Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-18

| in session but short time with all
/ the members except Aldermen Thorn
as and sherwood present The min
utes of the preceding meeting had
been read and approved. and the
council had been in executive ses-
sion for some 20 minutes after which
the doors We're opened and the crowd
| filed in.
Liquor License Granted.
An application from Shamheck &
Thurston for e liquor license TO oper-
ate on Second street was granted. \
petition from A. Berta against the
Rio Grande Lumber company for
operating a planning mill on North
Third street. stating the same was a
nuisance and ought to be abated was
read and referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Then came the matter of the tend
erloin, already referred to.
Baclerioloaist TO BE Appointed.
| On recommendation Of the board
of health Ii was ordered a bacteriolo-
gist be appointed. The street COM
mittee reported that another sprink-
Ter had arrived and four OF them
would be on the streets IN a few days,
| II was also recommended that the
street commissioner be supplied with
new buggy horse. as the one he has
is worn out and must be sent to the
pasture. II was so ordered.
Policeman to BE Mounted.
Alderman Auge for the police COM
mittee. reported that he had, in con-
nection with the other members of
the committee, investigated the ap-
plication for an additional policeman
on Tijeras avenue in the Highlands,
and thought that If one OF the men
was mounted, as the roads are rough
there. he could do the work well
enough without any addition 10 the
J force. Alderman Wroth was OF the
opinion that the force would have to
! be enlarged soon and 1t would be a
good idea to begin right away. Citi-
| zen Sandoval of that section stated
that he had lived out there for seven
years and that the place had made
quate police protection and demand
ed better police protection. The mat
tier was referred to the police COM
mittee to bring In another report.
Invited to Name Guilty Policeman.
AT this point a clipping which APP
peared In weekly paper some time
back. signed Emil Mann, ard asking
why certain policeman was allow
ed to remain Oh the force after he
had attempted to hold up citizen for
50 and had attempted to be Judge
land jury both, was read. On motion
| of Alderman Wroth, ii was referred
to the police committee and the gem
tleman signing the clipping was
asked to state which policeman had
been guilty of the offense that charges
might be preferred. Motion carried.
improvement OF Fire Department.
The fire committee. through Aid
erman Coen, reported improvements
In the fire department needed to the
extent OF $4,000. Alderman Wroth
then stated that he was of the opin-
lion that there existed an interest
fund of $1,000. and he moved that a
special warrant be drawn for $1,000
additional and that both be put to-
gether to improve the fir, depart
ment. Alderman Coen ,nen stated
that the amount suggested would
purchase horse driven steamer, and
fix the present combination hose wa
lyon on an auto chassis, and install an
ialarm system of "a boxes, three times
the size of the present system The
motion was carried, and the fire COM
mttee were authorized 10 advertise
for bids for the purchase OF the new
equipment and the rebuilding of the
old in accordance with the recom-
mendations.
The sewer committee report dwelt
with the fact that many of the other
departments had been drawing on
the time of the citv engineer when
they had an especial levy to pay the
expenses of their department.
The cost of this work done by the
city engineer for the other depart
ments amounted to $2591.4s, and IL
was moved that bill be presented the
other departments referred TO and a
request made IN an immediate pay
ment 1t was found that the bill al
luded to referred especially to the
park commission. II was so ordered.
Water Company Set Right.
A letter was then read from the
president of the water company. Mr.
A. B. McMillen, drawing attention to
the fact that the statement appearing
In the public press of the report of
Inspector Terhune of the Rocky
Mountain Fire Underwriters, left the
impression that all the improvements
being made In the water system were
done at his suggestion, whereas the
Water company had kept well ahead
Of the demands of the town. Ii stat
ed that all the information given by
the inspector in his recommendation
had been furnished him by the Water
company as improvements under way,
and that misunderstanding was like
ly to follow if the company was not
put straight before the public. The
letter was filed.
The special committee appointed
Iabout a month ago on the matter of
liquor selling by clubs reported that
they had had several meetings and
were ready to report, not as q com
mittee, however, because no actual
lagreerent had been reached between
them. The report. however, was plac-
d before the council for action.
Clubs Must Observe Sunday Law.
Chairman Clarke of the committee
stated that he had obtained from City
Attorney Collins and from District At
torney Mann opinions on the uues-
tion, which he proceeded 10 rend.
Both opinions stated that the clubs
were violating existing statutes when
lsuch practices were being kept up,
and that tue ORGANIZATIONS uhoul be
lrequired TO pay retail liquor dealers
licenses. Judge Mann also stated that
Itney coulu NJ pioseeutV" i"i Niol"thS
the Sunday law.
Alderman Reidy stated that Il APP
peared to him that what was right
was right and what was wrong was
wrong, ana he therefore moved that
the organizations be notified to take
out the required licenses or quit sell
Ing liquor. The motion. being duly
seconded, was unanimously carried.
The sewer committee was Instructed
to communicate with various manu-
facturers TO find the probable cost Of
an electric pumping plant for the sew