El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-21
WEST SIDE LEAGUE
INSTALS OFFICERS
Active Work of Promoting Improve
ments West Side OF the river
Is Now Under Way.

Active Work of Promoting Improve
ments on West Side of the River
Is Now Under Way.
Chamberino, n. NJ, Jan. 1.-THE
West Side Improvement league held its
first annual melting at ChamDerlno
school house Monday
This is a new club organized IN De De
cember to promote the interests Of the
country on the west side Of the RIO
Grande from SantO Tomas to the Next
can line and includes five precincts OF
Dona Ana county and one precinct OF FL
PaSO county.
The club is an OutgrOwth of the cam
paign. started by the commissioners OF
La Union Community Ditch company, N
october. to secure the cooperation OF
five irrigation companies and the Unit
ed States reclamation service IN the
matter of improving irrigation IaG14l-
ties in that portion OF the Valley- mar
mony and cooperation have become the
watch words and The West SIDE IS
new proper name adopted to designate
all that portion of the valley.
Membership is limited 70 persons nv
ing on the West Side, and persons own
ing land there There are ALREADY
about so members of the league.
The executive board consists OF three
members from each precinct. and in this
hoard is vested the general manage
ment of the league.
The following new officers were
elected and installed for the year RreS-
ident. p H. Bailey, Oh La Union pre-
cinct; vice president, Lee Harlan, OF san
Miguel precinct; secretary asurer,
Jos. +. Bennett. Of Anthony precinct
Nessrs Viljoen, of san Mlguel' At
I<inson. Of La Mesa, and CroWder, OF
Chamberino, were appointed commit
tee to raise funds by subscription Ior
river protection
strengbhening Of a bank near the bead
of Chamberino ditch for the greater Sc
curity of the new county macadam
road, of the bitches and OF the Farmers
adjacent. The estimated cost is $zsOU'
of which the state IS 10 pay one-haII'
the county One-fifth and the ditch COM
A committee on legislation was ap-
pointed, consisting of Messrs- Garrett
Wood and Hannum, of Anthony, Cham
berinO and san Miguel precincts, re-
spectively. 1t is proposed to WORK Tor
a law restraining stock from running
TO make improvements in the lrrisauon
laws, etc.
To Decide Upon Road.
The matter of deciding upon the dell
mite location of the new macadam road
in tho separate localities and securing
the right of way was referred 10 the
members of the executive BOARD IRON
the various precincts. who are instruct
ed to act Immediately and to report to
the president within two weeks Inc
league has also undertaken the task OF
securing the right Of way Tor the new
government canal, to be known as the
West Side Union canal, which IS 10
supply the five irrigation companies
with water as soon as finished
The secretary was ordered TO nave
500 copies Of the constitution and by
laws printed for distribution.
The next meeting Of the league IS 20
be a social session, to be held at the
new three room school mouse IL
miles west of CanutiiIo, on Saturday,
February 1. at 10 o'clock a m, and to
continue all day. A committee on re-
freshments and a committee on enter
tainnent have been appointed and it is
expected to be most enjoyable and
profitable session.