Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-12

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que have walked UP to the Importance
of voting the sewer bonds next Tues
day and when the property owners of
Albuquerque wake UP things general
| ~ happen. 1t may therefore, be pre-
dicted that with the carrying out of
the plan mapped out at the meeting
OF the publicity committee IN the
! Commercial club last night, the sewer
| bonds viii be voted by an almost
unanimous vote
Mayor Lester called the meeting to
order and spoke briefly OF the object
OF tho council in creating the public
| ity committee He said that ndivid-
ually every member OF the council
was enthusiastically in favor of the
sewer bonds. that every member be-
lieved failure TO vote the bonds now
would be nothing short of public
calamity, and that every member of
the council would do everything he
could as private citizen to insure
the success of the bondss But as
council, he said it was the desire To
do just what the people want, and
the aim of the council In appointing
the publicity committee was to insure
that all voters knew just what the is-
sue was, SO that they might vote in
telligently. The council would abide
by the result.
'1he question Is, said Mayor Les-
ter, "do you want a sewer or not. If
you do the council will build a sewer
system ana win do everything IN its
power to built IL to the satisfaction Of
the people. II You do not the council
viii abide by the result
AS private citizens we feel that
failure 60 vote these bonds would be
a public calamity"
The committee then proceeded to
perfect its organization and 4 O.
Pratt nominated NJ. + Stamm as per-
manent chairman OF the committee
The election was unanimous. and also
was that OF w T. Brogan 10 be sees
retary
Mr Stamm, in taking the chair
made ono OF the best arguments for
the voting of the bonds that has been
made. He pointed out the utter folly
of voting against the bonds when
city of 10000 people Is practically
without a sewer system, and he drove
home his argument with point and
force.
"a sewer system said Mr. stamm.
lis as necessary as a bath tub, and if
we arc not going To build II we had
Just as well vacatc tho premises. be-
cause they win not be fit to live In
This town can not grow. and it win
not grow. until we have built this
sewer system Thore is usually no
question at all a. to what course we
viii take when it is a question be-
tween the health of ourselves and our
families and our pocket books but
aside from all questions of sense ana I
decency II is an easy matter to show I
you where this sewer system win pay
dividends. A sewer system Is one
public utility that is not ordinarily
expected to be a revenue producer. but
this one can be made TO pay The
idea Of city Of 20.ooo people hating
at question Of voting a mere $30O.-
900 worth Of bonds Is silly We might
well afford TO vote four times that
amount for needed and wise public
Improvement But for the pi sent
ve are called upon TO vote but $780,
900. If we fail TO do ii we win simply
advertise to the world that we do not
want To grow and progress
THE property owners in our busi-
ness district stand ready and willing
to pave the streets in front of their
There is not paved street
In Albuquerque. Paving viii be an
expense To the owners OF business
property only yet 1t will benefit every
loot of real estate in Albuquerque
But there can be no paving until we
nave buiit the sewer system.
Again. while we are building this
sewer system we will be- turning loose
100000 right at home at time when
sc need IT, 1t viii make business
good
Upon every 81 900 of asscssed val :
milton in Albuquerque the annual
.hargc for this sewer system will !
mount To little more than 50 !
ear. There are comparatively few
,eoplo in albuquerque who pay upon v
Ina assessment OF $1,000. Yet for !
hose who do the charge viii be but ,
70. ana the sewer system viii so in
rease property values here that this ,
um win become "a mere bagatolie. Z
Thc thing for MS 10 do is TO gct to- :
70 thcr. aa citizens of Albuquerque and :
ote these bonds
MI stamm then called for sugges- {
ions 40 L. The way ia which the com !
nittee should go To work aud upon J
ugsestiOus by Summers Burkhnrt. q. J
+; Marion. " "a Glienwater. Mayor ]
.cster and others finally taking form :
n motion, it was determined 20 di- O
ide the conmitteo among the four q
.nrds. equal membership having been q
rawn 10y the council from each or
1r wards. to hold meetings. ln the O.
commercial club tonight at O'Clock "a
. which time lists of names Of AN Z
oters who are entitled 20 vote "a this D.
lection viii De- submitted. and each y
lemher viii be given list of ten I
oters iu his ward with whom ne is 20 g
iscuss the bond issue. ascertain hoN q
ach man stands and report to a meet 3
ig OF the committee Friday night D
lt was determined that the commit
res from each ward should assemble
, the club at = o'clock and every
lember Is urged TO b. there on time. =
The question OF conveyences came g
~ and was quickly settled By the ]
Of a committee to ar {