Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
WIS MULBERRY ST.
MADE CROOKED
OR STRAI6HT1
Request Made By NJ. P. stamm
Through City Council, That
Aldermen Resoind Action
Taken July / in Effect Re-
fused.

Many people are engaged II present
N endenvorinE To disc yer u pussihl.
the Identity OF lie author of 'rhO
Set Called Struirat' late fiction
novel which Is making a race ~ one
OF the seasons lest sellers
There we're several Ahuqucruue
IeOplc present at the mcctlag OF the
city council last evening who were
end ',voring To- present and did pre-
sent their individual Views ~ to
whether or not "the street called Mul.
berry In Albuquerque is crooked or
straight"
Thu aldermen heard arguments ON
the Mulberry street question Tor near
H. un hour with the result that the
routine business ur the council was de-
lnycd t. such an extent that Il VAS al
most ~ unight before the mayor sug.
gcsIvd TINT he would entertain vita.
out re iudicr u motion Tor ado. an.
ment
The Council before nujuurnlng
agreed unanimously. following an cN-
CCutivc session. that the Mulberry
street proposition would remain nv II
is. which IN effect l. taken To mean
that contractors win be- allowed to
proceed without interruption on the
rnrt Of the city, with tho construction
of u new Wing tn the Presbyterian san
iUturium
The decision by the council tO "let
the Mulberry street affair rcst-forget
! H." was undoubtedly arrived ut be-
| cause at the TACT that there Is now
being erected on the old Mulberry
gtr Ittt To-. tI,.
utUrium on whirh approximately ten
! thousand dollars has already been en-
pended and further consideration by
the council would mean delay nnd
serious financial loss to the WnatOr-
ium people
Title MULBERRY street aiIUir was up
h"l"ru the aldermen at II meeting hold
~" weeks ago. At that tImo NJ. T..
S;lmu, owner of III, Terrace Hddi-
ton, ur which Mulberry street ls one
Of tho principal thOruughfares, or Will
~, IN days 10 come, registered u Viz
"r"us complaint. claiming that II ATTY
foot Jog hud been placed IN the street
aud that the rr"utiun 81 IN" jog mud
Ifru with the consent of tn" council
aud without permitting inter, si"d
property owners To- protest,
Mr.. StHmm was present at the c"un-
Ell meeting again last night, ready tu
"submit farther 1rgumenL, with refer
rn,u To Mulberry street. 50 was his
attorney, Colonel t., ", Dubsnn, who
vas equipped with u map uf the city,
ON which hC Indicated To the mayor
and the aldermen the situation ui
streets In The TcrrnC" addition ANA Ia
the BrunWrll aud l-,il addition adj
Joining, In order lu ucgin at the he
ginning aud make his contention
clear to the council, Attorney D"hson
read an extract from the minutes OF
the council on July last IN which II
nv request, brought To the attention at
tho council the desire ut certain PROV
rrty owners near Mulb"rl} street I"
have the boundary Hines at III" Hlrrr'
Oh. ngcd; ana that ON motion ut NJ
d,rman lBhrrwuUd, seconded hS NJ
dcrmau Cocn. Mulberry street WoS or
drrrd changed. II Developed, later
during the evening that the city ha'
uaded fifty feet adjoining MulO'rr
street for an approximate foOhBe "'
hand called NJ that time Mulberry
street. Continuing his argument las
evening Attorney DobsUn declared
thul the council had pul an angle II
Mulberry street tu the dctrm"nt nh'
injury Of other property owners, lol
tho benefit ut private citizens, Nh'
without giving other property owners
an opportunity "a protest The cuuh
ell, Mr. Dubsuu declared, had prODaD
lly nctcd IN the matter without du'
consideration, NOT being aware ol IN
scrIousness al the chang" IN the stree
boundaries Mr. DUbsun asked ina
tho council take such action neeoHshr
10 rescind its order changing III
boundary Of rae street or In oth"
words 10 place the question ~ slhu
quo, the way Il was before, ana
permit Interested parties on both ~id'
Ia fight Il out on the merits of III
case,
several times during his argumet
Mr. DObs1n mentioned the maine
Rrv. Hugh A. Cooper IN oOnnecilu
with the discussion OF the change
In, boundary of the street In auei
ton Concluding his argument NJ
DObson sat down and Rev. MI COope
whu was present, was recognized
the mayor. REV, Mr. Cooper Desa
his remarks by B0ylng mat hH "
name had been mentioned sewers
times by Mr. DobsOn he believed
only riRht that he should bc pernittt
to give his side of the ease AZ IN
junctura Mr. Dobson nr0H" ana sa
that no had not been aware that lie
Mr. Cooper had been In the c"uh'
ohaIaber. that he had never seen HI
before aud dld not know him when
saw him In the room.
However am glad to meet VI
and glad you are mere" said Mr.. 10
son. ~ didn't say anything about 80
not knowing that YOU were here, th
would not have said " had know
you were here"
81 am very sorry nov ahai resi-
very much that had Mulberfy atFe
straightened,' began RBs. Mfs coop
'For II has been charged inSf
lstatnm that the change in3the 1gtlH
harry was the result 'Uf insPF9pYre
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