Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-26
UN|0N|STS WANT
TO KEEP POSTED
ON CITY AFF AIRS
Send Representative to Com
miSSiOnefS' Meeting, and Re-
quest City Fathers to Attend
C, |, u, Sessions,

Closer cooperation between the
| city commissioners and the labor ele-
mtnt growing out of each side becom-
| ing more familiar with the aims OF
! the other, is sure to result from action
taken recently by Central Labor
Union. f O. Losey appeared at las
| nights meeting of the commissioners
and stated that he was delegated by
| the central body to attend the session
and report briefly to the unionists
what was done; also that in the future
arrangements would be made TO have
| "a lahoE>Fepres"ntative at every meet
/ ing of the commissioner. He also
| invited the c1mmi, sioners to meet
with Central Labor Union, except at
executive sessions, whenever they
could arrange to do so, the object be-
ing to keep the city officials and the
union men in closer touch with what
is being done.
A contract was drawn up to be Sign
ed by the chairman of the city COM
mission and the city school board COW
ering the use of fifteen acres of land
belonging to the latter, located al
Fourteenth street and Cold avenue, as
a temporary park. The expense Of
putting in water providing tables and
supplying the ground with benches,
so they will be available for picnic
parties will be about $lO5.00. The
city and the school board agree to
share the expense equally.
There is plenty of shade available
and IT Is believed that park or picnic
ground close in will be a boon to peo-
pie who are not fortunate enough to
own automobiles ana are derived OF
the privilege and pleasure of making
trips to the mountains, but who would
like to enjoy an outing of a few hours
now and then.
In the matter of r. S. Norton, a
pool hail proprietor, who complained
about the action of the police in
threatening to have his license revok-
ed and using improper language, ac-
cording to his allegation, the city
manager rendered = report recon
mendine that the police be upheld,
which report was accepted by the
commissioners, with the proviso that
ii be filed,
A resolution was passed naming the
polling places for the special election
called to vote on charter amendments
July %. They follow:
First ward-Office Of the National
Life Insurance Company of the South
west.
Second ward-Charles Charwick's
office.
Third ward-W, c. Thaxton's office.
Fourth ward-City hall
Ordinance No Al, relating to occu
patton licenses, was adopted and will
appear in fun in Friday mornings
Journal. The ordinance imposes n
tax on a great many lines Of business
and professions heretofore exempt, or
allowed to go UntaXcd, owing to am
biguosit'es in the old law. A new law
passed by the last legislature. which
became effective June Is, clears up
the situation, and it was by the au-
thority conferred in the new statut"
that the ordinance was drawn and
adopted. The purpose of the ordin
ance is to raise funds 70 pay for
fire and police protection, although
this is costing the city about $2S,000
annually at this time, while the total
receipts from occupation licenses, in
Guiding those added to the list by the
new ordinance, win only be about
5000 n year.