Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-16
THE srAsIM PROPOSITION.

Here n . communication iron
another Of the substantial citizens o
Albuquerque In regard 10 the PROPOSE
ton advanced by Mr. stamm, In fayol
OF y public loan for the purpose o.
constructing certain public Improve
mcnts which we absolutely need ano
must have, We al know Or. Hope
and know that he Is a business mar
~ we'll ~ q professional man. and IA
careful. conservative and evcl-hcaded.
lie thinks, as do a good many others,
that possibly Mr.. siamm sets his fig
ure a little too high when he asks for
q million dollars. but that a. good big
sum Is required. and absolutely
demanded by existing conditions, Is
not denied by the doctor, nor by any
ether intelligent man In town. So far
80 We know. And all admit that nov
Is the time 20 do what we have 10 do.
because there " no good reason 10
doubt the fact that labor viii be album
lant and cheap during the coming
wv ~ NAAA w ~ ANANAANIAALAN" ~
most twice as much With the same
money next year as We could have ac-
eoInplishcd last year.
The doctors statemcnt-or rather.
his intimation based upon the state
uent OF the street commissioner
that The present sewer system could
be made to do" for a few years lon-
Rer. by the expenditure or fifteen hun
drd dollars for a pumping plant, II
not good. The large sum to be paid
Tor such plant. and the sim lorser
sun VIC would have 10 spend 10 keep
Il in operation. would simply be
money thrown away because the
present system viii do" a. II II. a.
FAR AZ u goes, but the trouble about
Il " that II does not 60 more than
haif way. and a pumping plant would
extend It an inch. We need a new
system throughout. A. We have said
repeatedly. e ~ already demanded by
every consideration OF public CONVEX
fence, public health, and public de-
cency pnd an The money we spend
Tor pumping machines or other de-
vices to enable us to put on the build
lng Of II viii be worse than wasted.
because the necessity viii sim exist.
and the conditions viii become stead.
iiy worse.
A. 90 the street car feature of The
proposition, we agree fully with Dr.
Hope, that II IL greatly rcedcd. aud
VIII have 10 come before We can cx-
pcct to see the town extend much
fatthci-and that Il should be un-
der private ownership. " We can and
the individuals 90 build 10. bat 10 not.
then let the community build q ana
own a.
Hut Nc win vet our correspondent
present his own ease.
Morning journal
I have been reading boo MOST pant
With Endorsement. and with great m-
your editorials and Mr.
stamm's letters relative io tho needs
N Albuquerque I have hoard much
discussion Of tho same and most Or
he comment mas been favorable. 4
good mon mink that anything
hat would enc 90 increase our take,
.hesc piping financial times should be
wooded.
Possibly AT StHmm d O. little rsiI-
81 boz his one million dollar PROPOSE
ION nut that We should Increase
'ur expenditures sufficiently 90 the
maintaining of The position sc upv
Iold in thc southwest ! believe
M Tlcrnct. street commissioner.
me recently ;hat if he was given
$500 pumping plant (which plant
Dc rity would soon have 10 have ln
n} cycnD- Doe would take care Of
lc seerr proposition for three cor
yesis longer fairly satisfactorily
his plant De- Informs me we shalt a
ave to havo 90 fartbcst vhcn We get 3
ir new sewer system Of course wei 9
NOT enough ever. laid in the n
arts ~ The ciiy already built up ana d
led the sewers extended into new adj &,
like e-pceisI, AZ @tamm's >
,fiou OF The street car situation. 4.
r. ~ sc have a. gool Dne t%strcet r
ID nnet s- far 81 % soes aud as good u
could b. expected under private d
,ncr-hip but the growth of ml. city n.
Hl De constantly held back o., this 10
% same private s|wner-hlp Sos "a
90 objection to private owner 20
lp . ihe ovner-hip o.. extensive d.
Tough Tor the needs Of the people iu
fact ! prefer some men who has rs
sde . success q business In gen g.
81 % build and operate Gar xsreet z.
y lines Tor a. but that man q "
= showing NJ with sufficient nj
scIits Tae rae - fhe outside cap 81
ali,t wants 70 see dividends or pros =
fsr them from ihe besinnins a