Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-04
PAVING PROGRAM
WILL Be PUSHED
7 D CONCLUSION
City Commission Adopts
Resolution Ordering I'm
provement of Many
Streets Before Winter.


The paving program for the re-
mainder of the present year, as
adopted last night by the city COM
mission, is as follows:
West Coal avenue from Fourth to
Seventh streets; West Silver avenue
from Third to Tenth streets; West
Lead avenue from Second to
Seventh streets; South Eighth
street from Central to Silver ave-
nues; South Tenth street from Gem
trail to Gold avenues; West Gold
avenue from Ninth to Tenth
streets: Park avenue; North Tenth
street from Central avenue to
Luna circle North Eighth street
from Central TO Tijeras avenues;
North Thirteenth street from Fruit
to Slate avenues; North Walter
street from East Central avenue to
Grand avenue; South Second street
from Coal avenue to the city limits;
South Seventh street from Central
to Coal avenues; Luna circle.
The resolution authorizing the
paving of the streets mentioned
above, also provided that action on
the following streets be postponed
until the early months of 1926
West Roma avenue, South Fourth
street, South Edith street, North
Sixth street, West New York ave
nue.. West Coal avenue west OF
Seventh street,
Commissioner Swope, who intro
duced the resolution, stated that IN
his opinion the streets on Whlch
paving is recommended can be i'm
proved before cold weather sets in.
He said that on those streets the
smallness of the opposition showed
the people to favor the paving. On
the streets which were deferred
until next year for action, many
persons now protesting will WITH
draw their opposition by next
spring, Mr.. Swope said.
No New Hearings.
1t was made clear that under the
resolution passed last night, no ad-
ditional protest hearings will have
to be held before action is taken
on the streets not recommended for
paving at this time.
Commissioner Hughes made
fight I'd have West Roma avenue
included in the paving program.
He said he had voted to pave many
other streets and thought the time
had come to vote to pave his own
street. Chairman Walton wanted
North Sixth street paved, but action
on it was deferred until spring,
principally because it would in
volve the paving of street inter
section on which the car line
crosses, and it was determined to
await the result Of litigation now
pending before ordering move paw
ing affecting the street car right
of-way.
A discussion of the building code,
brought up through applications
for modification of the inner fire
limits, impelled Commissioners
Swope and Hughes to declare them
selves in favor Of no changes.
Hughes said the code was the re-
silt of a great deal of hard work.
in which architects and builders OF
the city had assisted; that 1t was
made necessary by the TRANSITION
of Albuquerque from a village to
city, and that he would vote TO
abolish the whole thing rather than
to change it. Commissioner Swope
said that the adjustment OF the
inner fire limit would increase the
insurance rates in that section py
so per cent, and he considered the
saving In insurance of more I'M
nortance than the building of few
structures Of only semi-tlre-prool
construction.
The city manager was empower
ed to investigate into certain spe-
cific cases. one of them the COM
pletion of a two-story building
which was begun under the OLD
code and rooted at the
first story with the intention OF
adding the second story later. rms
is the Graham Mcdonald building
The proposed addition to the yrs
sari building. facing west on North
Fourth street near Central avenue
also has caused some contention
under the building code.
D. f. Mcdonald. in discussing
the building code. said that a new
rate, granting a Hldteiiai
reduction has gone into effect In
the business section in July of this
year. He declared that property
owners should have the right to
have their policies rewritten I'M
der the new rate now. and not be
to await the expiration
Of their policies.
The inclusion of the Country
club addition in the city limits was
held UP until +he owners OF the
involved are able to COM
ply fully with the requirements OF
The law that an abstract be sub
Intited showing that 100 per cent of
The property owners desire the in
clusion. So far as is known every
owner desires the addi-
lion to become part of the city. |
but the city attorney said there
might be some unknown property
owners who would object later and
lullify the entire proceedings.
Present at the meeting were