Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-21
Demand For Construction OF
Walks on Silver Avenue
Around the Annoy Brings
Showdown.
BATCH OF IRRIGATION
CONGRESS BILLS PASSED
Committee Of the
Council Empowered to Pay
on Voucher From $4,000.
Fund.- Oil Co, Refused Permit,

Demand by officers Of the Irrigation
congress that delinquent sidewalks on
silver avenue near the new armory be
built by the city and charged against
the property brought the long delay.
ed matter of delinquent sidewalks to
q head in last nights meeting of the
city council ana resulted in instrue
lions 10 the city attorney to draw or
dinances not only for the construction
OF the Silver avenue walks. but for all
other delinquent sidewalks which
have been ordered and on which the.
legal period Of notice has expired. II
is asserted that there are sidewalks
which have been ordered for more
than two years which remain unbuilt
and the council has determined to dc
the whole trick al one full swoop, let
ting contracts for all Delinquent walks
and charging the cost against the
property.
The action was taken on motion of
Alderman Wroth. after the reading of
a letter from Secretary Twitchell. OF
the Irrigation congress. asking that
the council proceed with construction
of the silver avenue walks.
In this CONNECTION the council went
into a lengthy discussion of the pro-
posed sidewalk grades around the
armory. Petitions were presented
from property owner and the board
i'm charge Of the armory construction
asking that the grade be made the
same as the ElSs' theater grade, which
Is off grade by "A foot or more, Mayor.
Lester spoke at some length in pre-
senting his plan for r%emedying the
difficulty. as ala Alderman Wroth, the
plan Of both being to escape steps on
Silver avenue. No conclusion was
reached and the matter was referred
to the street committee. the council
at final adjournment. adjourning sub
| iect to the call OF the mayor. when it
Is proposed to settle the question Of
the grade. 1t is the desire Of the coun-
ell to meet the wishes OF the armory
| construction board as nearly as posi-
BILE. and at the same time 10 depart
as little as possible from the street
grade.
Irrigation Congress Bills Come In.
The first batch Of bills against the
Irrigation congress FUND were present
ed to the council last night. amount
ing to a total of 5000. These bills
were approved by the officers Of the
congress and the auditing committee
Of the board of control and cover gem
eral preparatory expenses covering a
wide range of material, supplies,
building and other contracts. Alder
man Neustadt moved that warrants be
drawn against the Irrigation congress
fund in payment of the bills as sub
mitted. Alderman Wroth objected to
the motion upon the ground hat sew
eral of the vouchers were not sufh-
clently explicit and Mayor Lester OBJ
iected upon the same ground, stating
further that it was the desire of the
city to turn over the entire fund upon
approval Of the comptroller of the
currency. which approval had not as
vet been given.
The only matter of difference APP
to be the question Of response
bility on the part of the council and
the city government, ana in no way an
objection to payment of the accounts
as submitted and upon motion of Al
derman Wroth. agreed to by Chair
Neustadt, of the finance commit
tee. the entire collection Of vouchers
was referred to the finance commit
with power to act, the finance
committee being instructed to meet
this morning with the officers of the
and the auditing committee
for the payment of the accounts. II
is confidently expected that prior to
the presentation Of the next batch of
expense accounts the whole
irrigation congress fund can have /,
been turned over to the officers OF
the congress so that II may be exc J
pended by the treasurer Of the CON Z
gress without the necessity of carry !
ng each Individual item of expense up )
the city council. Tho result of the Z
iouble system Of accounting. II Is :
out. will confuse and delay the :
transaction Of the business of the con I
yress. which has now reached a point :
where prompt action Is demanded and Z
ne desire of the council is to transfer {
me- entire fund. the only objection :
being a matter Of technical Z
.otail. i
Property owners on North Broad ,
between Central and Marquette
venues. pctitioned the council for the y
obstruction of - sidewalk between z
ne streets named, the matter being Z
to the city attorney 10 asccr p
rim whether such "a sidewalk had not =
been ordered. sud with la )
Iructions iu ease such order had not z
rru given .tn prepare am %ordiunurr /.
rifriuR che work done. =
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congress asked the council Geo or
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