Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-12
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><:.;>Ah ELECTION
- BONDS
VIII Ask Citizens to Vot0 on
Question OF Constructing
Sewer System
at Once.
INVOLVES EXPENSE
OF JUST S29O,O0O
Council In Session Last Night
Went Over Details of the Plan
and Discussed Pro-
jeCt at Great
Length.

ed by the meeting of representative
citizens at the Commercial club, the
city council held a special meeting
last night and after going thoroughly
over the plans for sewer system,
as prepared by two expert engineers
the aldermen called an election for
January 19, next, at which the people
of Albuquerque will be asked to vote
an issue of N per cent ponds to
pay for the sewer construction.
At the same time the council show
ed partiality to the plan of the Am
erican Light and Water company.
construction corporation, which pro.
poses to build the sewer system, un-
der the conditions published in detail
in The Citizen last evening.
Mr.. Bullock, the representative of
the contracting company appeared
before the council last night and for
over two hours, conferred with the
aldermen. All questions of politics
was left out Of the matter and the al
dermen recognizing the serious need
of the city in the matter of proper
drainage. devoted themselves entirely
to getting at the facts after which
they took Immediate action.
The council decided To ask for a
bond issue of $290000 to cover the
estimate Of $198,S66 for some nine
teen miles of sewerage, and also to
cover an additional estimate by City
Engineer Gladding which would give
the city over thirty-one miles of sew
| erage. ample for its needs for the
next fifty years or more. While it is
known that the mayor and most OF
the aldermen favor the proposition
made by Mr.. Bullock, still the mat
ter is not entirely closed. Before the
| contract s closed the council will
satisfy itself as to the stability of the
| company and other details. AS ex-
pressed by Mayor Lester, what the
lefty officials want is what the people
want but they recognize the necessity
for the immediate construction of a
sewer system.
As estimated by both engineers
Iemployed by the city, the entire thir'
lty odd miles of sewer can be bull
for $2S5,000 as the maximum price
with a possibility of effecting a saw
ing of from five to twenty-five thous
and dollars. Upon motion of Alder
man Wroth, an additional $4,000 wa
added for the purpose of assuring th'
payment of expert inspectors, super
visng engineers, timekeepers, audit
ors, etc.
The proposition of a storm sewer
age, caused the mayor and the alder
men to indulge in discussion ,
l some length Mayor Lester express
2 ed the opinion that until the grad
of the streets was made uniform o
l. a .1x "A ST
? er would be practically useless Engi
neer Gladding estimated that an ade
= quate storm sewer would necessitat
the expenditure of some $4,000 ad
= ditional 1t was finally decided
= postpone the question of building
r. storm sewerage until Monday nigh
1t was after midnight when tn
. council adjourned to meet agai
= Monday evening.
The resolution adopted oy II
y council says in part:
BE it resolved by the city coune
a of the city of Albuquerque in u
county Of Bernalillo, and territory
i New Mexico. That a special electio
+ be and the same is hereby called,
g be held in said city on the 18th d5
u Of January. 4. D. 1903, for the pu
+. pose of submitting to the qualiiit
s voters Of said city as defined by II
3 act of Congress mentioned in Il
o preamble hereof, the proposition
Issuing the negotiable coupon bon
Of said city To the aggregate amou
of $3.50 900, for the purpose of pr
y viding FUNDS for the construction
/ system OF sanitary sewers in al
A: for said city.
10 List of Officials.
4 Resolution OF the city council, naml
D. the places where the special ele
ton for the purpose of voting bon
IS to raise funds for the construct
IS of a sewer system, shall be held a
le naming the officials who shall co
nj duet such election, and also MAJ
ne ing the persons who shall cons
tute the board of registration
ry the various wards.
IN Be 1t Resolved, That the spec
mt election provided for by the reso
ie- ton of the city council to be held
ne the 18th day of January. A. ID. 10
IL for the purpose Of voting upon
to construction of sanitary sewer S
VS. tenn within and for the city OF