Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-04
SPECIAL FINANCE
MEETING MAY Be
HELD BY COUNCIL
City CLERK Hughes Suggests
Municipal Board Could Talk
Over Several Matters and
Plan Is Endorsed,

That the council hold q meeting 70
talk over the financial condition OF
the city was suggested at tile meet
ing OF the city Legislative body last
night
The matter came % when Council
man S. h. Coen. chairman Of the fire
committee. wantcd the council to or
der | 1000 feet OF hose. which. he said,
the fire department needed lie point
ed out that the county commissioners
were paying the city for fire protec-
tIon outside the city limits.
City Clerk Hughes suggested that
lie take II up with the finance COM
mittce. Mr.. Coen thought that the
fire committees recommendation was
enough. CITY Clcrk Hughes then sug-
gested tho holding Of a meeting OF
the finance committee, saying he had
several matters TO take up and that
the question Of buying more hose be
discussed then.
mot Appropriating ANYTHING"
Councilman George G. Schecr re-
marked that the city's expenses had
been too high every year since he had
been In office. He did not believe
The city was managed as good bust
ness man would manage his own busi-
ness. Councilman Ivan Grunsfeld obs
served that the council certainly had
not been approprlating anything.
Property owners OF South Walter
street notified the council that they
were willing to comply with the side
walk order providing the walk on that
street was raised six inches at Pa
clfic avenue. Their petition was re-
ferred to the street committee and
engineer with power 10 act.
City Clerk Hughes read letter
from a firm that is compiling data
on city flags. II wanted 10 know
about Albuauerque's city flas, The
stars and stripes are good enough for
us" said Councilman Scheer.
Councilman 8. s. Gilbert, chairman
Of the street committee, said his COM
mittee favored lowering the sidewalk
on the east side of North Walter street
north Of East Central avenue The
council approved the recommends
ton. An ordinance is to be drawn by
the city attorney aud engineer
Fix Interest Rates.
The council. passing ordinance No.
Jfs under suspension of the rules.
made II a misdcmeanor to charge
more than ~ per cent per annum in
crest This does not apply to regu-
arly licensed pawn brokers. City At
-orney Wilkcrson said this was a copy
IF the state statute except the pen
llty. The penalty fixed by ordinance
q fine Of from s25 to 500 and from
.weniy TO ninety days In jail, or both |
The building department reported
permits totaling $1,000 in value OF |
issued In the half |
month, with twelve plumbing permits
ssued ana twenty-three plumbing and |
we've electrical inspections made
The fife department reported no
Harms during the same period. Nine
wefr inspected.
The city treasurer reported receipts |
or the half month OF SI,i0s.f5. with |
variants drawn totaling $S50.G9 and |
! balance on hand. April 80. OF |
i2,2ag.Os, In the general fund The !
lily hall fund then had $1,5tt.11 In |
l. and the total OF all funds on hand |
april 80 was Sf3I74b0. but the H. |
1rary fund was overdrawn $37O.13 |
fhe increment from the different |
oufcea was as follows.
Police department. $3.50: city clerk,
I16i: engineers office, $g0.S5; inter-
81, S2S.27.
The city clerk reported the collec-
ion Of SV6a since April IA,