The Fremont County record., 1881-11-26
Town Board Meeting.

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Town Board Meeting.
The semi-monthly meeting Of Tho
Town Trustees, was held last Mon
day evening, at the town clerks Office
IN the public library. Present Messrs
Skcele, Ashby and Ferrier. Absen
the Mayor, Messrs. Harding an6
Lewis. Mr.. Harding called to say
he was not feeling well, and had te
go home, and Mr.. Campbell, the may.
or, was in Saguache.
There being no quorum the three
gentlemen present sat around from
half past seven until half past eight,
waiting for Mr.. Lewis. They passed
the time informally discussing o va
riety of subjects. Among them may
bosmentioned, as an index to the wide
mental play ground of our city faith
ers MacVcagk's merits as a reform
er and political jack in the box; Os-
car Wiid's poetry and the esthetic
craze Emma Abbott's kiss The bed
chamber scenc In Fra DiavOlo, and
why sun dogs never bark. At this
point. it being half past eight, Mr.
Sell, who had n little business be-
fore the board requiring action, vol
unteered to hunt up Mr.. Lewis. He
found the gentleman in five minutes
and the board at once settled down
to 'their regular peesiness." The
minutes of last meeting read and ap.
proved. The following bills were
presented and ordered to be paid:
=. Sell, grading streets ............s $50 OF
S. l. Ferrier, work on Cemetery Hill So OF
iiy Mack, lumber -. :;........ s6o.60
Less error in last acct 49,, -. 41.6o IS o.
The Reporter, side walk notices. -. 2Ot
IL was explained for the informa.
tion of the public through the REcoRI
that the work on cemetery hill wa
done jointly by the county, the cit,
and two local lodges, and that thI
ss55 paid to S. T. Ferrier is the city
portion. 1t may also be remarke,
en- passant, that the So paid to tn
Evening G!immer in the shrubber
over the way, will help to fill a
"aching void" and enable it to It'd
over another week.
Mr.. Lewis reported from commit
tee OIL plastering engine house, tina
some bids had been received, bu
they expected others. 1t viii. cos
about 1850. Thought it advisable tt
haye the work done. If instructed
TO 90 ahead with work, can have i
opHS III 8pclb bWO w CChSs vi iliOtiOi
Messrs. Lewis and Harding were au-
thorized to go ahead and have th'
work done.
Mr.. Skeelc reported from the com
mittee for locating the new hydrants
that they had located four as follows
Que northeast corner I'd and b. SITS.
one northeast corner of 4th and A
streets: one northwest corner 5tl
and River streets. and one Dorthwes
corner Eth and c streets. One hav
ing already been located at northeas
corner 5tn and 4 streets, there wa
another left, which the committe'
had not decided W liich was the bes
place to locate it. On motion the re
port was approved and COMMITTEES
discharged. 1t was ordered to locate
the sixth hydrant on southwest cor
ner 7th aud G. streets.
Capt. Ferricr asked what was done
about the proposed bridge over the
Arkansas near the smelter. Mr.
Lewis said he introduced the natte
10 the last meeting. He said Mr.
Phelps, one of the county commits
sioners, wished him TO say to til,
council that the county would do
nate 81 800 if the town would buili
it; but he thought they had bette
pun UOOt OIl tuc OtucT ice, dHtk lie
the county build the bridge. ii;
north and south sides of the river
near the proposed location ol
the bridge, ought TO make liberia
contribution. The Coal Bank trade
was important and anything which
would shorten the distance into the
city would be an advantage. He did
not think the new bridge would huri
the upper end of the town.
Capt. Ferrier: Not at all. Peopl,
would continue to trade where evel
they got served best, no matter
which end Of town they came in at
He thought it great advantage tt
people coming into town from tn,
southeast TO save distance of two
miles up and back.
bIr. Skeeie asked If there was an,
estimate of the cost.
Mr. Lewis said about $50, 900.
1t appeared from the discussion
that this estimate was for the bridg,
and piers, as Capt. Ferrier said til,
grading on each side would not pro
badly cost over ST. 900. "A great dea
of grading can be done for S ,000."
Capt. Ferrier moved, seconded b,
Mr.. Skeele, that the clerk be instruc
teu 10 shy 10 tnc county commission
ers that the town will donate 81 ,0O'
10 help build bridge, provided 1t il
built inside of year. Carried.
The reporter of the RECORD wa.
then asked what he had to say. He
replied that he had no right to take
part in their deliberations, but wai
present to report their proceeding
Tor the information of the public
There seemed 10 be n general disposi
fion to commit him for contempt o.
something, but he was let off on tn
understanding that he shonld sa,
nothing about their funny little b,
plays and informal remarks not in
tended for the public ear.
Dancing School.
AS many of the Young school chill
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