Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-16
TOWN HALL. AND
PLAY GROUNDS
Plans For Greater Santa Fe
Discussed by Mayor and
Aldermen
PROGRESSIVE CITY Fathers
But Widening of East Palace
Avenue Seems to Have
Been Overlooked.

sion at & o'clock last evening at the
icounty court house and Il number Of
committees were appointed looking to-
ward The future development of Santa
Fe. Among the comprehensive and
IambitiOus plans Of Mayor Seligman
and the members Of the council, are a
city hall. new band stand for the
plaza, Fairgrounds for the children,
i more attractive De Vargas pageant
and the widening and Strengthening of
the streets. Besides Mayor Seligmau
and Clerk Delgado the following men,
hers of the council We're present:
iCouncilman Alarid, Gable, Lopez, Or
tiz and Wheelon. Councilman Armijo.
! Baca and Moya were not present The
reading of minutes of the last session
We're dispensed with and the council
got down to brass tacks."
The report of the city treasurer
! showed balance in the treasury Of
S5,@90.17 in all funds. The report was
referred to the finance committee. IN
i cludng the motor car tax on twenty
two motor cars, the city clerks report
for the past month showed colec-
tons CT $2,9GG.70. Fines and street
iT&ying collection amounted to S4SG.53,
according to the report of the city
marshal.
| Among the complaints brought be-
fore the council was one reported
i BY Councilman Alariu, chairman of
tie light committee. on the service Of
the street lights in various parts of
the city BY vote of the council
| the mayor and the chairman OF the
/ light committee were authorized to
wait on the management OF the Santa
F'e Water and Light Company for fur
| tner improvement. A complaint was
made in regard to the building ma
iterial OF the Masonic Temple on Wash
ington street which now practically
iC'oses the street. 1t was ordered thai
the contractor in charge of the work
be instructed to place two electric
lights in the vicinity of the foundation
and materials and that the later be
removed from the street.
The matter of the widening and
STRENGTHENING of Cerrillos road by the
removal of the fence in front of the
property of Pleasant Hill, the council
Preferred to the committee on streets
land bridges and ordered a report at
the next meeting.
| The widening Of this thOroughfare
l.. CF N,,r11.0 VNt-i,r
plan to widen and straighten all the
streets of the city before valuable
property is placed in the way. Sena
street is another thOroughfare that
will receive attention. On the COM
ip!aint Of Mrs. Speake and Mrs. Krueg-
e. the matter was referred to spe-
iCial committee consisting of the may
Or and Councilman Gable who will re-
port on the matter at the next meet
ing The complaint was in regard to
the location Of the street which will
! be determined by the city engineer.
! BY the obtrusion of certain property
on Johnson street the city has not
Iheen able to construct sidewalks. The
mayor appointed Councilman Lopez
land City Attorney Easley as a special
! committee to investigate the condi-
tons and to report at the next meet
ing.
i A committee was authorized to in
/ Vestigate and report on a suitable lot
for the location of a city hall. 1t is
not the intention of the council to
/ recommend the construction of a city
home just yet, but the time is not far
distant, they think, when the city must
} have such building. A lot could be
: had at a reasonable price at this
time and the foundation begun. The
lcity hall proposition is part of the
Greater Santa Fe'' plan. Not unlike
it, is the proposal of the council to
build a new band stand in the plaza
properly equipped with toilet facili-
ties. In this connection, the council
authorized the appointing of COM
mittee of three including the mayor
to confer with the Woman's Board OF
! Trade, which organization has the
care Of the public square.
The skating of children on the side
; walks brought out forcibly the need
lof public play ground where the
children could resort for recreation.
| With a small initial investment, The
Iground could be purchased and the
proper equipment of swings, Wading
pools and other accessories installed.
A committee of three was authorized.
one of whom should be a member of
the council to investigate and report
on the matter
The possibilities of the De Vargas
pageant was taken up by the council
and the mayor authorized to appoint
a committee to confer with the Cham
her of Commerce on the subject The
object Of the committee is to create
2 more splendid and brilliant pageant,
that would compare favorably with
the Mardi Gras of New Orleans and
the Priests of Pallas of Kansas City.
A more interesting historical pageant
could not be imagined. The council
proposes to begin in plenty of time
: ard advertise the pageant through
the railroads.
A committee of five was authorized
to draft a charter for the city of San.
!