Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-20
Use MONEY
| CITY NEEDS

fhhf'''e~
| in Prospect and
h Passes the Buck,
going 10 miss $4,000
.rllioenses and fines IN the
~Iayor Boatright told the
- annual message, which
Hughes read TO the alder
rIht He wants the council
TO replace IL. He check
sAhese words:
Ies the city council TO
way Of raising addition
III or the carrying on of the
tbv which To maintain the
Itandard OF efficiency that
bIre prevailed"
then proposes a virtual
n the occupation tax sys-
,.Ifnlly calling the council
nEion to the fact that there
many occupations and
leing carried on in the
Nm which the city receives
The council might easily
nkdfnance levying a license
ake says. He enumerates
Houses. owners of sidewalk
lnks, express companies and
Revenue Not sufficient.
oatright did not spring the
fEhe city was going TO miss
on the council without
Ing. He led up 10 1t ike
to call TO the attention OF
the fact that the pFevi-
1istration, during its FIRST
Id il necessary to expend
10 more than the revenue
the city, and also a larger
Iuring the second year OF
Illustration, and therefore,
evident to the city council
Revenue OF the city is hardly
TO carry on the affairs OF
Hand that, it having already
IA to your attention, the Teye-
khe city probably will. dur
ext year, suffer the same loss
100000 from saloon licenses
Nnce is made TO the closing
saloons early in the fiscal
the closing of a fourth later,
z the revenue S5,625 for the
4 attributes the shutting up of
three to the abolition of the
district by the council
the wishes and desires of
bile expressed by the results
sst election.
Hines Show Decrease.
ktes that the fines collected by
bee probably on account oil
he cause" have been chopped
Il 1895. This made a total lop-
OF receipts of $1,000, which
hg TO Mr.. Boatright. was
BY directly traceable to the
of this district"
lite OF all this the .administra-
ct bills promptly and lived
the income for the year, he
lie sealls attention again, this
, the decrease in payrolls OF
without in any way deereas-
efficiency of the city governs
ongratulates the council upon
y hall. which was begun by
lers administration and which
Jet finished. He says il was LETT
our" hands in an unfinished
IN and has been completed so
2 fire department has quarters
at officials have comfortable
This has been done without
cent to the city Indebtedness
t an additional cost of only q
liars a month rent over that
" paid"
ugh to Furnish His Office.
avs there is enough money in
Il fund to furnish his office,
he upper story of the fire sta
d put on the outside finishing.
are some of the mayors sug-
s:
ing OF jitney cars and addi-
of automobiles.
ting crossings to remind ped
s not to cross diagonally.
ovement of Highland park.
age Of a paving ordinance TO
n with law passed by last leg
ging Of meals served to "lodg-
city jail to charity account in
# to police department.
asks the council to consider
r II would not be well to have
TX board remodel the back yard
library, converting 1t into a
This could be done at little
has been made for re-
city bonds. The total bonded
'dness is $435, 900. OF This
Will be due in 1918.
More Congratulations.
council is congratulated once
This time it gets the mayor $
tons because OF the supreme
decision in the Baca case. The
luoting from the MESSAGE
was argued and presented by
'esent city attorney, was de-
in favor of the city and that
1t was decided that the city
liable for any acts or torts
tied by members of the police
nent or fire department I'M
ch act was done and performed
direction and order of the city
.
ne beginning of the message the
said the auditors report, mad
a year ago. was misleading IT
showed s25,517.S5 was turned
, City Treasurer Goodrich wher