Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-17
COUNCIL RECEIVES
WATER CONTRACT
Il and Ordinance Received A.
tentiOn.. Sewer Extension
Proposition Aired.
IN sESAON THIS AFTERNOON.

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A very lmp1ftaHt meeunF of ihe
common council ia being held this az
ternOun.
Two matters aee 90 receive aficn-
ti0n ln which the public ui Alhuuner-
Que are deeply Interested Ono Is that
relative fo the nurch1Ho of iho plant
uf che Water Supply company, the
other that referring io the sewer gya-
tenn 0f che CiiY.
Through Win water Question.
Ihens ia little mere fUf the council
Go DO regarding The water prop0alti0n
The local company has decided tn ac-
Clpi the citya oner of tl5H.O0O for iis
plant The council ai ita last meet
ing instructed The city attorney 40
prepare a contract and The necessary
ordinances pertaining Co the purchase
of the plant This City Attorney ~.
p. Hickey has done and The same viii
De submitted before the council today.
Diseased at some length. aud favor
able action taken This will nrncti-
ctlly wind uu the councils connection
with the matter and at che spring
election the voters OF Albuquerque viii
decide whether or not they want a
municipal water plant
The Sewer Problem.
The sewer problem will receive
general airing Alderman Walker OF
the sewer committee. win urge his
colleagues 60 DO something lmmedi-
ately in this direction ne viii name
several experts and request thar one
of these bc selected to come l0 Albu-
uuefque Tor tho purpose OF examining
the pgracnt system aud recommend
inE improvements % Do understood
That an expert wili De- engaged. inus-
sch as past experience has taught
hu city that whcn amy Improvements
are io be- made they should ho in ac-
curdancr 10 the mos. modern Ideas
and % d. said that had the present
HcWer system boon built ln this way
Do would not now DO necessary TO prac-
ticaily construct q anew 10 the sanl-
tary needs OF the municipality ere 10
be properly taken care of Sr Walk
~ VIII inform the council again that
tho rapid manner IN which Albuquer-
u'io u growing makes che installation
81 q new and modern sewer system
absolutely necessary.
No limit 20 Bond Issues.
According Go the last asseF4meni.
Albuquerque property IL valued a.
S2,4f3.ei0. Tho bonded lndebie dnese
OF ANN CITY AT present iH ANhui NlNAtr
600 Cutting oui those bonds where
there o. no limit 90 their issuance this
amount VIII be- reduced 90 less than
/ 100000. -Four per cent 90 the assessed
valuation OF Albuquerque H fi09,-
1880.
Can Float City Hall Bonds.
An act Of congress also allows clp .
having q population of 10000 or
the right Oi issue of bonds for the
erection OF a city hall 20 cost not more
,hun $4,000
Property Holders Assessed.
IN YlnW oi thlH Derusai of laws aud
congressional records There seems 20
. be- no legal hlndnnco for she city 90
Aoai bonds Tor tho water plant. the
sewer extension and the city hall
There o. a notion among several Of
the aldermen. however, chat The sewer
mouer can not be- gotten la shape for
The spring election and on This ground
opposition viii be- Injected toward hire
ing the expert Then there ls C fCol-
7 ting that property OwnerB should be
assessed 10 pas the bonds on with,
T Do they arc nuf NnrlgnH