Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-23
No Action on Gas Franchises W. Buedeeke Asks for Delay Reports
from City Officers Received Cay's Finances
in Satisfactory Shape
xau Bddms Physician New Fire Limits Established
NJ Old Buildings to Be Moved. Washington
Be Improved

$50O.000, but he was not ready at that
'time, nor at this. to state exacly what
the Improvements contemplated were.
But now, since other parties had ap-
piled for gas franchises, he would
state that that was one of the pro-
positions he had In view when he
made a statement of the amount OF
improvements contemplated by the
company.
Mr.. Buddecke said that he would
like to have an opportunity to pre-
sent franchise to the city council
but as yet he did not have one pre-
pared and he prayed that the body
would defer action until he was able
to draw one up and present 1t. He
stated that the company had other
things In mind but he did not want
to disclose the plans at present as the
time was not ripe.
Mr.. Buddecke also had another mat.
ter to bring up before the council.
Marshal Ward had been in the habit
Of transporting prisoners on the street
car line back and forth from the west
side for the purpose Of working them
On he s6treets~ and has hsen- paying
their fares out OF his own pocket and
ne had suggested to Mr.. Buddecke
that the company haul them and pre-
sent bill to the council. Mr.. Bud
decke wanted to find out II the coun-
Gil would allow the bill. After joking
awhile about 1t being better for the
health Of the prisoners to walk. the
matter was referred to the COMMITTEES
on streets and alleys.
r. L. M. Ross was present at the
meeting and announced that the old
city bonds had been returned and
were now In the hands Of the city
treasurer and could be destroyed at
any time.
A bill was read levying a tax and
declaring lien against the lot Of Mrs.
FyChar1es w. Coffelt, to pay for walk
which the city ordered and was COM
Epelldd to put down along her property
at q: cost OF $40. The lot Is number
/ E2s, III block 36, Of the Hill Site Town
company on the south side Of Wash
ington street. The bill was passed
unanimously.
At this point the council was In
formed that two more tents were
being erected at the corner Of Sew.
enth and National streets, and the
council instructed the city marshal
to prevent the erection OF any more
tents until further orders from the
council.
City Clerk Tamme then read the
following ordinance which had been
presented for passage:
Ftre limits.
For the better protection from fire
in the business portion Of the said
city Of Las Vegas. the fire limits here.
by he established A. follows:
The northern boundary OF said fire
limits to be the center Of Main street
from the center OF the main track Of
the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe rail-
way on the east to the center point
Of intersection on Main street ana
Eighth street on the west; thence run
ming In southerly direction to the
center point Of intersection Of Eighth
street and Lincoln avenue on the
south; thence running in an easterly
direction To the center point OF inter-
section Of Seventh street and Lincoln
avenue on the east; thence running In
a southernly direction to the center
point of intersection Of Seventh street
and Jackson avenue on the south;
thence in an easterly direction again
along the center of said Jackson aven.
Tie to the center Of the main track
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway on the east; thence to the
point Of beginning.
II shall be unlawful to build or erect
in the district described in Section !
of this ordinance any so-called iron.
clad buildings of any description,
that is to say. frame structure COW
cred with iron, or skeleton built Of
studdings and covered with iron. pro-
vided. however, that any owner or
owners tenant or tenants. may have
the right and be permitted to cover
any "outbuilding" already In exist.