The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-07
Commercial Club Presiden;
Makes Public Letter from
Register of Land Office
Throwing Light on Situ2-
ton.
BUSINESS MEN READY TO
LEND CITY THEIR CREDIT
Commercial Club Committee in
Curious Position of Having
Thanked Council for Action
it Didn't Take.

That the Commercial club has not
pe'h Idle while the city council has
been detc'rins action on the pur-
chase 81 h mesa Park tract Of $40
acres. was made evident today when
Nresidcnt G. o.. Cuahmun made pub
nc correspondence with REGISTER
Francisco Delgado Of the sa ita Re
land office which throws some inter
eStins light on the status of the tract
offered TO the city practically free
by the government, and which the
council shows a disposition not to &C.
ccpt.
Mr. Delgado's letter shows that the
city has until July 10 To close the
deal with the government by the pay-
ment Of $500. II shows also that
every former city council which has
deferred action on this purchase. has
given the government 10 understand
that the city fully Intended 10 com
plete the purchase, merely defcrrinp
paymeat OF tho $500 because OF lack
Of funds. This is the first council
Of several which have handled the
matter which has definitely refused
To pay the money
The Commercial club officers.
through a committee consisting oi
MIR. Cushman, O. l. Brooks and u.
X. u. Sellers, are In the position of
having thanked tho city council for
taking action which It ala not AXE.
The committee after presenting its
case. thought the council BY It's reso-
luton had voted TO pay tho $500. The
leaving out Of the w"rds land draw
u warrant for same" deceived the
committee and the public. as 10 the
definiteness OF the councils action.
II Is now SAT- this omission was not
Intentional
w merely want To show where
The business men Of Aibuauerdue
stand on this matter. to go ahend aud
make some kind Of action by the.
c1Y government nhre necessary THAN
II seems TO be- said MIR. CushnnnI
this afternoon. ~ nave talked por-
sonally with a number az men today
who would he willing TO lend their
credit to the city 20 the extent al
$500 IN order not To let this tract
slip out Of our hands So the cx-
cnse Of lack Of funds Is not sufa-
cient 10 prevent action 0y the coun-
en-
From the expressions I have
heard the majority Of business men
want this tract bought and will con
demn any action that will permit It
60 slip through our hands"
The letter from Mr.. Dclgado FOL
lows:
Department Of the Interior, United
states Land office. santa Fc. ~.
NJ July 4, 1914.
CITY OF Albuquerque. 50 Section a.
u the M section 20. Townships
10 North. Range I East.
The President, Commercial club.
Albuquerque, n. M:
"sir-Referring to our telephone
conversation Of the 2rd.. YOU are ad-
Yiscd that the general land ofurc by
letter OF May D.. 1914. advised this
Office o. follows:
In response to the letter of the
register OF your office. dated April
), 1914, you are advised that under
the act of June =. 1906 t3f stat.
22iJ, the city of Albuquerque. y. NJ,
was authorized 20 ~purchasc the 50
section ~, and the n4 section 20,
township 10 north, "a aR I east, New
Mexico principal meridian. contain.
ing siO acres, said land TO be used
Tor q park and other public purposes
'and the patent to contain the pro-
vision that the land shall revert TO
the United states whenever IL shall
not be used FOR the purposes men
toned In this act"
" september 2S. 1905. the city at !
torney 81 Albuquerque was advised 10
make "A formal application TO the To-
cal officers for cash entry OF the land
under said act. furnishing due proof
of the incorporation OF aid oity aud
tcnaerlag the pay of the pur-
chase price. April 30. 1905. You
were directed 10 call on the corpOr-
ate authorities for a statement Of
their purpose relative 90 acquiring |
title 10 the land under said act, Aus |
ust 3, 1908, the mayor OF said city
advised you that the matter had been
taken up for consideration by the
city council at its REGULAR meeting |
ana he was directed by said council
10 advise you that tho city desires 70
comply with the terms of the act and
10 acquire title 20 the land, hut has
not been able 20 do 50 an account OF
shortage OF FUNDS and 90 also ask tho
department TO kindly give us a fur-l
Their extension on this account" You
tranmltted the mayors letter to this
office, since which time M further
action has been taken In the matter
"'Fou will therefore notify the
corporaio authorities OF said city
that they are hereby allowed so days
from such notice within which 20 file
their application for said land under
the act. falling In which the matter
viii be presented 90 the secretary oi
the Interior with a view 10 submit
ting the matter 10 congress for the
repeal Of said act
ON order for the city Of Mbu-
querque, n A. 20 acquire little 10 tho