, 1890-04-02
Some Fancy Offers for the City's
Suburban Land.
WATER.

There was a discussion on water which
prolonged the meeting of the council till
nearly midnight. Every member of the
council appreciates the fact hat the city
must insure itself an adequate water sup
ply, and that at once. Mr.. Merrill said
they should figure on supplying four or
five times as many people as Cheyenne
now had, and was applauded from the
lobby. T. A. Kent leading.
1t seems that the wooden pipe laid last
year is IN fearful condition, that the leak
age Is a formidable percentage of the
water sought to be conveyed. 1t will be
repaired at once and the advisability of re-
placing il with iron pipe will be consid-
cred.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the plan of
the city engineer be submitted to Terrific
rial Engineer Mead and another hydraulic
ex pert for opinions. Carried. Mr.. Bond
moved that if these experts endorsed the
plan, bids for the work be solicited at
once. This was adopted.
ALERT HOSE HoUSE
The building committee has been in
structed to secure bids for the construction
of the Alert Hose house and to proceed
with the building.
CURRENT REVENUE
Marshal Schintger furnishes this schsd-
ule of city receipts for the quarter:
Water, 81, 937. Is; county retail liquor
licenses, 81, 100; pool tables, $50; billiard
tables, $40; gambling, $l,050; city retail
liquor licenses, $l,l07; job wagons. SOL
50; plumbers, $l22.25; p~awnbrokers, $62-
25; theater and shows, $25 IS: peddlIng,
SITS; hacks, $43; a~uctioneers, $T5.75;
hotel runners. 1915; dog licenses, SEQ:
fines, Sll0 so; attorney fees, $44. so; ceme-
tarY fund. 1924; pound lees, 500; intelli-
aence Office, Sl5. Is; drain layers, $50. 25.
Total, 81, $50. 65.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
The expenditure figures for the quarter
are from City Clerk Dana's report:
Fuel public buildings, $3.50 OF; station
airy and postage, $63 65: incidentals.
Sl64 90; printing and advertising, 1892 :
10; boarding prisoners. SS3 %; insurance,
1925; election expenses, SlO3; lights pub
lie buildings, 1925. so; street lights, ST.,
$50 OF; salaries. 81. 1868 is; scayenger
work, 1889 IS; fire department, $487. 80;
public buildings, S4l7.77; park, S3l. %;
pound. $50 "a; t~elepones. $i2; rebates,
Sl4 90; streets and alleys, 1852 81; tap
ping mans, $ll8 so; expenses water sys
TEN, Sl,355 SO: cemetery, sol 95: total,
Sl0,067. 90.
THE TREASURY.
Summary Of the report of Treasurer
Kelley:
Cash on hand......... ..............$3,I 1923 -
Warrants outstandlng.."-.".".. 4,449 90
SECTIONS RECEIPTS
D. A. Hastings, the sexton. reports his
receipts from all sources during the quar-
ter, 1911.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Warlaumont reports that the de
partment was called out twice during Jan
uary, February and March, and that both
blazes were beyond the city limits. In
one of these j. E. Shannon was burned
to death. The property loss in each in
stance was small.
DECLARED F
The finance committe ordered the ad.
NeTtlseuenl, uIllei tuS hoh coiulllous,
for bids on the city land northeast of
town. These we're the offers:
A. D. Kelley, s2l, 900 cash for the 100
acres called lot 2.
H. Altman, $5lS an acre for the forty
three acres called lot |.
Theo. Menges, $50 600 for lot 2, 10
per cent cash, same in ninety days, again
in six months, then in payments Tor seven
years.
j. L. Drake, $4,000 for lot /, on
time.
c. D. Kelley, $3.50 an acre for lot |, on
time, one year, in three payments.
+ ID. Carpcr. 81 900 an acre tor lot /,
on time.
Certified checks accompanied the bids.
The bids will be conditioned for one third
cast, one-third 10 fur and one third in
eight months. Messrs. Altman and
Kelley submitted the only regular bids.
Mr.. Kelley grew quite earnest 10 a
little talk he was allowed to make to the
council. He said his bid on tract No. .
was the only one formal and that he
should have the land. The council was
unanimously of the opinion that all bids
be rejected and new advertisement had.
Bids will be opened next Tuesday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bell telephone ordinance was
passed and Mr.. Robbins told the council
that the company had donated the use of
one instrument to the city.
Policeman Griswold's resignation was
accepted and the appointment of G. W.
Swiizer as special officer was confirmed.
Mr.. Griswold will devote his entire time
to his grocery business.
Frank Stanley vas granted a permit to
build a cottage next to the corner of
Eighteenth and Evans.
MIR. Switzer's bond, with j. W. Ham
mond and j. Y. CowhIck as s%nreties, was
approved.
On suggestion of Chairman jerks of
the water committee a pipe extension two