Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-04

Santa Fe is coming toto her own.
So said Mayor Celso Lopez today tt
a reporter for the New Mexican il
discussing the action taken by the
council last night when it adopted the
report of the city planning board ant
launched the most far reaching policy
for the upbuilding of the ancient cap
ital and the preservation OF the his
tCric names and buildings ever inau
sUrated here.
The meeting last night was a record
breaker both in point Of attendance on
the part of the city boosters and the
spirit OF enthusiasm displayed both
by the mayor, city council and by the
board which reported on complete
set of plans for Old-NeW Santa Fe.
These plans embody everything from
a modern. sanitary sewer system, to
the preservation of every historic spot
in the city, the remodelling Of the An
Cient Palace of the Governors in order
to restore it 10 it's former archi-
lecture and the remaining of nearly
every street in the city.
The question on which there was n
division, was the question Of naming
certain streets. After some discus
sion, an amicable agreement was
reached and the matter was referred
TO a committee composed of one alder
man from each ward and the mayor.
This committee will meet Friday
night for the purpose of formulating
a report.
Ii was big, rousing, true Santa Fee
meeting, with every one anxious to be
on the first seat of the big booster
wagon. Speeches were made by the
mayor, by r. l.. Baca, speaker of the
legislative house, by George Armijo
and by Colonel Jose d. Sena, clerk of
the state supreme court And the
spirit of each, was to make Santa Fe
the biggest, best Old-New Santa Fe on
the North American continent and to
unite one and all for that sole pur
pose. 1t was the first meeting of its
kind where more or less factional dis
putes did not arise. but there was all
absolute absence of friction last night
and a unanimity of purpose that was
good to see.
All of the speakers struck the key
note, when they asserted that Old and
New Santa Fe was proud of the an
cient city's historic past which link.
ed it with the hardest explorers in
the history of the world. They assert
ed that to honor the distinguished
dead of the ancient capital by naming
the streets after them, was a spirit
on the part of New Santa Fe that
struck into the very hearts of Old
Santa Fe and with that spirit. the
got down to business.
H. H. Dorman, of the city planning
board presented the report. After
some discussion as to ways and !
means, Alderman Canuto Alarid I
the adoption of the report and
il was adopted unanimously. AS it
was then late, it was decided to bring .
the report up for further action at the
next meeting of the city council or at
a called meeting by the mayor. +
Because of the discussion as to the .
best names for the city streets, it .
was agreed that special committee .
of the city council should be named !
to canvass the city on the subject and
to report TO the council at a later
date. The mayor named: Ward |,
Alderman Greoge Armijo: Ward 2,
Alderman Canuto Alarid: Ward 3,
Alderman Jack Akers: Ward /. Alder
man Ramon Liberato Baca.
Il wish to assure the people of
Santa Fe that shall at all times try
to actively cooperate with each and
every movement for the advancement
Of the city and for the good of our
citizenship. | was more than pleased
last night with the sentiment at that
If We all pull together like
that the future of the most historic
atty in the great west is assured.
Alderman Armijo said. This town
propaganda and especially
he remaining OF our streets after our
famous citizens is the best thing that
we have ever undertaken We will
make it a success and we will put
lear Old Santa Fe on the map as she
never was on the map before. We are
together for Santa Fe and just watch
he fur fly"
Alderman Alarid likewise was pleas
ID with the project and declared that
ie would always be found at the front
when it came to doing anything for
historic Santa Fe.
4 do not need to say how | feel on
his matter said Speaker Baca.
Any one that knows me knows where
stand when it comes to the good of
ny home city. | am for anything and
anybody for Santa Fe first. last and
Ill the time. l have faith in Santa Fe,
II the people of Santa Fe and in our
zig state. It's the best state in the
lnion barring none and with that |