The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
Say That All Ordinances Will Be Enforced the Letter
the Law. Old Ordinances to Be Amended
No Favorites Will Be Played and a Square Deal Will Be
Accorded to All. City Marshal Instructed to Report
All Violators. No Excuses to Be Accepted.

time on Thursday afternoon but
owing to the absence OF one OF the
members il adjourned until 7;3o y,
M, oil the same evening.
7:3o p. m. the council was
called 10 order by Mayor Stewart
Those present were Aldermen,
Flatt, Jackson Neaius and Ger
hart.
Minutes OF last meeting wers
read by the clerk approved and
accepted.
The question OF the refusal OF
acceptance oil the Chemical engine
was taken up and after being thor
oughly discussed it was decided
that il was not sufficient in cases oI
emergency and that it would he oI
very little value TO the city FIRE de-
partment a motion was made and
duly seconded that chemical engine
be not accepted, carried. Street
and lane cammittee reported great
deal OF cleaning up was going on
and that a move thorough system
was being instituted. Council
ordered that notices be printed and
that city Marshal serve same keep
ing a record OF all so notified, and
that those who did not comply with
this ordinance be reported.
Unfinished business was then
taken up. Alderman Flatt moved
that the resignation OF DIR. Rivera
be taken from table, this was car
ried. Alderman lackson's motion
that the resignation OF DIR. Rivera
as city physician be not accepted
was seconded by Fiatt and was un'
animously carried.
Mayor Stwart then instructed the
city marshall and all OF the new
officers to procure the necessary
bonds required by the ordinance,
The reading OF bills were mex,
in order; a bill OF Tucumcari Print
ing Co., was reported on by finance
committee and was ordered paid
Bill OF John CaGger, Tor salary as
city marshal also bill Tor guarding
city prisoners was read and referred
to committee Tor immediate action.
These bills were reported on a,
once and ordered paid. Several
other bills were presented and were
referred to finance committee toi
action.
Ii was suggested that a regular
form OF bill be used by the city in
the payment OF its accounts. The
clerk was instructed to have som,
printed and to require all partie:
70 make out itemized statement:
against the city on these forms.
The question OF taxing bushes:
men SO cents per week Tor watering
streets in front OF their respectiv,
homes was taken up, also th'
drawing up OF a contract with J
A. Stree, for this work. After goinl
over all the details a committed
was appointed to act in conjunction
with city attorney and was instruct
ed to make the contract, and draw
up a suitable ordinance to tina
effect and to report at next regula
meeting.
IL was moved and seconded tha
an amendment be made on tn
dog ordinance and that license b.
raised to S2. so per year on NAL
dogs and IS. 90 per year on females
This question was thoroughly dis
cussed and was referred TO ordin
ance committee. The city marsha
was instructed to enforce the do
ordinance to the letter OF the la'
and to take up all dogs withou
badges and to dispose OF them &C
cordiug to ordinance now in force
that is, all dogs will I've held 10
iorty.eight hours after which tim
il owners do not call for them, the
will be shot.
A complaint was read from a pre-
perty owner in regard to the run
ming at latge OF live stock. ecI
this was referred to committee 10
investigation.
Before adjournment Mayo
Stewart and the Board extende
their thanks to John Cadger ior hi
long and proficient work for tn
city as marshal and expressed the
regret OF his departure.