The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-05-16
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Perfect Organization for the En-
suing Term by the Appoint
ment of Committees.
STREETS ARE TO Be OPENED
The Preliminary Steps Are Taken
Toward Increasing the City's
Supply by Pumping.

The new city council held it's
first meeting Tuesday evening
IN the Office of Councilman c. II.
Brown.
The retiring city treasurer, Il.
l.. Price, made his final report,
which was referred to the finance
committee. The report showed
that from April 10, 1906, to
April 10. 1908, there was receiv-
ed $3,S53.36 from water rents.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Mayor Bursum appointed com
mittees as follows:
On finance. 7. Brown, Jose
T.. Torres, and Elias r. Baca.
On water Elias T.. Baca,
Florentino Gallegos, and Ricar-
do Ziumerly.
On city lands--JoSe +. Torres,
c. II. Brown. Francisco Padilla.
On streets and alleys-JoSe f.
Torres, Henry DreyluS, and Ri
cardo Zimmerly.
On public health-FranciSco
Padilla, Abrau Abeyta, and
Elias +. Baca.
On public buildingS-Abrau
Abeyta, &. II. Brown, and Henry
DreyfuS.
A petition concerning the
large building recently erected
on the east side OF North Califor-
MIA street at the crossing of the
acequia was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys.
STREETS MUST BE OPENED.
BY formal action of the council
the committee on streets and al
leys was instructed to notify all
parties who have fenced up
streets or alleys south of Man
zanares avenue to remove such
fences at once, and, in case of
the refusal or failure of the par
ties notified to comply with such
notice, the city marshal was in
structed to carry out the inStruc-
tions of the committee.
A petition from John Ruff for
a deed to certain city lands was
referred to the committee on pub
lie lands.
A resolution OF the city board
of education relative to the
school levy was passed over until
the next meeting of the council.
A petition on behalf of the
county fair association asking
that certain streets now enclosed
in the fair grounds be abolished
was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys and the COM
mittee was instructed to report
at the next meeting.
The mayor was authorized and
instructed to execute to Mrs.
Mary f.. Harris a deed to one
hundred and sixty acres of land in
accordance with Mrs. Harris
recent application.
Mrs. Harris was granted a
three years option on four hun.
dred and eighty acres of land,
more or less, at five dollars an
acre, one-third of the purchase
price to be paid in one year, one
third in two wears, and one-thirC
in three years. In case of fail
ure to make the last payment a
the time fixed, the time for max
ing that payment may be extend
ed one year, the amount of the
I payment to draw interest in tha
case at the rate of six per cent
The city marshal was instruct
ed to see to it that all obstruc
tions be cleared from Manzan
ares avenue.
The bond of Treasurer Conra
do A. Baca was presented anC
approved.
On motion of Councilman {
T. Brown, the city treasurer wa
instructed TO pay out no money
from the interest fund of l89
until such time as the courts de
eide certain cases now pending
! The bond of j. X. Vigil, Ii
censed bill poster, was approved
Two dollars was allowed t
each of the Judges and clerks a
the last city election as salar
for their services.
The mayor was authorize,
and instructed to negotiate
contract with the Socorro EleC
trio company for electric powe
to operate pump to increase til
citY's water supply. The mayo
was also authorized and instruct
ed to purchase such a pump an