Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-11
TAKES
OFFICE AS CITY
MANAGER TODAY
City Board to Determine An
nexation of School Land
to City at Next Meet; May
Amend Plumbing Rules.

Bert H. Calkins. newly appointed
city manager. will assume his
duties this morning instead of June
J., as was at first intended. City
Manager James Gladding's resigna.
ton was accepted some time age
by the commission to become eff
fective June l, but it was decided
by the commission last night to
start the new city manager at once
and to retain Mr.. Gladding in an
advisory capacity until that date,
Addition to City.
Members of the board of educa-
ton submitted their plan for the
annexation of 293 acres of school
land at the southeast edge of the
city. 1t is intended to erect a
school building on the land this
season and the board agreed to
construct its own water line to be
paid for out of rentals; to build
it's own street to the building and
to construct its own sewer line to
be connected with the line at the
city limits. which will be the outer
boundary of Highland place in case
that section is taken into the city.
The city commission discussed
the question at length and will
probably take action at the next
meeting when accurate figures as
to the expense to which the city
will be put have been compiled.
Amend Plumbing Rules.
An ordinance amending the
plumbing rules in the new city
building ordinance to conform with
the desires of the master plumbers
was given first reading by the
commission. The master plumb
ers objected to the ordinance be-
cause it did not specify what they
considered the best type of work.
Coal Avenue Viaduct.
The commission. acting as a spe-
cial committee, will arrange for a
conference in the near future with
officials of the Santa -'e railway
company regarding the erection or
q new viaduct over the railway
tracks at Coal avenue. The pur-
pose of the meeting will be to de-
termine who will bear the expense
of the improvement.
A report was made by the Metz
ditch committee stating that the
Metz estate had asked a prohibitive
price for the water rights to the
Metz ditch. which it is the desire OF
the city to close. AS the city is
unable to pay the price, an esti-
mate of the cost of permanent
bridges over the ditch at First, Sec
ond, Third, Fourth and Fifth
streets is to be prepared by the
city manager with a view of con-
structing the bridges in the near
future.
Rio Grande Park.
City Attorney Fl. b. Jamison was
instructed to start condemnation
proceedings against two pieces OF
land in the proposed Rio Grande
park location. The land is shown
on the map as belonging to 7. G..
and G. Apodaca. 1t is the purpose
of the commission to push the de-
velopment of this PARK as rapidly
as possible.
The question OF the city trucks
being used for hauling dirt from
South High street, which is to be
paved, to Mountain road. was dis
cussed, it being the opinion of sew
eral of the commissioners that ii
was not an economic measure. In
asmuch as all of the dirt which will
be needed for Mountain road re-
pair will be hauled there by this
noon, it was decided to allow the
hauling until that time,
Commissioner Clyde Tingley
brought up the question of the ir-
regular width of the paving on
South High street, which is caused
by the curb fronting the Reynolds
property being set back two feet
farther than along the rest of the
street. As it was learned that the
city manager had granted Mr.
Reynolds the privilege. and that it
would cost the city considerable to
remove the curb and gutter and re-
place it in line with the rest Of
the curb, it was decided to allow
it to remain as constructed.