Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-19

In 4 statement signed by MaN'l
Lester and all the candidates on til,
democratic ticket. now the city of.
ficers of Albuquerque, issued to tn,
people under date OF Anrl 2, 1905
the following statement appears:
1T is therefore our belief. after in
vestigation, that we can construct an
adequate sewer system and in addi-
tion, provide well graded streets at a
cost much ioss than nall Of The pro-
posed system alone''-the proposed
system referred to being that pro-
posed by the preceding republican city
council, which, inciueing the storm
sewer system, and y n-w sanitary sys-
TEN covering the entire city. would
have cost all te.3 S275.0o0.
In other words, the present aamiHis-
tration pledged itsell after lnvrstiga-
ton To construct Il sewer system.
equally adequate with that proposed
W rtspnbiican council. and to pro-
AIDED streets" as vel. for
~ s0st "much less than onc-hnif Of
S37bs000, or approximately $50, ,O00
Up to date 1906, 000 has been eN-
pended. or pledged. on the city's cred
II, for the sewer system.
In two years approximately S40,-
600 have been expended bN thu street
department.
This is q total. fur sewer ana .t.
Of s346.b0O.
This Is Just Sl5G,110 Murr nl nr,
than the present ndminsi rttirl 3rvm
ised TO build the sewer .lld give Al
buqucrquc q system ~ graded streets
Construction Of the sewer has just
started
a careful inspection Of the streets
Of Albuquerque fails TO show amy evi-
dcncc Of the systematic grading prom
iscd
Take drive over the city amy day
ana see If $4,000 worth Of street
grading can be detected
The street department swung OUT
bravely on its pledge to grade the
streets for $4,000 less than moth
ing ON May IS. 1908, it made a re-
port to the council outlining the poll
icy OF the department. 1t was
lengthy and carefully prepared report
Other reports even more lengthy and
even more carefully prepared base
been submitted since. In fact the chief
public function Of the street commit
tee seems to have been the picpara-
ton of reports making recomm nda
tions
In outlining the ''policy Or the de
partment' the report. presented by
Alderman Beaven, chairman OF the
committee, said.
AS a preliminary to the rceommen-
dations we have to make. we desire To
state that we have
3S 6s-l00 miles OF street to care
for and look after
I'VE think that the city Of Albu-
"a
its existence that justifies thorough
and systematic policy adopted,
whereby the streets Of our city should
be put in first-class condition"
1t had been the popular Impression
gathered from the pledse Of the demo-
cratic candidates, that the admnis-
tration already had a carefully outIin
ed policy which it proposed to carry
out. 1t said it had such a policy which
would be carried out. in connection
with the sewer construction, for APP
promiXately $4,000.
Continuing the report says 1t is our
opinion that the money expended up- |
on the streets should be SO e;-pcnd- /
ed that we would have the very best
results obtainable: that the policy so i
TO be pursued should be along the line /
that Whenever money. labor ana worn ,
is expended upon the streets, that il |
Will continue in good shape for years I
and TO that end. even il compare !
lively small amount of work is done. ,
yet it should be so done that lasting (
results be obtained thereby"
The sentiment of this latter state /
mept is pleasing. 1t is a sentiment |
that appealed TO the people. who after /
reading it looked hopefully for re- |
suits.
The committee also very urgently |
recommended the paving Of the bus
rnsss district
On September 20. 1908, the COM
- n'ttec made another report---of pro-
eress. This report was very much .
longer. and even more gracefully |
Written.
This report again urgently recon- |.
mendcd the paving of the business dis
tiict. Il renewed the declaration OF
firm belief in the policy OF spending
Tue public money wisely and we'll
The committee i'm The Intervening
months found out however. that the Il
city has about fifty" miles of streets.
instead of 80 miles as announced in
the first report.
IT viii he seen. said the report
that the amount OF money for street I
purposes is too small to enable the !
city to do very much construction
work each year. Certainly the coun-
cll feels compelled to do work where I.
most needed and where il gives the /
greatest good to the greatest number |.
~ must be appreciated that we have
ibout fifty t5ol miles of streets in Al I
buauerquc and all of them require Z,
more or less work and il will he years I
'"iore some OF them viii have work Y
mat should hc done on them Al j.
i"f IN" desir4 of the street commit