Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-29
COMMISSIONERS
ENDORSE HEALT
BOARD PROGRAM
In Favor of Employing Full
Time Corps of Health Of
fiCerS to Secure RoCkefel-
! Ter Financial Aid.

The city commissioners last
night expressed their desire to CO.
operate with the county commits
sioners in establishing a county
health board such as would be nee
essary to secure aid from the Rock
efeller foundation. An effort will
lie made to arrange joint meeting
Of the two bodies this afternoon at
which time the proportionate tax
levy necessary for both county and
city will be arrived at. A repre-
sentative of the county commits
sioners stated that thew are in favor
of the health board plan.
Or. c. E. Waller of the state
heath department was present and
outlined the nlan before the COM
missioners. Three counties of the
state would be required to adopt
the plan In order for any one of
them to secure Rockefeller aid. In
addition to Bernalillo, the counties
of San Miguel, Santa Fe and Me-
Kinley have the proposition under
consideration.
1.-The Establishment of n county
health board consisting of a full
time health officer. three inspect
ors and one clerk is necessary If
the county is to obtain aid from
the Rockefeller foundation DR.. NJ.
K. Wylder. chairman of the county
commissioners, stated Yesterday.
"'The Rockefeller foundation would
pay the salary of the full-time
health officer but the rest of the
expense would have to be met by
the city and county.
Special Levy Necessary.
1.-THE total cost Of the board
would be about 81. 900 per year, 1t
is estimated, The present health
officers now cost the county and
city $4,000 per year and this would
mean that an additional $4,000
would have to be raised by a spe-
cial levy" 1t was estimated at the
city commissioners meeting that
the total levy necessary would be
Il one-half mill levy to be met
jointly by the city and county. If
such a levy is made for 1921 the
money would not become available
until June of that year and until
that time a full-time health officer
will be employed.
H. B. Watkins of the Chamber of
Commerce has been behind the
move and stated yesterday that if
Albuquerque is to make an appeal
to health seekers the establishment
of such a health board as the one
proposed becomes a necessity both
as a protection to the health seek
ers and the well people of the city.
Ihirty-four Taxi Companies i'm City
An effort will be made by the
city commissioners to obtain the
vacant lot east of the Y. M. C, A.
building for use of the taxi drivers
as a central taxi station. Records
show that there are now thirty
four companies licensed in the
city, each of them operating one
to five cars. An ordinance requir-
ing parallel parking of cars in city
streets was taken under consider
alton.
The ordinance governing the use
of the city sewers by property
owners outside the city limits was
amended making the charge for
connection SIS for each house or
apartment served with gravity
sewers and SIS for each house or
apartment served under the pump
ing system.
Business Streets Paved First.
Under the city paving program
business streets will be given first
consideration, it was decided. City
Manager Gladding said at pres
ent the cement and asphalt market
is very uncertain and suggested
that while a tie-up in paving is
threatened it would be better not
to have the business streets torn
up. The paving of Fourth street
yesterday was stopped because of
shortage of asphalt. he said. How
ever, as soon as the market be-
comes stable the original paving
program will be carried out.
E. B. Swope stated that the ice
company was still demanding the
purchase of $3.50 coupon books
City Attorney Keleher was directed
to write letter to the ice com
pany and find whether it was their
plan to continue in this demand.