Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-07
BIDS ON SEWER
To Be OPENED
SATURDAY
ALDERMEN TURN DOWN
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Plan to Associate Business
Men With Council Commit
tee Fails of ApproyaG Santa
Fe to Help Repair Viaduct,

The bids for the construction Of the
now 100000 Sc wer system viii be
opened next Saturday. according to
the statement of Alderman j. IL
Wroth chairman of the sewer com
mttee to the clty council last night
Alderman Wroth referred to the
opening Of the bids following the
reading of a report from his commit
tee in which the recommendation Wae
made that there be associated with the
council committee two business mn
who should act in an advisory capac-
itN during the construction period
The plan was promptly turned down
by the council and the report adopted
with that provision stricken out. Al
derman Wroth stated in support Of
his proposal that there would frp-
quentlN arise situations during the
construction period which would re-
quire prompt action and that prompt
action was not always possible when
it was necessary to cav the council
together. He thought the association
of two business men with the sewer
committee as "A commission in fun
charge of the construction would
greatly facilitate construction and
tend to better the work throughout
Alderman Neustadt objected on the
ground that he did not believe there
were any business men who would
servo on the commission without PAY.
and moved to adopt the report with
this provision eliminated After brief
discussion the motion carried aud the
construction win proceed under the di-
rection of the whole council
4 number Of other recommenda-
tions were included in the commit-
tec's report, among them one to in
crease the salary of the city engineer
to $50 per month during the con
struction period aud to appoint fout
competent inspectors To serve dWing
tHal period az salasies Wideh would
secure good men. These recommends
atiOns were adopted.
Cement men and representatives Of
contractors are arriving in Albuauer-
que daily and there is evidently much
interest in the opening of the pro-
posals among contractors throughout
the west
University Road Complete.
Alderman BeaVen for the street
committee reported that the road toI
the University WAS complete ana
ready for traffic and that some sis
teen blocks had been brought TO grade
with dirt carried from the excavation
In connection with this report
between Mayor Lester
and officers Of the Santa Fe railroad
was read relating to a reaucst for
assistance In repairing the Coal ave-
nuc viaduct Mr BeaVcn had rc
ported that large sum Of money had
been spent on lumber for repairing
the Viaduct and that in his opinion
Il had been thrown away. The santa |
F'e has agreed to reconstruct SEE |
lion of the sewer outlet across prop |
arty acquired by il at the time the |
lower wards were extended. and pro-
poses now to aid in the yiaduct re-
pairs # relieved Of the necessity of i
he sewer construction The proposal
vas accepted with the understanding |
hat the railroad will be asked TO use |
he South Third street extension for |
he waste from the tie treating plant
which Is to be abandoned by the |
,itv when the new system Is com
Ilctcd.
ITpon recommendation by the po-
ice committee the council ordered
he purchase OF a new buggy for the
lolice department, from Korber and
.ompanv at price of $40, and TIA"
I'D buggy which has been In use for
pVeral years.
Permission was granted w Y. Fu-
rellc to build a stairway to connect
With the coal avenue Vaduct on the
,orth side Of his store on South Sec
md street and Coal avenue and tn"
ouncil adjourned after hearing the
monthly reports of officers and the
irst reading Of a new ordinance
hanging the fire limits. The reports
# officers covered nothing aside from