Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-16
COUNCIL IN
SHORT SESSION
LAST NIGHT
Occupied Chiefly With DeIving
in Ancient Ordinances About
Light Poles,


The city council met VA . short ses-
sion last night. much Of The time be-
ing devoted to the examination OF q
city ordinance relating TO the placing
Of light poles near trees. Mayor Les
ter called the usual order OF business,
but there was not as much work be-
fore the council az usual. Aldermen
f,eidy and Wroth were not present
last night.
1t appeared that the are light or
dored placed at Eighth street ana
Copper avenue some time ago had
not been installed because property
owners in hat vicinity protested that
the poles would come within ten leet
OF trees contrary to an old city ordin-
ance 1t was found after some little
Investigation. that while the ordin-
ance did specify that poles should not
come nearer than ten feet 70 trees
yet the street committee a the
power to order the poles placed
whore necessary. The council voted
to install the light as previously or
dcred. similar action was taken with
regard to a street light At Second
street and Lead avenue. 1t was as
serted that property owners near the
lights at those corners were not par
ticularly ANXIOUS 20 have the lights
placed. hut that owing 70 the traffic
at those points. lights wcle necessary
for the public protection,
Alderman Clarke ef the fire COM
mittee told the members of tlte Gun
eli that there were three fire hydrants
in need or attention. II sppears that
1T Third street and Pacific avenue,
the fire hvdrant was so close 70 an
electric street railway pole. h a the
firemen could only make hall . turn
with a wrench in turning on the
water. This greatly delayed their
work in the event OF q dangerous fire
III that locality. Near Fourth street
and near Twelfth street on Fruit
avenue fire MIGRANTS were SO close
10 cottonwood trees thet the same
conditions existed When first placed.
the hydrants we're irec of the trees,
hut the trees had grown SO rapidly
that they interfered with the turning
on OF water from the MIGRANTS. The
matter was left IN the hands Of the
fire committee to see how IT could be
romodied.
Are lights were ordered placed at
First street and Tijeras avenue and
at Third street and Atlantic avenue.
Iipon accommodation Of y police
committee. n. Niviaui was granted .
retail liquor license 1T ZIG North
Third street, whore q saloon was con
Quoted until recently by a man named
Gradi who died. The now proprietor
proposes TO open the place today
Tho council agreed 10 refund that
part uf the license from tie first 80
the fifteenth OF The present month.
Which under the cir ordinances, the
proprietor vdiili have been ON
pellcd to pay or!egait until September
] to open tho saloon.
r. y CristN%' appeared before the
council ana asked for a ruling On
section IL OF tho now building ordin-
ance ~ to which the building in
spcctor Was In doubt. Mi. Cristy
said he had prepared plans Tor build
ny Hn additional room on a house on
North Edith ST ect within the fire
limits and that The building Inspector
had ordered tho work stepped be-
cause he did not care TO assume re-
sponsibillty for Interpreting that por-
ton of the ordinance which required
that the addition should be fireproot
and not IN excess of 20 per cent OF
tho cost uf the original structure.
The council voted TO permit the
construction of the addition as asked
by Mr.. Cristy. il appearing that the
room as planned complied with the
ordinance.
new ordinance covering electric
wiring was presented to the council
by tho city attorney and referred TO
the building. light and fuel commit
tee without reading, for It's consid-
GRAFTON. The new ordinance makes
o number OF CHANCES IN the present
city law on the placing Of electric
light wires in buildings