Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03

tuuuu. wish to say that Two years
ago when Dr, J. w. Elder was mayor,
was asked to assist In the straight
cning "f Mulberry street, refusing ~
that tune to go into the matter So
you viii src that 1 did not begin nrgo-
tiations for the strengthening ut tn,
street When / wHs In the east hast
summer. | secured $4,000 for snut-
forum Improvement ana ma.ntc-
nance. Tn my return consulted WITH
the hoaru ~ to the best way In wli"h
to cxIrnd the m0neys We decided that
We would build IN east and west wing
to the M ,r atnatnffuip building, pro-
vldrd wc coud 90 the council to con-
sent to- having. Mulberry street
straI ghtcucd, Whldh would permit us
tn build according to our plans. Mr.
Stnmm says that We undertook Ia sc-
cure and did secure the change IN the
lines Of Mulberry street by mlsrcprc-
Nrntntiun, regret very much mat
Mr.. Stamm iouk occasion to cast Such
an dispersion ON u minister Of tn" gus
pei. who has nothing but his chhrac'
ter. Everything we did was dun"
openly. We conferred with tn" city
officials many months nsQ\ the request
for Il change ia the lines Mas present.
ed Ia the council aud laid on the hblc
with the suggestion that tn" county
commissioners he interviewed, II being
chained that Mulberry street was out
sidr the city limits. We touk tn"
mnttrr up with the county commits
toners aud County Clerk ~ t'
walker displayed n the bnnrd maps
which showed Mulberry street I" u"
inside the city limits. Th"n We hp.
reared again before ia" cUS r"hh'''
and asked tor the change, onrrlhg 'n
decd to the city hitS feet oi gr"uhh
adjoining the old lines, IN lieu "l lh'
ground that We Wuuld tnN" Iof tue
building site. consulted win NV
I.rgtrH the cltN attorney ahnlN '"'
mnttrr and he told me hr dldht see
any ruuaon why It shouldn't hn u"h''
| rho resolution ordering IMMUNITY
.tr..t WIS adopted IN open council
| .n, deed for the exchange property
| ,aysrd upon, ana IA" huldlhB =" 'n'
| lew wing was not started unlll oarIS
IN November. several mnhlhs HI'er Wv
! negotiations for the chang" were NV
undertaken. The contract WIN W.
Harlan. who In building ~" new wins
| - ur such nature that wc NlH lose ,'u
,hnrsnnd dollars " wC are loroluu''
IA nrnreod with the construction
| a., willing 10 buy from MI St'n'h
,uy ur the lots near the mhhl"' l"n
| witch he cluims have d''r'"7'" w.
| ynluc bccnuTe of the chahB' J" Wv
street" a.,
when the REV. Mr.. Cooper hp'
concluded hls remarks, NJ ~ a'nn,''
nrnsr and snid that lnhhnu'h "S W.
r,nn,r mad alluded to him, u" Wou'
,I,,tn IA the council Hnd To- MI
,nnncr vhnt H. meant when ne ma
,,tcd MINT the street BOUNDARY W"
hanged through INSTRUMENTATION nv
,I,r,',,r,snutntlun. MIR Slamm az
cInrad that MIR. Cooper hhd taken
, s,rcet that was straight ana nv" "'""
n crooked throwing every lot III 'V''
hioek I'm the Terrace Addltlnh "u'
attainment and causing n tanElc w
the streets IN the addition Tor u
time 10 come. Mr.. Btamm emphaN
=, ally declared that he had reNer he'
notified OF the change IN the b"ul
Diary By the city cohneil or by N
t'ooper and that he hFst knew OF q
change when he heard that the ne
I wing Of the aanatorium was belf
, built.
Arguments being concluded, May
y Sellers said that the council won
, take the matter under considerably
! In executive session AZ later TIM
n MIR. Dobson. Mr., stamm aud the ie
e MIR. Cooper retired from the eoun'
chamber. J. A. Harlan. VINO mas u
u contract for the new Hanhlorlu
building, remained and asked nerm'
1. sion 10 address the council MT la
Il Ian said ina, he had heard That y
n gtamm was bellttllng the buildi
that he was Itlns up for tho Pre-
u byterlanH and had remarked thRt
II was rotten"
ri Il merely wish, to say that ma
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