Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-04
REIMBURSEMENT
MAY BE ASKED Of
WATER COMPANY
Members of City Council Dis
cuSS at Length Effect Of De-
ciSion Of Supreme Court in
Rate Case,

Routine business featured the
meeting of the city council last night
the reading OF monthly reports and
the referring Of vaitoue matters Of
minor Importance TO committees be-
Ing the sum total OF accomplish
ments.
The Water supply company was
discussed for more than an hour. Al
dcrman Scheer leading IN the discus
sion. because. he declared, he and
other councilmen elected two years
ago had pledged themselves to the
people OF Albuquerque 10 investigate
various rules and regulations of the
company which are strenuously OBJ
iccted 20 by many consumers.
Mr.. Scheer wanted TO know two
things. First. whether the water COM
pany rs authorized under It's franchise
10 charge for two services, and insist
on the installation OF TWO meters In
case where the consumer has two
houses on adjoining lots. or one house
and an clubhouse on one lot, Secondly:
Whether the water company at the
present time Is charging consumers
according to the same schedules as
were used before the supreme court
decided IN favor OF the city In case
involving the question as to the max
imum and minimum charge. MI.
Scheer further asked the opinion Of
The cOuncilmen as to whether or not
Il would be possible for the city, as
the champion of the people, to de-
mand of the water company that 1t
reimburse subscribers for over
charges. All questions were submit
ted to City Attorney 7. n. Wilkerson
for consideration Mr. Wilkerson ex-
pressed the opinion off hand, that II
would be possible TO compel the wa
ter company 10 refund to subserlD-
ers any overeharges they had made
within the last four years.
The city attorney was instructed to
notify the Albuquerque Traction COM
pany to repair the payings adjoining
It's tracks near Second and Central
or stand the consequences.
The council took up at the susges-
ton of city Engineer Gladding the
question of paving the alleys between
Gold and Central and First ana sec
ond streets. The alleys could be paw
ed with concrete, the city engineer
said. and reported that 81 per cent
OF the property owners are WILING 70
make the Improvement
The council authorized the mayor
to discharge the standing committee
which has had for several years the
work of examining into the compe-
toncy of applicants for automobile
drivers licenses The committee to be
discharged by the mayor IL composed
OF M. w. Flournoy, w. II. Hahn, u.
O Brooks. y. X. y. sellers and u. j..
Alger. rhe mayor suggested thas au-
tomohle dealers would perhaps be
willing to serve ns examiners. The
reason for the discharge of the ola
board is that one member. Mr.. Ham,
has left Albuquerque, and Inc otuer
four are too busy to look AFTER the
work.
The council discussed the uncom-
pleted city hall, but no definite ae"
tion was taken toward beginning the
work which was stopped six weeks ago
because of lack of money. CITY Attor-
ney Wilkerson suggested that 1t would
he possible to secure several thousand
dollars from some citizen who would
be willing to accept as security reso-
luton passed by the council agreeing
to nay over all the money that came
into the building fund for the next
three years The plan, Mr.. Wilkerson
explained was not greatly uliieieh'
from a lease proposition, ard he be-
lieved Il would work out te the sat
isfaction of everybody.
II Mayor Boatright cherishes any
homes to make any further appoint
ments of city officers, he gave no IN
dication of such hopes last night. me
name of Dick Wootton, whom Il Is I'M
dcrstood the mayor would IKE 70
make chief of police, was not even
mentioned.