Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-08
COUNC|lMEN DISCUSS
IMPROVEMENT Of
THE STREETS
Absorbing Topic Continues
of Interest During Three
Sessions of the
Council.
HlGHlANOtRS GET
RESOLUTIONS. READ
No Action Taken on Them In the
Stress of Other Business Before
fore the Alderman Chem
lst Reports Regarding

lie Gliy ldlhNiS A<abNA
day last night by holding a three
hour session, and for the first time
in many weeks every chair around the
aldermanic board held a councilman.
The most conspicuous of the summer
absentees present was Alderman
Beaven, who had been away for two
months. Mr.. Beaven is chairman OF
the street committee, and his return
caused sigh of relief to escape DR..
Mroth, who acted as the head of that
very strenuous committee during his
absence.
Alderman Beaven took very little
part in the discussion last night, as
Or. Wroth had prepared report, but
the doctor informed him that he
could have the job from this meeting
on.
street Improvement was the CHIEF
topic of discussion last night again
for the third council meeting. The
chief speakers taking part in the con-
troversy were Mayor Lester, Alder
man Learnard, Alderman Wroth and
Alderman Auge. The discussion OF
street Improvement was brought up
by the reading of the resolutions
adopted by the meeting of Highland
ers OF "a week ago.
Alderman Learnard took the ini-
tiative IN the discussion OF the street
improvements. He said that ne
would like TO hear the report OF the
street department. He was informed
that the report would come up IN
regular order. He then suggested that
the city engineer be directed to make
a survey of the Highlands with view
to ascertaining just what Will be
necessary to protect that part of the
city from flood waters. Several men,
bers OF the council took part in the
discussion. Alderman Hanley said
that it was very important that map
be made of the entire city and the
various additions tied together, as a
great deal of confusion was being ex-
perienced by property owners in get
ting their property lines After a
half hour OF discussion DR.. Wroth
in reading his report informed the
council that the work of surveying
the Highlands was already under way.
City Engineer Gladdlng had been at
It a week and would complete the
gathering of field notes within ten
days should the work be continued
Alderman Learnard then moved thai
the engineer be allowed an assistant
If he needed one.
The matter of assessing future
street improvement against abutl ns
property came in for share of dis
cuSsion. Aldermen Auge and Lear
nard declared that they were in fayol
of the council carrying out its orig
inal plan of grading Central avenu
and Arno street. Mayor Lester mad'
quite a lengthy explanation of hi
position on the matter. He said tina
ne believed the plan OF assessing
street Improvements against abuttini
property the more satisfactory. as tn
money spent by property owners Il
that way directly improved thei
property, whereas the other plan
improving streets here and ther
used Tax money from all the propert
owners Of the city on certain streets
BY the latter plan 1t Will requir
years to improve all the streets of tn
city BY the first plan the propert
owners of any street could by mutua
consent improve that street AS
the streets that have been improve
at the expense of the city, the mayo
said that he was willing to make IN
property owners along them put tn
money 30 spent bdCk IN tne CITY AI'a'
ury, II is up to the street depar
ment to make a report on the que'
tion at the next meeting Of the couu
ell.
Street Committees Report.
To the Mayor and Council Of the Ci
of Albuquerque:
Gentlemen: Your street commits
would make the following report:
First, the work on Central ayen'
has progressed far more rapidly thS
we anticipated although 1t has BET
necessary t. work the teams on ov
time in order to finish our part
the proposition before the Irrigatit
congress.
Regarding the storm water from {
mesa which effects mainly Copper al
Iron avenues. your committee has n
in the field engineers for over thr
weeks past, with the idea of ascertai
ing the best means of relieving I
same. In addition - this the San
Fe railroad has verv kindly offered
furnish one Of its engineers to coo
crate with our city engineer, and he
going over the ground today with y