The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-13
Thirty-six signers, Represent
ing 1000 Feet of the 5000
Feet of Property on Protest
Petition Today.
NEGLECT OF STREET
VIGOROUSLY R
More Sprinkling Would Do
Away With Cause of Com
plant, Say Protestants; OBJ
iect to Increased Taxes.

LfhNfiN NA AiAf NNNNHANNNA ~
proposed paving u North Fourth
street said today that they hud
enough slgners Co the protest To
souoleh the project. Those who in
ausurated the movement 60 lave the
street paved planned to have 5000
feet improved. Judge W W. McClol-
Ian. whose name heads the protest
petition. said today that owners 81
1000 feet Of property situated on or
abutting on Fourth street from 'on-
tral avenue 20 Mountain road, had
signed the protest 4 couut of ngmes
on the protest this morning showed
thirty-siN signers.
we most certainly have the prop
osftion beaten. sald Judgc Mcclellan
1--WE have four thousand feet signed
up now. and will set more
say street l. Neglected.
The protest is couched in vigorous
and direct language. and Will be- laid
before the city council ut its next
meeting. After tho usual We the
undersigned %rcsideut-, etc, the petit
ton states the views of d opposition
as follows
"FIrst-that said street with the eX-
.cepuou of one block us di~tiuctl'cly a
resident street. and We feel that prop
erty OF this character, with Iis small
producing values, should not De sub
'ject to this special tax cor assessment
at the present time, IN View or the
present h.sh rate OF taxes .n the city
and aouuty and state.
.sccond-that said street has been
I neglected Dy the city administration
Tor years. while other streets have
been put ln "a condition az the puniic
expense to enhance property for the
benefit of Spectators to the detrl-
mcnt OF his particular street pa lues-
ton. which has for years been tax
producing property That lt said
strccr would De gwen me sumc auen-
ton a. many othcr favored localities
and .|pfinkled there wound be no
cause Of complaint from th, properp
owners or the users of said street Goa
necessity of Importing uutsld"
contractors To- tell us what we want
and should use. when We have ull the
material 1t our own door Geo do the
same with.
Agent Solicited Petition.
w e. INNINANIf '"I"f''HHI"# N'NHf"N
that your honorable board viii grant
our appeal aud that uo action Doe
taken on The petition solicited uy au
agent FOR uu Interested company u,
contractor, vino Hre NOT property
owners ur who would not 1c subject
tu assessment.
Mayor H,5triaht heard ol the proc
test yesterday lie said today That
he believed 90 number OF the protest
ants would Withdraw opposition Al
they understood fully tho condition.
under which Do was PROPOSED to pave
Fourth street The mayor I]Tei1,'i
hls statement uE emphasizing the fact.
That tho matter was entirely 100 iha
hands ot thc property oNuo'7 AlI
tine p,ty would have to do With %
would H, O.. take necessary legal
steps.
What - Rate includes.
The quoted cost ut laying t1r,ia, So
ta lusaI foot. the mayor suIds would
include curbiu. and gutterIng. Fig
urcs oE Jlr}.H were cited, because "a
|rtpr,-cutdtIE, OF that company, who
va. h,fe recently. furnished prices.
The cost a. sa would hc tur th'
work completed including the lu>inr.
according ia tno mayor. This would
bee cheaper tbsu the price paid Cor
pavement 300 ih, business distr 90 pa"
point. upon which the mayor believes
some objection based be- the w5itDr
|uf plNm'ut. Property uWuers WI}
WIl, fh,.g terms. h, said. For
instance tu0. m1y spread the cost ual
over ten srll. paving lu ten annual
lustalImput- Tho Assessment against
a. man ouu.ua BE- aity-1oot frontage
would hy $780, which might no paid
900 any number 90 iu-tailmuuts the
property uwrur agree to. hr said
Tn, ttit.I people do MOE pave, as
"a usual thing thoy simply furnish ,ho
muteriuL the mayor suid. tits idea
Is That ut org tuilins "a company made
up completely of local men th'
rHn". expended for tho work could
H. Kept 100 Albuquerque The prop
,r.s owners might form their uUf
company he pointed out They might
du 10 for loss than &3, bee s1.d lie
understands chat tho tlryui company
would send au expert tn @-uU'rutoud
che LAWNS.