Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-05


J local Socialists. There was no ap-
plause.
/ At that stage Of the meeting AL
derman Ause recalled the fact that
the city buggy. the only vehicle in the
entire metropolis for the use of the
/ police department, was in a rather
| sickly conditions. He said it needed
about half a dozen new tires. several
wheels. a few axles and other parts
! of which he did not have list and
| he did not think it would pay to re-
! pair it, The matter was referred to
| the police committee with authority
to see if it could trade the old buggy
| for a new one. or such other action
as it saw fit.
The council then adjourned to meet
tomorrow night.
After the council meeting it was
stated by the mayor, that legal action
| would be taken at once in an attempt
to prevent further use of acequia wa
| ter in the mains. 1t is probable that
an injunction will be asked, against
the water company.
! 1t was stated by an employe of the
water company that no acequia water
was being used by the company today,
that the wells of the company were
supplying all of the water needed un-
der the reduced consumption and that
| a pressure of from 95 to 100 pounds
was maintained. This condition pre-
vailed last night also and it is under
stood that If the consumers are care
| full in the use of water, the supply
can be continued under full pressure
from the company wells alone.
Following is the report submitted
! by the water committee this after
noon:
Albuquerque. n. NJ, July 4, 1909.
| To the Mayor and Board of Alder
| men,
The water committee. which was
directed by the council at a special
! meeting held on June 80, to investi
gate and report the cause of the pres
ent shortage in the water supply fur
nished by the Water supply company
| to Albuquerque, respectfully reports:
The committee on July lst visited
the pumping plant. The pumps were
working strongly. Mr.. Gillenwater
stated they were raising water to
their full capacity, but the commit
tee had no means to verify the state
ment
There are thirteen wells in opera
| ton in addition to the open well in
which there may be others in flowing
| condition.
| Mr.. Ginenwater stated to the com
mittee at that time and the commit
! tee has proof deemed conclusive from
other sources and reports the fact
/ to be. that only three wells have been
J hysN Ia no oay Mt
| ing its ownership of nearly five years,
Notwithstanding Mr.. Gillenwater's S
statement TO the council on Friday
night that seven had been sunk by
| them The sinking OF these three
wells is the only enlargement OF the
plant made by the company during
that period. so far as can be learned.
The committee visited the resev-
voir. which is In good condition. and
| found 5h feet of water therein, on
June 2Sth it stood at nine inches
only. BY shutting off the city's sup
ply practically during the whole per-
! iod from Monday to Thursday, it had
| on July lst been raised TO 5ia feet
as stated
! The committee has information
| from reliable and competent sources
that some OF the larger wells are so
constructed as to admit large guam
titles of sand; that four years ago
| 500 feet Of sand were taken from the
700 foot wei and proportiOnate
amount from some Of the others, and
that annually since that time up to
the present year, these wells have
been cleared or sand and that that .
necessary q secure a full flow Of
| water.
The company has not cleaned these
wells this year That they are now
choked is indicated by the sediment
of sand and other substances depos-
tied by the water drawn from the
mains during the past month and. al
lowed 10 stand for any length Of time.
The committee is further reliably
informed that practically an mex
Ihaustible supply exists on the COM