Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08
NO MOVE AGAINST
ELECTRIC CO. IS
MADE BY COUNCIL
Chairman Hammond Of Water
Committee CounseIS Against
Any Action on Dennis Me-
Donald's Protest.

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Tho council took no action upon
rcnnis McDonalds complaint against
the Albuquerque Gas. Electric Light
q Power company. This WAS Alder
man George y. liammond'a recon-
mondation as chairman OF the light
committee The report was adopted.
Mr. Hammond said that the statc-
incnt Of A. +. Van Delnac. manager Of
The compony. mnde before the com
miiioe. put different complexion
on The matter" Other witnesses also
appeared NJ The hearing. The com
fniiioe was Informed. Mr.. Hammond
said. that Mr. Mcdonald authorized
the charging of The tenants account
to himself
Mcdonald stated nj the last pre-
vloua meeting of the council that he
had been forced to pay a bin owed by
q former tenant I'M his house.
Water Plant Report Soon.
DR. u. l.. lIust asked for an extern
sion OF time at the end Of which the
special winter works committee will
make It's report lie said that Simon
Stern had several communications
relative 10 municipal plants that the
committee had not read yet. The
committee has held no meeting since
Mr. Stern received these letters Or
lIust said the committee would make
its report IN two weeks.
Neither was the police committee
ready with report upon Minnie Car
rolls complaint against Capt Pat
O'GradS. whom she charged with
treating her roughly. Alderman
George G. schoer. chairman OF the po-
lice committee. said that the commit
tee had heard the complainant and
her sister. but had not prepared its
decision. The report will he rcady in
1.-TWO weeks, he eaid
Alderman s. u. Coen declared that
A. u. eIeMillcn, president OF the Wa
tor Supply company. had refused TO
permit q bypass around the meter
lln the main entering the Santa Re
shops grounds through which water
would be allowed to run for fire fight
Ing purposes.
Mayor Boatrlght observed that the
santa Fe railway apparently did not
want the hy-pass. lie received tele-
gram from an official he said. who
evidently WIS under the impression
that II had already been put in and
who asked "by whose authority It had
been done. city Attorney wilkerson
was directed 10 write Division super
intendent r. e. Summers informing
him Of the stand taken by the water
company president.
CITY Clerk Hughes read copy of
a notice promulgated by city Engi-
neer Gladdina, directing twenty-four
persons to repair sidewalks in front
Of their property
The itev Neil Ferguson inquired of
the council whether he would have
10 pay license for butchering his own
stock and selling il In the city. lie
was told that Il would cost him moth
ing 60 Aell 20 butchers but that he
would have TO pay s6eb to retail meat
TO consumers. He paid the amount
at once
An executive session followed the
open meeting and Immediately after
the doors were opened the council adj
iourned without taking any action to
Indicate what subjects had been I'M
der discussion behind closed doors.
chlcf MeMilln and city Attorney
Wilkersan were in the conference,
The city clerks report showed that
he collected S2,9SS.s0 in November.
He received the revenue from those
sources thirty -fanr miscellaneous
licenses, $50, six retail licenses,
$2,saa, seventeen drivers permits.
$3.50; thirteen occupation licenses.
sl7.a0.
CITY Engineer Giadding's report |
showed he had issued building per- I,
mits representing an expenditure Of /
s9,aa5 for building and improve |
menta
Fines collected by the police de- /
parlment showed sl7e There were
li2 arrests, The jailer served aS2 T
meals Forty-six were to dodgers.
The nci fire loss for the month was /
1928, according 20 J. kleins state
ment The total loss was $751; with I
$42,00 Insurance involved The in !
suranee paid amounted TO s56e.6o.
The department responded TO EIGHT
alarms.