Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-23

II was called to the attention Of the
ely council that there was no sidewalk
on jackson street between Twelfth
and Eleventh streets, which incon.
venienced q great many people during
bad weather, and It was moved that
the city order sidewalk put down
Immediately. The motion was carried
unanimously.
Councilman F0rsythe moved that
the city marshal take men and wag-
ons and 60 there and remove the old
boards lying loose, which formerly
were q part OF the old sidewalk and
also to haul cinders, which Alderman
Gibbons offered to furnish free from
the round house, on the crossing et
Lincoln avenue and Eleventh street.
which is In very bad shape. The mo-
tion was carried unanimously.
7 A resolution was then read, order.
ing the city engineer to cross-section
Washington avenue. between Fourth
and Eighth streets. and the resolution
was passed unanimously.
1t was moved at this point that the
citizens present who had anything TO
say be heardAafter which the council
would 60 to@executive session.
John -M.-Nard Of ihisscity Was the
first citizen to take thH floor and he
presented to the cit3 Jclerk the FOL
lowing communication:
Las Vegas, N. NJ, Nov. az. 1906.
To the Hon. City Council:
Gentlemen most respectfully ask
you to pass such laws that will abate
nuisance that now exists on the cor
ner of Seventh street and Nationai
avenue. That being the most af-
fected by said nuisance is why l make
this complaint for the removal Of
these tents further north where other
tents are already pitched. These
tents are so near my house that the
sparks and smoke do not ascend high
enough to overcome the danger Of
fire. That the smoke and SCOT come
in the windows and doors when open
and destroy the washed clothes on the
line. There are more tents about to
be put up on this lot and think sonie.'
thing ought to be done Immediately.
1t is true owners Of lots have a right
to rent them, but not for the purpose
of maintaining nuisance to the an
noyance and injury of an adjoining
neighbor. The whole community is
with me in asking for the removal Of
these tents. The people declare 1t is
an outrage On decency and that It low
ers and degrades the neighbourh0od.
We are advancing, gentlemen; not re-
trograding. Hoping for some favor
able action.
am, yours very truly,
JOHN M. WARD.
Councilman Bunker then addressed
the council and said that It was not
right. to allow tents for invalids to be
scattered promiscously over the en-.
tire city and that there o6ght to be
special places or limits In which tents
could be established. He stated that
slops were dumped on the ground
about the tents and the stencil was
something awful, and that an ordin.
ance should be passed not allowing
tents in the city limits for within
certain distance of the business por-
tion of the town. It is unhealthy. he
declared, whether the city physician
says so or not, and If the council were
with him, he said he would Introduce
an ordinance putting the tents out
side the residence portion of the
town.
r. y. Gibbons agreed with the
speaker and thought the tents should
not be allowed in the city limits, as
there is no sanitary protection at all
on vacant lots. The matter was re-
ferred to the city physician for in
yestigation and members of the coun-
Gil stated that If he took no action,
the city would
w. A. Buddecke then asked per-
mission to address the council. He
stated that when that body had been
kind enough TO grant him franchise
for the Las Vegas Railway & Power
company. he stated that the corpora,
ton contemplated improvements In
Las Vegas to the extent Of about