Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-06
DenizenS Of North Third Street
Resorts Ordered to Vacate
Present Quarters Before First
Of July.
LIVELY SESSION OF
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Drastic Action Follows Lengthy
Discussion Participated n By
CIergynen, Business Men and
Representative Citizens.

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The North Third street redlight
is TO be abolished This decision was
reached in the city council last night
at q meeting which was probably the
most largely attended in the history
Of tho council Representatives We're
there from the Good Citizens league
who strongly urgeG that the district
be abolished and its denzens driven
into obscurty. There We're also those
who just as strong opposed any
change in pl esent conditions and
who based their opposition princi-
pany on the ground that tne eXper-
ience of thousands of years had
shown that this evil could not be
abolished, ana for this reason, it
we're better to keep il in a place
where it could have constant police
supervision at Il minimum expense.
Alderman Coon, chairman eff the
committee to which the resolution
had been referred got UP in his place
in the council last night and said:
"Mr. Mayor your committee appoint
resolution beg leave to report that
they have done SO, and we recommend
that the law be enforced and that
these people move between now and
July lst.'
This was signal fer the opening
Of the batteries Of oratory from both
sides of the question. Fully 100 citi-
Gems, members of the Good Citizens
league and others, patiently waited
tor The opening eva ~ through the
regular session Of the council. Now
their chance was at hand. It was
noticed that the Good Citizens league
had enlisted the services of many of
the preachers, Rev Archdcacon War
rem vas noticed i'm the crowd, as
was also Bevs. sam E. Allison. Her
mon + Williams Charles Oscar Beck
man and Raymond Z. Tolbert While
Colonel sellers and W. c. Heacock and
b. b. Sampsell championed the other
side OF tho controversy.
Colonel d. *. b. Sellers, who spoke
in opposition to disturbing the dis
trct expressed the opinion that pos
Sihly Albuquerque was suffering Just
little from too much REFORM. The
colonel pointed out that the growth
Of the city for the past few years had
been slower than before that time,
and thought the council should hesi-
tate just a little before taking any
drastic action to change present con-
ditions He thought that meeting of
the Commercial club or a mass meet
ing Il citizens should be held, at
which tle question could be discussed
and the sentiment Of the citizens and
business men on the matter ascertain
ed Colonel Sellers had lived in towns
winch had tried the experiment ot
urlVing ont their redlight districts,
ana his observation OF the effects of
tacse movements was that they gcn-
elally resulted in scattering undesir-
able people through the residence
uiStrIcls of the towns that tried 1t.
lhese towns, declared Colonel Sellers
IN almost every instance, lived to re-
srot their action. The speaker de-
uared that the present police force
was credit to Albuquerque and the
report Of lis work, which had a short
une before been read To- the coun-
Vil was the most convincing argument
against any attempt being made ~
W.S tlme TO move the redlight. The
"lohcl pointed to the record Of the
serious crimes that had been commit
eu IN albuquerque in the past few
!ears' all or nearly all of which had
occurred In old town. Barelas or dog
""h districts TO which. he said, the
uehzens of Third street would nat
Sraliy turn If they were driven from
U'er present locality.
Colonel sellers WAS followed by
Iou's l. Deck, an employe of the
'''''l'an Lumber company. Mr. Dec&
W" 'he chairman Of the committee
"e Good Citizens league, which
a1u presented the petition for the
~ohton OF the redlight at the last
ueeuhs of the city council He said
T. represented 500 good men OF ~.
4VUerQue, who We're in the tight To
, 'Ad would not bn turned tronl
H. course until their fight was won.
Wadc an eloquent argument
N' aa'nS' the social evil and painted in
'a.NeSt hue the picture of young
m my" ruined physically, morally and
u"'"i,y by its corrupting influence.
c,. called upon the members of the
bn, council to remember their own
~s whites their sons and daughters.
c,, %Y m'ght be ruined 10y this form OF
ran, How many Of YOU men
MN n'o want TO find one Of your beau
wlt, daughters IN QUO OF these houses
a" l'or Nelrs2T he injured
er Sampsell WAS the next speak
no, "r SamseI was not among
hal, VINO believed the women of the
he .d Mufd should he scattered over
|' he told of an experience.
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