Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-30

shnpld mol be interrupted, but onoour.
aged aud aided. Las Vegas can, and
should be, the most beautifully shaded,
as It Is the most handsomely located Of
any city south OF the mountains. 1t
should have the best graded and clean
est streets, regular side walks, lovely
parks, and to that end should manifest
its approval Of industrious public Of
%icials, who were working SC well to
that end. In the last year the public
parks have been greatly improved.
Dead trees have been removed, new
ones planted, the ground fertilized and
placed in condition II the same public
spirit shall continue where they will
be indeed a credit and an ornament.
The water approache to the city have
been improved, and the city's right to
an adequate water supply from the
acequia, greatly strengthened. A
year ago the city boundaries were un-
known and underlined, now they are
marked with substantial monuments,
and a record made that defines our
boundaries and lines with certainty.
Arrangements have been made for the
opening of Eighth street north to the
city limits, through the triangle at the
intersection Of the Upper, town and
Mora road without cost and to the
satisfaction OF the interested parties,
which straightens out the streets in
that locality, and provides a place for
the new sanitarium building, soon to
be erected.
There has been accumulating for
years, q floating indebtedness of the
city amounting now to about fifteen
thousand dollars, paying interest at 70
per cent. Measures are in process of
execution which, il carried out, will
soon result in the refunding Of this
debt, at a low rate of interest, and on
long time.
These are a few Of the many things
not mentioned, which the city has done
within the last twelve months, and In
which there has been the most earnest
cooperation, between mayor and city
council, a council not entirely unani.
nous in its political sentiment, but
nevertheless one which has been most
diligent in its attention to the public
interests. This has been, emphatically,
an economical and business admins
tration. So far, not a jar or discord
has existed. Everything has moved
smoothly. and all have worked for the
city, and the public has seemed to enter
into this anne feeling, SO that to-day
Las Vegas seems, united, harmonious
and alive to its true interests. Will it
be good policy to introduce discordant
elements, or make a break in this har-
monious, forward movement
Not a dollar of indebtedness has
been created in the past year, and yet
more work has been done by far, than
for any two years previously. The
books have been completely over
hauled, so that the exact financial con.
dltion of the city can be seen at a
Not a day has passed, which
did not witness the mayor absenting
himself from his personal business. TO
give time and attention to public i'm
in this often attended by
efficient members of the city council.
Citizens of Las Vegas, a we justly
refuse to endorse such an administra-
lion of local a~ffairsP Is it to our in
terest as a city, as business men, to
turn down such menp Shall we ex-
certainty for uncertainty?
When a business man finds a faithful
competent employee, he is retained
and advanced. So 1t should be in mu-
affairs. This is a matter Of
great Importance to property owners,
and business men. 1t is time that
every one put his shoulder to the wheel,
to earnestly stand by the men who
stand by and build up the town.
Forward the good work should be
our motto. Rising above all questions
Of men, above all questions Of party,
and every other question, should be
The determination to, with earnestness
and unity, unite together and push
Onward this city with continued zeal,
it what nature intended, beau
iful in it surroundings, an inviting
to strangers, and a center OF
business and homelike which will at
ract the best elements OF society, and
rive it q controlling influence in the
'outhwest.
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