Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-07-15
CERTIFICATES in
DENOMINATIONS
OF $500 ONLY
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES ON BUT
ONE SERIES OF SEWER,
BONDS
EASIER TO MARKETlTHEM
ENGINEER CAN ALSO BETTER
BASE HIS ESTIMATES ON
CONSTRUCTION WORK
M UGH OTHER BUSINESS
LAST NIGHTS MEETING OF AL
DERMEN ONE OF BUSIEST
HELD IN MONTHS

In but one denomination, $500, will
the city sewer certificates be issued.
This was decided upon last night at
a regular meeting of the city council
when the resolution of Alderman Hal
lett Reynolds to the effect that GER
tifcates of the denominations of $100
and $1,000 be eliminated. The first
resolution authorizing the issuance of
the certificates required they be in
denominations Of 500, $500 and
$1,000 1t is believed by the council
the $500 certificates will be the most
satisfactory. They will be much more
easily disposed of and the city en-
gineer can better make his estimates
on sewer construction in multiples OF
$500, doing away with the necessity
for $100 certificates.
City Engineer George e. Morrison
presented to the council his first esti- |
mate, being the work done on the
sewer since construction was begun |
to July 5. The number of feet of
pipe laid was 5,775, for which the es
innate, less fifteen percent, was $4.-
44S.01. Eighteen manholes were also
included in the estimate. Mr.. Morrison
stated the salary due A. e. Hay
ward as inspector on the sewer was
s75.N
Shacks Must Go
For the protection of life and prop
erty the street and alley committee,
in an extended report, recommended
the repairing or removal of certain
structures within the city limits. Up
or motion of Mr.. Bacharach the coun-
Gil voted that the owners. of the build
ings be notified to repair the build.
ings or raze them to the ground. The
committee report suggested the raz-
ing of the frame building at the cor
ner of Seventh and Grand avenues,
south of the Sulier garage and the old
reduction mill building near the Hot
Springs branch and called attention
to the condition of the house at the
corner of Tilden and Railroad ave-
nues, which has been standing open
as a rendezvous for tramps for many
years. The report stated that the
walls of the Brash building on Sixth
street formerly occupied by Longs
buffet are out Of plumb and should be
repaired. The councils action will
insure the speedy remedy of the con
ditions to which the street and alley
committee called attention.
According to the report of Charles
Tamme collections during the fiscal
year ending March 81, of this year
amounted to $11,69771, divided into
the following items: Taxes. s6.SS4.s2;
fines. $19S.50; pound fees, $119; dog
tax So; insurance commissioner,
$4OO; building inspectors fees, $4;H
automobile licenses. $125; business Ii
censes, $4.456.29. Mr.. Tamme repor.
ed that licenses to the amount of $3.50
remained uncollected.
A petition, signed by J. d. w. Weed
er and others, praying that the por-
iton Of Eleventh street north of Ma
tional avenue and south of Diamond
avenue be opened for traffic, was re
ferred to the street and alley commit
tee. The petition called attention
to the fact that athe street may be
opened at little expense it being
necessary to move one building and
that only few feet. All the signers
of the petition were property owners.
Monthly Reports Submitted
Reports of city officials for April,
May and June were read and refer
red to the proper committees. The
report of City Treasurer H. C. Smith