The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-16
CITY WARDENS.
The General Interests OF the City
Looked After.-Au Ordinance IN
Relation to the Use Of
81 Water, Passed.

Relation to the Use Of
Water, Passed.
The council met last night at the city
hall. His honor, the mayor, occupied
the chair. The members present were,
Reel, Marks, Granger, Caswell, Ham
mond and McGregor; absent, Addoms,
Hibbard and sharpless.
Mr.. j. K. Jeffrey acted as clerk in
the absence of Mr.. II. W. Foglesong.
Accommodation from J. W. Brunei,
asking permission to remove his large
scales from their present location on
Hill street, to the east side Of the
Carey block on Ferguson street, was
read, and on motion the privilege was
granted.
MI. Hammond made a report on the
question OF printing the ordinance and
rules governing the fire department,
stating that he had solicited bids for
the doing Of the work, and that the
printing had been completed under o n
tract.
The clerk presented at this point sun
dry bills, which were, OIL motion, re-
ferred to the finance committee, with
instructions to report on the same at
once. Accordingly, a recess Of ten
minutes was taken for the committee
to examine and report or the accounts.
R~eassembling, the committee report
ed favorably on the following bills,
which were allowed: E.. S. Smith, for
services as special police, 5000; f.
Shodl, clerk of election, $500; W. P.
Carroll, clerk of election, $500; John
Curran, services as special police, $500,
The bill of Hallack, Howard g. Cal
land for $4,000 for lumber furnished
the city, wa referred to the finance
committee for further examination.
The certificate of the election of A.
G. McGregcr, as member of the coun-
ell from the Third ward, was read and
ordered on file; and, on motion, the
oath of office was administered to Mr..
McGregor, and he wa admitted to a
seat in the council.
The clerk then read an ordinance,
entitled "An ordinance regulating the
taking of water from any of the city
ditches.n
The object of this ordinance was
then stated by the mayor to be for the
purpose of restraining all parties from
tapping the bitches and taking there
from any water, except upon the au-
thority of the superintendent of bitches.
Mr.. Hammond then moved that the
rules be suspended for the considera-
tion of the ordinance, which was car
ried. The ordinance was then placed
on its final passage, and declared car
ried.
The mayor then stated that he had
had q man in the employ of the city for
several days, guarding the main water
ditch north of Fort D. A. Russell, to
restrain parties from tapping it and
taking water ont, and that it would be
necessary for the city to provide for his
pay, II 1t was thought expedient To re-
tain his services longer.
1t was then ordered by the council
that the man be retained in that capac-
ity for n week longer and if he sue
ceeded in getting water into the lake
his services would be engaged for u
greater period of time.
Hon. T. Dyer stated to the council at
this stage of the proceedings, that his
lot adjoining the city hall was occupied
rs a dog pound, and that his guests at
the hotel were very frequently disturbed
both night and day by the bowling of
these animals, therefore, he stated,
that he desired the pound removed.
On motion, the city marshal was in
structed to procure another place for
the location of his dog pound.
The question of putting a new roof
on the building of the Pioneer hook and
ladder company was referred to the
committee on fire department, with in
structions to examine and report at the
next meeting.
The clerk read the notice of the
mayors approval of the ordinance in
relation to water bitches.
On motion, the warrants ordered
drawn at a previous meeting for the
payment of the old issue Of city bonds,
amounting to $4,000, computing from
warrant No. 242 to 281, inclusive, were
cancelled.
The city marshal was then instructed
to notify Mrs. Callahan, at the Monta-
ma house, south Of the Union Pacific
track, that if she persisted in keeping a
disorderly house, her license for selling
liquor would be revoked and the offend
ing parties prosecuted.
Adjourned.
MILITARY MATTERS.