Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-03-25

essary for the city to take such ac-
ton in order to enable the bidd RS
for the postoffice site to induce the
government to purchase.
George S. Fleming was empowered
by the meeting to act as trustee for
the property for the postoffice site,
now held under options, in order that
one bid might be submitted to the
government for the entire tract. Mr..
Fleming was instructed to submit a
bid to the treasurer OF the United
States at a price to cover the cost
Of the entire property less the
street. Mr.. Fleming was instructed
also to add to this amount 500 for
his compensation.
During the discussion it was de
veloped that a great many Of those
present favor the plan TO run Tenth
street through with a rog +"
Similar action was taken by the
citizens of the West side at meet
! ing held by them yesterday after
noon, the following account Of which
was furnished The Optic:
The West side Meeting
A meeting Of citizens OF West Las
Vegas, called by Mayor Lorenzo Del
gado, to discuss the question of a site
for the new federal building to be
erected midway between the city OF
Las Vegas and town OF Las Vegas,
was called to order yesterday after
noon at o'clock in the court room
of the court house.
There were present the following
citizens: John D. w. Veeder, Elmer
L. veeder. David Winternitz, Charles
IIfeld, Herman c. Held, Louis c. II
field. sigmund Nahm, William J. Lu-
cas-, William E. Gortner, Fidel Ortiz,
Hipolito Baca, Benigno Romero, Fe-
lipe Lopez, Jose P. Mares, William
Springer, Isaac Davis, Chester Hun
ker, c. H. Carseallen, Judge David j.
Leahy, and seven others whose names
are unknown
In calling the meeting Il order,
Mayor Delgado briefly stated its OBJ
jects. That the committee from East
Las Vegas and West Las Vegas, ap-
pointed more than two years ago to
select a site for federal building in
the town or city, had after due con
sideiatio seleoted SUCH ste 81 Dee-
glass avenue, in East Las Vegas,
bounded on the south by Douglas ave
nue.. on the east by the Douglas
school grounds, west b. property Of
n. 5. Belden and north by Main
street. That the committee at the
time of the selection of the site had
contemplated the purchase of the
Presbyterian church property, and the
extending of Tenth street on west to
Main street, using the land COW occu-
pied by the church for street purposes,
the federal building to be constructed
on the remainder of the plot, and to
be bounded by streets on the west,
north and south sides.
That options had been secured by
the joint committee upon the proper
ty within the above mentioned boun-
daies, the Presbyterian church prop
erty being placed at a value of S12,5OO,
and other properties in proportion;
that this was regarded too high by
the committee, and in the event Of
condemnation proceedings being start
ed, the value Of the properties, would
be cut down and aggregate about s1S-
600.
That the above site had been exam
ined by an agent Of the treasury de-
partment of the government and the
same reported as satisfactory.
That at The present time it was the
desire of some OF the citizens, and
some of the committee Of West Las
Vegas, to eliminate from the purchase
of the site of the federal building, the
Presbyterian church property and
construct the extension of Tenth
street nor1a to Main street, east of the
property Of the church. so that Tenth
street instead of running straight
across Dounglas avenue and on north
to Main street, would have a jog Of
at least so feet. at Douglas avenue,
and extend north to Main street on
the east side of the church property,
BY building Tenth street in this