Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-05
PROFEST'
AGAINST REDtIGHT''
BEING RE OPEAEC
Delegation Waits on City
Council and Presents Petit
tiOn Signed by Many Resi-
dents Opposing Plan.


merit Tongue appeared before the city
council az the regular meeting 81 that
body last night and prosecuted n petl-
tlon signed ~ over SEQ prominent
citzens in answer to the petition pre-
scented two weeks ago and signed BY
twenty-five business men who wanted
The red light district reopened a.
conjunction with the petitions asking
that the district be- kept closed al
communication from the w. g. =, vi
was presented stating that that or
ranintiOn had voted unanimously
against the reopening OF the district
liz answer 60 Alderman Auge's nuss-
lion as 60 whether he considered
conditions In the city better now than
they were before tho district was
ciosed, Mr.. Ross replied in the AZ
llrmatiyc, and Ia answer TO the same
question Chief OF Police McMillin
stated that 50 far as the records Of
the police department showed, there
is no material difference between the
conditions prevailing in the city now
and bcnoro the closing OF the dis
trict
The petition was laid on the table
or motion by Alderman coen. "a hay
Ing been decided that no action on
she petition was necessary. as no def
Unite action had been taken regard
ms the petition presented two weeks
ago.
Attorney r. w. D. Bryan. chairman
81 the city park commission, appeared
before the council for what Mr. Bryan
humorously termed his annual visit
for the purpose OF securing an in
crease IN the levy for park purposes. =
Mr.. Bryan stated that for three years
he had been appearing before the
body for the same purpose. and, while
no did not mean 70 offer the state
ment in the llght OF a threat, that
the Increase had better be forihcOm-
/ Ing. 81 the council wished TO be no
longer bothered" b. the yearly visits
The present portion Of THE city levy
set aside for park purposes Is one-
hals mill, and Attorney Bryan wants
the levy Increased 10 at least three
fourths mill. AZ che one-haif mill levy
AN annual income OF 81, 400 Is afford
ed for the use Of the park commits
sion while with the increase to three
/ fourths mill the sum would be IN
creased 80 s2.1O0.
According 10 Attorney Bryans fig
ureH. Of the 81. 400 now available un-
aer she present levy, payment ~ the
ipectskary labor al Robinsog ana
Highland parks win necessiiate the
use of $500. leaving only $500 for re-
pairs and improvements.
Mr.. Bryan wishes 10 Immediately
set about the Improvement Of the
Highland park. and has plan CONE
pleted for the installation OF pub
lic comfort" in that park.
II Is Mr.. Bryan's contention that
the Highland park can be made inta
an excellent park III a few years 30
the judicious expenditure OF mod
est sum yearly. Already about S2,50Q
has been invested IA permanent Inn
PROPONENTS and an unsnspected mum
Der 90 people regularly rcsOrtcd "a
the park last year. Then. too, re-
pairs and improvements are contlnu.
ally necessary M Robinson park and
that park must noa be allowed 20 do
terioTate IN the least. Unless the In
creased levy Is allowed. Mr.. Bryan
! stated that the necessary improve.
monts on the Highland park VIII b,
Z beyond possibility, while with the in
crease Of 800 yearly Il viii be possi.
BILE to carry on the work gradually
! until in the course OF few years I
very nice park will be provided. TIT
; levy "a 20 be made IN May and actor
on Attorney Bryan's request win b.
deferred Until that time.
Sir Bryan also called two othe
very important matters TO the atten
ton OF the council, the proposition o
the city buying shade trees 20 b.
] go. ~. ale tIe.i
along the street. and the elimination
OF the menace Of the f.ying cotton y
the summer
Speaking on these subjects. Attor
nsy Bryan said N part Many cities
such as Denver, have established ma
niclpai nurseries and givo trees Z
citizens who win agree to plant then
along the roadside. u d my hop
that Albuquerque may at some futur
date have a similar nursery. How
ever, az the present, the city councl
should buy trees and give them awa
in order 90 insure more beautiful
and comfortable clty. There are sev
crel reasons ahy the clty Shout
buy the trees. the main on
being that. after the trees ar
planted along the street The cii
claims ownership and they are not
be removed without the consent q
the city Black and honey locust an
some species of ths ash are dosirabl
here and are 20 be had az 80 cent
apiece. Also my attention has bee
called TO an esh that ia a native {
Arizona and which would do pnr,ieu
larly we'll here. this tree selling az s
"rhe flying cotton, so commo
i here IN the summer and fail wherevt
cottonwood trees are planted. Is nd
only O real menace 10 the publ
health bias a. a source of danger frol
fire by an experiment la Eobinso
park / have demonstrated that third
years are required fer the deyoioI
mont of the cotton, and BY trimmin
the cotton trees every three years %
nuisance b. eliminated
Accordingly the street commissions
should bc Instructed % trim an OF N
f cottonwood trees close ~ doing th
every thrce years We would do avs
with the cotton. and in tho moantiu
by planting other shude trees IN ta
rourse Or years the cotton trees coul
Be 0ui down"
Tho council went Into NSoculil