The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

10 explain how our $1,000 population got into the census when
we actually have $4,000 people. 1t viii get Us exactly nowhere
There Is Just one way TO overcome this handicap, which has
become increasingly serious with the publication Of tho new census
figures and their general use in all publications giving municipal
populations. That Is TO make this q city Of $4,000 people; 10 get
our population into the municipality.
A hard job7
OF course its a hard job. Building a city has always been a
hard job. The cities that get built are the ones that attend to
the hard Jobs.
There Is a district just north Of Mountain road that has built
up within a year, It i dotted with little houses and beside almost
every house at supper time stands an automobile. Some of tho
automobiles look bigger than the houses That district, or a part
Of II, lacks water service and adequate sewerage equipment. When
these are available It viii be found building bigger houses. What
Is true 70 the north is true in a measure east, south and west.
According TO the report Of the city manager, read to the com
missicners last week, this city, through careful business manage
ment, has reached a point from which the city government car
begin to do some city building. Sewer extensions, enlarged water
service, revolving sidewalk funds; possibly a revolving paving fund
are in sight. We are ready TO 60 ahead. Can 1t be possible that
the owne,s Of property all around the city limits do not want to
60 ahead with the incOrporation7 II they understand what going
ahead means to property values they will want to go and viii well
come the opportunity.
When the city government gets started on its building pro.
gram 4 will be found that the program win expand over and over
again. But II cannot start as 1t should until such time as the popu.
ation and the property that eventually must be served is ready 70
join in and be served and participate.
Many Of us have felt that this problem might be solved by
the formation Of a city and county Of Albuquerque. Eventually
that may be worked out. It presents many difficulties that are
not in the way Of the expansion Of the municipal limits that should
and could be brought about now.
We have before us a list of the principal obstacles in the way
OF the expansion Of the city limits. They are all serious obstacles
There Is not one Of them that cannot be overcome. The Chamber
OF Commerce, cooperating with the city government and with prop.
erty owners in the suburban districts, can do this job and deliver
it complete by the time the city government is ready TO start the
city building program that must be carried out very soon.
Whenever we can step out as a bona fide city Of $4,000 popu.
lation 1t will be a comparatively simple matter 10 secure a special
census enumeration and an official announcement thereof. The
Importance Of that announcement can hardly be overestimated. But
the influence upon US here at home of being able to do it will be
infinitely more imp5rtan. in promoting the growth and prosperity
Of Albuquerque.
Shall we step out and grow; OF shall we continue TO rattle in
our little $1,000 shell the futile explanation Of why a city Of $4,000
peoples not?
he next halfcentury of progress sec us well rid Of the ills that flesh
links il is heir tot
No normally till the fve-cent cigar comes back-at > cents
instead of Is.