Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-26
CITY Commission
To PAY OFF ALL
OLD OBLIGATIONS

OLD OBLIGATIONS
At the regular meeting of the
city commission a motion was pass
ed that all outstanding judgments
and notes against the city of Albu.
querque be referred to the city at
tOrney for settlement. The COM
mission was given to understand
that funds would be available for
this soon. The entire obligations
is approximately $4,000.
It was announced by City Man
ager A. r. Hebenstreit that there
was a profit to the city of $164.2O
through the operation of the gov
eminent store. A motion was pass
ed to the effect that this be turned
into the general fund.
As a result of correspondence
between the city attorney and the
United States treasury relative to
the taxation of the city paving
certificates and bonds. it was the
opinion of the department that
they were tax rree. The matter
was brought up by an opinion that
had been given by a member of the
local internal revenue office to the
effect that certificates were nom
taxable, while the bonds should be
taxed.
1t was recommended that the
city continue to issue paving GER
tificates and that the chairman be
authorized to sign certificates for
the amount of $4,000, which is
now due the Ell Paso Bituthlic COM
pany 1t was also moved and car
ricd that the chairman be author
lied to sign the certificates as they
fall due. 1t was also carried that
a copy of the treasurer's letter be
inserted in the minutes.
BY a guarantee to be entered into
between the city of Albuquerque
and J. H. Coons and other property
owners on Twelfth street from IT,
ieras avenue to Marquette avenue.
it was decided to widen the street
from twenty eight to thirty feet,
the work to be done at the same
price as other work.
The city attorney was ordered
by the city commission to go ahead
with the condemnation proceedings
in order to open up Slate avenue be
tween Third and Fourth streets,
also to open up Fruit avenue be-
tween Eighth street and Luna
Boulevard,
1t was recommended that a
cheaper water rate for garden pur-
poses be granted during the com
ing season, and that a garden in
spector be secured to pass upon
the garden as to whether the city
was justified in making the rate.
The city manager was ordered to
report on the matter of securing
an inspector,
A letter was read from the pres
ident of the National Security
League accepting the cooperation
of the city in the matter of obserV-
ing May day as an Americanization
day and for the holding of patriotic
demonstrations. A suggestive pro-
gram was also submitted to the
commission. 1t was voted that the
ItldllcI nc ItI6lltu W lilt SlltliiiiNl
of Commerce with the recommen-
dation that they handle the affair,
but if they didn't the commission
would take the matter up.
In the MATTER of opening up the
North Fourth street park, the com
mission was informed by the city
manager that people who had 2ur
chased the buildings would begin
to remove them Monday.
1t was suggested by Commission
E. b. Swope that the city use the
men sentenced to the city Jail in
doing some street work. He was
informed by Mr.. Hebenstreit that
they had found this to be unsatis-
factory.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the letter from A. r. Hebenstreit tC
the city commission, in which he
stated to them that he wished &c
resign was read and the following
resolution was drawn up anG
unanimously adopted, accepting hi.
resignation and thanking him fol
| his services:
Whereas, A. r. Hebenstreit, city
manager of the city of Albuquerque
since the 18th day of August, 1917
has presented his resignation tC
the city commission as such city
manager, under date of February
II, 1920, to enter private business
and
Whereas, The city commission
has reluctantly accepted such re-
signation, effective the LIST day OF
March, 1920, and
Whereas. During the time the
said A. r. Hebenstreit has been en-
ployed as city manager of the city
of Albuquerque, he has rendered
services uniformly satisfactory tc
the commission because of his ag-
gressive and constant attention to
the business of the city and the
welfare of its people, now, there.
| fore, be it
Resolved, BY the city commits.
sion of the city of Albuquerque:
That A. r. Hebenstreits resigna
ton as city manager of the city OF
Albuquerque be accepted with re-
gret; and that the thanks and APP
probation of the city commission
| be extended to him because of the
efficient manner in which he has
discharged the duties of his office
throughout the time of his en-
ployment.
WALTER NJ CONNELL,
| Chairman, City Commission.