07 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
1
Water Works Commissioners submit a formal statement detailing the statue of the two systems. The document outlines governance, funding, and projected timelines for the proposed dual-system network and maintenance plan.
Roswell city council again votes six to three against restoring licenses for bawdy houses after a heated public discussion. The meeting also confirms R D Bowers as city attorney and tables the ordinance, with bids invited for street sprinkling teams to early 1909.
A government official says ten promising sites and places are not available for Roswell's new federal building project, delaying progress. The statement outlines options and indicates ongoing negotiations with potential host locations.
Ten sites offered for a 125000 federal building in Roswell include corners at Fourth and Richardson Alameda and Main and Fifth with sizes around 150 by 198 feet. Treasury site agent W D Windom notes work won t start for over a year after purchase and bids will be reviewed without public recommendations.
The article details site options at Richardson avenue and Third Street with prices from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars and outlines a lengthy federal building process. It notes Secretary of the Treasury approval steps, the Supervising Architect, bid advertising, and eventual construction details including location use and size. Windom travels between Roswell Augusta Mobile Phoenix and California as he analyzes sites.
In Chicago on October 7 the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water Convention opened with Republican Taft and Democrat Bryan arriving separately. Taft spoke first to a packed hall as attendees filled the arena to hear the three day sessions outlining the deepwater project.
An advertisement lists services including legal and notary work, accounting, typing, and real estate offerings. It claims the agency can obtain anything or provide any information and promotes being the sole labor agency in the Pecos Valley. The piece also notes political events with Bryan, Pinchot, and Moody speaking at a convention and the chairman Mack reporting sickness. Roosevelt declines to campaign for Taft.
Oct 7 reports from Sarajevo Belgrade and Constantinople show protests over Austria Hungary annexation of Bosnia Herzegovina while Crete proclaims union with Greece. Speakers at a Harriman rail event discuss transportation in the Trans Misssissippi region and conservation of natural resources.
London reports the British government replies to Austria-Hungary over Bosnia and Herzegovina mirroring its response to Bulgaria. The British ambassador is instructed to visit Vienna to urge reconsideration of the action.
San Francisco on October 7 opened the second day with a light turnout as delegates received resolutions. Pryor of Texas urged federal land revaluation and grazing improvements to lower rentals. The session featured many speakers addressing river, tariff, and railway regulation topics.
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