The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-05
TAKES STEP
To RESTR|GTBONAG
Sellers Offers to Sell Uni
versity Heights Wa
ter System

IA steps To- placn restrictions on box
ing bouts or prize fights In Albuuucr-
que were taken last night by the city
commissioners n the result Of an ALL
day probe yesterday BY the city police
department OF she riot which followed
the fight at the Armory Tuesday
night.
Followins discusslon as to whether
there should be only restrictions
placed On theIn' the commissioners in
structed City Attorney Will A. Kcle-
her to draw up an ordinance for con-
sideFatlon at tho next meeting. The
oppressed last night, should license
flghts-at 500 each. where admission
Is charged and should bar the at
tendance OF boys under is years or
age unless accompanied by guardians.
The license fee, II Is pointed u VIII
enable the city to place extra police
men at the ringsides to keep order.
Sell Water System.
Col. ID. X. y. Sellers, representing
the University Hcights improvement
company. Appeared before tho com
missioners and asked that the city
purchase the University Heights
wafer. system. Tho plan he made was
that tho city purchase the system at
i cost equal TO the Investment made
NY the University Heights people.
| This cost could be obtained by having
the city auditor or manager check
the books and bills OF the company.
no said. Tho cost OF the system VIII
apprpximate 10000.
Colonel Sellers plan was that tho
| city nay $4,000 down and the other
payments from rentals collected from
1.-The water usarH. Colonel Sellers said
Inc thought the plan a good one for
lthe city as we'll az tho hill residents
las he believed II only n matter OF
time until the city would want to
increase it's water supply. The Uni
versity Heights company has been
considering tho building OF n reservoir
on a hill cast OF the present reservoir
which Is said 10 be 100 feet higher
than the city reservoir. This ground
the city could also buy tho colonel
said. He said the system In use on
tile hill was standard
Following a discussion OF the mat
Tier, Commissioner Thomas Hughes
moved that the city manager be In
lBtrncted to make an investigation OF
tho PROPOSITION and to report at the
noxt meeting.
Investigate Building.
The commissioners also instructed
the city to investigate tho
water possibilities OF the Sturgcs-
Kent tract for the purpose OF drilling
additional VOLS there ~ found suit
liable.
Following the reading OF a letter
from w. p. Motcalf. regarding the
remodellng OF his building; 114r1it
South Third. street, the commission
ers ordered Edmund Ross and II. o
lDuerr TO act rs a committee to de
ttcrmino tho condition OF the building
i<rhc city hHs refused Mr.. Mctcaif
permit %. improie his building on thu
lground that ~ Inns d~etoriorated NOR,
Than. 10 per cont. II MI Duerr ant
lRfr. RcHj cannot agree upnn the con
tdition 1f tho building a third person
Is TO be named TO meet with them.
A petition OF 10 signers asking fol
la street light at Fourteenth stree
land Marble avenue. a placed OF
file, for investigation. The city man
lager. was instructed to write a lettei
Ito the state board OF health Offering
1.-THE two rooms IN the basement o.
the city hall for a clinic for venerea
ldiseases.