Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-31
H. C. RoehI Elected to Succeed
Official Who RetireS to Be-
come Warden of New Mexico
State PenitentIay,
MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS
ARE FOUND CORRECT
Report Shows All Funds Prop
erIy Accounted fOri New In
Cumbent Chosen by Strict
Party Vote of Aldermen.

OuIllDCllt OllOoOll W OlilOt
Party Vote of Aldermen.
Meeting in special session last
night the city council accepted the
RESIGNATION of city clerk John B.
McNanus and elected MS his successor
H. G. Roehl. There We're two other
candidates for the clcrkship. Thomas
Hughes and w. y. McGugin. Mr.. Nc
Manus resigns to become warden OF
the New Mexico penitentiary, when
appointment is to be made in the neal
future by Governor W. c. Mcdonald.
Mr.. McManus will leave Tor
Santa Fe tomorrow, when he expects
to receive his commission as warden
and make arrangements to enter up
on his new duties. The retiring clerk
has held the office since April 10,
1905. He has been resident of Al
buquerque for many years and is well
known. The new clerk for some time
past has been In the employ of the
Consolidated Liquor company and
previous TO that time was a rate clerk
for the Santa Fe Raj way company IN
this city.
Mayor John w. Elder presided at
last nights meeting Al which Alder
man Reidy, Auge, ConrOy, sherwood,
Thomas, Coen and Clarke were pres
ent, Alderman Wroth being the only
absentee.
The first business taken up was
that of accepting ths resignation of
city Clerk McManus for which the
session primarily tt' called. Upon
formal presentation OF his designation
in writing by Clerk McManus, Alder
man Reidy moved that l. be accepted.
the motion receiving 4 second from
Alderman COnroy.
Mr.. MeM-Inus' resign alton read as
follows:
Albuquerque, y. NJ.
january 30. 1912.
To The Mayor and city Council OF the
City of Albuquerque.
Gentlemen herewith tender my
my resignation as city clerk of the
City of Albuquerque, effective Janu-
AIRY 81. 1912.
| desire to express my sincere ap-
probation, to the mayor. members
of the city council and the marshal
for their many kind favors.
sincerely,
JOHN J.. M'MANTS.
Alderman Coen then placed in
nomination for the cler kship II. G..
Roehl, who was present at the meet
ing. The name of Thomas Hughes
IOf clerk WAS Illdttu Dtlalt lllf 'NAA
ell by Alderman Clarke. An applica-
ton previously had been read from
w. n. McGugin for the clerkship, but
his name was not placed before the
council in the form of nomination.
The vote resulted. Roehi 5 Hughes
/. Later. Alderman Thomas entered
the chamber. being too late for the
ballot on the clerkship. He asked
permission to have his vote recorded
nj al. - ifah 4
was granted, and ihIs gave Hughes
two votes.
Mr.. Rochl Immediately presented
his bond in the sum of $4,000, signed |
by Charles Mclini and O. Bachechi. |
1t was approved as to form hy CITY
Attorney II, J. Collins, and later I
examined and approved by the coun-
ell. The new clerk will take charge |
of the office today.
The finance committee presented /
the report of city Auditor r. l.. |
Ormsbee on the city clerks books
which was read and ordered filed. !
The report follows:
Albuquerque, y. NJ.
January goth, 1872.
Mr. John Le, clarke.
Finance Committee, City Of Albu-
querque, y. NJ.
Auditors report on city clerk /
books:
Dear Sir.-In accordance with +
your request / beg TO advise that / (
have audited the books of the city |
rlerk. from April 18th. 1905, 10 Dec
.iaher 3lst. 1911. and beg to report
as follows.
have carefully checked over cash
and every collection made by him
luring the period named above. The
license stubs and monthly statements
ire all on file and accounted for.
The stubbs have been checked with
he monthly reports made by him m"
'ootings and clerical work have been
'arefully gone over and the amounts
,hown on monthly reports compared
With amounts as received by thc
reasurer.
With the following exception eN-
option the amounts reported "Cof-
ected' were found to be correct. and
igrec with trrasurer's receipts.
Exception. License number 33G
or $500 appears in both Juno and
July. 1909. reports. making two pay
nents by the clerk for this one col
ection.
The WORK above mentioned covers
N licenses issued from April Is. 1905.
o December 81. 1911. and up to and
including the iollowing:
Retail liquor licenses .-..-...- 39i
Miscellaneous licenses ..-...465F
automobile 80. licenses - iS2
Automobile Drivers licenses ... 400
Jog licenses ...---.. -...........-- 81
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