El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-25
SEWERS and WATER
FOR Las CRUCES
RECOMMENDED
Committee Completes Its
Investigations and Re
ports to Trustees.

Las Cruces. n. NJ, Jan. 25-Last night
tee Of 20 citizens appointed by the
mayor for the purpose Of investigating
the subjects Of electric light, water
works and sewage systems for Las
of R P. Porter, chairman; Henry Stoes,
secretary; n. c. Frenger, J. H. Paxton,
F. H. Bascom, W. B. Murphy, Nestor
Armijo, Isidoro Armijo, r. E. Mcbride,
Oscar Lehman, V. B. May, d. V. Pea
cock, F. NJ. Hayner, Jose Gonzales, H.
q. Holt, Theo. Rouault, S. F. Bean,
Nicholas Gales. Guadeiupe Ascarate
and NJ. II. Peterson. They have been
meeting twice a week for the past two
months. They investigated expert en-
gineer reports and have endeavored to
get such information as would help
them in recommending to the trustees
the matter in such form as to best
serve the interests OF the community at
large.
The matter of an electric light sys-
tenn was the first solved by the COM
mittee, which recommended that a fran
chiSe be granted TO the Las Cruces
Electric Light and Ice company under
proper terms and outlining the princi-
pals of the terms.
Last night the matter of water
works system and sewage system was
passed upon.
The motion which had at a former
meeting been tabled-to the effect that
the committee recommend to the trus-
tees that the city provide and main
tain its own water works system-was
raised by unanimous vote. and whom
again placed before the committee, was
carried On motion, it was recommend
ed that the trustees provide a sewage
system and issue bonds for that pur-
pose
On motion of n. c. Frenger, the
recommendation regarding the electric
light franchise was reopened. Mr..
making the motion was that the recon-
mendations relative to the clause
wherein it was stipulated that the
electric light company if granted a
franchise by the trustees relinquish
whatever rights claimed. vested or
otherwise, which it may hold or claim,
within the limits Of Las Cruces, in lieu
of the new franchise, be further amend
ed, providing that the company should
relinquish not only that right but any
other right, particularly that of its
CldlIHSO vested TlSnlS dS 10 q water
system.
Messrs. Paxton and Mcbride said they
did not believe in using the "big club"
Isidoro Armijo asked what was meant
by the big club
Paxton answered: Same as If you
should go TO the bar and ask for a
drink and the barkeep would say that
you had TO buy beer first
Armijo said the explanation was sat
isfactory.
On motion of DR.. Mcbride 1t was car
ried to the effect that the committee
recommend to the trustees that if the
town should vote for the establishing
of a municipality owned water works
system that the trustees endeavor to
procure from the present company
whatever right it may hold in the way
of materials and pipe lines by arbitra-
ton and purchase.
A committee composed of n. c. Fren-
ger, ]. H. Paxton and r. E. Mcbride
was appointed by the chair to put the
recommendations in proper form to
present to the trustees.
Those present last night were r. P.
Porter, \. c. Frenger, ]. H. Paxton, F.
H. Bascom, W. B. Murphy, Isidoro Ar
milo, r. E. Mcbride. Nestor Armijo,
Oscar Lehman, V. B. May and D. V.
Peacock