The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08
HANDLES
MUCH ROUTINE
BUSINESS
Chief Matter Before Body Last
Night was Passage of Taxi
License Ordinance, Which
Goes Through Over Protest.

Goes Through Over Protest.
Council last evening sounded the
death kncil to many frec-lanco taxi
cabs IN Albuquerque when It passed
an ordinance increasing the liconsc
FOR operators to $50 a year. The IL
ccnso Is to be payable annually In adj
vance.
Strenuous protests were entered
against the passage OF the ordinance
by r. l. Dodson, who operates five
machines. tie was the only taxi opcr-
ator present al the meeting and In an
address OF protest 20 the city dads ac-
cused them Of trying to legisiatc the
taxi operators out OF business. you
are not going to let us have enough
money 60 Get out Of town. he said
III we are undesirable citizens. tell
a. about Il ana we'll move on. but
don't try 20 take oil our money away
before we get out OF town. Despite
his protests the ordinance was passed
The rules were suspended and the
ordinance was passed last evening to
prevent a large number OF free lance
amateur drivers from using their ma
chimes FOR taxis and rent cars next
week during the fair. Many Of tho
ceuncilmen believe that INK horde OF
amateurs would causr traffic conges-
lion and accidents
The ordinance gives the police COM
mittee, through the chief. the power
10 locate taxi stands os 10 prohibit
them. II provides a penalty Of from
$40 to SEQ for violations and impris-
onment for from ten to ninety days.
The jitney and taxi questions have
for some time caused much trouble
among the city officials who have
been trying 60 regulate them.
Applications OF Tony Michclbach.
r. q. ShcreF. Charles j. sherer.
Charles j. Fink. Pedro -. Tartagiia
and H. a. Thorn for jitncy licenses
were granted. all offering personal
bonds. The application OF James ~
Millcn was held up for investigation.
he having signed his own hond.
Iiqaor License Transfer Dcnicd.
Council denied the application Of
sam CRATE for a transfcr Of the H.
censo formerly issued e. L. zito for
the Metropolitan bar. city Attorney
T y. Wiikcrson denounced the pres
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council and characterized it as the
"%rottcncst he ever saw The Zito
license was revoked and a credit Of
ii25 wos allowed Crate on "a new IL
cense.
Council ordered tho Santa Fo rail-
road to place "a flAgman al tho Tljoras
'aycnue crossing from noon until mid
night.
f. T.. Ellis was allowed his claim Of
SIS FOR the band for band concerts
during the summer.
city CLERK Tom Hughes VS. uu-
thorized TO slgn checks on the -ity
han building in lieu OF j.. y. stud
ding. who resigned recently as city
engineer
The city engineer was asked 10 pre-
pare specifications for tho furnishing
and installation OK % new pump for
the sewerage pumping station in Ba-
felas. tho volume OF sewerage being
handled demanding this.
Ell Gorct. as motor and pump tend
cr of the sewerage system. was ui-
lowed $40 "a month. by resolution. ana
an allowance of 500 % month Tor his
conveyance was made.
The quarterly bills were approved
and warrants ordered drawn for thc.f
payment.
The BIN Of 500. q pcrmium on q
$4,000 fire insurance policy ON the
city building, due George Roslinrtou
OF the Occidental Fire Insurance com
pany, was referred TO the finance
committee.
Tho resolutions Of protest Of the
w.. ..NH.H. .#H Hss..uN.. ILL.
against the proposed ADVERTISING
street signs was laid on the table
without comment.
The city physician and board Of
hcllth was instructed 10 notify the
owner OF the Albuquerque sauitarium
that 10 is agans the city ordinance
90 build % s1nitarium in ID block with
ont the consent Of the property own
crs boz the block. The manager b.
building another saHitarlum across
the street from the present location
Nou HELD, chairman Of the park
commission. asked for the establish
mout OF lignts in Highland park,
which was referred 90 the light COM
mittce.
Tho city attorney was authorized 20
see DO he could not form q compromise
with Brown "a cuiornd transfer man.
whose horse had its leg hrohcn ln "a.
hol, uu the Coal avenue yiaduot
The fire chiefs report showed hut
three flrc alarms during the month
Of september.
Tho police report showed i3S ar
rests with $40 in fines collected
The city clcrk reported receipts Of
F1.slQ0.