Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-18
RESOLUTIONS PASS
Executive Committee FayOrs
One Municipality SatisfactO-
ry to Both Sides.
APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL

A|fA1t y NNiiiiiS1 dh AiApOt tuul buSiiiGDr
meeting between committee of the
most substantial men of the west side
and the executive committee Of the
board of trade was held for the pur-
pose of discussing the question of q
consolidation of the two towns on a
basis satisfactory to both The raso-
lutions passed at the meeting, as well
as the sentiments expressed, go far
towards proving unfounded statements
made by various parties that there is
no hope Of consolidation, and that a
majority Of citizens on both sides are
against it. The resolutions passed by
the executive committee last night,
favoring incorporation will be submit
ted by the west side committee at the
public meeting in Buffalo hall tonight.
The committee OF business men
from the west side was composed of
Messrs. Chas. Spiess. O. A. Larrazolo.
Jefferson Reynolds and Chas. Ilfeld.
Messrs. Rosenwald and Davis. mem.
bers of the board Of trade. also ex-
pressed the sentiment Of the business
men Of the west side. The Optic is in,
fonnr. that each member OF the Nast
side committee argued In favor d
consolidation. Mr.. Epiess said that a.
the west side has more than 1900 in.
habitants, it will be impossible to car
ry out the proposition to INCORPORATE
separately under the name Las Vegas
as town. Two cities, of Las Vegas,
If not illegal. would be preposterous.
He claims that the west side will bring
in a revenue Of $1,000 year and will
require an expenditure of only So, 500.
The school sections OF the west side
are both doing well. Mr.. Spiess be-
lieves a consolidation Of school inter.
ests will also be Of great Importance.
Mr.. Reynolds advanced as one among
many reasons why consolidation will
prove beneficial the fact that the small
population given in the census reports
at present discourages outsiders from
establishing enterprises or investing
money. Mr.. Larrazolo made strong
argument in favor of Incorporating The
whole Of the west side with the east
side. He pointed out the advantages
to be gained by harmony Of interest
and large, united population. The TAX
ing in Of outlying and poor sections Of
the west side, he said, would invite
no additional expense The amount Of
money derivable from the west side
as whole was the criterion.
Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Judell, Thos. Ross
and others expressed themselves in fa
vor Of consolidation.
1t was brought out that the taxable
property of the east side wcs about
Sl,20O.ooo and of the west side $780,
900,
The west side committee asked the
board 'of trade Representatives to re.
quest LheNseity council to appoint d
committee 10 canfer with committee
from the Business Mems association
regarding u basis VI consolidation.
Every member Of the executi,e com.
mitiee except one was present when
the following resolutions were passed
without dissent. though some Of ihs
members refrained from voting:
Resolved. That this committee re-
quest the city council to appoint a
committee TO confer with a committee
from the other side on the subject Of
consolidation in accordance with the
request made by the west side com
mittee
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
committee that It IL in sympathy with
the general proposition to. consolidate
the two towns into one municipality,
provided 1t can be arranged satisfacto.
rily to both sides.
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