Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-16
IMPORTANT MEETING or
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Fort Marcy Tracts Formally Trans
ferred to it BY City-Tract for
School Buildings Selected.

The city board of education me
last evening in special session. There
were present: T. B. Catron, president
E. L. Bartlett, John Shoemaker, E.
Andrews, Pedro Roybal, G. w. Armijo
Manuel Delgado, Professor j. A. Wood
Clerk Hilario Trujillo who had beer
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Celestino Ortiz, pre-
sented himself and was duly sworn ir
as member of the board.
Mayor Sparks appeared before the
board and presented and turned over
to it a deed from the city of Santa Fe
to the board for the tracts Of land
contained within what is known as the
Fort Marcy Reservation amounting to
nearly seventeen acres. The deed was
accepted by the board, ordered prop
erly recorded and it's thanks were ten
and timely aid he had rendered in the
matter and in procuring the proclama-
tion of the President, turning the
property over to the city of Santa Fe
for the benefit of the citys public
schools. A committee of ways and
means consisting of T. B. Catron,
chairman; E. s. Andrews and Edward
L. Bartlett was appointed, on motion,
to have full charge of the reservation,
to prepare for the sale of the lands,
have surveys made, locate streets and
alleys and do everything necessary in
this matter. The committee will also
have charge of all buildings and rem
tails therefrom until the tracts can be
properly disposed of in accordance
with the intention of the proclamation
and of the desires Of the citizens of
Santa Fe. The clerk of the board was
instructed to inform all those who now
reside on the reservation that the
board of education of the city of San
ia Fe was now the legal owner of the
property and all arrangements for
rents and for permission to remain in
the buildings occupied by them must
be made with the board.
The tract of land bounded by Fed
eral Street on the north, by Lincoln
Avenue on the east, by the lane on the
south and by Grant Avenue on the
west was selected for the location of
public school buildings and of a public
school park. A resolution was passed
giving the residence and grounds now
known as the executive residence and
occupied by the Governor of the Ter
ritory to Governor Otero free of rent
during his term of Office.
A special committee consisting of
Chairman T. B. Catron, E. L. Bartlett
and Professor ]. A. Wood, clerk of the
board was appointed to take charge of
the educational exhibit from the city
schools for the st. Louis Exposition
with power to incur necessary expens-
es for the exhibit collected and sent
to St. Louis. The meeting Of the
board was very harmonious and one of
the best ever held. The selection of
the plat for public school buildings
and for a public school park is excel
ent and meets with the appreciation OF
the citizens, tax payers and property
owners of the city. The board also
lid right in the appointment of the
on ways and means to have
charge of the lands in the reservation.
IN all respects the action of the board
asst evening will, it is believed prove
or the best interests of the city and
If its public schools.
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