Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-06

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bureau was called for this afternoon
al 4 O'Clock at the Chamber of Com
merce TO complete the details of the
! canvass
Must Comply With Ordinance.
| A. A. IiaskC. contractor and
| hui der. Appeared before the commits
sion to make protest against comply
I ing with the CITY ordinance which
provides that all houses built within
! the city limits must have founda-
ton nj least three feet hish. Haskell
claimed that The houses ne intended
to hlild did not need a foundation Of
This kind The commission DECIDED
that no special permit would be issued
and he was ordered TO comply with
the city ordinance.
The petition in regard to an open
sewer in the lowlands was read and
discussed, Upon Investigation il was
found thdlathere was no one al the
meeting to represent the petitioners
ana that several OF The signers were
not residents OF The district through
which the sewer would pass. The
city manager was ordered o so
ahead with the bulldog Of the sewe-
and 10 extend the closed sewer seven
hundred feet below Iron avenue. \
great ,aa&y reasons We're set forth
BY different members showing that
the sewer should he built and il was
further shown that no water would
PASS through the ditch only in case
Of a rain storm, where the water
would run of the streets. 1t was
further slated tiat as fast rs houses
were built along the line the often
would be closeG
city Manager IIebenstrelt then
asked that sewer late1ais be con
structed where paving is now being
laid on Tijeraa Avenue, lie was or
dered by The commission TO put IN
what sewers We're necessary
Captain T.. c, Waller OF the state
board OF heath. was then intro
dueed to the commission BY DR.. NJ.
x. wider Capt Waller attended
the meeting for the purpose Of sug-
costing that the city and county get
together and organize a fun time
health department The department
as suggested by DR.. Waller, would
consist OF four members, health Of
flcer, sanitary inspector, nurse and
clerk He also suggested that the
health officer be trained man
along public health lines and not
merely a medical man as most
ntdttl DlllCtIA III tIllo pNib VI 'A'N
are The commissioners APP
pointed DR. Wylder to see the county
officers as 20 what could be done
in the matter. Mr.. Waller suggested
that the department could be main
tanned for about twenty-five cents
per capita.
Discuss switching Situation.
The matter Of the Santa Fe rail-
road switching and making up trains
on Central avenue was taken up and
the commission was informed by
CITY Attorney Kelehef that after
with Santa Fe officials,
it was possible that nothing could
be done until the first of the year
when the government would turn the
railroads back to their former own
crs, ......
As several complaints had been
mace in regal to individuals pac-
ing gasoline tanks on the public
walks, it was decided than an ordi-
nance be passed prohibiting this, also
that an ordinance be passed prohib
ting persons from parking vehicles
Of any kind more than two hours at
a time on the public streets,
The Gibson-Faw Lumber Co. asked
that they be given the right to build
an 5000 gallon gasoline tank within
the city limits. The matter was
taken under advisement.