council has full power % "a
Ia the matter. aud sho demand Of IN
people h that they do 50.
! "My remarks are not made IN IN
spirit OF Criticism. I know, throuE
experience we'll the difficulties tha
confront the council IN matters llk
thlE also learned while IN the conI
eli that the city marshal Il a fnitl
4 fiii and conscientious oshCer, and .
4 ways respected his views IN this quol
I zion as we'll A. others liut ever.
, one musf rehlize that the time Ia
e come when sOnrthine must he done.
Council Has Absolute Power 10 Abo
. ion ths evil.
p Mr. McNlilen read q portion IT IA
a law governing prostitution. and
y gives the councll ahs0lnlo power
4 either suppress the eqil or abolish
entirely aud Il very specific in sta
= lng thai o shail be- prohibited with
o 700 feel of any public building. NEE
e inF place or house OF Worship.
d Al the conclusion of bis talk n
d McMillrn thanked the members Of Al
u council ior their indulgence. but b.
y fore b. could be- seated AlfieFma
Wllkerson asked him how long
waf a memher at the council and ih
following oull0quy cook place.
"a thlnk Was member OF tt
E conneil about three years raid n
McMlllon.
yes said Sir. wnkefs0n. "si.
ID aud gs weren't thew That esH .
d listed al that time. DIDN'T az WI
= didnt you suprress 81 then2'
8 n have mo- excuse 10 make r
r. piled MI MrMlilen. THE matt
y wasn't brought up then. n shou
n have been Though. Conditions hat
a chaugt since then, The evil era
ually growing worse aud besides
. hope that We have better cuun,
N nOw than We had thon.'
10 Where are We golng 10 gel Ga
81 200 reyenue from THAT We aie "a
IL ting nov from these housesg r.
+ I'm not making any suggtstions
y what tp DO with the houses or whe
% 10 set money from ! think that q
y city could SET the money from son
~ more legitimate 0ource. was the
ply.
70 ''You have 500 names there ont
"A about $4,000 pe0plof"
b n was at this time that Mr.. Mcal
len said that he believed that
n, could get three.fcurths Of the adul
N Of Albuquerque b nlgn the petition
" Mayor Mckee then took q hand
y, the debate.
a do you want the business ab
OF lahedi7 WAS bis nfst question:.
A. - rauuos t,taa the VlaUfn ~ ava