Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-06

quia for all time. Alderman wilker-
son suggested that the legal proceed
ing would be to notify the acequia
people first and then bring the in
junction in case they persisted in con-
tinuing the nuisance. But" SAT-
Alderman Hanley in the plaintlve
tone of the man who las been there.
we've notified them. and they don't
seem TO care" The city attorney was
instructed TO bring an injunction
against this venerable source of trou-
BILE.
Then came petitioners on South
Broadway who wanted a sewer extern
sion in order thai they might obey
the city's orders and connect with
the sewer. Alderman Hanley explain
ed the sewer mains had reached ca
pacity and that il wouldn't do to
make any more connections than were
absolutely necessary until the new
system is completed. 1t was the
opinion Of the council that the sewer
connecting ordinance would have to
be discontinued until the new system
is installed-which. by the way, isn't
far away now. since the engineers re-
port lacks but a months work Of
completion.
Finally and not least Of the series
Of trouble talks came a commu lica-
tion from Mr.. l.. u. Albers. the gem
tleman being present, in which he an
nounced to the council that the city
scaVenger's hog lots. combined with
the city ~scavenger's dump piles and
tin can collections. had made the END
of South Second street uainhabitab.e
and that things had become s. bad
that his daughter, Whp had been
keeping house for him, had indig-
nantly quit the job and had left for
other parts of town. and that if the
council didn't do something about
said hog lots and can collections by
the 18th of August. petitioner pro-
posed to have his lawyer 10 some
thing thai would make the city sit up
and take notice. or words to hat eff
feet.
The council at this point rose en-
banc and asserted hat things would
shortly happen to h city eaVen
gers plant, while the mayor an
nounced tina a special meeting would
be called to consider the report Of
the special committee appointed to
investigate il. The council has as
serted that it is going to have a Gre
matory on the site of the garbage
plant and have it quick, and at his
DDlHl MI. AlDtIH diOSt NbitiiiiiiN ~
left the room. with a look of extreme
satisfaction upon his countenanee.
one by one the indignant citizens
dispersed, having registered their sew
eral protests singly and in chorus, and
the council passed to troubles Of its
own.
The chief Of police and the mayor
informed the council that the assist
ant health officer wanted specific in
sttuctiOns as to what to do with peO-
Pile who threw trash into alleys. The
assistant health officer wanted to
know whether he should have pinch
ed 1.-THE owner OF the premises, The
tenants or both.
Pinch EN- ALL" came in solemn
monotone from the shadow of the
window where the chief of police was
believed to sit. Then the council
took up an ordinance regulating the
size, depth. thickness. width and
height of boxes which may be kept
in alleys for trash. Alderman VIII
kerson and Alderman Hanley engaged
in an animated dispute as to what
constituted the depth what the
width of a box. Alderman Hanley as
serted hat the width vas from top to
bottom. while Alderman Wilkerson
said it was from side to side.
W men Slut dHhtu Rit'i man
Hanley. innocently.
THE side" said Alderman Wilker-
son with severity, (which Is not the
cad"
The matter of the size of boxes to
be kept In alleys weat to the street
committee, that receptacle for vari-
and sundry troubles presided over
by Alderman Hanley and Street Com
Martin Tierney, who is now
his vacation beside the Pacific
ocean, where holes in the street do
not trouble and broken mains are but
as a horrible dream.
After the Dog PRISONERS.
After the Indignant citizens had all
Alderman Wilkerson sprung
sensation Of the evening. With
out warning he arose n handed II
to the council after his fashion:
Mr.. Mayor and Gentlemen of the
Council | move and at this point
Mr.. Wilkerson looked impressively at
the city attorney. and over his face
came that familiar expression which
only comes when he is addressing the
Jury in the last act of a big case, Il
move that the city attorney be in
to draw an ordinance making
a fine of not less tina fifty dollars
nor more than ninety-nine dollars,
and Imprisonment for not less than
three months nor more tha six
months. for any person who shall
willfully and maliciously scatter poi
son promiscuously outside and off Of
his own premises. Note, Mr.. Mayor, /
that / said AND three months. not
three months. and that the ordi-
nance is to be not less than $50 fine
not less than three months in
prison"
Mr.. Wilkerson sat down, and the
council softly voiced it, appreciation
and carried the motion by unanimous
vote.