The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-04-29
A STRONG
MESSAGE

session dl me COUNCIL CHdHDcf loSl
night All the members were pres
ent with the exception of Messrs.
Rhea, Wiseley and Cummins.
The first thing to come up was the
reading of a special message from the
mayor and which is as follows:
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSWELL:
You are assembled as representa-
tives of the city constituting the
| fourth City Council of the City of
Roswell under its present form of
government, and in this, the Mayors
first communication to you, would
commend harmonious action IL all
matters pertaining to the welfare, the
| Improvement and the good govern
ment of Roswell, always with the sim
gle idea of economy in the expendi-
lures of all moneys and in all cases
| to secure to the citizens of Roswell
the greatest good possible to be had,
| in the outlay of public funds.
You gentlemen are entering upon
a work and at rer'od, in my judg-
me1t, which promises to be the great
est and the best years OF tnis city's
life, years of improvement, prosperi-
lty and expansion. With this end in
view let us proceed, insofar as iieth
in our power, to give to the City of
Roswell the best government and to
create here the cleanest md most
wholesome atmosphere for our people
of any city in the Territory Of New
Mexico or elsewhere, and to esta ablish
within it's limits a moral condition
that will commend us to good citizen
ship throughout the land.
Bawdy House Regulations.
l, therefore, would recommend to
you an investigation into the bawdy
house conditions, and regulations of
the same in this city and ask you to
consider whether those institutions
are under such regulations at this
time as would commend, their pres
ence in our community, to good citi-
zenship.
Building Line.
1 would recommend an ordinance
| establishing a building line for the
erection of residences in the city of
Roswell, that is, line so many feet
back from the sidewalk which would
| fix the limit within which building
could be erected, so as to prevent one
property owner from erecting build
| ing that would seriously affect the
| 0f iobh Uh
happens to have building on the
adjoining Lot, and looking to this end
would recommend that the ordinance
contain, if the present ordinance is
not sufficient, requirement to Sc
cure from the City Clerk a permit to
erect any and all buildings within the
City of Roswell, which permit shall
be, when issued, placed in the hands
of the City Engineer, whose duty it
shall be to examine the location of
the building and the premises con-
sidered in the permit and to see that
all provisions of ordinances with ref
erence to the frontage and location
are fully complied with.
Street Paving.
For several years past much has
zens have insisted that the city gov
eminent should put Main Street OF
Roswell, from First street to Fifth
street, a1d from Main street to the
!depot on Fifth street, in better con.
ldition. There should be a grade es-
tablished looking to the paving OF
said street as soon as property own
ers were able to bear the expense
thereof To this end, in order that
the street may be placed upon a
grade and In a condition TO drain the
waters from its surface, an ordinance
should be passed prohibiting the
lhitching of horses anywhere upor
Main street between First and Fifth
streets, and to meet this situation
prior to the passage of such ordi-l
, ance, would recommend to the CITY
iCouncil the establishment of some
public hitching places. as convenient
to the business places of town a.
|: may be, for the accommodation of tn.
, public.
Il It may be well for me to advise
] you in this connection. and looki1,
{ Ito a better and safer condition TO
, lfrafnc and travel upon Main street
land also for a more sanitary condl
ID tion thereof. that I have taken ~
w1th parties interested and who har.
{ ktM0wledge of street paving. q ncv
Y much used paving material know