The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-03-26
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settling actually cold realizing The
time Is fcll|ne agfiiIly short. tho
Courier ihle week decided 10 "siarl'
somclhiug. and knowing that both
candidates for The phanklcss btll
honorable title Of Mayor Of Column
bus should b. fun 70 oVernowlns
Of what they think Of Columbus and
what they have or will outline for
tins fasi-gr0winE city. The Courier
editor headed Cor Mayor Blairs nf-
llcc first. a. Il IA located nearer than
the Hotel CLARK building drug slorr
Mayor Blair was In. and after
ovadlne the question OF whether tho
editor wanted 20 drive over and look
n some choice corners IN College
Heights. he came down 10 our line
Of talk and N = fenernl way he
mado the statement that there will
be q tremendous amount Of work
required Of The incoming village
board
Mayor Outlines Future.
The question OF The ceiling Of The
bonds 10 The best advantage. the let
ting Of the contract for The con-
slruclion Of thc waicrworks and
sewerage systems. all will necessi-
tate great deal Of correspondence
and negotiations with bonding com
panies and contractors. The seloc-
iion Of a site for the water plant
viii have 10 he made and All the
city Affairs will occupy q great deal
Of time and will require a large
amount Of consideration from The
board Of trustees.
II will be- necessary 70 have a
large number Of called meetings
and II will take the time OF all the
members ~ the hoard. during eth
cr the day or night, and every can
didaie for village trustee should be-
prepared 10 give any amount Of his
time. either day or night, 10 the
carrying on Of the village work.
The aymor sail he hadn't MISSED
a meeting Of the board since he
went into office, excepting the lev
times when he had been out ol
l1wn; that one night he was sirl
and moi able 10 30 10 his office aud
a quorum Of the board met al hi'
house with him.
Fined fqy Non-Attendance.
Ne said that any man who ha'
TOO much business 10 attend th'
meetings Of the board should mo-
ercept the Office, and n, for AM
reason. the trustees should hntl
too much business at any time 4
attend the meeting, the whole boar'
should enter into a gentlemen
agreement 10 pay from 81 10 s. foI
each meeting he fails 10 attend
either day or night.
The mayor said further that N
believes these trustees should ais
be pledged 10 work on any commit
tee ON which they may be- app0inte,
and that any Of those who haven
telephones should pledge them
selves 10 install same. 20 they car
be- reached on short notice.
The time also has come when
Is necessary 10 number the house
and put up street signs. This !
one ~ the next things that shoull
be done hy the village board.
Street Lights; Street Signs
More street lights are needed: II
fact. the board Of trustees have Nv
lights ordered now aud will install
them as soon as they come.
People should be encouraged 1
build sidewalks In the business par
Of town. and IN some eases, wher
the walks are most needed. u the
are not put In voluntarily. IN
! hoard should order them In and sc
that they are built.
The village ordinances should b
revised and put In book form. 10 d
which will require the advice an
assistance Of competent attorney
The mayor dwell on minor Dc
tails Of more or less impOrlnnc
and then subsidized
Seeing that there was n0thin
startling in regard 10 G. w. Power
20 be had from Mr.. Blair. The CouI
Ter editor lrekked through a
sandslorm 10 the Clark Hotel dru
store. There we found the amiahl
druggist entirely too busy 20 TAI
politics. We called him "Mayg
: Powers" but II had no eiIec
couldn't even get a slcw-eyed slai
: from him.
We fingered the "Vee-Yall" pos
cards for awhile and finally he loc
notice. maybe because poslcarl
1 don't improve with lingering. AZ
3 beckonlng 10 a waitress we sat dow
and lalkbd politics, the needs Of "a
! lumbus and the future Of the Ell
Rul Mr.. Powers referred 70 Il
ad IN The Courier for informaiis
and commenced talking about h
new hotel. And while both we
7 important subjects. we preferrl
The hotel end Of IL. figuring It W
big news for Columbus, and y,
Z viii And oui all about ID IN anolh
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