Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-06
CITY COUNCIL DOES
MUCH BUSINESS
People VIII Be Asked Again
70 Sanction City Building
Bond Issue.
NO TYPHOID IN CITY WATER
Cops and l0ddles 20 Got a Raise
IN salary Ordinances Intro
ducod and Passed.

Tho hral October meeting ol The
city council was uno uf much work
The mayor and every member Of tho
council was present md Ell seemed in.
spired eiih an ambition 10 Do things.
PROBABLY she most important mat.
ler 90 come before iho meeting was
the city building bond issue. Having
failed tu gel a buyer fpr the Issue of
last spring. q developed UPON the
council 20 call another election. and
last niEhi the city attorney was in.
ntrnciod tn draw up nn ordinance cali.
I ing for % special election, no which
tno people will be- asked 20 vote 0u
the question again The city attorney
I Is expected io hava The ordinance
ready for passage as the next meeting
pf TIE cOancli. WhiCh viii occur Oc.
tobor ib, and the election wiz DO call
"a between lnei timo aad November
10. Buyers refused ln take thn bonds
voted at lhc spring election because
less than tWothirds of the votes Wssg
iuf the Issue. many ruiefl net think
ing i' worth While 20 vote on the mat
Ter as there was no opposition 10 o.
A protest offered by merchants on
second atreet between Cold and Rail
road avenues nRainEi tbs laying oi a
street car track on that highway was
turned down. and the Traction com
pany was given fall consent Of the
council 10 proceed with the making OF
the loop. which win remove the switch
on firn street. and put a track on
Second track
A petition OF w. v. Futrolln asking
pormlsslun 10 build a nlght Of steps
rom hia building on the aouth side 0f
Coal avenue tn The east end OF the
Coal avenue vinduct WIS referred 90
the street CpmWiiioc.
Cry Chemist John Welnzlri made a
report or lhp city water made only
after several teasa ni aamplta taken
both from tho reservoir and the mains.
and each test found iho W1ieg pure.
ihe test were made for The
special nufnuHU nf uacariainInl
whether oF not the water carried TO-
phold germs Tho city chemist Gays
| that che typhoid prevalent ln The city
does not come from the water. but
more likely from vegetables rr0Wn on
/ ground injected with typhoid germs
and AN Investigation to ascertain
I whether of not this theory is true
81 now 10 PROGRESS.
The council fully ogoneraiod Omcer
Kennedy VI the charge preferred
/ against him By Attorney Elhgo haca.
Mr., haCa charged that he won't to
Kennedy % got q check for 800. Whlrn
ne had put up a. bond for q client
and the ofhcer inauited him Tho
council fuund that Kennedy Waa not
tho person 20 whom Mr. naca should
have gone 20 get the cheek and con.
. Hasa HIH
any miaconduct
The city attorney was Instructed 90
draw up an ordinance "a he reported
az the next meeting of the council
providing for q raise IN salary for
boih rolicemen and nfsmon. The may.
or sanctioned tho action 81 ihs e0uH
cii ia ihe matter aHd recommended it.
giving aB his reasons thnt competent
men could not DO relained ~ either
idepafimeni al the present a4iaIifa.
iho police and FIRE committees VIII
CONCUR ana agree upon Whai the in.
creaans wih bo.
The committee anpainiea io confer
with the Santa ~ company regarding
TIE sale oi the city dumping Ef0undI
t1 the company reported that it had
made a careful survey 1l che alIuaiu
and had found that 4 would ho policy
for ihe city o. soil to tho company if
the laiief WQald agree 10 keep in good
repair q sewer outlet fhuf happened
to bn na fhe property The clerk
was authorized b ester into q proper
cunffaet with the famHaHF f0r the
sale of the property
in tteniaF Weh 3 movement START
"a sometime ago an ordinance was
. passed creating tho ONCE rf asnnary
commissioner. n viii be- tho duty of
the aanit8fy commissioner who VIII
doubtless bn a member Of the police
force 90 keep the city clean Mc wis
have the authority i9 carry oui amy
/ instructions whatsoever coming from
. Tho board 0f health or have removed
any rubbish or nlih that hn may lind
in any neishb0rhood within the city
limits that he deems a moulce 10
pebble health
The reports of the city officers wefe
then read and referred
The city treasprora report showed
balance iu the treasury on October
j Of ti7iseb2
The city clerks report showed o..
cenaca c0llociei in September fn the
auuuul OF ti.f65.G0.
The chief of poilca reported pollce
court hnea io the extent oi ttil for
ian month
hulldinE Inspector MalicomD'f fq
pori showed tNeniy permits afanipd
. iof buliditgs silh 4 total Va'ua'.oa oi
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