Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-04

/ Vilflte ana Hiik Hntlf si~ nav 90 20
lf an, tm,
John Ice Clarkc. chairman of the
finance committee. reported tu Ihc
council tina .i Nat tho Icoowmouda.
ton oi tnc committee fha jhp proper
appor ioumcnt of back taxes allowed
The eta. loo turned oyrr tO fhe park ana
library boards The accommodation
Was adopted Dy the council The pafk
and library boards wll receive SOME
four Or Eve hundred dollars each ss
'hf r.-ul, ~ MS action The baDk iaA
mono, va. received some months ago
ana VAS apporlioned 10 the various
funds. With the exception OF ih0 20.
brarv and park boards
Conduit Ordered Butt
Upon motion of \ Rcldv chair
man OF thc street committee. seconded
Jog Alderman Clarke. 90 wa, orlered
that bids bs asked for tr contradiction
90 o condui. tp carry ihD waters ut the
NDCquld MadIc under Central avenue
n' John stree. ana md. John street
tD Gold aNcuu, Tho engineering De-.
uartmont was Instructed to prepare
specifications 20 bo considered in nc.
ccp'ng co. rejecting The bid- ana the
worh. 10 ls estimated thar the work
viii cost g. 100. of which tho property
oNuots have agreed 20 pay $3.50
Whether the conduit will be coustruct.
ed of concrct, or other material viii
Joe dccidcd hf the street committee
and The engineering department
Bareias People Make Proposition 10
City.
That hoy .uc Willing 90 compromise
and accept $3.50 per acre for sur.
render Of Tho water rights claimed
because gl The existence W the IA
rolas accquia which runs through the
Third ward rom First 10 Fourth
street. trom Fourth 90 Firth and
thence tC the end of The city limits.
was the proposition made last night
90 the city council by people who are
Interested IN the ditch question II Is
believed ten acres OF land viii cover
the proposition. the cost 10 The city
being approximately $1,000 The ditch
question was recently brought 40 Ia
the district court the city beginning
condemnation proceedings. and win.
ming IN the first round OF the litigation
The offer of the Barclas people tn
compromise was referred 40 n commit.
tee consisting ot Aldermen Conroy
Reidy aud Clarke the committee he.
Ing given power 10 act In the matte.
CITY Attorney n e Collins. who has
looked after the condemnation pro.
ceedings, was also added 10 the com.
mitice ~ legal adviser
Eighth Street Up Again
Whether Eighth street north Of RI
ieras avenue Is tn degenerate into
crooked COW trail or remain q GO-foot
street, was the interesting question
iropOunded Ia the council last night
. Alderman John Lee Clarke. who halls
nom the Fourth ward. was eloquent IN
his remarks on behalf of his consti-
iutcnts who are being worried because
OF he situation which cOnironts prop
trty owners on North Eighth street
one man IL building a store room 20
BY ~ feet, which II is said, will stand
almost sluarcly IN the roadway
negro woman. property owner. has
stretched a line Of fence across Eighth
street. and another man has built
house which oncroaches on the street
several feet. Mr.. Clarke maintained
that In the Original map OF the city OF
Albuquerque. iilgd IN 1892 Eighth
street was shown but was Withdrawn
On "A later map presented tor ming IN
1857, Mr. CLARKE vas OF the opinion
that the street boundaries should be
4 asccTtaiEed once aud for all, for the
benefit of all concerned and that when
once determined. the police depart.
Menf should see that people buying
lots along he street should not
squat" on any land belonging TO The
street 4 resolution was adopted Ia
the effect thai the bundary line prop
usition should be gone into thoroughly
and the rights OF the city and proper
Is owners in the premises determined.
Cars TO Stop at Second and Central
East and west bound cars. as well as
north and south bond cars will here
after stop on the near side Of The
street az the intersection OF Second
street and Central avenue. this reso-
luton being adopted by the city coaD.
gil last nigh upon motion OF Alderman
Clarke. who cited several incidents Of
ncar-accidents at the intersection In
support of the resolution. The matter
Was referred To the police department.
for execution.
New Sprinkler viii Be Purchased
Or ! \ Rcidy. chairman of The
street department mindful OF tho
dusty DAYS 10 come this summer, asst
ed the council tor an appropriation
sufficient 10 buy new sprinkler The
city owns four oprinklers now, bur one
of them has gone 20 the bad consider
ably The request was granted.
VIII Sell Old Equipmen
Steve Coon. chairman of the iro
committee, asked permission 10 s,d
ouuipmen, condemned hy the lire de.
partment. consisting OF l.0Jo feet of
hose aud other Odds and ends Nhich
have outliyod their DAYS OF usefulness
t'pou resolution. Nh 'oen was auth
oriled 10 use his judgment IN dis -
Ing OF the condemned equipment, 70
either auction It on or sell Il a. private
sale Tor what % viii bring
Advertising Ordinance IS Laid or the
Table
when ordinance No. i61 authOri2-
Ing T. strong 10 place galvanized
iron waste paper rccepiacles ~ var-
Gus parts OF town, with edSrrtlsire
matttr ON each can, was called up for
final reading las, night. The ordinance"
was indeiinilc,y laid on che table tJc
motion 10 THAI effect hciu mad, H