, 1885-06-17
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Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About The City.

Nounu up NO. : finished work and dis
banded yesterday for Fox creek.
The council will meet tomorrow night
for the purpose of establishing a city tax
levy.
j. w. Snyder has got one herd of his
cattle through to his ranch on the South
Platte.
The city assessment roll amounting to
about 81, 100, 600 was confirmed by the
council last night.
The Band OF Hope will meet at the
Congregational church this afternoon, i'm
mcdiately after school.
A number of emigrants in wagons pass
ed through town yesterday en- route to
Washington Territory and Northern
Wyoming.
Twenty one cars of cattle belonging to
Mr.. Reynolds stopped off in the yards
yesterday and will continue their journey
west to-day.
The contractors have commenced work
on the foundation of the new convent
building which is to be located north of
the city park.
Train No, . from the west came in two
sections, the first section bringing the
first class passengers and the second emf
grants and fruit cars,
Minnie Fly was invited to walk into the
Justice parlor of Judge Fisher yesterday
to pay up sls for keeping a bawdy house.
She paid and flew out. +.
Pete Fly, while buzzing around in
Chicago put a f%ull-stop on another
darkey and yesterday he few into Judge
Lees and paid sl3 for his recreation.
In the matter Of D. Fisk's bill for $3.50
for trees in the city park, it was referred
to the water committee with instructions
to investigate and report at the next
meeting of the council
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
74', lowest, 400; mean temperature, $50;
mean humidity, 76 per cent; highest We
ocity of wind Is miles per hour.
One of the Raymond excursion parties
returning from the west passed through
Cheyenne yesterday. This party is com
posed of Philadelphia people who went
to the Pacific coast via the Southern
route.
A. H.. Swan received yesterday from
Iowa seven car loads Of cattle. The stock
will be driven to his ranch on the Chug-
water. 1t is composed of grade cattle.
Hereford and Short Horns, all bulls ex-
cept seventeen heifers.
On motion of Mr.. Harrington the
council last night authorized Alderman
Taylor and ths chairman of the water
committee to negotiate with a contractor
for laying pipes from the city main to the
northeast corner of the park.
At the regular meeting,of the city coun-
ell last night, there were present Hon,
Tim Dyer, president in the chair, City
Attorney Riner, Engineer Provine, Mar
shal Schnitger, Treasurer Bergman City
Clerk Richards, and Aldermen Draper,
Taylor, Harrington, Keefe and Griffin.
Maggie Hall was fined SIS by Justice
Lee for being an inmate Of a bawdy house,
and John Collins was fined a like amount
for visiting Maggie's domicil. Neither
being possessed of the funds necessary to
purchase freedom, were sent to durance
vile in adjacent cages of the city crate.
Bids for the contract for tapping the
water mains and furnishing the necessary
stop boxes, service cocks, etc, for the
purposes suggested under the ordinance,
were opened by the council last night and
were as follows: T. f. Dolan Il Co,
S2l. IS for each long tap and Sl2. Is for
each short tap; W. R. Swan & Co. for
each long tap, 500. so. short taps, $I3.
On motion of Mr.. Draper the bids were
referred to the water committee with
power to act in conjunction with the city
attorney.
The Union Pacific chief engineer, talk
ing to a Cheyenne locomotive fireman
who is a candidate for promotion to be an
ensineer, asked him, Suppose you had
built an engine yourself, performed every
part Of the work without assistance, and
knew that it was in complete order, but
when put on the road, the pump would
not draw water. What would you do?'
Il should look into the tank and ascertain
if there was any water to draw" replied
the sharp candidate,