Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-04-13
CITY COUNCIL TAKES FIRST STEP
TOWARDS ITS ACTUAL
CONSTRUCTION
COSTS EQUALLY ASSESSED
EACH PROPERTY OWNER WILL
PAY so MUCH PER FRONT
FOOT
FUNDS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR
APPoRTloNMENT TOTALS $t5,53o
AND is UNCHANGED FROM
THE LAST ONE

Decisive action in the direction of
early sewer construction was taken
last night by the city council at its
regular meeting. By a unanimous
vote the council adopted a motion
ordering that bids for the building of
the sewer system in the district out
lined by the Citizens sewer commit
tee be advertised for at once. The
advertisement is to be published thir-
ty days after which the bids will be
considered by the council at regular
or special session. Following the al
lowing of the contract to the success
full bidder not much time is expected
to be wasted in the beginning of the
work.
Before the introduction Of the mo-
tion authorizing the advertising for
bids, Alderman Bacharach presented
a resolution providing that the whole
of the cost of constructing sewer
system in the district where first con-
struction will be made be assessed
agaist the lots and pieces OF land
situate in the district.
This is the plan most favored by
the Citizens committee. 1t is equi-
table as each property owner will be
compelled to pay for his own sewe:
and that of nobody else. The plan viz
tually means that an assessment of a
certain amount for each front foot
will be made for each lot and piece
of land reached by the sewer. Tne
sewer will be paid for partly in casn
and partly by sewer certificates. Some
time ago when the council adopted
the report of the Citizens committee
this portion of the preliminaries to
sewer construction was disposed OF.
Many of the people in the district
nav cash while the others will make
ten annual payments, the city 1ssu'
inc sewer certificates to cover the
amount due the contractors. By this
nlan no bonded Indebtedness is sad
died upon the city. The scheme has
been used successfully in several oth
er cities.
Before action was taken on tn'
sewer question last night Engines
George E. Morrison presented to tn'
council plans, specifications and es
+;mates of cost of the system in tn
district recommended by the Citizens
committee. The entire cost Will D
about $25,OOO. the cost for each twer
ty-aye foot lot will be from SIG to $zl
ITpon request of Mayor Goodai
citv Attorney Herbert w. Clark ou
lined the process that must be gon
through in order to make every phas
of the sewer building proceedings
gal He said it must be determine
first If the cost is to be assessed
its entirety against the property
the district, the front-foot systel
Mr.. Clark said bond issue could
employed or one-half the cost cou
be paid by bonds and the other ma
as suggested by the Citizens comm
toe However, the council must
on record. The next step, accorol
to Mr.. Clark, was to advertise
bids In doing this he said 1t wou
h. better to comply with the pupil'
tion law of 1909, though he did
tnow such was absolutely necessa
nv Clark said this would make
locality of the proceeding absolut'
safe.
Mr.. Bacharach then INTRODUCED
resolution, which was adopted. II
lows:
sewer Resolution
A resolution assessing the VIII
Of the cost of constructing a se'
system within certain portlon
the city of Las Vegas. N NJ, agar