Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-12

phone poles, the unpainted telegraph
poles, and the sasging wires clogged
/ the entrance. He called attention tc
the ordinance requiring poles to bo
painted and then took up the matter of
sewers, stating that he did not believe
most Of the city sewers emptied into
The Santa Fe river within the city
limits, and water was consumed b.
many families below where the sewer
age emptied, thus endangering the
health and lives of our people. He
spoke of the fact that Santa F'e had
not received anything for the large
amount Of money that its property
owners had been taxed for, not even Il
city hall, He said that the remedy for
such q condition was that everyone
had to get busy and make the city's
business their own business. Mr.
Hughes spoke of the necessity of q
new sewerage system and its cost. He
thought that some Of the competent
attorneys in this city could and would
outline plan for the building of st
new sewerage system, and he thought
that it ought to be built before the
paving was done.
Dr. Lloyd was the next speaker, and
made most excellent talk full OF
strong points, wit and brevity. Until
PEOPLE realize the difference between
sidewalk and a cuspidor, between
the middle Of the street and a garbage
can we cannot expect good santa
ton" he said The doctor clearly pre-
scented the methods of sanitation
adopted by armies nowadays in tho
field. and urged all householders to
burn everything possible, that would
otherwise 90 into the garbage can.
Someone reverted to the water Ques-
tion and called on Mr.. Owen to an
swer another question. Mr.. Owen did
so and he also replied in very pointed
language to Mr.. Hughes structures
upon the Water and Light company
lie said that Mr.. Hughes was entirely
wrong on every statement that he had
made concerning the mechanical part
Of the water works system, and that
he would put up 5000 to be given to
charity If he could not prove that he
was wrong before an unprejudiced
jury. He said that Mr. Hughes would
not claim that his postotfice building
was the most commodous and con-
venient to be found anywhere, that 1T
was par excellence itself, but the
building was here and was being used
until Uncle Sam should furnish a bet
ter one, and so it was with the water
system. No one claimed that it was
perfect. 1t was however, the best
.ystem and giving the best service in
the state.
Mr. Berger was called into the
breach, when several questions were
being asked, and gave an extended
history of the first water works ever
used in Santa Fe.
Ex-Mayor Seligman was called on
md gave brief and business like eX-
olanation of the modus operandi of is
suing bonds to build a sewer system.
ne Sdlu lie ulu HOL lulHh IL Was utCco-
3ary to wait to pave the streets until
,fter the sewers were laid, as the pres
mt day methods of paving did not
,revent tearing up streets to lay any
iind of wires or pipes. The ex-mayor
hought il would be economy to pave
Immediately, as he had seen bills as
Ugh as $500 paid out by the city for
:leaning up six streets in Santa Fe.
Several of the city aldermen came in
,uring the discussions, but nothing
vas accomplished in arriving at an
with the city council re-
,arding the matter of cleaning up the
ity. The meeting then adjourned.