Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-08
CLASH ENL|vENS
MEETING OF THE
CITY FATHERS
CITY PHYSICIAN AND
UNDERTAKEN DISAGREE
Thermometer Climbs For Few
Moments, Legislative Com
mittee to Get Busy-Re-
ports Of City Officers,

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city council was made rather more in
teresting than usual by the prolonged
discussion of a bill Of @. w. Strong's
sons against the city. which has been
pending for the last six months. During
the course of the discussion a rather
lively tilt took place between Frank
II. Strong, who was permitted to adj
dress the council, and City Physician
ID. Fl. earns. The temperature OF the
council chamber rose rapidly for a
few moments and it looked as if the
Thermometer would explode when a
move to lay the whole proposition on
the table ended the tension.
\ special meeting OF the board of
health vas held Monday afternoon to
consider the bill Of o. w. Strong's Sons.
the matter having been referred to the
board of health by the city council.
The bill was for $f13.50 for use of
ambulance, pay of an immune driver,
cost of disinfectants and other ex-
penses Incurred by the Strong firm in
taking smallpox patients TO the pest
house las. summer. About ten trips
were included in the bill, The board
of health decided the matter was IN
To the council and referred ii back.
The council did not dispute that O. w.
Strong's sons had been to the expense
alleged. burt on an opinioL4 of the city
attorney. a number of aldermen be-
lieVed that the service rendered came
within the terms of tie Strones' con-
tract with the city to bury the pauper
dead and to furnish an ambulance for
the ransfer Of destitute" eases. MIR.
strong alleged hat he could prove
that at lease seven OF the ten cases
were not destitute cases, and said that
he had received orders from the city
physician to haul the cases in ques-
lion. city Physician earns addressed
the council and stated that the cases
were in his opinion destitute n that
moreover he had not ordered their
transfer in Mr.. Strong's ambulance,
but had left the matter to Mr.. Strong's
.'discretion.' Mr.. Strong again adj
dressed the council reiterating his
statement that the city physician had
requested him to furnish a vehicle and
intimating that the city physician had
strayed from the path of vcracity. The
city physician asked that the mayor
declare Mr.. Strong out Of order, y
protested with some heat against the
charge of perpetrating AN absolute
untruth.' The mercury was on the
lump when Alderman Wilkerson
moved that a motion by Alderman.
Hanley to pay Mr. Strong .$75 in set
Element Of his claim be laid on the
table until the next meeting, TO allow
of further investigation. This motion
carried, Aldermen Hanley ana Hayden
voting no and Aldermen Harrison, lsh-
erwood, Wilkerson and Neustadt vot-
ing yes.
of his Willingness to meet the council
half way ne would accept the $40 in
lieu Of his bill. Alderman Hanley pro-
tested against further delay and also
suggested that after paying Mr., strong
n new and less ambiguous contract be
entered into for the handling Of city
eases. The discussion of the matter
occupied the greater part of the coun-
ell session.
Reports OF City Officers.
The report of City Clerk Harry F.
LOO showed licenses collected for the
month of December amounting 70
$593.75.
for the month Of December showed
thirty-nine deaths from alb causes
t~wenty-three of these being Amerl-
cans. fourteen MeXicans, one Swede'
and one Italian. There We're twelve
eases of infectious diseases. four OF
which were diphtheria, three typhoid
fever. three. smallpox, one chicken
nox and one measles. Fourteen died
of consumption, nine Of pneumonia
three of heart disease, n nom PERI
tonitis, one from intestinal paresls' one
from placenta praevia, one from m
Dyaemia. one from railroad INJURY.
one from gunshot wound, n SUICIDE,
one old age. one cancer, one Bright ;
disease. two still births. one accidental
burn, and one unknown. Total Dlrths'
eleven. seven boys and two girls; ten
white and one black; seven of Ameri-
-. 80. fxtt nnfiNpG and Two Ia.
nadians. The city physician reported
receipts of 500, disbursements
1850, net revenue $63.2O.
The report of building, plumbing
and electrical Inspector, WhitcomD'
showed nine building permits issued ny
December, reported valuation, Sll, \
plumbing certificates issued
twenty-fhree; electrical certificates,
seventeen; street and alley open
ines. eight. Notices were served on
owners or agents of six houses to con-
meet their property with the sewers
abutting on the same.
The report of the city chemist Tor
the month showed n mix analyses
made. each resulting in an O. X. Five
diaries were visited by Mr.. Weinzirli .
together with Mr.. Salazar.
CITY Marshal McMillin's report
showed ninety-two arrests; 257 meals
served. and $685. in ines collected.
The report of city treasurer rogers
showed warrants paid during tho
month. 1858; balance. January l.,
not including tax moneys due city
from county treasurer. $9,SS4.6l.
A communication was read n re-
ferred to The board of health from y.
Rogers protesting against the bill
Of the city physician for fumigating q
house. the city physician stating thai
the persons occupying the house had
on the bill beforehand.
Alderman Wilkerson, chairman OF
n special committee. appointed 10
into the matter OF a meter tester
to test gas. electric. and water meters
that the committee had not
been able 10 get together, but would
al once get busy. as there had peeh
considerable more complaint about
meters. The other committeemen are
Aldermen Beaven and Harrison Al
herman Harrison. chairman OF lh.
committee. stated that inc jon
n changing the city sewer Sputh "l
own 10 where santa FEES new
.rncks are going in, D. progressing "a
but that the railway company
found it % much bigger unHritAh
.ng than expected. 4
it was suggested by tho mayor HHn
.lnneurrea in hY ilr cuuufil last hlsNl
tnf committee pu LEGISLATION
busy and outline legislation il
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