Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-08
FLOOR Of WADUC1
To Be REBUILT
At ONCE
TO SAFETY OF
PUBLIC FOR SOME TIME
Council Votes to Have New
Floor Laid; Many More or
Less important Matters Come
Up at Regular Meeting,

As the result Of the action OF the
ity council last night the Coal ave-
luc viaduct which has long been in
IN unsafe condition viii be thorough
j repaired at once on motion Of
alderman Nroth the street committee
BY vote Of the council wa6 authorized
to contract for the building Of a new
loor for the structure, and the COM
nittco WIS further ordered to com
oletc temporary repairs mt once. 1t
will take several weeks 10 get the lum-
Der here necessary for the floor Tenn
9orary repairs were commenced yes
tcrday after several horses had broken
through the floor, which tho chairman
81 the street committee reported was SO
rotton hat tho lumber Win be use
ess for any other purpose after It is
orn up. Alderman Wroth suggested
HAT the old floor be used for small
bridges about town. When h street
Committee chairman stated the wood
vas useless for that or any Other pur
pose. Acting Mayor &ewst1dt believed
hat II should be dcvidcd among the
aldermen for kindllna No action was
taken on Mr.. Newstadt's economical
suggestion and the wood may be used
o build a dog receptacle for City-Can-
lne-Pursuer George Washington Ward
other Business Transacted.
on motion Of Alderman Ifanley,
hartman Of the fire committee the
finance committee ana fire chief Were
authorized to buy LOO feet Of new
ire hose, which is said to be- badly
needed, to replace hose which has
been practically worn out by years OF
use.
The chairman Of the finance com
mitteo presented a bond, approved as
% amount. for City Treasurer simon
stern In the sun of $500, 000. The
BOND is signed by solomon Luna, W. 5.
strickler, william Mcintosh, Filomena
perea dc Otero ana j. G. Baldridgc.
According to the document the sureties
are worth an aggregate of $500, 600.
The city attorney reported that he be-
lievod the combined financial re-
sources OF the bondsmen should be
double the amount of the bond The
matter was referred TO the city at
torncy for further examination, the
council passing q motion Of Alderman
Wroth to the cffect that The bond DO
accepted after approval by the city
attorney
The Fire Limits Matter.
on motion of Chairman Lcarnard OF
the grievicncc committee the fire com
mittce was instructed to hold a meet
ing for the hearing of complaints
against tho system of inner and outer
fire limits as at present constituted.
An ordinance r~c-adlusting the fire
limits was recently tabled and there
is considerable dissatisfaction. accord
ing to the grievance committee with
the present arrangement.
The much mooted question Of open
ing Williams street came UP on a re-
port of Chairman BeaVen of the street
committee recommending that the
I street be- opened at a cost ascertained
by the committee. The report was
adopted over tho negative of Alder
man Lcarnard. who thought the price
too high
ON motion of Alderman Wroth the
new building ordinance was referred
to the building committee with in
structions To- confer regarding certain
provisions of the same with local arr
chitocts ana the city building inspec
ton
Tho rit, eurincer was instruct