Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07
AGAINST
C0TT0NW00OS
VIGOROUS
UP BEFORE THE
MUNICIPAL FATHERS
improvement Society
Wants Public Fairgrounds;
Monthly Reports Of City OFF,
GERS Heard Last Night,
Woodman. spare that tree,

WoOdman. spare that tree!
The crusade against the histori
cottonwood tree AS "A medium OF shad
and ornamentation on the ground tina
its worms and its cotton constitute
public nuisance wakes strong thes'
days and there is Il Well defined o
ment to gradually do away altogethe.
with the c~ottonWoods.
The matter came III before the res.
ular meeting of the city council las
night in "A number of ways. The Civic
Improvement society in a memoria
asking for the establishment of pub
lie Fairgrounds by the city took oc
casions to take a whack at the cotton
woods petitioning the council to pas
an ordinance that all shade trees her
after planted shall be of some othel
variety. The society in the body of 1T
memorial asks the city fathers t,
purchase or cause to be purchased
grounds of suitable size and location
to be used as public play grounds t
be maintained by the city. The idea
is to provide a nance for healthfu
outdoor exercise which shall keep tht
small boy off the streets where is sub
ject to less wholesome influences. The
petition was referred TO the street
committee.
The council granted a petition OF
Harmony Lodge. /. o. O. i. and 9TH
er property owners on South Second
street between Silver and Coal ave-
nues asking leave to cut down the cot
tonwood trees on the street on the
ground that they are n nuisance.
Mr., Pillsbury was allowed to retain
the trees in front of his rooming house
on his personal request as he declared
The loss of the shade would injure his
business. Dr.. c. A. Eller, trustee Of
the lodge addressed the council in be-
half Of the /. O. O.. Il.
Busy Session of the Fathers.
Last nights council meeting was a
pretty busy one me although an adj
tournment was taken at ten o'clock
the council was doing something eV-
cry minute in the meanwhile.
Tho monthly reports of city officers
for November were heard lnst night.
The city physician reported only
six cases of contagious disease un-
der quarantine December /. In No
vember there were "a deaths, nine
from contagious disease and six births.
TIN city ~treasurer's report showed
balance on hand December | of So
743.23I.
Diaries in Good shape.
The city chemist reported all n.ilk
tests " to standard n one dair!
from which a typhoid SUSPECT was re-
MAYED had been ordered to clean up
had complied with the order to the
best of its ability.
Sanitary Report.
The city sanitary Inspector reported
five diphtheria eases and seven scar
let fever case quarantined in NoVem-
Der. there being on December |. three
diphthcria and three scarlet fever
cases still U"uarantined. Two contag-
ious diseases were reported just out
side the city limits.
The building Inspector reported
twenty-siX permits issued, valuation
S13,1S5.0o.
Tho city engineer reported line and
grade Tor 124 feet of curbing and
guttcring. $50 feet of 6 feet and 1873
feet of s foot sidewalk
The tire chiefs report showed seven
sent In. net loss of t395 and
tWenty-siN Inspections made.
The city marshal reported sixty
three arrests, 1872 meals served and
in fines collected.
The city clerk reported Sl,0l9.9i ia
fees paid city treasurer.
A petition from property owners tor
an are light in Luna Park. was re-
to the light committee.
ON recommendation of the finance
and on a tie vote the coun-
ril failed to grant irene Bohag a re-
bate of s125 on license for a Third
street liquor business, petitioner hav-
ing been ousted from the property be-
ore her license expired.
The fire committee advised by the
'ity attorney reported against the pc
OF Robert Samuels, asking to be
allowed to ooerate his shoe shop in a
small movable car just off Central
avenue on North 4tb street. Mr., Han |
stated the city attorney ruled this
n violation Of the fire ordinance and
Pat for the enforcement of the
ordinances. The report was adopted
the vote of Mr.. Beaver who said
he ordinance was habitually violated
md didn't want TO discriminate. /
Delinquent Sidewalks.
on motion of the chairman of the
street committee IL was voted to ad-
for bids for building delin-
lucnt sidewalks the list of delinquents
read by the clerk. The vote
ollowed a somewhat heated tilt as to
question of veracity between MIR.
seaven and the city attorney III. J.
The water committee reported all
water mains laid TO date rs pcr order
nd material on the way for extern
ordered on Edith. Arno and
Broadway streets.
Chairman Beaver of the street
ommittee stated that two carloads OF
lumber have been unloaded and work
4 laying the new floor in the ViaduCt
fill be started at n
Following the reading nj the COM
lunication from the Water supply
ompany the council voted in ACCORD
nee with the suggestion therin To
ave the mains ordered on Edith |
rno and Broadway to Bell Avenue
eneeted W on Bell avenue TO liz up |