Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-07
MANY BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED
Council Sees Evidence That
Many New Houses Are
Going Up
AUTOMOBILE LICENSE RAISED
Aldermen Vote 500 to Assis
De Vargas Pageant On
July 4.

Every councilman was present at
the meeting OF the city council last
night and listened with evident pleas
ure to the reading OF the names of
those Santa Feans who have taken
cut building licenses, which appears
to be something of a novelty. The
| long list OF names spells progress for
the city and swelling of the city's
funds for that matter
The permits were issued to the fol-
! lowing: Juan G. Garcia, Charles c.
/ Closson, l.. b. McCarley, d. A. Wood.
G. B. Popp, A. Reingardt, c. F. Mckay.
| W. y. Townsend. Jose A. Duran, Andy
Stores, Eugene Fink, l.. b. yickRoy.
! r. j. Palen, Leo Hersch, Simon Nus
! baum, Charles E. Linney, Eugenio Or
| tiZ, the Rev. A. Bessett and Mrs. G..
W. Dudrow. Some of them are for
brick houses others for garages, but
whatever they are. they mean improve
ments to Santa Fe which just now is
enjoying a great building boom as any
one can see
The city clerk stated that the col
lections of license and road fund total
s107J50. Other reports were read
including that of the city treasurer
which showed that the city now has
sS,45S.75 on hand.
Sidewalks.
The council then took up the side.
walk ordinance and passed it. The
proposed ordinance in regard to the
regulation of saloons was referred to
the next meeting of the council.
Auto Ordinance.
The automobile ordinance was then
discussed and it was admitted by
councilmen that it's phraseology is OBJ
scure. Upon motion of Councilman
Armijo, the mayor and city attorney
lining board weres instructed to confer
for the purpose of making out an auto
license similar to the hunting licenses,
dating from January l to December 81
tof each year.
| Raised the Fees.
| The council decided to raise the II
l.cense fee for running an auto from
iSS per year to $40 per year.
For De Vargas Pageant.
| Realizing the splendid advertise
ment the De Vargas pageant will give
Santa Fe, the council voted to give
! 500 toward same in case that sum
were needed
Bridge Contracts.
| Mayor Seligman reported to the
council that he had signed the bridge
contracts, awarding the building of
| the bridge on Palace avenue to Mid
! land Bridge Company of Kansas City,
and the bridge across Don Gaspar
, avenue ITO Campbell Brothers of this
crete and together will cost about
$1,000.
Widening of Streets.
The street and bridge committee re-
ported that satisfactory work is being
done toward the widening of Upper
Palace avenue and the widening and
Strengthening of Water street, Hillside
avenue, Jefferson street and the con-
tinuation of the right of way for the
extension of Delgado street and the
opening of a new street in Ward No. 3.
Chairman Celso Lopez has been very
active and successful in this work of
street improvement.
Tax Levy.
| The matter of the city tax levy was
| then discussed and it was stated that
there are evidently sufficient funds to
run the city with even reduction of
the tax levy if no further permanent
improvements are undertaken. II such
improvements were undertaken, it
would be necessary to make levy
such as was made last year. The
the new levy to the county commits.
sioners.
Steam Roller.
! 1t was with qualification that the
council learned that the steam roller
and road machine ordered some time
ago from the east had been shipped
and at fairly satisfactory railroad
! freight rate.
! Lights.
There has been some complaint of
city electric lights going out and re-
naming in eclipse for week or more.
This matter was referred to the at
=, tention of the street lighting commit
tee with the mmendation that they
a; once bring the matter to the atten-
ton of the Santa Fe Water and Light
Company.