Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-14
WOULD ERECT PART
OF PROPOSED
CITY HALL
FINANCE COMMITTEE
THINKS NEED URGENT
Recommends Additional Bond
Issue of $4,000 so as to
Furnish Much Needed Home
For the HomeieSsi Money
For the Band,

That the need for a city hal. in The
city of Albuquerque at present has
become most urgent and that It would
be wen to start work on it at least a
part of the proposed building al once
was set forth by the finance commit
tee in a communication read at last
nights regular meeting of the city
council. The matter was referred TO
the city attorney for Information on
the legal aspect Of the bond PROPOSE
ton. the attorney TO report at the next
meeting. The recommendation which
was read by Chairman Neustadt of the
finance committee was ms Follows.
The finance committee after IN
sidering certain conditions believe that
il VIII be to the interest of thu city to
erect at least mart Of the proposed city
hall, the plans of which have already
been acceped and paid for by a formcr
council. our reasons for suggesting
this are as follows:
First-Wc are paying 5000 a year
rent for fire and police departments,
with very imperfect ana i%nconVenlent
arrangements. This sum represents 3
per cent on $4,000. We have at pres
ent in the city treasury-without con
sidering the July collections-$7 900
to the credit of the building fund. We
also have all the steel cells required
for the proposed new building. These
are stored away only two being In use
at the present time. For $12, 600 we
can build such part Of the building
according to the plans, as Will accom-
modate the fire department and the
police department, and police judge,
thereby saving a monthly expenditure
of $50.
Your committee believe that il
would be advisable to utilize the money
now in his fund and such as will come
in for this purpose and we also be
lieve that as we have not yet reached
M limit of bond issue that il would
pay to issue bonds for the balance OF
$4,000 and erect a city hall for the
purpose of accommodating all de-
partments of the city. At present tle
offices Of the city are scattered in
various sections of the town to such
an extent as to cause a real hardship
to the citizens requiring the services of
the officials.
In addition the city. clerk is abso-
without any vault protection
for his papers. and it is Of vital inn
lance to this city tina arrangements
should be made either by the erection
of a new building with adequate
or by the purchase of a safe
for temporary use that c"rtracts, pa
pers and records OF the city should be
protected from fire.
We suggest to the consideration Of
city this matter as we firmly be-
lieve that it IS to our interest to erect
at least part, If not the entire city han
rs designed by the architect whose
plans were accepted.
$3.50 Appropriated for the Band.
Mr.. Wernicke, in behalf of the
Grady band addressed the council
for finacial assistance to aid in
carrying on the public Sunday even
ing concerts at the park. Mr.. Wer-
nulcke said that while the merchants
md business men are contributing lib
rally toward the salary of the dircc-
-or the maintenance of the band
more money is necessary as il takes
about $125 a month to keep the band
the concerts going during the
iummer months and it is hardly prac-
able to make further demands on
business men. ON motion OF AL
Neustadt it was voted TO APP
lropriate $50 a month for the months
If July, August and September to as
list i'm %defraying the eXpnnse of tho