Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-03
Council Passes Measure Desi-
gned to Establish So Called
Galveston Plan In New Mex
ico Municipalities,
ADOPTION OF NEW
PLAN LEFT OPTIONAL
Three Cent Fare Bill Reposes in
Council COMMITTEES Many
Measures Acted Upon Yes
tefday by Senators.

santa ~. \. NJ. Mareh 9.

The council this afternoon made
up for good many DAYS inactivity
! by passing a long list of bills, several
4 OF which are OF considerable import
ance Probably th4 most important
of the lest is AIr McBec's commission
government bill providing for the es-
tahlishment Of commission govern
ment in such cities in New Mexico as
desire it Tho bin which is drawn
after the Galveston commission gov
ernment system, provides that instead
of the MAYOR and city council az now
organized there shall be elected
mayer and tWo cntncilmcn. who shall
have fun charge OF the eltys govern
mont
Tho adoption OF the new system Is
optional ana upon The petition flied
by five hundred legal voters OF any
city. the city council is ordered 10 call
an election at Nhich the people shall
decide whether or not the new sys-
tenn shall be estahush4f Tho bill
Mas passed with an amendment by
Mr. Hewitt. providing that it shah
BE- effective IN cities OF three thousand
or more population, Nr Hanley
who moved its passage also present
ed minor amendments which were
adopted The vote on the passage Of
the bill was unanimous
The house threc-cent fare bill came
into the council this afternoon. was
read for Information, at the request
of MIR Upton. and was promptly re-
ferr.d 90 the committee on railroads
where it IS predicted II viii enjoy an
Indefinite period OF reposc. 4 large
number of members OF the house
were present when the bill was pnss-
ed OH the the committee.
The council during the afternoon.
concurrcd In the house amendment
to Mr. Catruns Bill council bin No
Sc. providing for the extension of the
city limits OF certain cities The bin
originally applied 70 both Albuquer-
due ANA Santa Fe, but the amend
mcnt which limits It's application
only to county seats, leaves il appli-
cable to Santa Fc alone. During the
afternoon session the following bills
wore passed
Council bin 40 IS. by Mr. Upton
for the establishment of claims tn
real estate The bin provides for tho
filing of claim on certain real es-
tate. after the passage of ten years
from the time OF the filing Of such
claim
Council bin 80 98, Mr. Prince:
making am ~ preparation to mark the
Santa Fee train in New Mexico This
bin carries an appropriation OF six
D. tt. IA 10 tn. h..
In erecting monuments along the
Santa Fc trail in this territory
Council bill NO 54 by Mr. Catron;
an act To provide "a uniform law for
warehouse receipts This bill is en-
dorsod by the American Law associa-
zion. and is now IN force IN thirty
of the states
Council bin so 10. by Mr. Prince.
amending tho road law Of 1905.
Council bill 80. 49, by Mr Hanlcy:
providing that any commissioner of
any county who Is absent from his
county FOR period Of more than four
months may b. removed from office
10y the governor The original bill
nxed the limit Of absence az three
months but was amended 10 four
months upon motion by Mr. Hanley.
Council bin 40 a. hy Mr Prince.
an act to amend chapter a. of the
laws OF 1907 which Is an act allowing
use OF streams of New Mexico for
logging II IS claimed that much dam
age has hcen done To acequiaS and
Irrigation works along tho Rio Grande
IN northern New Mexico BY driving
logs fown that stream and this bill
provides recourse for owners of
iitchrs or irrigation works injured by
.nth logging operations.
Council bin 80. 80. by Mr. Spiess:
'hi. IS BIN fixing tho ompenssstion
,f district attorneys. and providing
heir duties Tho bili H. a virtual re-
'naetment of the district attorney law
nd nrranges the salaries 10 he paid
leo district attorneys bN counties ac-
,ording 10 the classification OF the
.uunties. ranging from sS0o a year In
counties OF class \. 20 S30o year
In counties haNing 10 total income of
Jess than S5o.eA0. Tho bill also makes
% number of changes in feeS.
Council bIii No. SIS. bs MT. Csiron.
providing Tor the completion of the
scenic highway by convict labor and