Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-10
ALMOST 1900 ACRES OF LAND
The Finest Springs and the Most Beautiful Spot in
the Southwest Become the Property
Of the City.
THE COUNCIL ACTING WISELY And WELL

come, or sutllcient'for city of $4,000
population. This system will supply
the city with water for both domestic
and irrigation purposes and at the
proper time, when the city sees fit, the
reserve of water at the Trout Springs
can be piped down and utilized exclu-
sively for domestic purposes and the
larger system for irrigation, power, fire
service, etc.
The city council have been moving
cautiously in their plans and as fast as
possible Will put them into execution.
At the meeting of the council last
night the following ordinance yas pass.
ed and also resolution notifying the
Aqua Pura company of such action:
An Ordinance concerning streets,
avenues, lanes, alleys, parks,
and public grounds, and to pre-
vent obstruction thereof and
excavation therein, and to
regulate the laying of water
mains, pipes, tubes, and con-
duirs therein.
BE IT ORDAINED By THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, IN SAN MIGUEL
+ COUNTY, TERRITORY OF New MExICo:--
SECTION l. No person or persons, COM
pany or corp ration, shall make or cause
to procure to BE- made any excavations in
any Of the streets. avenues, ianes, ale Us,
parks, or public grounds within the limits
of thesCity' of Las Vegas, New Mexico, for
any purpose, or remUvs the earth or soil or
any part thereof therefrom, until specially
authorized to DO SO by permission IF the
city engineer and the two aldermen Of the
ward wherein such excavation or removal
of earth or soil is sought to be made, which
permission shall be in writing and
filed with the city clerk, and no person or
persons, company or corporation, when so
authorized, shall make any excavation
unti he shall erect sui able guard or
fence about the place of such excavation,
sufficient to prevent persons or animals
from being injured by falling into the
same. AND every person, company. or
corporation, making such excavation,
shall, when the purposes Of such eXeava-
ton are accomplished, or when so ord dered
by the city engineer, without delay, fill up
the same, so that it shall at least be in
as good condition as before said excavation.
SEC. 2. No person or persons, company,
or corporation shall lay or place along or
under any street, avenue, lane, alley,
park or public ground within the limits OF
said city any water maio, Iipe, tube, or
conduit, unless the same be placed or laid
at least six feet u ider and below the es-
| tablished grade of said street, avenue,
lane, alley, park, or public ground.
SEC. g. No person or persons, company,
or corporation, having license, permit
| right, or authority to lay or place water
mains, pipes, tubes, or conduits along or
undsr the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys,
parks, or public grounds In said city, shall
lay or place said water mains, pipes, tubes,
conduits, or aUy OF either of them without
first causing and procuring the city en-
gineer to survey, measure, designate and
lby suitable stakes mark the particular
part and portion of said street, avenue,
lane, allsy, park, or public ground to be
used for he purpose of water mains,
pipes, tubes, or conduits. A nd upoa writ
ten application therefor, fled With the
city clerk of said city, it shall be and is
hereby made he duty of the city engineer
to mage said surveys, measurements,
designation, and mark
SEC, 4. No per sOn or persons, company,
or corporation shall lay or place along OF
under any sire It, avenue, ane, alley, park,
or public place ia said city any water
main, pipe. tube, OF conduit that is Iess
than six inches in III ,meter Inside measure,
and no person or persons, company. OF
corporation, shall lay or place slong or
under any part OF any street, avenue,
lane, alley, PARK. or puhlic grouni lying
within the established or designated fire
limits of said city any water main, pipe,
tube, or nduit that is less than eight
inches 10 diane er insids measure.
SEC. 5. No person or persons, company,
or corp3ratlon having any license, permit,
right, or privilege to lay or p ace water
mRins. pipes, tubes, or conduits In the
streets, alleys, avenlss lanes, parks, OF
public grounds, or either or any of them
in said city, shall lav or place them or any
of them without providing them with such
stops, valves, cutoff, ny pass connection nus
and other med .rn a, d usual appll- nces
as will In the event CT repairs or chanSes
clio v aud permit the cutting CT Of the
wster ut Auy particular place in said
mf ins, pipes, Tubes, and couduits without
cuttlog of the water supply from an ares
greater than six hundred feet square.
Sec. 9. Whoever shall violate, often 1
against, or foil TO comply with the provis.
ions or any provision of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof before the
proper court or magistrate in said city, be
punished by 1ne IN any sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars ($100), or by i'm,
prisonment in the county Jail for any tern
not exceeding thirty days, or by such flo,
! aud Imprisonment.
sEc. Z. This ordinance shall take effect
and be In forcs in five days from and aftei
its publication.
, SlEo. s. AL ordinances or parts OF ordi'
nauces conflicting with the provisions o
this ordinances re hereby repealed.
Dated lais Nlnth day OF August, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred aud ninety
nine. Approved,
: Attest. H. g. CooRs,
CHAs. TAMME. Mayor.
Clerk.