Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-01-19
COUNCIL To PAY
: BILLS TOTALL|NC
s9,581 TOMORROW
Amount Is Cost Of City Main
tainance, Not including
Salaries, for Months Of Oc-
toheIl November December

The city council will allow bin
against the city tota' ing Sg5Ht2S 20.
I morrow night They are known IA
I quarterly bills aud show the cost OF
ur-kccp of the city for the thre,
months closing January I, cxclusiv,
Of salaries. The finance committee
of the council recentls audited and ap.
proved these accounts.
or the $9,5s12s total. t2O2.23 was
spent for the up-keep Of the city hail,
t2iT2S Tor the fire department
slO5l5 FOR Tho police department.
s2l.s0 for The engineers department
$G25 for the sewer department.
x40a.02 for the health department.
ss,Gsa75 for lights and power. S2.-
1850 for water Si,7sl.72 for street
department, and $i7f.Ss for misccl-
lancous purposes
Fought Threatened Epidemic.
TIN health dcpartments hin for Oc.
toher. November aud December is
higher than its usual quarterly debt
This ~ explained by The fact that
t522.ls of the total Of Siog0g was
spent for drugs. The size Of the drug
ltill is due to tho purchase Of anti
toxin for poor f1milies aud mmuniz-
iiig purposes IN wafdiug off threat
encd diphthciiu epidemic. F0rty-five
dollars vas spent for the burial OF
paupcr dead
The biggest itoms IN the fire depart
inenl expenses were tho purchase Of
Rasolinc for The motor engines and
the repairing Of the truck which ran
INTO the fence at the Doris home. Tho
police departments biggest expense
was the Keeping Of the police horse
ana rig The sewer departments
groalcst 'cNrcnsc was the overhauline
ot maehlAcry at tie Earelas pumpine
station
Cost of Street Lighting.
OF the lighting bills s2,G8O is ror
general and ornamental street lights,
SNll.30 for power for five pumping
t'ailous; aud the rest FOR lighting The
city hall, flrc stations BaieIas pump
ing stntiou gas for the central fire
stNt lion and electricity Tor charging
batteries Of the fire alarm system. The
water 'biil is the same as it Is cycry
quarter Sl,250 for 100 hydrants ana
Fsl each for lss hydfants
The mifrelllmcoaa bills mclade
those for supplies for the clty clerks
office care OF the town tlock. print-
ing mlcf and transcript Of rceord ia
the case of oiera vs. the civ and
publication uf ordinances.
street Department Expenses
The LUX or the street departments
expense was for team service. nlr-
Wshcd hy the Springer Transfer COM
lmny This cost St.sN3 For extra
tw'ms for spginkiefs on sunday
Slsls 20 Is To %, paid The crossing
at the new hish sehool cost S88.i5I
and building q con, rett walk at thel
coal avenue vnduet approach.
s6g.N5.
quarterly bills that have been paid
lurng The administration of Mayor
liuairlght, beginning with the first
luartcr of the fiscal wear lo14-tat5.
.hai quarter including the months ofI
Nf' 80 HfiN "iN bflftt 81 iFl . ltlipWSt {
First puurtcr, Sa,G9tG5. second
iuartcr Sa.01i.5l third quarter.
ss,gal,6i fourth quarter $9ll2.g5:
first quarter, Sl0,e4t.65 second ,uiar-
.er, S9.io6.Ni, and the fhrd quarters
Dills ure to be paid tomorrow night
More Light Bills Coming.
The incrcnse in the third quarter uf'
he fiscal year Of tal4-lelb. mAud. +
ng the months of October November
and December OF 1914. was caused by
pills Incidental to moving from thel
lld quarters to The new city hall
building concrete fumes at East
Central avenue and Edith street and
tt Lead avenue and Edith street, extra
street work. oonstueting storm sew
r. fencing the Fridge street pump "
ng station and the purchase Of 500 /
Feet of fire hose arc said to account
'or the size of the bills fer the first
!"rrier o: ,hy psesaa; fis, ~ y,aa
The city began payng light bills for
he ornamental systems IN July. lall.I
'nd october i9it On October s.
IalG. the clN win hesin paving hgh,
ms for the First street white way" I
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