Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-12
UNANIMOUS VOTE
SHOWS SENTIMENT
Members OF the Publicity Com
mittee All Favor Proposition
and viii Meet Again To-
night to Consider
Plans.

The members of the publicity COM
mittee appointed by the city council
to work for the passage of the sewer
bond issue viii meet again tonight
at the Commercial club, promptly at
o'clock. The meeting tonight will
be by wards and the members expect
to arrange final plans for the canvass
ing of the voters of the city on the
bond issue.
The meeting which was held last
evening was well attended and indi-
Gated that the people realize the ne
cessity for prompt action in building
a sewer Mayor LcaJ5r called the
committee to order and dellverea a
short but emphatic address, in which
he put the question of whether or not
Albuquerque is to have a sewer sys-
TEN, squarely up TO the people.
"As individuals and tax payers the
members of the city council believe
that 1t would be a most unfortunate
thing If the bond issue were defeat
ed. As members of the city council.
however, and as city officials, we
stand ready to carry out the wishes
of the majority of the people of this
city. The question is, "Do or do not
the people of Albuquerque want a
severe" If they do the city coun-
ell stands ready to build It and to
safeguard the tax payers in every
way possible. If the people do not
want a sewer and show by their
vote that they do not the city coun-
ell has nothing more to say, and will
abide by the result or the election.
PEI sonally as citizen and as a tax
rayer, | think 1t would be little short
CT public calamity should the bond
issue re defeated
Mayor Lester then called for nom
nations for officers OF the committee
and f. G.. Pratt placed in nomination
NJ. =. Stamm. There were no further
nominations and Mr.. Stamm was
unanimously chosen chairman. w. +.
Brogan was nominated for secretary
10y DR.. b. II. >Briggs and elected.
Mr. Stamm. upon taking the chair
manship, made a snort but effective
speech in which there was plenty Of
enthusiasm and sound argument. MIR.
Stamm said that il was ridiculous to
think of a city Of 10000 people with
| cut n sewer system and he did mo-
believe there would be any cOnsidora-
BILE opposition to the bond issue. He
said a city without a sewer system was
in much worse condition than a
house without bath tub.
III we are not going TO build
sewer system" he continued eve
might just as well prepare to vacate
the city for We cannot live here with
out one. Albuquerque has reached
tho limit Of her growth until We pro-
vide her with sewer system adequate
10 her needs ", simply must ndt
expect 10 advance until We build
sewer. Naturally there is no choice
1f which course Co take, when we are
called upon To choose between the
health of our families. common civ
llized docency and our pocketbooks.
We should build sewer system FOR
those reasons II Tor no others. /
know that ordinarily a sewer sys-
TEN il not considered as a dividend
paying proposition. but merely as
necessity--an expense which we have
70 carry 10 live comfortably and de
Gently. In this Instance, however,
will undertake 90 show that a sewer
system viii not only mi q long-fvlt
want but IL Will pay.
Tie luHd "I a .It} oi -V.V'V pt"-
pie halting at "A question OF voting
mere $500. 900 worth of bonds is silly.
We might well AFFORD 10 vote four
times that amounr for needed and
wise public Improvement. But for
the present We are called upon 10
vote 100000. II We fail 10 do it
we will simply ad ertlse to the world
that we do not want to grow and
progress.
"The property owners In our bust
ncss district stand ready and willing
TO pave the streets in front Of their
property. There is not a paved street
in Albuquerque. Paving will be an
expense to the owners OF business
property only yet It will benefit every
foot Of real estate in Albuquerque.