Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-13

can in politics, and has even been a
candidate on republican county tick
et Had the mayor submitted the
name of man equally efficient. we
would have confirmed that man re-
gardless of his personal political faith.
We told Mayor Boatright this both
with regard to his appointment of Il
chief Of police and his selections for
other city offices. We were prepared
to support any advance in standards
in the city service. We stood ready
then and we stand ready now to sup
port the mayor in any appointmeht
which will not detract from the eff
cheney of city government
As to City Engineer
1t has been asserted that the office
of city engineer remains vacant be-
cause Of our refusal to agree to con-
firm an appointment by the mayor
This is not true The office has been
vacant since the removal of Mr.. Glad
ding. a republican, to Eel Paso, and the
city has been without a head to its
streets or other municipal work re-
Qurinb an engineer, SIMPLY because
the mayor has been unable to come TO
an agreement in his own mind, or
amongst his advisers, as to an APP
pontment. We are advised that he
would have appointed A. Ogle to
this position, an appointment when
we were willing to confirm, but Tor
the fact that Mr. Ogle, in refusing to
sign note for a deficit in a republl-
can campaign fund, incurred the dis
pleasure of the mayors political coun-
ScllorH.
The City Attorney.
Criticism has been directed to the
present city attorney and the mayor
has asserted that said attorney Is our
appointment The fact is that the
mayor caused his emissarics to come
| to certain Of the undersigned to as
certain if we would confirm the APP
ipointment which he later made FOR
various reasons We consented to con
firm. certain of us having been told
that the mayor would take the rcsig-
nation of the appointec before making
| the nomination. The mayor since mas
stated that he did take such rcsisna-
| ton If he did as he said, he now
holds that resignation and the dlspOsl-
ition Of the matter is entirely IN ms
hands
Must BE CO-Opcratitc
The council is the legislative branch
of The city government and the mayor
is the administrative branch and exec
utivc head 1t is the cOuncils $ lulc-
! ltion to make municipal laws, ana the
MAYORS to enforce them. At no tlnc
! have we attempted to interfere WIN
the executive functions. eHet there
must be some measure OF cooperation
between the two branches II the clly
is to be wen served There has az
ways been such cooperation before III
our city and we naturally looked lor "
/ in this administration The under
signed repeatedly have made advances
to the mayor in an earnest effort 70
cooperate with him in the direction
of city affairs The matter OF patu-
san politics has been wholly elllnlhat-
ed from our minds. We have had. we
have now and will have no political
ends to serve save the best interest
Of Albuquerque.
No Administrative Need.
From the very first the mayor nc
clined to give us any measure OF ms
confidence We are now forced TO
make the definite statement that inc
citv Of Albuquerque virtually Is with
out an administrative head, ana tha'
this has been the case since Mayor
IiO1lllEill
the statement with regret. We are
forced to make it by the mayors un-
fair charges of obstruction directed
against us. We are prepared to prove
liz by every record Of this city since
Mr. Boatrlght became its mayor.
The segregated District.
The mayor charges that his admin
istration has failed of being efficient
,.,.|,,,. tho Yndc rsfnnpd have OBJ
structed him in the execution of ms
policies. Mayor Boatright was elected
upon platform pledginS him to close
the segregated district II was nee
essary for this council to aet py feso-
luton To close that district, and it was
Tho actioa % --uncil which final
Nv 49, mayor brought in
a NJ eoessary ordinance
la, XvN liter. He did moth
ltH oatright has in
Renlk ant matter sine