Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-21
OBSEOUIES OF RETIR-
ING CITY COUNCIL
Swearing In Of the New-..MayOr Maps Out Work
For Ensuing Year.--DTastlc Fire Escape
Ordinance to Be Enacted.

Tie Public uauiic6iod very llitie
on no Interest .n lhe ohsequiea Of che
Old council last night and the birth
Of the new. Only half a dozen gall
lery gods Witnessed the spectacle, and
ihoy were present hecRnae they had a
hah Co frY
Ted By y. A. rorlcfnold. the real
estate agent q small delegation Of
South Walter street residents were
present 90 petition the council TO have
q water main laid on their street
The only conaDlcuuaness of this
meeting over any ordinary meeting
ef me council was the large number
OF city officials present, and tnCy we're
there 90 make their annual reports
md bo rtappolnied All che old oll-
ciaiH we're present 90 B. reappointci
excepting City Physician Elder, who
was sacrificed by BIS party making q
fusion combine with the democrats.
Dr. C. ~ Chrna succeeds Dr. Elder
The final business OF the old Cgun
cil was 90 pass upon the annual re-
pofts uf the several departments Of
the city government and pass an
amendment TO the paupor dead or.
dlnancc. which provides for a specific
burial of tho hodie1.
Il was moved that the Old council
adjourn Previous 10 the vote on mo
question. Mayor Mckee thanked the
councilmon Tor the uniform courtesy
De had received during bis two years
Of ONCE. The council ln chorus, said
ditto
New oMcsro and Members Take
Oath.
During the short recess that inter
vcned between che old council and
ihe new, Probate Clerk A. E Walker
administered the ioil0SinF oath 90
the new officials aud incoming mem.
bcrs. beginning with Mayor Mckee
EaiH oath was as follows.
Oath Of once.
!. name OF Omcial OF mombcFl, haV.
ing been elected go the office of (titlo)
in The county az hornaililo. territory
OF New Mexico. DO solomnly swear
that / am moi the holder OF any pub
Ne moneys due 90 the territory Of
New Mexico. or any county thereof
which o. unaccounted for. aud that
will support the constitution II the
United States and faithfully and lo-
gally discharge the duties W said Of
nee to tfq best OF my ability. so help
me Cod. (SignaiuroD
The now council took its position
around tho official table, from right 20
left as follows; Harrison. Hayden,
Learnard, Hanley Neusiadt Beaver.
lakewood and Wilserson.
On motion of Alderman barnard
Alderman Wl'kersOn was elected
president 90 the council by vote OF
seven yeas and one no. 10 ia Eus
nicloned ihat Mr WlIkorsQn east the
"no" vote himself. and thia was the
only question unon which the new
council did not veto last night as q
unit
The beginning was as unanimous aa
was the fusion Ticket convention
An of The mayors appointments
were unanimously elected by the
council.
Iso appointments began with the
CHS maunal end were as follow
For City Marshal Thomaa McMil-
No.
For Assistant Chlt7 81 policc-w
g. Kennedy.
For city Aitoney-M. p Hickey.
Fer City Physician Dr.. D. H.
Fer Street Commissioner siartin
Tierucy.
For chief OF the Fire Department
4 G. Burtless.
For Building Inspoclor--A. n. Whii.
comb.
FOR City Chemlst-John Welnzirl
For Police Judge--A. !. Crawf0rd
For Humane Onlccr-E 8. Slower
Members OF Police Force Alec
Knapp. joe salazar Frank Rosai
william Wagner and 0eorgc Hlghbar
gain.
Fire Beparlmcni-Ca Captain. ], Kline
driver, /. Hale, William C0llGtor. III
Mosief. electrician, y ID Fish
Members OF che Board OF Health
Mayor and city physician az eyoflcfo
members from the council: Aldermen
Harrison and Nensiadt. a. large. Or
James ~ Wrolh aud Dr. John n
Poarco.
Members of the Park Commission