Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-24
INCORPORATION PROMISES.
A Citizen Makes a Plain Talk for the
Benefit of Santa FEES Municipal
Government.
Some Places that smell to Heaven"
Will They Ever Get a Move on
Themselves
To the Editor of the New Mexican

men the people were asked 10 vote tor
Incorporation, those mostly interested
agreed to see to it that certain improve
ments were made in the appearance of
the city. The poor people were promised
work by way Of cleaning streets, opening
new streets, building sewers, building side
walks and many other things incidental
to the new order of affairs and in keeping
with the modern idea of progressive
city The people are beginning to won
der why our city fathers do not do some
thing tangible. Surely there is abundant
opportunity. For fear the eyes of our al.
dermen may be trihe myopic, we sug-
gest that they buy some spectacles, and
with little Carbolic acid as disinfectant,
proceed to the following localities and
then Judge what had best be done and
when.
|. A journey down Water street from
the rear of Patterson's stable to the Santa
Fe Southern railroad track will reveal q
stencil uneQualled in any city in the
world. When tourists and visitors come
to the city, We suggest by all means, that
every real estate dealer and public spirited
citizen hire hack and give the visiting
capitalists a genuine Santa Fe smell it
may not be pleasant but it will prove in
terestng.
2. What is the matter with repairing
the bridge over the river just beyond the
convent OF the Sisters of Loretto? Don't
you believe couple of coats of mineral
paint would improve this interesting relic
OF former county administration
3. What is the matter with forbidding
saloon keepers and restaurant keepers
| from emptying slops, stale liquids and spit
toon Stops in the streets?
4. Why don't you establish grade on
Palace avenue and compel property own
ers to build side walks of a certain class +?
DO you propose delaying this until winter
is upon us? This suggestion would also
apply to Washington and Don Gpspar
avenues.
>. What is the matter with establish
ing grade around the plaza and compel
Ing property owners to build sidewalks Of
a certain class and also put in curbing?
=. What Is the matter with filling up
the hole IN Gaspar avenue near the Ra-
mona school?
!. What is the matter with putting in
acequia boxes at all places where main
or central acequias cross the streets and
alleys?
s. What is the matter with an official
survey OF the Rio Santa Fe within the
corporate limits looking to a location of
boundary lines of riparian owners and a
subsequent embankng, Strengthening and
regulating of the stream?
8. sWhat is the matter with improving,
widening and grading the street leading
from Beatty's grocery store to and by the
capitol?
10. What is the matter with establish
ing grade in Washington avenue to the
northern city limits and the passing of an
ordinance to open and grade the same?
IL. What is the matter with providing
the city marshal with means to clean the
streets?
Now all the above improvements are
immediate necessities. They can not all
be done at once, but for heavens sake,
gentlemen, make start Get a move on
yourselves. Don't attend council meet
lngs and make regulations for yourselves
as chair warmers. Don't give it out that
incorporation is an experiment and make
It very costly one by doing nothing.
The tlrst thing you should do is to com
mence on the Water street sewer and in
locating it you should take into consider
alton the necessity of drainage from an
elevation at least IA feet below the level
OF the plaza. Every new building will
want drainage from the cellar and these
facts should be borne IN mind. A sewer
ample TO carry off the sewerage in the
district comprising the northern portion
of the city can be built for comparative.
ly small sum, if located in Water street.
After you have disposed of the sewer
business, why not commence on side
walks? They will cost the city nothing
except at street crossings. The property
owner will pay for the walk and his prop
erty will be enhanced in value much
more than the price of the walk, when
once 1t has been constructed. An i'm
provement of this kind breeds like i'm
provement in another part of the city ;
when one sees by practical demonstration
that benefits are being derived by certain
mproVements, he wants a similar i'm
proyement to his own property.
Now, gentlemen, please consider this
communication in the spirit in which it
is written. Don't think that the writer
OF the people are complaining. All we
want is some evidence of an intent on
your part to accomplish something of
material benefit to those who will have to
foot the bills. Very respectfully,
TAX PAYER.
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