Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-16
GOOD BALANCE ON
RIGHT SIDE Of
THE BOOKS
CITY NOW HAS NEARLY
$4,000 IN THE TILL
Report Of City Treasurer Flat
teringi Busy Bunch of Bust
ness by City Council Last
Night,

The report of the city Treasurer OF
the city Of Albuquerque at last nights
council meeting showed a balance on
March l of $29.5G9.40, which is near
~ as much as the books showed when
the present council went into office.
Considering the large amount of work
done on the streets, the sewers and
In other departments, including the
installation OF a fire station in the
Highlands and other improvements
the showing Is exceptionally good and
indicates that the city fathers are at
tending to business. The council
meeting last night while it lasted only
two hours was a very busy session
while it lasted.
The reports of city officials for the
month of February postponed from
the previous meeting were read.
The report of the city clerk showed
licenses collected for the month OF
$665.75. In this connection, two APP
plications for liquor licenses were re-
ceived by the council last night and
referred to the police committee. One
was from Giomi and Galante, who
have purchased the retail liquor bust
ness formerly conducted by +. Giomi
& Co, at the corner Of First street
ana Silver avenue and the other form
Victor Rollin, who has bought out the
liquor business of Joe Badaraceo at
225 North Third street.
The report OF the city marshal for
the month showed 81 arrests, $3.50
meals served ana S1S5 in fines col
lected
The report of the city fire depart
mcnt showed total alarms, seven; the
entire loss being S36, fully insured
The fire and street department, ac-
cording to the report, consumed 2.S7G
pounds of oats. This is supposed to
refer to the horses.
The city chemist reported all diaries
in satisfactory shape with the excep.
ton OF one. whose owner has now
gone out of business In the city.
The city physician reported As
deaths and 30 births in February; no
new eases of scarlet fever in the past
w months; five signs up, and ali
nearly ready for f%umigation.
Tho building Inspector reported II
permits issued, value estimated at
$2S, $50.
A petition was referred to the street
,,ftt.. fr,,, ,..cfl.-y. 80 ~ .,,,L
std" 81 por,a nvanma h"taon $40
Eo,,rth s,raots asltnm co. :, sidn.
walk,
rules naasod ordinance al nroyidtng
Il nennltv far runnine antomohyos
motor cycles ana similar vehicles
without a license su"pntementorv TO
the automobile ordinance. /
The matter of the painting of tele-
grnph and telephone and electric light |
poles required of the owners thereof I
vas brought up and steps viii be taxi
N to make the corporations comply |
the ordinance. Z
The plans for the Highland park /
lrawn up by Mr.. w r. Mattoon. OF t
he forestry service, were approved |
~ the council, the mayor stating in |
his connection that the land for the
ark has already been decided to the 4
'ity which has full title.
A plat OF a proposed city addition
N the north SIDE, by r. Girard' was !
pproved by the council after the eX-
mination by the city attorney and
ity engineer.
Action on the request of the Lear
ard x Lindemann Boys band that
be allowed a city appropriation OF
90 a month during the summer for
and concerts was postponed. N
\ petition by r. w. Fee, the feed
lerchant, asking permission to build
scat" IN front of his new building ON
Vest Lead avenue was referred to the