Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-23
i'm FAVOR
| OF SELLING
The Santa Fe Board of Trade
Desires to Have the Fl. Marcy
Reservation Disposed Of.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
These Thank the President for His Pro-
cIamation Granting the Reserva.
ton to the City.

! Ex-Governor l.. B. Prince, president
of the Board of Trade, was in the chair
at the special meeting OF that body
last evening. In the absence of Secre-
| tary w. N. Townsend, H. S. Kaune
acted in that capacity. A communca-
tion from the Commercial Club of Las
Vegas was read in regard to the new
road. 1t was moved and seconded that
a committee of the Board of Trade be
appointed to meet committee from
| the Las Vegas Commercial Club
Resolutions were adopted express
ing the regret of the Board of Trade 10
the Santa Fe Railway for taking of
train No. from the Lamy branch.
The proclamation under which the
Fort Marcy Reservation was given to
the city was read.
Judge A. l.. Morrison said in part
that there was but one thing for the
city council to do and that was to
turn the property over to the board of
education as plainly indicated by the
proclamation.
Mayor Sparks made a lengthy ad-
dress, in which he stated that it was
his desire and wish that the council
comply with the proclamation by turn
ing the property over to the board of
education. He also would like the board
of education to sell the property and
use the funds for school purposes.
J. D. Sena said the council had not
yet received the official document and
could therefore not turn the property
over to the board of education until
the same was placed in it's hands Off
cially.
B. M. Read, Esq, thought the
Board of Trade was assuming too
much authority at this time as the Of
ficial documents had not been re-
ceived. He also stated that when the
legal documents were received there
was but one thing to do, to turn the
property over to the board of educa-
tion as the document plainly reads.
j. D. Sena said: 1.-THE document has
three preambles. It is not our duty
to discuss the preambles. The council
is not bound by the preambles but by
the part proper, of the law itself. The
city council is ready to do it's full duty.
The council has no means for retain
ing the property but it is endeavoring
to find out whether the city council or
sell the reservation"
Judge A. L. Morrison said the pre-
ambles must be taken in connection
with the part proper, otherwise there
would be no necessity of having the
preambes and there is absolutely
nothing to do with the property but to
turn it over to the board of education
as the proclamation plainly reads.
Mayor Sparks said that as the pre-
ambles ask the council to transfer the
reservation to the board of education,
that board has right to sell to indi-
viduals
Superintendent J. A. Wood hoped
that the council would find out what au-
thority was vested in the document.
He also hoped that it would be decided
before the spring election so that the
city can elect men on the board that
will know what to do with it.
It was moved and seconded that the
mayor write to the secretary OF the
interior asking whether the board OF
has a right to sell and to Sc
cure an official opinion to that effect.
Mr. Sena addressed the board, ask
ing it to use it's influence with the
county commissioners to have new
bridge erected on College Street. 9th
erwise the city authorities will be
forced to condemn the bridge.
The following resolution was unanf-
nously adopted:
1st. That the board rejoices at the
action of the President in relation to
he Fort Marcy Reservation, which is
n exact accord with the resolutions of
he board passed August Z, 1902, and
extends it's thanks to Mayor Sparks
md all others who have aided in Sc
curing this result
I'd. That an expression of the graft
ication of this board and the people
If Santa Fe. and of our thanks to the
President for his kindly interest in the
natter be respectfully transmitted to
President Roosevelt.
Sd. That the best interest of Santa
'e require the sale of all the reserva-
ion except that reserved for the pub
ic buildings. at the earliest possible
ime; and we urge upon the proper
,ficials. to make provisions for such
ale without any delay The board
hon adjourned