Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-01
CONTRACTS LET FOR
new FLOOR ON
vADUCI
DiIapidated Structure viii Be
Be Fixed Up; Council Strug-
giles fof While with Veteran
Building Ordinance,

A special adjourned session OF tho
city council was held last night FOL
the purpose of considering bids for
having a new oak floor in the Coal
avenue Viaduct and for consideration
OF the long standing building ordi-
nance which has been before the
present council Mt varying intervals,
for the past year.
But two bids were submitted for
the laying Of the viaduct floor, for
which the city furnishes the oak
lumber, bolts and nails. The first was
by Sawtellc ana Fix for $715; this
caused the conncllmcn to hold their
breath. The ether was by Caesar A.
Grande. Tor $40. With a sigh of re-
lief the council let the contract TO
Mr.. Grandc.
The viaduct has been going from
bad to worse for some time past and
at a recent council meeting Alderman
Beaver told the members that unless
something was done it would have to
be closed. -Four of the eight cars Of
oak lumber, necessary for the floor
have arrived and the work Is ex-
pected to be hurried right along.
Tho council next occupied half an
hour in a discussion as to the purpose
for which the meeting had been
called. This came up through an eff
fort Of Alderman Beaver to secure
authority to have the street sprinklers
fixed mp. He said he never spent
money without authority Of the coun-
ell and wanted that authority to fix
the sprinklers. Alderman Wroth inn
mediately objected. He said the
meeting had been called on his mo-
ton. for specific purposes. Alder
man Beaver wanted a vote of the
council us to whether or not he
should bring NJ his matter and AL
dorman Wroth continuing to protest,
the minutes We're read and DR.. Wroth
moved to amend them to conform
with his statement as to how the mo-
ton had been made at the last meet
ing, providing for the meeting last
night. This motion was carried, af-
ter a somewhat vehement argument.
Alderman Wreth having carried his
point then proposed to grant MI.
heaven the authority asked fos to
a the s%prinklers fixed but Mr..
Beaven said that since the minutes
had been corrected and since the
meeting had been called for specific
purposes, he proposed to stick to the
record ana wait Tor his authority, He
moved that the council proceed 20 at
tend to the business for which the
meeting had been called. and this re-
suited in the taking up of the build
ing ordinance. III
This veteran piece Of municipal leg
islation was first taken up by the
council about a year ago, when it
was proposed hat a comprehensive
building law was needed. IT has wor-
ried along from night to night until
there now remains only about rs sec
tions to consider. Recently the coun-
ell got as far as cement and REIN
forcd concrete. There they got stuck
for a formula and referred the matter
to the city attorney, who since has
been struggling with il. A consider
able portion of the ordinance was dis
posed of last night.
There was no further business be-
fore the council. Mayor Lester and
Alderman sIanley, Conroy and Learn
ard were absent. In the absence of
the mayor Alderman Neustadt pre-
sided.