Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-20
SEWER PLANS ARE
To Be READY BY
SEPTEMBER.
COUNCIL TO GET BUSY AT
FIRST MONTHLY MEETING
Sidewalk Contractors All Have.
From Ten to Thirty Con-
tracts on Their Hands at the.
Present Time,

Mayor Mckee announced al The
meeting or me city council held Mon
dav night III the office Of city Clerk
Harry = Lee, that the city engineer
expects 10 have the plans and speci-
ficltions for the proposed new city
sewer system ready for inspection By
the council at its first meeting in
september The short discussion Of
the matter by the council last night
brought out the fact b every alder
man iH eager 10 gel at the proposition
AID Go get down 10 real work toward
the much needed drainage system for
Albuquerque.
Tho meeting last night was q short
one. lasting only an hour, but was
packed full OF business. A number
~ complaints were heard that certain
persons who have been ordered 10 lay
sidewalks have failed TO comply with
the notice and otherwise symmetrical
stretches of cement are married On the
principal residence streets by insight
is gaus.
This proposition VIII be taken up
vigorously and every effort made To-
have these Raps filled.
street Commissioner Martin Tier
ney said That the sidewalk contractors
WiE AA AA.AiAA MAAN WNNfiitrHf anu iiAht
from ten 10 thirty contracts booked
ahead which they have not started
On This would Indicate that there
are some sidewalks going down In Al
buqucrque II was pointed out by an
alderman. however, that a few elusive
cfflzcns comply with the ordinance
and iet the contract, with the assur-
anee. however, that there rs no hurry
whatever about ~ seeking To- evade
their responsibility by q policy Of de-
lay. such citizens are to be assidu-
ously looked after by the council.
The question Of the bill of Archi-
feet - b. Christy for $3.50 for draw
Ing plans fCr the proposed city build
ing went over. az there was some
question Va the mind Of the council and
the city attorney ms TO the prupriety
Of paying the bin until the architects
bond was given that the building
planned could be built for $4,000,
he mount Of the proposed bond IS
SIZE
The street commissioner was au-
thorlzed hy the council to open up
Granite avenue and remove certain
obstrHctiona placed across that thor
ouahfarc.
It was ordered that an Investigation
be made ~ the complaint that the
Central venue crossing over the
Santa ne tracks d IN bad condition,
md O menace Ca the wheels OF auto
mobiles and other vehicles.
Mr.. Hayden reported the PROPOSE
lion OF Attorney ~. y. Ferguson 10
give four acres Of his land west ~
Honeymoon Row FOR the proposed
boys public playground. provided the
city fill up that four acres and buy
the rest 81 his twenty-five acres az
$500 an acre. The council looked coyly
az this proposition and passed ~ up.
The city attorney reported that the
attorney for the commissioner Of the
Barelna |aceuuia had advised his
clients 10 shut off Inc water aud thus
avoid suit by the city for the alleged
nuisance
Tho city attorney nlao gave 30 ns his
opinion that the council could not
legally grant the petition % "a num-
Der 81 members OF The Masonic order
aud others in the same district 90
have the old burned Albright studio
un North Third street torn down I'M
lesH % were found hat the walls Of
the ruined building are a menace to
The safety Of passcrs hX of to the pub
Die health. The petition submitted
SOME time ago called attention chief
iy to the unsiEhilipesa of the build
inR
ON motion % Alderman Harrison
an electric llght was ordered placed
IA the corner of North Harrison street
and Sew York avenue, ana another
midway between That point and Cen
tral rer
A iut uf other routine business was
attended to aud the council adjourned
about y O'Clock Present were Mayor
Mckee Aldermen Harrison, Hayden,
Learnard. Wilkerson, Iianlcy ana the
oitf officers