Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16
NEW SANAT0R|UM
ORDINANCE TAKEN
UP BY ALDERMEN
VIII Replace Measure De-
cIared Invalid by Police
Judge in Murpbey Case
Read for First Time Only,

/ The council last night took steps 10
1 remedy the city's sauatOriun regula-
tons, which Judge Craig, of the police
/ court, shattered by holding the ordi-
/ nance invalid. \ new ordinance, mod
/ eled closely after that of Seattle,
/ Wash which has been passed upon
/ by the United States supreme court
/ WIS read the fist time and adopted.
The new ordinance probably would
! have been passed under suspension OF
/ the rules but only five aldermen were
present ana two-thirds majority 81
! the entire council must vote for the
Suspension. While two-th.rds would
/ not be six whole ana complete alder
4 men, since the entire body s made up
cf eight, the aldermen did pot care
20 risk the possibility Of the new moa-
sures being illegally passed, so lheF
decided 20 wait
Has Maximum Penalty.
Both maximum and minimum
penalty vas carefully inserted where
city Attorney Thomas y. W.lkerson
had left blank spaces in drawing up
the ordnance purposcY so that the
aldermen might fix whatever punish
ment they chose. The minimum u
325 fine and ten days aentcncc and
the maximum 800 fine and ninety
days in Jan. or both fine ana imprls-
onment. II was because of the alb
sence OF maximum penalty In the
old ordnance that Judge Craig held
that II was Of no force.
The new ordinance prohibits tn
maintenance OF sanatoriums-City At
tOrney Wilkerson said there was no
such thing as a sanItarium-in the
city and within one milo Of its linz
it's The council VIII have power,
however. 10 grant permits.
Mayor Boatrlght thought II would
be q good idea to allow the erection
of sanatorIums il the builders bought
the entire block whore they were 10
be built He made this statement toi-
lowing the reading Of an application
from Or w T, Murphey for per
init to build an institution in the BLOCK
east of Hin street, bounded on the
north ana south by Lead ana Coal
avenues. No action was taken upon
the application at the time.
10 Negotiate With Metz.
Diplomatic relations were opened
again between the city and Mex
Metz The city recently asked Metz
10 move scales on South Fourth street
which, il was said, were placed there
IN violation of city law Metz came
back through Judge w. G. Heacoch
with the declaration that the city was
ohstructing his acequia with sewer
The supreme court required the city
10 mn the aceauin back in the same
condition 1t was originally Judge
iIeacbck pointed out. Judge Heacock
believed Metz would be willing 60 en-
ter into negotiations with the city TO
sen the ditch now representatives
bientpotcutiary were appointed by
The mayor 10 confer with Metz me
MAJOR himself. Councilman Cuen ana
GihsOn comprise thc committee.
Clerk Hughes read a letter from
Division Superintendent i. + sum-
ners. of the Santa fe railway, saying
that the citys suggestion that the
company place a cistern in the SHOPS
ward so the fire engines would nave
a suppy of water IN case of another /
confederation had been referred by
him To the general superintendent
city Engineer Gladdng recon-
mended the REMEMBERING OF streets
having investigated a COMMUNICATION
from Postmaster II. G. Roehl Inc
recommendation WAS referred 10 the
ordinance committee. II carried out
II VIII affect a great number ol
houses in the Fourth ward, where inc
numbering has been irregular me
engineer suggests that north-ahu-
south streets be numbered each way
from East and West Central avenue
from the east limits to Eighth street
and from Park beyond Eighth street !
FIRST street would form the dividing !
line for the east-and-west streets, inc /
matter was referred to the ordinance /
committee.
The city and the Santa Fe apparent I
~ are 70 have another tilt over the
question MS TO which shall care for
smallpox patients taken off trains
here. The council was informed that |
the railway possibly would make a /
test case of NJ G. Clauson. y trans |
Ter company was directed to look to |
the city for the payment of its Dill in
connection with this case Clauson !
was taken to the detention hospital !
from the Santa Re station, but taken
back 10 the station when question
arose as to who should bear the eX-
penscs Dr. Rice reported to the coun-
ell
The council adjourned until next
Monday night, when ordinances VIII
ne fedu.
Election Proclaimed.
The election proclamation, calling
for the election of members to the
hoard of education was adopted. The
council empowered City Clerk Hughes
to nam the voting places and Judges,
He will do this today
DR.. Rice communicated to the coun-
eli the fact that he had heard COM
plants that the streets were not kept
clean Tie advised flushing them at
regular times. Mayor Boatright
thought the tire department might do
this They could take the engine out
with them aud when an alarm came
in. drop work and sourry to the fire.
This was left to the street committee
and mayor.
The clerk was instructed to get
copies of the new occupation tax and
paving laws,