Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-01
MINOR PROBLEMS
CONSIDERED BY
CITY COUNCIL
Hog Ranch Ordered Moved
Two Miles from City Limits ;
Palmists Must Pay $3.50 per
Month License Hereafter.

oiution thag the city shall institute a
friendly suit 10 have the courts settle
the Eighth street feud. ana 40 as
certain once and for all the bonndar-
les Of that street from Marquette ave.
niue north 90 New York avenue; de.
cision 60 compel palmists. clairvoynnts
and fortune hunters 20 nay hereafter
license 81 $3.50 per month. payable
In advance: and consideration AZ
length OF a garbage system that shall
De systematic and adequate. featured
INT meeting of the city council last
night The aldermen discussed "A
number OF other matters, OF more or
iess Importance. and talked over ar
iairs conhdentiaily In two executive
session.
The hog ranch" question was dis
cussed nc some length and finally Il
was decided to have the city clerk
monty AR. Van Horn. proprietor Of the
place, % have his hogs moved two
miles cor more from the city limits
The aldermen were Informed that the
stencil from the hog ranch was un.
bearahle aud that there was reason 10
believe Illness would result 10 the
people living IN that section In the
alleged nuisance would continue
Alderman John Lee Clarke reclted
TO the council once again last night.
the history of the "North Eighth
street feud." and suggested that the
city take some action to straighten
the tnnpic by instituiing friendly
suit to determine ia the courts the
exact status OF the AFFAIR Mr.. Clarke
explained that two plats had been
filed of the addition iu which the dis.
puted portion OF North Eighth street
Is located and that misunderstood.
ing as 10 the boundaries 81 the street
had existed for years resulting in
considerable annoyance to present and
prospective property owners In that
section, with resultant retarded build.
ing operations. The city attorney
said. IN answer 90 question that IL
would cost not less than tie5 10 lnsti-
tutc friendly suit aud bring the
question to ilnal settlement in the
supreme court ny unanimous con
sent u was decided 90 institute the
suit On behalf Of the city.
Albuquerque will b. moor placo
for itinerant fortune t.ilers ana clair
Voyants hereafter. Tn. license for
palm readers was boosted to $3.50 per
month 10y unanimous vote ~ the coun.
"a last night ana the city attorney
asked Ia draw IN ordinance covering
the advance. Discussion at the new
tax on palmlsts developed the fact
that chief McMiuln would like the
license so high that palmists would
pass mp albuquerque Alderman
Grunsfcld would have the license $50
ma IN. g. t.
in advance The fortune telling dis
cussion was prccipitated when Mayor
Sellers said that "une of our fellow
citizens had been touched" by one
Of the seers Alderman Clarke said
he believed in boosting tho license on
general principles. hut not 90 protect
those who had ocen hooked on the
fortune telling game aud then had
"welched."
Alderman Clarke brought 10 the
attention Of the council the fact that
the John 81. Moore Realty company
had not set presented for c0nsidera-
ton OF the council an addition O. the
city Of Albuquerque. which he said
was being widely advertised through
out the country Mr.. Clarke said that
the plat of the addition had not been
hled in the city or county ana III
though the land was within the city
limits, no arrangements had been
made TO arrange the streets or alleys
60 conform with present streets and
alleys In tho city proper Mr.. Clarke
WAS appointed az committee OF one
90 confer with Mr. Crosse OF the Moore
company ana ascertain the status 81
the addition Mayor Sellers said That
he had notified the Moore people that
the city would expect dedication Of
one block ~ the addition for park
purposes
The council last night considered
several ordinances. ordinance t93,
combining the offices Of city engineer
and building Inspector being placed on
a. second reading This ordinance
creates IN" office Of assistant building
Inspector. salary of $50 per month. an
fees IN be turned over to the city.
AZ the suggestion OF Alderman
skinner the mayor named the IRE
chief and the city engineer as a spcc-
bal committee 90 make decision aa
To The proper place for the installation
Of q tire hydraut in the vicinity of the
Preshy terian sanatorium
\ garbage system for Albuquerque
that VIII be systematic and adequate.
WAS tho topic 81 considerable discuss
sion among the mayor and aldermen
laft night Chairman Beidy OF the
street committee said he believed the
gratitious spring clean up failure in
many ways and argued that something
should be- done 10 have the garbage
carried away from yards and alleys a.
stated intervals. residents failing 20
comply with the regulations to be-
hned
Present ~ the council meeting last
night were Mayor SELLERS. Aldermen
Clarke. Foen Grunsfeld sherwood.