The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-29
SW0PE RUSHES TO
DEFENSE Of CITY
MANAGER CALK|NS
CONSTITUTES Question by
We'll as Fierce
Attack

An example OF fleeing when ma
one pursued occurred at the meet
Ing OF the city commissioners last
night whom Ed Swope. with the
loyal supper, % clyde Tingiey aud
Chairman W. II. Walton. rushed
calamity 10 the defense Of the city
manager. whom no attack was be-
Ing made on him.
Sidney We'll wanted to know why
the city always picked on Roma
venue and left n unrepaired and
unlighted while other streets had
some attention. lie moved that
the matter be turned over 10 tho
city manager. with Instructions Ia
report at the next meeting.
The motion was seconded by Tom
Hughes. but when put 10 n vote II
was lost. Then the storm broke.
Ed Swope, who missed a wed.
ding because OF the commissioners
meeting. opened the attack.
That motion war voted down on
the principle involved" he said.
You are trying to bclittle the clty
manager. Your idea II just to vi
here and hagEle him. l intend
to stand by him until he does
something that is actually wrong.
Well replied that he thought
that as a city commissioner hs
thought he was entitled TO infor.
nation on affairs which concerned
the city. and that repeated requests
on his part had failed TO get tho
desired Information for him. Hs
said that swope Inferred that his
motives were not proper.
Shaking his finger nj Well across
the table. Swope replied: II don't
infer TO anybody. deal direct
with everyone. and that includes
you"
TlnEley and Walton came IA
Fwope's support. and both asserted
that they thought the city manager
vas all right.
A letter from the Elks was read
requesting that the commissioner
change their meeting night. An
ordinance was presented by Wal
ton. and PASCAL. changing the
meeting night for the commission
from Wednesday 20 Tuesday night
and making the time 1880 O'Clock
for all seasons 81 the year, instead
81 s o'clock in the summer time. ~
II now IL. This ordinance carried
mn emergency clause. making n ef-
fective five days after publication
Tho new plumbing ordinance
with the cmergcncy clause at.
iached. allowing the Durham sss-
TEN Of plumbing IN huiidings In the
city. WINS also adopted.
After It's passage Il was necessary
TO pass another ordinance. making
the former lead pipe ordinance M
emergency ordnance also. In or.
der that both may become effcc,iv,
at tho same time.
Final scttlem 'nts nf tho claim.
ants In the police auto accident 81
May 10 were made. The propose,
owner Of tho oar driven by the %,
lice. for t27s war accepted Tn.
combined claim for 5000 % hotf
Isaac Gonzales and his son. Lur.,
ano Gonzales. was also nccepfed
The claim of Mr.. Isisell for SiOl
was rejected. and when q second
compromise Of s82b was presented
u was approved nv the commission
An Of these compromises mus
he approved by the district court
since litigation in the damage care,
has already been started.
y ffNA'N AiNiN wv Ivy Nff'fNNA
Hallway company was read. re-.
%aues,ing that the city commissioT
allow the company 10 pave bstweer
Its tracks where paving IN beinl
done with macadam mix instead
Of the concrete foundation pave.
mont which the contracts now TX.
iS,ing specify.
To Move Tracks
The company will resist any -
foff 20 Dig up and paw. IT. tracks
WITH any means ~ it, disposal. The
letter stated. Tho very ~eNlstenc'
~ tho corporation. Il said, H. In.
volved.
II also says that the compnn,
believes that The law under which
the commissioner act IN Illegal. IN.
less the company concurs In It's ae.
ton. Tho company proposes 1,
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