Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-16
THE GRANT TRUSTEES.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
work Of the TruStses in the Matter
81 Government Reservoirs is Pro-
crossing as Rapidly as Possible.
70 the Editor Of The Optic.

the board of grant trustees
does not keep any record OF It's pro
ceedings, and that Its action IL sec.
ret. To correct this u~nfounded rumor
Ii the purpose Of this communication.
Az full and carefully prepared minutes
0f the proceedings Of the board as
am capable Of making as secretary
Is kept by the board Of every act done
AT each meeting cf the board the min
utes Of the preceding meeting y read
and, II correct, approved. and Il II
correct. which rarely occures, amend.
ed and then approved. These minutes
are In good shape and are being tran.
scribed Into q record purchased for
that purpose. / will take great pleas.
ure az any time In giving to \ per
son any information desired. relating
10 any action Of the board and VIII
read for them any resolution or item
about which they may wish informa
lion.
MI. RaynoIds, the president, furri-
ished free III charge d room IN the
First National bank block. Las Vegas,
Tor The ne Of the board, and regular
meetings are held each Saturday fore
noon Beginning ii 10 o'clock y some
times happens, as III all boards that
d quorum ii nof present, but as q
rule tho meetings are eacli Saturday
These meetings are open and public
and quite frequently persons attend.
Many persons iii different meetings
have been present. and tho board will
al all times be pleased To have any
and all persons attend who care % do
40. All secretary OF the board, ! will
be glad, at any time, 70 give any IN
formation possible 70 any person ~,
terested. In any and ali matters re.
lating to the proceedings VI the board
Our first work was to raise the nee
cssary money and get the grant pat
ent. This has been done and the same
has been recorded for public inspec,
ton. Most of the work 50 far has
been matter Of routine. IT Will be
observed by the newspapers Of this
week that the board has taken de-
clded action on two matters Of Inn.
portance. II has also recommended
to the chief Justice certain rcgula.
tons relating 10 the mineral land ON
the grant. recommending TO the jude
that the United states land laws 50
far as they can be made mp.
plicable, be applied to the mineral
lands. but providing there shall be
no disturbance To the rights, occupa'
tion or possession OF the settlers on
the grant.
The members or the board so far
have served without compensation have
devoted much time to their duties,
and II IL safe TO say that more real pro
grcss has been made In the last two
years toward a fair and Just solution
Of questions affecting the public IN
tcrests In the Las Vegas grant, than
for any ten years before.
Al least three different agents q
the government have been secured e
look over the reservoir site. with the
view to securing favorable govern
ment action. Water measurements
have been installed IN the streams
tributary TO the reservoir 70 demon
strate TO the government the exis
tence OF sufficient water TO Justify the
expenditure needful 70 construct the
.roservoir and laterals. much cores
pondence has been carried On with the
department Of the interior TO the same
end.
Ii must be borne In mind that the
Interior department Is proceeding
cautiously and must be satisfied
that there il water sufficient available
10 do the work. before largs sums OF
money Will 81 expended on reservoirs.
All this requires time and effort
Ii Ii easy 10 find fault aud criiieise.
let those who do 50. come In and
lend d helping hand. 10 push the work
~ development along. u. VI LONG
In the case &c ed" Butler, The boss
81. Louis boodler. conviction seems
10 have becn the easiest part q The
prosecution Of The charges asains,