Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-02-06
In EffOrttO Control Rio Grdnde
by Supporting Appropri-
alton Bill.
MEASURE CARRIES BY HIS
MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS
Ruppe objects to Graft Being Cut
of From Members of the
Legislature.

Santa Fe, Feb. 6.-Councilman
Sulzer of Bernalillo county yesterday
introduced council bill No. 80. for the
Improvement of the Rio Grande. but
which was really an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the strengthening of the
dykes to protect the city OF Albu-
querque together with the farms
north and south of the city. from the
annual spring floods, which have 50
often and so long threatened the city
and its tributary territory.
MIR. Sulzer explained the bill and
asked for suspension OF rules to Sc
cure immediate action, as the flood
season would soon be on hand.
President Spiess of the council call
ed Councilman Carl A. Dalies to the
chair and took the floor In favor OF
the bill. Mr.. Spiess made an able and
convincing speech, as he always does
on any subject he may chose to
handle. He showed the Importance
of the effort to protect one of the fin
est parts of the Rio Grande valley.
and paid a fitting tribute to the city
of Albuquerque, which single handed
and alone had fought the devouring
floods for twenty years, and had
borne the costs of the fight invaded
1
sonal knowledge and with an enthu-
siasm born of admiration for the un-
aided fight Albuquerque had waged.
He opposed the placing of the ap-
preparation In charge of the territor-
ial irrigation engineer, but contended
that those who had met the issues of
threatened inundation for twenty
years, knew the most about the prob
lem to be solved. and to them the
entire affair should be committed.
President Spiess' compliments to
the public spirit OF Albuquerque were
strong and pointed but in, no wise
| fulsom. His argument was not only
convincing but irresistible. 1t carried
all before 1t, and when the vote was
taken, the bill passed without dis
senting vote. Councilman Cammeron
of Eddy county asking to be excused
from voting. The thanks of Berna-
lilo county are abundantly due to
President Spiess. and the debt of
gratitude should not be forgotten
should any opportunity to manifest II
ever come Albuquerqueward.
City Assessment Law.
There is a strong sentiment In the
territory to re-enact the Meyers bill
for the assessment and collection of
taxes of the cities towns and villages
of New Mexico. This bill was intro
duced into the house by Representa-
tive Ernest Meyers OF Albuquerque in
llS93. 1t had been drawn by N. C..
Collier afterward judge of the Albu-
querque district. at the request of the
Albuquerque city council. After an
earnest contest of two weeks the Mey-
ers bill was passed but the next legis-
lature repealed II before the bill had
gone into effect.
Should the bill be passed again
non-progressive and non. resident
property holders will be compelled tC
bear their just due of the expenses oi
the city. which has made for their
property all its value over farm lands
The bill will probably meet with some
opposition.
The house held an interesting ses
sion this morning, at which the frs
resolution to pay employees wa
passed The amount for the hous
is $3,362, and for the council $2,396
This is for the first fifteen days O
the session. There may follow SOM
changes among the employees. as II /
the intention of the house to keel
within its share of the $4,000 ap
preparation.
Council bill No. 81. carrying al
$4,000 appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Rio Grande dykei
in Bernalillo county which wa
! passed by the council, Is now I'm tn
house and will undoubtedly pass
The judiciary committee has IA
vorably reported to the house MI
Hollis bill to prevent members from
holding appointiye jobs while mem
bers of the assembly
Mr. Deniston Of Las Vegas intro
duced a bill today for the creation O
} Garfield county, or the division o
: San Miguel with old Las Vegas a
! the county seat. The bin is in IN
hands of the committee ON count
and county lines.
D Moran preclpitated another debat
2 in the house by introducing a modi
= flying clause to the Sunday Law
} Holt and Hudspeth made talk
: against and for the measure. 1t wa
Z tabled indefinitely and the house vot
. ed not to consider such a measur
Z again.
/ Council bill No q, for the relie
5 OF Torrance county, providing ter
= ritoriaI loan Of So. 900 for the distric
! court, was sent by the speaker t
Z the committee on finance for re
port this afternoon. Ii will probab
D ly become a law by Wednesday. uu
, less the governor does not sign IT,
Ruppe introduced a bill as an of
B set to the Holt measure, providin
2 that no member of the legislator
can hold or accept an appointment
: either from the governor or the leg
) islature Ii went to the committe
. on judiciary.
r Studley introduced a bill for tn
regulation of the practice of med
Z cine and for an examining boart
e which was also sent to the commit
5 tee on judiciary