The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-23
PLANS FOR
THE CITY

An informal meeting of the city
council, with Mayor Veal. was held
in the Office of w. c. Reid, ;nember
from the Second Ward, at four o.
clock yesterday afternoon. All Enem-
bers were present except Mr.. Cot
tingham, OF the First Ward. who is
still confined To mis- home on account
of sickness. II was merely an infor-
nal, get-acquainted, get-together
meeting, but matters of the greatest
public interest, matters wlich will
he acted upon soon by the council.
were discussed.
Believing in the commission form
of government for cities, and, as a
theory. In reducing the official bodies
10 a small, workable size. Mayor Veal
brought up the matter of putting the
more material business end of the
city work in the hands of one man.
Just as the former administration AT
it's close, made City Clerk Paylor pur-
chasing agent, IL is Mayor Veal's idea
to go farther and make a purchasing
agent who will also Iave under his
control the street and alley work, the
water works and sewers. the garbage
management, and the sprinklins. One
good man can do all this work, the
mayor believes. and that man, he
considers, snould he ]. w. Benaett.
the present water and sewer superin-
tendent. Tae proposition was dis
cussed from all standpoints, and not
a dissenting voice was heard. IL Is
probable that this plan will be put
into effect soon. The only point yet
to be decided il how much Mr. Ben
nett is to receive for such work He
mas expressed himself as willing to
undertake the task.
Mayor Veal proposes. also, to re-
duce the other working bodies of the
city government, namely, the standing
committees. The placing of all the
purchasing, water. sewer, street. alley.
sprinkling and garbage superintend-
ency under one man will do away
with some of tae committees. 1t is
Mayor Veal's plan to do away with
two members on every committee eX-
cent the finance and possibly the wat
ct, lights and sewer committee. Here
tofore all standing committees have
been made up OF three members eacn.
Except for the two committees men
toned. Mayor Veal believes better
results COuiQ De DH
only one man On each committee.
There seemed to be no opposition to
this plan brought out at yesterday S
Informal meeting.
Another plan suggested at the
meeting was to put on four sprink-
ling wagons and run tnem all through
the sprinxling season, covering about
twelve months In the year. To pay for
this work a small frontage tax Will
be put on all property ahutting On
the sprinkling district. At present
this district is planned to extend from
the railroad to Washington avenue
and from North to South HILL The
tax would be but half to quarter
of a cent per front foot per month
No part of this tax is, which Is al-
thorized by law the same as the oc-
cupation tax, would go TO the terri
tory, and all money now spent on
sprinkling would remain for street
or other city work
Il had been planned to bring up
the prohibition ordinance for discus
sion at this meeting. but as the at
torneys did not have IL quite ready.
the matter was postponed. The coun-
ell hopes to meet early next week 10
consider officially the questions that
were Informally discussed yesterday
Found Mines in Good Shape.