Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-06
PET|T|0NER RS FOR
PAVING CENTRAL
JOINED BY CITY
Council, Immediately After
Signing for Robinson Park,
Adopts Resolution Ordering
Improvement.

West Central avenue is TO bc paved.
The counsel last night set at rest
an doubt by signing the petition ask q
ing for the Improvement ana then
adopting resolution ordering the
paving from Sixth street to the west
line Of Fourteenth street
fhe city went on the petition az
owner Of Robinson park. After thc
withdrawal Of his statement that h.
favored paving by George Arnot, a
majority Of the front fo0tage Of prop.
erty abutting on West Central was
not represented by property owners
who favored paving. With the city
on the petition for Robinson park
however, the majority liz unmistak-
able.
That the switch question sis not In
any way dependent upon the paving
question" was n statement contained
IN a letter written by George Roslng-
ton, president OF the City Electric
company, to Mayor Henry Westcrfeld.
which was read at the meeting last
night.
VIII adjust Improvements.
'The only relation that the moving
Of the switch can have to the paving
question the letter says, gong on.
Is the fact that we do not wish 10
dig ny our tracks twice, nor do we
wish to dig the paving up after II is
once laid, nor would the city wish us
TO- If the paving is decided upon ia
yorably. we will cndeavor to adjust
our track improvements and also the
moving of the switches. to conform
with tho least possible trouble TO the
citizens, but IL the paving question
is delayed for any length Of time,
We will leel that the public safety
and the Improvement in service neceS-
states the switches being moved i'm
In the face OF the stated opposition
Of Mayor Westerfed, the council
granted Luigi Pucoin a license for n
saloon at 3li North First street. 4
petition Of residents of that neigh
horhood, stating that they were not
opposed to the saloon, accompanied
Puccinis request for the license
Mayor Westerfeld stated that he
was opposed 10 increasing the num-
her of saloons. The license Ia so
high that saloons are mot making
living according to the mayor
Alderman G. u. Hammond moved
that the application bo denied. Alder
men Tlngley and Gibson voted with
him IN favor of his motion with the
other five voting negatively DR. r.
J.. Hust then moved that II be grant
I'd. Aldermen Hammond, Gibson ana
Tinsley voted nay. five voting
AYE
No Report ON Wine Rooms.
Mr. 1ingley then asked for Il re-
port on the resolution closing wine
rooms. which he laid before the conn
ell al tue first meeting. Alderman
w. L. Swltzer said the committee was
not ready TO report then. II would
make its report at the next meeting,
said he
Alderman Jcrre Haggard asked il !
By the replacement OF the fancy gar
page cans the suit for damages |
against the city, mayor ana Alder
nan Tingley might lie compromised |
Harry Il. Cornell Of Heacock Il Cor
nell. attorneys for the plaintiff. did |
'ot think It could 1t that late date.
because of the city's attitude adver-
Using contractors had refused 70 con-
niue advertising on the cans, he said
Toribio Garcia filed a claim for
IS against the city because Of all
eyed damage caused to his property
y the OVERLOOKING Of the Barelas
'ecquia, II was disallowed on the
pot,