The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-18
SIX BUILDINGS
TO Be CONDEMNED
City Commissioners In
dorse Recommendation
of Fire Chief

The city cummssiouers lat night IN
animously voted to endorse the recommenda-
tion Of Fire chief Russell aud Building In
.pecior Earl Bowdich for the condemnation
Of the following named buildings.
La vetA rooming house, liJ West Lead;
owned BY the l. o. o. 7.
Franc building at 40i West Central. form
erly occupied by 4. chnuvin's paint shop.
frame building on north Second street, be.
tween Central and Copper.
Frame building a, 2i0 West Copper. oe.
eupied BY tho Albuquerque Carriage com
pany.
Frame building 81 iIa.lis.ils South
Third s;reet occupied by W. ?. Metcsifs Of.
flee and a cleaning shop on the first floor
and a r5oniiag house on the second floor.
Brick building u 2ie West Gold avenue
ussd - a rooming house and owned BY Nell
D. Field
1hat the commis ssioners hsd thoroughly
made up their minds upon the matter was
evidenced by the fact that they refused 10
| delay voting on II until City Manager Hehen
stde.t couid make % slight amendment that
would have saved one wall Of the Field bald
ing
Stone wall No, Saved.
lfehcnsireit interrupted after Commissioner
/ Mclaughlin had made motion to rndors,
! the report Mayor Connel held that Heben
ftreits request was not german unless Nc
/ ilurhin would withdraw his motion. Me
/ Laurhin firmly refused and the motion wai
| put and carried Again the city manager
asked II the report could be changed thai
s'-ae wall OF the fieid building could b.
loft
You should have amended that report he
tore YOU suhmitted ~ 90 u.s. Mayor Connel
answered "S1w proceed with your con
dcmnatiun preceding
DO you think it }. fair 10 us TO submit
| report that needed amcndingi - Commission
Or swope asked.
The city manager replied that he had no
had an opportunity 10 examine tho wall n
now would save.
The report In which tho fire chief and N
| building Inspector asks for the condemnation
oi thesc buildings. was considered by IN
commissioners AZ their meeting on Deccm
her . Escn then. one Of the buildings On
thauyin paint shopl had been burned. Sine
then tho ODD Fellows have decided 10 rat
the ia Vet, rooming house. The matter o.
O.. posing of tho livery stable aud the buils
inr on Coppcr ayenue occupied hy the cat
! rihgc company. will he easily disposed o
'hc building Inspector believes. The bull,
ing ou South Third for which " =. Me
| rHlf be- agent Hnd tho Field building %
the most valuable on the list.
when M Nciu - Tieid was asked nj
noruinr what he expected to do In the ever
of notice from the city that his buildin
sas condemned ho answered
oh veil they won't tear it down toda
, its showing good deal When the TN
comes t'll protect on. rights as they shou
hs protected Hpucter ! do think that n
city should have given me some notice ahol
this matter cHtrNt through the Newspaper
= do not approve OF the city officials In IN
, matter amy more than they approve of ~
building
W Mric,lf agent Tor the building
, South Third street th1i ms, he condcmne
. wa elualy as ralin hs Mr. Field Can
u anticipate be- said in reply 20 the questil
thnt Mr. Field wa shskod. Can antieipai
and haven't received any notice. We
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