The evening herald., 1920-11-29
CITIES TO ASK
NEW LAWS Of
LEGISLATURE
M Municipal Lee a que
Frames Demands at
Session Here

Discussion OF laws relative to mu-
nlcipnities formed the chief business
OF tho morning session OF the Munich
pal League OF rev Mexico which is
meeting today at the Chamber OF
Commerce building. Following
discussion a committee was appoint
ed to draw up recommendation re-
garding laws Affecting cities and
present these recommendation to the
next state Legislature. The COM
mittce consists of Vincent Jones OF
Ruton; city Attorney WIN Kclcher Of
Albuquerque, city Attorney Living
ston Of Belen and Mayor John NJ.
Rose of Roswell.
The meeting opened this morning
with an address OF welcome by Walter
NJ. Connell, chairman OF the city COM
mission. who said that Albuquerque
was glad to be the meeting place for
such u gathering. Ills address was
followed by the report OF city Man
ager James n. Gladding, secretary Of
the league.
Dr. Busby Speaks.
DT Frederick II. Busby. city health
officer. was the principal speaker OF
the morning His subject was Pub
lie Health in municipalities" He
compared the methods used by city
health departments years ago with
tnOSe OF the present uaAs
He said that the nlden belief was
strongly for quarantine measures and
that disease was carried more by
things than by people. The health
OFFICERS used tn emphasize the need OF
burning all clothes, ne said. The
present day belief. he said. Ii that
disease Is carried more by people than
on clothes.
lie referred to the milk situation
IL. \. d.
have ever 80 ciean premisis but
that one person could become a cnr-
ricr and contaminate all the milk.
lie explained the divisions OF health
department and the duties of ench.
New LAWS Wanted.
Among the suggestions made re-
garding laws effecinR cities were that
the road tax law be repealed, that q
law be passed requiring money col
lectcd from the issuance OF state au-
tomobile licenses to he divided among
the cities In proportion to the amount
collected In each county, that law
hc passed authorizing cities to issue
certificates OF Indebtedness for the
purpose OF purchasing fire apparatus,
or to pay for paving; that the consti-
tuition be amended so "a city could
vote for the issuing OF bonds at a
special as well as a regular election
that "A law be passed giving cities
police powers for n mile without the
cdty limits that n law be passed
making II felony TO remove
mortsaged cars from the state; that
law be passed making speed limit
on state roads; that = law be passed
granting cities power to pledge fu-
ture earning OF public utilities M a
guarantee for the payment OF aud for
extensions and improvements; and
that law with reference to the issu-
ance OF refunding bonds shculd be
so amended an TO make II possible
for cities TO refund bonds at n higher
rate OF interest than the rate of in
tcrest In the original state.
Afternoon Session.
John Milne and the Rabbi Noise
Bergman were the speakers at the
afternoon meeting. their topics be-
ing respectively THE Relation oi
school Finances 10 Municipal Gov.
crnment Finances In General" and
THE Problem of Caring for u CitS
and County 1udigcnt."
Others present at the meeting be-
sides the above named include CitS
Attorney Tomllnson Fort of Roswell
and Mayor James l.. Briscoc ol
Tucumcari