The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-25
A. x. Hebenstreit, in Address, Shows
How Outlying Districts Would Benefit
By Coming Into the City Limits

mouent. IL the c%asspool " to be In
existence Ia our future University
Heights district. which. In my opln-
ion. is the future select residence dis
trict OF the city, what Is going 70
happen when that district Is thickly
aettled with a cesspool every 30 or 70
feet. each cesspool growing worse
from health and physical comfort
A~tandpoints ear after year There
In oniy one thing left for the people
Of thai district to do. and II " nay
prediction that they viii have 10 10
Il within the next > ear n II ] do
not underestimate the callher OF the
peopl. living In that district. maybe
sooner. II | do underestimate them,
the activities OF Our state Board OF
Health win never permit these con-
ditlons to .Nis, Tor longer than i've
eara. The only alternative II 20
build their own sewer system ana
that problem not only involves the
CARRYING away OF the scwnge, but OF
Its disposal. Sewer reduction ny
means OF filtration plants or an In
generator Will be paramount aiong
with the sewage system. The as
posal problem will also be confronted
by the city proper and what more
economical or better way could be
devised tina the solving Of this prob
NfIN W thAh 1879"
Surely Il II to the advantage of the
outlying communities to be permitted
to have il solved for them. This pre-
the possibility OF the sep
arate Incorporation argument being
dVanced Understand the problem
could not be- solved at all at TINS
time by the citizens Of the heights
because they nave no legal machinery
to permit them to 90 80. IL they
90 nRuNAlN NhN 7
expense entailcd to establish a gov
m of their own and h financ-
ing OF such stupendous problems
would place "A burden on these PEG.
pie that would make the increased
lakes Of the city OF Albuquerque loon
like "A dime after 8 cents OF II was
used for carfare.
Additional Water Cost.
In order to base our figures on
something tangible. let US eliminate
the University Heights c%essnool prob
lem from further discussion and go
on 10 other features.
The additional water cost. h IN
the University Heights Is the same
thnnks to the University Heights
FOR keeping It so. but IN
other outlying communities the rate
on u minimum OF water II ~
possible to use for an ordinary home
IN 49, follows: outside. A5ij gallons
for 81 90; inside, 5,l42 gallons Tor
$50. or an increased cost per month
Of IS cents or $40 per year. and In
addition 10 this extra annual cost
they must build their W line, pay
interest on the Investment and keep
the line In repair. which Is "A SUD-
~s,antial item, especially after a little
cold snap.
Now. the matter OF Insurance. The
insurance rates at this moment on
houses outside vary from - cents to
20 cents per hundred more than In
-urHuCe on the same class Of houses
inside the city. Twenty-Five cents per
hundred average on the average OF
g. homes described heretofore insur-
ed at $500 entails an average addl-
tionul cost to non-residents OF S1.Hs
per year In addition to these costs. Il
ID huI-r outside the city b. within 10
fvot OF another uousc the rate IL i'm
creased 80 per cent; il within 20 feet
oI another house, 20 per cent. and u
within 40 feet Of another house, 10
pyI cent. Rcsidrs thes" increases, 20
cents per hundred b. added FOR each
uup \our Of these charges are IN
effect inside the city.
In connection with these problems
I might ask what would the rate be
it the city were to withdraw It's fire
protection This protection Is given
10 the property owner outside 'as well
az It can be given with the Inadequate
hydrants and pipe lines existing at
practically no cost. II h true the
county pays the city IS 600 per year
hut IS per cent Of this II paid Tor out
ot city taxes and / imagine that ID
per cent moro is paid FOR by people
IN Bcrnalillo county who get no
benefit from this protection. II there
any reason why this protection should
continue tn be given u people outside