Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-22
PROPERTY OWNERS WILL
PAY UP FOR Street
IMPROVEMENT
Council Adopts Report of Com
mittee Which Recon-
mends New Departure
From Old Way.
PART OF REPORT
WAS ELIMINATED
1t Stated. That Tierds Avenue Had
Been Improved Only During
L,s Present Administration.
s,,s:... s:.:a..s Which lCOunCilmen
e Objected to
Aldermen John s. Beaven. DR.. Jas

/ Aldermen John s. Beaven, DR.. Jas.
II. Wroth and p. Hanley, composing
the street committee. and Aldermen
Simon Neustadt, Auge and Coen. 9TH
er members of the council. went on
record last night, by adopting q re-
port of the street committee, as be-
ing in favor of assessing street i'm
provement against abutting property
and also o. carrying out the original
plans of the present administration
of grading Central avenue and Arno
street. The Second ward aldermen
were the only members of the coun-
oil not going on record for the adop-
ton of the report. Alderman Con-
nelly was not present and Alderman
Learnard voted mo-"
one feature of the report, apparent
ly having political SAVIOR. caused
lively tilt between Alderman Hanley
and the other members of the street
committee. The report originally
stated that mot since the institution
Of the city had any work been done
by any administration on Tijeras ave-
nue." Mr.. Hanley took exception to
this statement and characterized 1t
as false. Mr. Haniey said that al
though he was a member of the street
committee. he had not been let In on
the conduct Of the report and did not
know until then that such state
meut had been made in it. He said
that unless the report was corrected
he would not endorse 1t. He said that
Il looked as though there was play
of politics about it, which he did not
IaI la
mer administration, and he called the
attention of the council in detail to
places on Tijeras avenue where hun
dreds of loads OF dirt had been
dumped. The avenue had been prac-
tically graded from First street to
Fifth street by the former admins
tration. This was then conceded by the
Democratic members of the council.
Alderman Beaven attempted to de-
fend himself by saying tnat he hal
intended that statement in the re-
port to apply to that part OF Tijeras
avenue between Ninth and Four
teenth streets. Hanley also object
ed to this statement. He said that
he knew of his own personal knowl-
edge that work had been done on
the avenue in the neighborhood of
Eleventh street. He said that he
rode on dirt that was dumped i'm
front of the house OF Frank Stronp
under the direction of the former ad-
rninistration. He said that he wis
ed that Street Commissioner Terney
was present to bear him out. Tier
ney was absent Mayor Lester at
tempted to defend Alderman Beaven.
He said that the street committee
was without doubt conscientious about
the matter and intended no politics;
that the committee had worked to
the best interest of the people of the
city.
Alderman Beaver permitted that
part of his report bearing on Tijeras
avenue to be stricken out.
II was lust before the adoption of
the report was put to a vote that
Alderman Learnard took the floor
and explained his position. He said
thai he was going to vote against the
report because the work done was
not ordered by the council. Mayor
lester took a hand in the debate
again defending the street commit
tea. He said that the committee had
done work where 1t was most needed
and believed that the report should
be adopted. NJ. Learnard responded
by saying mat ne Ola not DeneVe
that the council should endorse the
street committee when It had done
work contrary 10 the instructions OF
the council The report was adopted
on the motion OF Alderman Auge,
six 10 one.
The Report.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, Sept. 81.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
CITY Council of the City OF AIbu-
querdue:
The Street Committee begs leave 10
submit the following report:
Under date of May IS, 1908, your
committee submitted 10 your honor
able body a report OF conditions as
then existing, and thereupon at said
ynet ting, a motion was introduced by
Alderman Wroth, which motion was
seconded by Alderman Learnard.
shat the chairman OF the street COM
mittee be directed to bring Central
avenue up 10 grade from east TO west
limits OF city, outside OF district TO
be paved, and that Arno street be
brought up 10 grade from the south
ern boundary OF the city to Marquette
avenue"
"It will be noticed that IN the re-