Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-16
WANDERING CITY
OFFICERS TO
RE-UNT|E
HOME FOR THE HOMELESS
SEEMS AT LAST IN SIGHT
Council Will Enter Into Contract
for Quarters in New Building
to Be Erected at Corner of
TijeraS and Second Street,

At last the long separated. home
less and wandering officers and de-
partments of the city Of Albuquerque
are to have a reunion. There is now
good prospect that in the next few
months the council, the city fire de-
partment, the city clerk. the mayor.
the city engineer and others. long
out in the cold world. will make pill
erimages from various sections OF the
city, where they are now stranded. to
the shelter of a municipal roof tree
whore q joyful Gus warming Will
be held.
30 longer will an express wagon
have to be hired every council meet
ing night to carry the city books to
the council chamber; the chairman
of sewer committee can ask the city
engineer Am l right" without
cranking up his auto and traversing
half the city and in many other ways
too numerous to mention the trans
action of city business win be cxpe-
lifted.
- - Us ~ - " VI ANf
committee. read at last nights meet
ing by Alderman Wroth, the coun-
ell authorized the mayor. city clerk
ana attorney to enter into a contract
with Mr.. Jacob Korber for the use
of various rooms in a new steel and
reinforced concrete building to be
erected by Mr.. Korber at once at the
corner of Tiieras avenue and South
Second street. The building, it is ex-
pccted, will be complied by the first
Of July. at which time, if present
plans go through, the city of Albu-
querque will 10Y in bag, baggage,
fire hose, Jail birds and all. IT is
believed that the city may thus OBJ
tain comfortable quarters all together
at a saving Of money over the pres
ent rentals paid.
The report of the finance commit
tee, whose chairman, Mr.. Neustadt,
cfficiated as mayor in the absence of
Wroth. as follows.
TO the Honorable. Tho Mayor and
city Councvil of the city of Albuquer-
que:
The finance committee begs leave
to submit the following report:
LIST. The special committee here
tofore appointed to confer with the
Library association relative to making
arrangements to rent said association
in the Library building, hav-
ing reported hat the association de-
mands $50 monthly for rent for the
use of said rooms, it is recommend
ed by the finance committee. as rec
commended by the special committee,
the proposition be rejected.
md. The finance committee fur
reports: That it is imperatively
that definite action be at
once taken to provide suitable and
adequate quarters for the various city
officers and a meeting place for the
council. as well as suitable for the
housing and caring for the down town
of the fire department.
AS is well known, the Jail now
used by the city IS. and has been for
time. totally inadequate in ev-
cry respect, and IS quite a disgrace
to any civilized community. 1t is pos
sible To remedy the defects in this
department without an expenditure Of
4 considerable amount OF money.
3rd. 1t has been brought to the
of your committee hat the
owner of the property on the south
west corner of Tijeras Road n Sec
street proposes to erect a build
.ng thereon. and hat arrangements
an be made with the owner for quar-
suitable to the needs Of the city
n all the particulars mentioned.
4th. The owner Of the property
proposes to furnish to the city for the
isc Of the down town fire station of
he fire department. and for jail
purposes. a room 46x100 with an out
ct to the alley in the rear Of the
Dom, said room fronting on Second
treet; and in the second story all
'ooms facing on Second street, a
'ouncil chamber 24x32 (same size as
.ouncil chamber al present occupied,
n the library building) quarters for
city engineer. 12Xei; firemen's
quarters. i2x24. with bath
ABILITIES; one room Tor city clerk. i!
2xi2; room for street. building and
inspectors. l2xi2: two offices.