Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-17
PETITIONERS ASK
FOR EXTENSION
OF SEWER
Board of County Commission
erS Promises Residents of
Old Albuquerque improve
me1tS in Drainage SYSTEM

AT A meeting OF the board of county
commissioners on Thursday. Nestor
Montoa, a resident of Old Town, APP
pearedIbefore the board and present
ed a PETITION signed by citizens of the
same 8king that the pipe be
ing lail by the county on Trimble
avenue. running from West Central
he extelded from the intended point
lof outld on the open ditch running to
the rivd, which had been fixed at 300
feet fror Central, further south. con
slstent Nth proper sanitary safeguards
in that Vicinity. The commissioners
present. Mr.. Manuel r. Springer, act
ing chaman, and Mr.. P%olicarpio Ar
milo. Nj Grunsfeld being in New
York, alter obtaining necessary in
formatid from County Surveyor Pitt
Ross sutained the petition inasmuch
as preset means at hand would al
low. ordring the sewage pipe extend
ed threehundred feet more to an out
let in Il straight ditch, with proper
fall. with is being built by the coun-
ty undr the supervision Of County
Enginee Ross to the river. This will
be keptclean and free from obstruc-
tions sothat the sewage will be car
ried freely. At the same time, at the
outlet, be board ordered that disin-
f~ectantsib be used at proper intervals
so as tokeep the whole clean and In
a sanitay condition. Furthermore,
the boad assured the petitioners,
throughEMr. Montoya, that. as e
would alow, a further extension Of
the sew ge pipe would be made un-
til carrid a sufficient distance toward
the riveL
The utition follows:
Albuquerque, n. NJ, July ID, 1908.
To the honorable Board Of County
commissioners of Bernalillo County.
Slrs: THE undersigned residents OF
Old albuquerque On extreme West
Central VENUE. near the court house
and Jail petition your body that in
the proposed Encouragement of tho
sewer sNtem for the court house and
Jail whid viii be carried into effect
soon, as we understand, the sewer
pipes be extended from their present
outlet ot the Trimble pasture ditch
which is in close proximity to a great
number o residences in the old town,
i'm the section of the same above men
toned, to a safe point, on the same
ditch, but further south. to be deter
mined by the board in conjunction
with the COUNT health officer or
county physician to safeguard the
health and sanitary conditions of the
residents there and their families. We
appeal to the bosrd. to the city and
county sanitary Ulcers and to the
press to point GU. this evil and avoid
thereby sickness and c|ontagion in
time by extending the sewer piping,
IL possible, to TIE river. but If not,
at least to a sah distance to be de-
termined as above pointed out. The
work has not beel done yet and there
is time 10 modify 1t in accordance
with our humane and just petition.
Jesus Romeroi Ncstor Montoya
Modesto c. ORTIZ, Thomas Werner.
Melquiades CHAVEZ, Jose +. Romero.
Alessandro Mattctccf. Daniel Romero,
Devine, Agustin Romero,
Braulio DeAnda, Erminio Sanches. S
del Frate, G. M~alsour. J. p, S. Rath-
bun, Jose IL. Luc,ro, Mrs. f. w. Golf,
Duran, l.. Stefani, S. V. Narelh
Piedad Candclaria Maria c. de Brown,
f.. Salas, Amado Salas. &. NJ. Capt
.upi, S. b. Garcia, Abel Jaramillo, Mes
or Chaves, II. b.. FERGUSON, Seferino
Domingo Baca, Charles +
Armijo. Gaspar Gurule, Antonio Gu
'ule, Mrs. j. NJ. Rehvens, James De
zine, Jesus Candelaria, Ed Mcclure,
lose Matteucci, Jose del Frate, Del
lido Atencio.