The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-13
PASS RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST PAVING.


Pursuant to call from Captain J.
w James and others, citizens meet
ing was ne1d at the court house last
night to discuss the proposed paving
of part of Main and Fifth streets
Only eleven of the 81 property own
ers directly interested were present.
The members of the city council
were there by invitation, and Mayor
Stockard called the assembly to or
der. Tae property owners present
were unanimously against the paw
ing proposition, although it was sup
posed from remarks they had made
on former occasions tnat they were
strongly in favor of this improve
ment. The result of the meeting was
that resolutions were adopted oppos-
ing the paving of these streets at
this time and advocating only temp
orary Improvement.
w. T. Wells was chosen chairman,
and City Engineer Dills was called
upon to read the statutes and esti-
mates of cost of paving.
Nathan Jaffa, Capt. j. W. Poe, r.
w. Smith, James F. Hinkle, Will Pra-
ger, j. R. Ray, R. F. Barnett, F. ].
Peeler, A. K. Mott, all spoke at
length against paving at this time
DIR. J. w. Kinsinger. of the city
council, said that the councilmen
merely wished to get an expression of
the property owners, and that as
they seemed to be a unit against it,
the question was settled so far as
he was concerned.
Councilmen Church and Whiteman
said they intended to carry out the
wishes of their constituents
Alderman Wiseley said that he was
satisfied with the expression of the
owners, but that he would like to
hear what the tenants had to say, as
they really are the ones VINO pay for
the Improvement. He said that this
meeting spoke for the owners, all
right, but that it certainly did not
for the tenants.
Mayor Stockard then talked in a
straightforward manner. He began
by reminding some of those present
that they mad suddenly switched in
sentiment and showing that this
changeab1enesS was hard for the
council to cope with. He said that
the council did not propose to force
any such Improvement on the peo-
pie, if they did not want it, but that
they proposed to improve Main street
in some way. He said that if any of
the wise ones knew a way out of the
difficulty and would propose it the
council would gladly carry it out.
He resented the reflection on the en-
gineering ability of Mr.. Dills tnat
some of the speakers had made. He
said that he had investigated the es-
Inmates and found them correct. He
asked for someone to find a better
man if they could, and he would hire
him at once to verify or reject the
estimates. In conclusion, the Mayor
offered TO have the city pay for ce
ment cutters if the property owners
rNaly
in the middle. The property owners
lodged this proposal, some of them
suggesting that the city put in one
block this way as a trial. This dodge
of course was not needed.
Engineer Dills then spoke in de-
fense of his estimates, stating that
a storm sewer down Main would
cost $4,000 and require cleaning al
ter every rain. Mayor Stockard then
offered to pay all charges over the
estimates, but had no takers to the
proposition. Capt Poe then moved
the appointment of 3 committee on
resolutions, and the chair named, be-
sides Mr.. Poe, Messrs. Hinkle and
Barnett on this committee. Adjourn
ment followed the adoption of the
committees report, which was as
follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting, composed of property
owners and citizens, that
1--WE favor some proper and perma-
nent method of street drainage, either
by cement cutters or storm sewers.
care being used that such drainage
be in such shape that paving may
be connected in the future.
I'VE think the proposed paving is
premature, and should be postponed
until some future time, when the
city and the property owners are
better able to assume such burden
of expense.
I'VE favor the present method of
graveling the streets, and urge that
the same be continued.
I'VE endorse and believe in the
good intentions of the Mayor and
Council and appreciate their efforts
in obtaining the wishes of the citi-
zens and property owners in these
Matters
Mrs. Haskell, one of Americas best