The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-03-10
.D1a3D 0F trustees
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
Work Of Organizing Quickly Cot
ten Under way
Every Step is Receiving the M5st Careful
Consideration

lhe board Ol trustees held us
first meeting Tuesday evening.
at the Alamo Business Mems
CiuD, With every member in at
tendance, Judge Byron Sherry,
mayor, presiding. After the
meeting was opened. Judge Sher-
ry read an address to the board,
reviewing the steps which were
taken to bring about the incor.
poration of the town, the nomina.
and selection of first set of off
GERS, etc. He then enumerated
the powers of the board, as con-
ferred by legislative grant. This
part of the address indicated
careful study and will be of great
value in guiding the work of the
board. In conclusion, he said:
"Gentlemen, the work we have been
called u on to perform in our official
capacity. is one OF an important char
acter. it is the building of a municipal edi
nee. The fOur datiUD has beer aid and IL
Is for us to commence work on the sup
er structure. The future Of Aamogordo
will depend largely upon how We per
form this work. And as we are invested
with the power to prepare and enact
ordinances for the purpose OF carving
out the objects for which .he ccrpcra-
sioa as besn cres:ed, al as We are
clothed with legislative authority. we
should be careful, in framing the ordiu.
ances, that they are in conformity with
the principles of fair and impartial JUS
tice. 1t matters not whether law or
ordinance Is craven on tablets of stone,
written on papyrus, portrayed in hiero
Rlyphics or pronounced orally by priest
or king, or printed on the cylinder
press, II founded on justice, 1t will live =
From my acquaintance with the mem
bers of this board, feel confident that
you will honestly and faithfully dis
charge your duties as trustees, aud can
assure youthat will at all times co oper
ate with you In advancing the best inter
ests Of Alamogordo
Rules and order of business,
prepared in accordance with the
agreement at a previous confer
ence, read and adopted as a
whole. The first Tuesday in each
month was selected as the time
for holding the regular meetings.
Ordinance No. | vas read.
This ordinance defines the duties
and powers of the several officers.
By a majority vote a motion was
carried to suspend the rule, and
consider this ordinance. Inas-
much as the the salaries of the
officers were not fixed in the or
dinance, it was decided to carry
the ordinance over until the next
meeting. The members felt
that the fixing of fees and SAL
aries should receive more time
and deliberation.
Only one officer was appointed
because the time to be served
was so short that it was deemed
better to wait for the election
next month. The one appoint
ment was w. K. Warren to be
town treasurer, and a very happy
selection. The following com
munications we're read, and on
motion, filed for future consider
alton: From the ladies of the
Library Assn offering to transfer
the library to the town; from
Miss NJ. Darbyshire applying for
the position Of librarian; from
DIR. 4. ID. Mckinley, applying
for the position Of town health
officer; from ]. +. Wilmington
and Sam Nimmo, applying for
the position of night policeman;
from L. L. Perry, applying for
the position of marshal.
This first meeting was charac-
terized by harmony absolute and
unbroken. This augurs we'll for
future legislation.