Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-02

VI Mig iuC DiiIioh HiSh Soh
missioner, Field Marshal Lord
Allenby, congratulated King Fuad,
whom he addressed as "your
majesty"
liens, most of them eager to sell
locations. The wonder is not that
the commissioners bought reser-
yoir and we'll locations. but that
they bought as few as they did.
They were swamped with offers.
Leopold Urged Parks.
In the mattet OF parks. Aldo
Leopold appeared at the second
meeting of the commission to urge
Rio Grande park. on February
6, 1918, Mr.. Leopold presented
complete report on the project.
The city pledged $4,000 toward it
On September IL, 1918, he again ap-
peared to ask condemnation pro-
ceedings against certain property
owners. The matter was suspend
ed for period and has been dor
mant for some time now, but II
| was Mr.. Leopold who deserved
credit for it's conception.
There is much talk OF a city
plan. The minutes of the COM
mission show that on october 80,
| 1918, Mr.. Leopold presented a plan
| for systematic planting OF trees
and that "a copy of the plan is on
fils in the clerks office" That is
all the action that is recorded.
Possibly that explains the sudden
presence of other plans of which
no one knew until the election
opened.
OF course, there Is really n
! city plan. 1t was launched at
q meeting of the city commits
sion on December 4, 1913, Mr..
Wade being chairman. AT the
same meeting, the first steps
toward the paving of East
Central and West Central be-
yond Sixth street was pro-
posed and general paving
program adapted. Mr.. Wade's
share in that has not been
mentioned in campaign litera-
ture.
Mr.. Wade kept things moving on
having. The proposed paving pro-
gram was brought up for action by
the commission and carefully dis
cussed on May 22, 1919. Two days
later. Mr.. Wade died. The provis-
ional order was given for the paw
ing district on June IL, 1919. MT
Wade's connection with the re-
ljuvenation OF paving in Albuquer-
que should be obvious.
| Tijeras Avenue Crossing.
The press agent for Messrs. con-
nell, Reynolds and Mclaughlin
praises them for putting a watch'
man at the Tijeras avenue crossing
The Central Labor Union on Sep
Itember s, 1919, pointed out TO the
city commission that the TiJerus
avenue crossing was without q
watchman and asked that one be
placed there. With their customary
disregard FOR labor's requests, the
commission ignored the appeal
They let the matter drift until o
Santa Fe train nearly wrecked ohe
of George Roslington's street cars
Then they bumped themselves.
! With notable efficiency, theJ
vacillated between the Santa re
railroad, the street car company
land the state corporation commits
!. sion. The matter rocked along un'
til finally they passed a simple city
ordinance requiring the Santa Ft
Ito nut in the watchman-two years
after the appeal from labor.
Take the matter of health. On
January 8. 1918, Mr.. Redington
suggested the passage or some san
litary restrictions. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Reynolds. seconded by Mr.. Con-
nell, action was deferred. Or. y
E, aller, DR.. o. T., Hyde, Dr. M
X. -Wylder and DR.. L. S, Peters ap'
peared on November 5, 1919, II
ask q health department. Or
January 28, 1920, a number of doc
tors appeared to ask a full time de-
partment. On May 19, Commls'
sioner Hughes moved that health
levy be adopted. This was done
a quarter Of a mill being granted
on August 25, DR.. Waller asked Q
n raise in the levy. Action was de.
| ferred. Mr.. Hughes finally moved
the granting of higher levy ano
Inc establishment of a combined
city and county department. Thl'
carried.
Band concerts are nothing new
They were started in 1918, the days
of Mr.. Wade. and have been mere
iy continued by the present com
missioners.
The water rate for gardening was
reduced on March 27. 1919. AS te
fire apparatus. Fire Chief FREQ M
Russell on June 3, 1920, appeared
before the commission and advisec
the purchase of an aerial truck ant
q chemical wagon and the con
struction' Of a drill tower.
So t has gone. When the
commission has not followed
! the excellent guidance OF MIR.
Wade, 1t has taken the advice
OF Department heads he em-
plOyed. Take what you will
band concerts, city plan, water
,upnly, having program, IL
nance scheme, sanitary regu-
latiOns--yOu can trace tnc m
ceptiOn to MIR. Wades ADMIN.
lstration. which has been SO
adroitly concealed during the
present campaign.
Tne press agent of the triumvi
rate mentions the soldiers and sail
ors' park--another case where tn
CITY paid heavy paving costs. Bu
he ignores the children's parl
where the paving bill amounted y
Ss13.19 on a triangle "a by so. Th'
city commissioners accepted tina
lemon after Charlie Wade died.