Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-08
Special Meeting is Called for
This Afternoon to Dis
CuSS Plans for
Election.
WANT MANY PEOPLE
TO GET OUT VOTE
1t Is Urged That a Big Committee
Begin Active Work and Do
Everything Possible to
Secure Bond
Issue.

Felix Lester, mayor, has called a
special meeting of the city council to
be held in his offices over the First
National bank at o'clock this after
noon
1t Is understood that the meeting Is
for the purpose of acting upon the
suggestions of a number of Albuuuer-
que people who are anxious to see
the sewer bond issue pass and who
desire that the council take steps to
see that a committee is named to
work to that end.
Such committee will have moth
ing to do with the building OF sewer.
1t Is understood that Ii Is proposed
TO appoint about seventy-five or one
hundred people on large committee.
This comNnittee will be asked to work
for the passage of the bond issue and
to get out the ,''stay at home" vote
-sesze-i is such q vote on such a mo-
mentous proposition. and do anything
else that to it may seem advisable.
Such a committee can arrange pub
tic meetings II they are needed, Sc
lect the speakers to discuss the sewer
bond issue and take any steps deem
ed advisable 10 get the matter fully
before the people and arouse interest
in the proposition OF municipal i'm
provement.
When Mayor Lester was asked
about the special meeting of the coun-
ell today he said:
ct must be remembered that the
building of sewer, the voting of
bonds and in fact anything in the ma
ture of a municipal Improvement is
not a personal matter to the city
council any more than 1t is to any
individual citizen. The city coun-
ell has discharged its duty by putting
the matter in such chaps that the
people can vote on the proposition,
and 1t is now up to the people, indl-
vidually and collectively, whether
or not they want sewer system.
Any member OF the city county will
do anything within reason that the
people may demand, I'm order to help
secure the sewer system, but any one
who opposes the sewer system with
the idea that he is opposing the city
council or any member of it, is badly
mistaken. As individuals, members of
the city council favor a new sewer
system. We all realize that 1t is
vital necessity. but as members of
the city council, we are simply the
hStulS VI tnt people and II tneY &c
not want to build a sewer that l.
their concern and not the concern of
the city council
I'm naming large committee.
members OF the city council believe
that the bond issue proposition can
be brought more clearly before tae
citizens and they can arrange meet
ings, public discussions, and methods
~ holding the election to suit them
selves
The only motive the city council
has is 70 place the proposition be-
fore the people in tangible form. as
is Its duty, and whatever the voters
decide is what viii be done. SO far as
discussing the methods of building a
sewer at this time it is about as log
ical as for a man to try and decide
whether or not he will build porch
on his house, before he knows 'wheth-
er he wants TO build the house or
can raise the money to do it with.
If the people of Albuquerque want
sewer systm, which all OF us admit
IS a necessity, II is up to them to cay
so at the general election for THAI
purpose II they do not, they can
say so in the same manner In either
instance the city council, is prepared
u carry out the wishes of the people
20 the best OF its ability"