, 1889-04-03
USE TOO MUCH WATER.
Cheyenne People Extrayagant in
the Use of the Fluid.
A Report on City Revenue for the
Past Quarter.
A Big Batch of Bills Allowed by
the City Council.
A CHANGED BODY.

A CHANGED BODY.
Mayor Riner is in Butte and Mr..
Hunt, president of the council, presided
at last evenings meeting of that body.
City Attorney Van Devanter was on
hand and Alderman HebaTd was behind
his desk.
APPROVED.
A note from Mayor Riner apprised the
council of the fact that he had approved
an ordinance defining the duties of city
employees and another concerning the lev
wing of assessments.
These bids for building galleries at the
head of the water works system were re-
ceived: Cheyenne Lumber Yard com
pany, excavation, II cents per
yard, lumber work, $35 per
1000; O'Brien & Lawler, exca-
walton, Is cents per yard, lumber work,
$50 per LOCO; NJ. P. Keefe, excavation,
rs cents per yard, lumber work, $34 per
1000. The amount to be expended is
about 81, 100. These bids were referred
to the water committee. O'Brieu &
Lawler get the contract.
wAsTEFUL OF WATER.
City Engineer Miller called the atten-
ton Of the council to the fearful waste of
water in Cheyenne. From May 1, 1888,
to Sept, of the same year 1000, 600 gal
Ions daily were used. This Is a per capita
of $50 gallons for every twenty-fou
hours, or seventy five gallons more than
the daily water per capita for Washing
ton. In Providence, r. l., the number
of gallons used per resident is only twenty
seven gallons. Here water meters are
used. The average water per capita for
the United States is sixty five gallons.
Mr.. Miller stated hat the water for the
most part was wasted by persons who ir-
rigsted lawns and gardens. The water
committee will investigate the matter.
PROTECTION OF TREES.
Mr.. jerks introduced an ordinance
making the owner of an animal running
at large in the city limits the author of a
nuisance. The operative law makes ami
mails subject to arrest only when in GER
tain quarters of the city.
TO SAVE WATER.
An ordinance calculated to put into
effect the suggestions of the city engineer
in relation to the waste of water, was in
troduced by Mr.. Roberts, passed under
suspension of the rules and approved by
President Hunt.
The new ordinance provides hat water
for irrigation or sprinkling shall be used
only from 6 a. NJ. to 10 a. M, and from
4 D. ~. to 9 p. IN. Water for
irrigating or sprinkling the park shall be
used only between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
While the provisions of the ordinance
are quite rigid no penalties for its viola
ton are prescribed. However, it Is stipu-
lated in the water laws that violators of
rules shall lose the right to patronize the
system.
MARsHAL's REPORT.
Marshal Schnitger has prepared his re-
port for the quarter ending March 81.
During this period the office has collected
So 39. "a. Here are some of the items
of city revenue: County retail liquor,
$500; water rents, $1,674. 20; water
taps, $240. so; pool tables, $95; billiard
tables, sl5; gambling, 5000; city retail
liquor license, 81, 1879. IS; Job wagons,
S3e. Isl plumbers, 1926. 65; pawn brokers,
S62. 25; shows. $3.50; peddlers, s2S.75;
hacks, S32. rs; hotel runners, sl7.25; dog
licenses. $32; fines, 1914; attorney fees,
$50. cemetery fund, $l73; pound fees,
S2l, drain layers, $3.50.
CEMETERY.
ID. A. Hastings report shows that the
sexton has received Slll during the past
quarter.
EXPENSES.
These accounts were audited and al
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