Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-21
KLEIN HEARING
To Be STARTED
MONDAY NIGHT
Hammond Wants Suspension
Of Klein Made Permanent
Signing Of Unapproyed War
rants Prohibited.

Tho Klein hearing viii he begun
nest, Monday niight The council set
the date nj the meeting last night.
Alderman G.. G. schecr brought tho
matter before the council, saying
that ho favored an early hearing
lie would like to hear from the at
torneys Judge ". G. lieacock, rep
fosentirg Chlof Klein, said he
had been ready All the time and was
arixihhlk hip have the ncarng lie
would loso two Witnesses il lie hear
Ing wtir not held soon. Judge iica'
ock said privately that he was pre-
pared last Monday nlght and that
the statement 60 the contrary was
erroneous.
CITY ATTORNEY Thomas y Wilkcr-
son guessed thai "thesf were ready
at ans time, hooking nquirlngly at
John Ncnuhio. who appears on the
records as assisting the city attor-
ney and who Is understood TO be
MAYOR lloatrights personal counsel
Mr. Ncnahc. however, thought II
would take ~ least day 10 pre-
pare. He WAS quite sure he wouldn't
get rrady by tonight
lIaInmond's Attempt Fails.
4 motion hy In X l.. llusi set
the lime for the beginning at
eclprk Monday night. Judge llea-
cock dofnufrcd 90 tie earliness OF
the hour lie had said previously
that hc would be in the district
cour, every day next week Now
he would like 10 have time to get
some supper before the hearing SO
the time was set At 80 o'clock.
The seven councilman present voted
in the affirmative
Just before Dr llns; nlade his mo"
ton. Alderman q. y. Hammond,
tirst ward. made an attempt to dis
pose Of the case ut one swoop with
motion that the suspension Of
chicf Klein hs the mayor be made
permanent and that the hearing be
postponed indefinitely The motion
wig seconded 10y Alderman G. q.
Gibson. second ward on the vote
only these two aldermen voted for
IT, pr llust ballSed al not giving
Klein the right of a hearing
Ordinance No. GG5 Passed.
Ordinance 30 ee7. providing mat
warrants shall not be signed ly tho
mayor or city clerk unless approved
ht the chairman Of tho finance CONF
hittee. was passed under suspension
II the rules. Aldermen Hammond
and Gibson voted against it and the
rest Tor H.
Nj. Hammond remarked that he
Thought this ordnance WIZ gotten
up because of particular ease Mr..
Skinner replied Ia him. In The course
Of Ills remarks Mr. Skinner caused
n rpnle Of laughter bv saving This
administration won't last only about
three months" lie spoke without
anger or malice, and the mayor him
self joined IN the laugh
A communication from the Wom-
ans club was read. The club wants,
il board of censorship for the
'moyfcsN
The mayor was asked to lay be-
fore the county commissioners the
proposed extension OF the water
mains on south Second street and
the placing Of fire hydrants outside
the city limits. The mayor suggest
ed that the matter be taken up with
the rounty authorizes.
10 End Cotton Flying Evil
The mayor announced that the
federal government WIS willing TOT
send spraying apparatus here if thcl
city would purchase sulphuric acid
10 end the cotton evil. He said Or
W IT, Ions Of the forest service
experimental upon cottonwood trees
last summer and found that one
per cent solution of snlphnrie pre-
vented the flying OF cotton
The mayor said a report had been
found, showing there we're 16i cot
ton hnnrinE trees Ia Albuquerque and
that 8 ton OF acid would be sutfi-
cent II costs about sl00 ton. hel
said Tho matter was referred 10 q
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