The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-10
ROLLING THE PENNIT; Our
INNOUITE INDOOR SPOItr.

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Fl gagged tor tho past six weeks
u an earnest and absolutely
futile effort Co impress upD The dis
tieul.hed st8tosmon Who compose
our pity government the Importance
Of saving the CfO-ocrc tract on the
mesa Tor the citizens Of Alhuqucr-
que. present n future, The Herald
naturally IL highly pleased today
that. In spite ot our lack uf success
in convincing the able gentlemen "t
the council, the mesa tract has been
payrd to the city. The Herald be-
Iirycd In the importance OF saving
this tract and OF perfectng title 70
b for the whole people while there
was yet iimr. That the belief 81 this
newspaper was c%oncurred In by a
majority uf the business Interests OF
this city was demonstrated late yes
iordny afternoon when, following "a
conference IT business men In the
morning. representatives 81 several
of the civic and fratcrnal vrganiza-
lions Of Albuquerque met with the
directors Of the Commercial club,
and each organization agreeing To
give its note FOR 500. quickly pro-
yided the funds with which 10 pay
the pitiful sum Of $500 necessary to
perfect title to the land; which sum
the city council had refused to pay.
The eminent nnanciors VIVA man
axe the city council. In fact. seem to
have been about the only business
men In Albuquerque who did not
agree with the Herald on the imper-
alive necessity Of owning this tract
Of land. granted To this city by spe-
ciai act uf congress.
The attitude OF the dominating
mind In the city council through
out this whole matter has been. to
say the least. unique. a committee
az business men, representing the
Commercial club OF Albuquerque. APP
peared before them. when II began
a. appear that they had no DISPOSE
tion 10 save the land, and made
urgent representations about the I'M
purtance of closing the deal. The
council unanimously passed "a resolu-
iion TO pay the $500 necessary 70 get
n patent. The words and draw n
warrant for same were omitted from
the resolution. The controlling brains
In tho council stepped behind this
omission aud. through one pretext or
mother. failed Go order that war
rant drawn until the 6th Of July had
passed, and but for the timely action
ar the president Of the Commercial
club the city's right 60 the land
would have been lost. IL was hfst
stated by the statesmen that the city
didn't have the $500: next that a
-postpouemcnt could be had by wiring
Congressman Ferguson; and when
this proved impossible. that the land
wasn't worth ss0o anyway aRd thai
nobody wanted it-that the city
couldn't use b for ten years-ten
years, mind you-that IL would have
g. De Improved Immediately for park
purposes. when the act said go plain
ly that a cigar store Indian could
not have misunderstood is language
That the land could be used for
park OR oTlQER PUBLIC pur-
poses" e
% appears the city council was
rirht. nobody seems to ave wanted
a. hold This land for Albuquerque
,zpept the Commercial club, the
shrrofs. tho Elks. the Masons and
about q dozen other civic and frater-
nal organizations, representing IN
their membership about ninety per
cent of thu ~taxpaying citizens 81 Al
aquoruuc. The feeling undoubtedly
was unanimously behind the council
The only way the city council can
now prevent the city ~ Albuqucrqu'
from owning this valuable tract OF
LAND FOR its citizens aud their chill
dren Is o. refuse TO accept a patent
in the name Of the city. II o. hardi,
10 be- believed that thoy VIII carry
their opposition 30 far. The city. how
ever. viii become morally obligated
for the $500 which the civic and fra
ternal organization have 40 gener'
ously and go promptly advanced. h.
order that this Ian may become th'
property OF the whole people, In
stead Of passing into private hands
We venture 10 suggest, althousf
without much hope OF the %susgesiiof
being needed. that u the mem
beers 81 the city council VIII
forced the pubiic-spirited organiza.
lions Of AlbuquerQue 20 take actor
which Il was the councils plain du'i
to take. viii inquire around a little
they viii find that public sentimen
in AlLuquorque Ia practically a"eni
NOUS ia ia opinion that this monei