Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-13
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE

Mexican for an expression of my Opin
ion as to what disposition should b.
made of the lands and property of tn
Fort Marcy Reservation" says Associ
ate Justice John r. McFie, the onl,
member of the territorial Supreme
Court residing in Santa Fe, Il will sa.
that after proper site or sites are
chosen for new school houses, the re
mainder should be sold and the pro
ceeds used in erecting modern schoo
houses The most pressing need Of
Santa Fe is modern school houses. TC
secure them without increasing the
burden of local taxation, can be &C
complished only by selling the reser
vation and applying the proceeds to
their construction. The schools of this
city should be opened in new school
houses If it is possible to erect them
by the time they commence in Sep.
| tember.
Would Have Property Appraised.
"As regards to my opinion as to
what disposition should be made of the
Fort Marcy Reservation" said A. M.
Bergere, Esq, clerk of the First Judi
cial District Court, "as citizen of
Santa Fe would be in favor of having
the Fort Marcy Reservation appraised
by parties entirely disinterested in the
purchase of the lands and disposing of
all the property within the Fort Marcy
Reservation with the exception of the
square where the present school is be-
ing held, and that this square of land
should be set apart for the erection of
suitable school buildings upon it,
However have very serious doubts
as to whether the school board or city
can give good titles to any of the lands
and it should be looked into very care
fully by the city fathers and their at
torney before they attempt to SELL
am in favor of good schools and that is
centainly one of the principal things
that go to make up city and induce
outsiders to come here and reside
with their families"
Would Sell to Highest Bidder.
There is but one way to dispose of
the Fort Marcy Reservation in man.
ner for the good of the community in
all respects" said A. B. Renehan, Esq.
"The land running north of the lane
which runs from Grant Avenue to Lin
coin Avenue should be reserved for
school purposes, and the land lying
north of line drawn east and west
north of the Governors residence, as
we'll as the land south of the lane,
should be sold at public auction as
speedily as possible, so as to fall in
the hands of those having an individ-
ual interest, which would result in i'm
proyements, sidewalks and the like.
which would in turn make the proper
ty subject to taxes. All the land
struck off to the highest bidder for
cash would cause the proceeds to be
for unless outsiders bid the
in, it is doubtful if there is
sufficient local money available to pro-
duce proper return This difficulty
can readily be obviated by making it
that one-fifth of the sale
price shall be paid upon which the
deed shall be delivered, and one-fifth |
Of the remainder of the purchase price
in one, two, three and four years at
Or ten per cent interest. In this man.
ner the Fort Marcy Reservation would |
be revenue producing fund, the notes
for the deferred payments being held |
Or used as necessity might demand.
The details of this plan can be readily
worked out. l am unalterably opposed
10 the retention of the property for
leasing. 1t would thus become bone
If contention, as the collection OF
'ents would be delayed from time to
line from one cause or another, some
If which can readily be guessed at"
Favors Making it Taxable Property.
81 favor making the entire Fort
Marcy Reservation as now constituted
axable property" said Territorial
Treasurer j. H. Vaughn, with the ex-
,eption of that portion needed for
school purposes, If proper people get
lold of the property, it can be made
me of the prettiest and most valuable
'ealty holdings in the Capital City. II
old judiciously sufficient amount OF
money should be forthcoming to build
IN adequate high school building, fur
lish the same. and still have enough
eft to maintain it for years."
Give Us Good High School.
"Give us good high school, for 1T
s one of the crying and pressing needs
# the Capital City," said County Su-
of Schools John V. Con-
way, when approached on the subject
# the disposition that should be made
# the Fort Marcy Reservation. Il
hink the property should be disposed
# at once for the benefits that would
,ccrue to the school system of the
yapital City. There is nothing nicer,
r. places a city in the front rank as
much as good school buildings. When
ne goes today to Las Vegas or Aibu-
l.