Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-06
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way between the two business cen.
tiers and as near as possible In the
center OF population Of the communi-
ty as a whole, so as TO furnish equal
mail facilities to all and be at the
same time equally accessible and con-
venient to all"
This resolution was duly seconded
by ]. d. w. Veeder and after some
discussion by the different members
Of the two committees. was by the
chairman put to a vote. which upon
a roll call. resulted as follows:
Messrs. Ilfeld. Reynolds and Weed
err, the old town committee, voting In
favor Of the adoption Of the resolu-
tion and Messrs. Browne, Gise and
Coors, the new town committee vot-
ing against the adoption Of said reso-
luton, w%hereupon the chairman de-
clared the same lost.
John D. w. yeeder then offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, that it is the sense Of
the citizens composing the two com
mittees, that the people OF the old
town OF Las Vegas, both the business
men and the residents generally, are
entitled to the same advantages In
the way Of a p~ostoflce that the people
and business men Of the town 81
East Las Vegas enjoy and that II 9
p~ostofice be maintained in the bust
ness center Of the town OF East Las
Vegas by the government, one should
for like reasons be re.established and
maintained In the business center oil
the old town.
This resolution was duly seconded
BY Jefferson Reynolds and after some
discussion, an amendment TO the same
was offered by Willard w. Browne t.
the effect that said resolution provide
for a well equipped station on the
west side in place Of a postofice.
This amendment was duly second,
ed by Casius G. elise. which. after
some discussion was duly put to vote
by the chairman OF the meeting and
the vote thereon, upon roll call, re
suited as follows.
Messrs. Browne, Coors and Gise y0t
ing In favor Of the adoption Of the
said amendment, and Messrs. Ilfeld
Reynolds and yeeder voting against
the adoption OF said amendment
w~hereupon the chairman declared
said amendment lost.
The chairman then put to vote the
adoption OF the said resolution as Of
fered and the vote thereon. upon roll
call, resulted as follows.
Messrs. Ilfeld, Reynolds and veeder
voted In favor Of the adoption Of said
resolution.
Mr.. Browne asked to be excused
from voting on the ground that the
people. Of the vest side should go be
fore the department on this question
and that this joint committee ought
not TO be pledged on this resolution.
Mr.. Gtse asked 70 be excused from
voting because II was question
without the province ~ the joint
committee.
Mr.. Coors asked to be excused for
the same reason.
The chairman then declared the
resolution not carried.
Mr.. Charles Ilfeld then offered for
acceptance BY the Joint committee the
following proposition:
1--WE, the citizens, composing the
committee OF the Old Town Of Las
Vegas, hereby offer and pledge our.
selves 70 construct a building upon 4
site midway between the two busi.
ness centers and agree TO leave the
selection OF such site TO any fair and
honest man the government may Sc.
lect, the building 70 be constructed to
be also such as the government may
designate or by specifications demand
for their use as q postofice for the
entire community"
This was duly seconded By J. D. W.