The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-07-14
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
And Takes Important Action in
Regard to Financial Feature
of the Water Service
PRICES FOR USE OF WATER
Raised in Many Instances for the
Purpose of Making the System
Self Supporting

The city council held an i'm
portant special meeting in the
council rooms Tuesday morning.
Mayor BurSum presiding.
The meeting was called for
the purpose OF taking such action
as might be found necessary both
to improve the city'S water SvS-
TEN and also to make that syS-
tenn Self-supporting To accom-
plish that purpose, raises were
made in water rates as follows:
Santa Fee Railroad company, to
5000 a year; court house, to $500
a year; School of Mines, to $500
a year; Illinois Brewing compa-
ny, to so year; Crown Mill
company, to 500 a year; Geo. l..
Cooks livery sta BILE. to S3.50a
month; lawns, to IS cents for
each 25 feet front. 1t was hop.
ed that with these and some
minor raises that were made the
city'S revenue from this source
would be enough to provide for
the proper maintenance of the
water system To pay the au-
nual interest of Sl,S00 on the
city's water bonds the tax levy
was fixed al s mills. Also, the
levy for current expenses was
fixed at , mills and that for
school purposes at 5 mills.
RESOLUTION:
Whereas, The Socorro Hose
Company No. / is "A volunteer
fire company, self sustaining.
and the members of which serve
without pay; and
Whereas, Said fire Company
renders valuable service for the
benefit of city property, and the
mayor and city council being de-
Sirous of rendering every possi-
BILE assistance to such volunteer
fire company, to further the ef-
ficiency of said organization;
therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the mavor aud
city council that the water mas
ter of the city of Socorro is here.
by instructed To test all fire
plugs at least once a month, and
that such water master whenever
il may be convenient to make
such test shall give two davs
notice to the foreman of the So
corro Hose Company No. /. ia
viting said foreman as the rep
reSentative of said volunteer fire
company, to participate in max
ing such test of said fire plugs.
Be it further
Resolved. That during the ex-
istence of fire and until suck
fire shall have been extinguishad
the said Socorro Hose Company
No. shall have complete con-
troll of any and all fire plugs
necessary for the extinguishment
of such fire. Be il further
Resolved, That il is hereby
made the duty of each and every
user of water in the city of So
corro that whenever the fire
alarm shall have been sounded,
To at once shut off all hydrants
upon his or their premises.
and such hydrants shall
remain shut off until such
fire is extinguiShed. BE it fur
ther
Resolved, That whenever the
fire alarm shall have been sound
ed. it is hereby made the duty of
the water master to at once as
certain the location of such fire
and he shall thereupon imme-
diately proceed TO shut off suck
valves of the various water cir
cults. laterals, or mains as will
furnish the fullest possible sup
ply for the use of the Hose Com
pany at such point where the fire
may occur; and If for any reason
such water master should be abb
sent. or fail in any way TO shut
off such valves necessary in or
der to furnish the fullest possi-
bic supply of water for the use
of such Hose Company at any
fire, then and in that case, the
foreman of such Hose Company.
or any member thereof under his
direction, is hereby authorized TO
shut off such valves during any
such fire in order to furnish an
adequate water supply, and
whenever such fire shall have
been extinguished, such valves
shall he Immediately re-oneued