, 1891-02-18
MGRE NAMES REJECTED
The City Council Opposes a Success
sor to Schnitgsr.
Three Names Sent in BY the Mayor
Before Adjournment.
The Variety Theater Project Gets
a Black Eye.

pIeSeub mEs HeOOlub-
A further extension oftime Was granted
to Senator Carey aud Tim Dyer in which
to fix mp the sidewalks complained of at
the last meeting.
Chairman Bond Of the fire committee
reported hat he had made a request of
the secretary of the FIRE department for
the bylaws of the department and for a
list of members. The request was refused.
He afterwards requested of the chief
copies OF his last Tour quarterly reports.
The chief promises to give him the reports
and the committee will report OF the
legality of the election for the chief at the
next meeting.
The council voted to give the printing
committee an extension of time for the
printing of the bonds until after they are
sold 50 as to prevent the possibility of
having to issue new ones to meet the
wishes of the purchasers.
State Engineer Mead was requested to
address the council upon the proposed ex-
tensions of the water system. In addition
to the report presented by the city engi
neer he recommends the following i'm
provements: That the pumping station
be removed down the creek somewhere
near the Nineteenth street bridge, as the
saving in hauling of the coal by wagons
would be an item. and also as more water
could be caught and saved there. A
pump will have to be used In case of fire,
and it will also be necessary when the city
increases in size and more water is used.
The new council voted to carry out the
plans of the old council and to continue
the old contracts, besides purchasing
pipes and what other material is necessary
TO carry on the work at once.
A petition signed by 400 people of
Cheyenne, asking that the ordinance
granting a license to variety theaters be
repealed. 1t vas referred 10 the com-
mIttee on ! olice which consists of Messrs.
Hellman, Merrill and Bond.
Mr.. Meanea complained that he had
bought a lot of the city at a tax sale and
received a quit claim deed. Afterwards
he found out that the county had sold the
same lot for taxes before. He therefore
asks for his money back. The city Attor-
ney was instructed to look up the ques-
ton.
The West Finders presented another
petition stating that 8 few croakers had
objected to England's whistle and asking
that it be stopped. The last petition asks
the council to let Mr.. England blow his
whistle all he wants TO. The petition was
signed by about fifty taxpayers. Another
petition was presented asking that the
waRons doing freight and transfer work.
that are not licensed. be licensed as the
ordinance requires. The marshal was in
structed by the council to see that the
numbers were put on the wagons used by
the heavy transfer company.
The mayor announced that ne had APP
proved the ordinance voting bonds to pay
off the existing water indebtedness and
Tor other purposes.
The mayor announced that the adver-
tisement in regard to the sale of bonds
had been inserted In several New York.
Philadelphia and Boston papers as well
as In several financial papers throughout
the country.
The finance committee recommend that
the bond of L r. Warlaumont be ap-
proved, which it was by the vote OF the
council.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid.
Fred Bond, hiring inspection of steel
for the viaduct, 800.
Q. Thompson, for Alert Hose com
pany, $40.
Henry G. Hay, rent OF barn for a poll
ing place. $40.
j. b. Durbin, rent of barn for polling
place, SO.
Davis Creswell Manufacturing com
pany, plumbers supplies. s39 SIS.
Chas. Linn, labor, 81.
Andrew Lindgreen, 81.
Z. Thompson, drayage, 80 {.
Geo. H. Truckey's bill for services as
secretary of the fire department was laid
over until the next meeting.
A vote was taken IN the design to lie
adopted for the city seal. Mr.. Bond de-
sired to be excused from voting and the
vote stood 3 to 3 for the design finally
adopted. Mayor Brcsnahen had some
hesitancy about deciding, but finally
adopted the seal, the design of which
consists Of the capitol building with the
''Citv ot Cheyenne'i M tho ION and
State of Wyoming at the bottom.
Mr.. Richardson suGges' ed that probably
some one would take the picture on the
seal for the city hall and such an idea
would be a good advertisement for the
city.
The committee having the whistle
petitions in charge recommended that the
whole question be indefinitely postponed.
The police committee reported that the
petition, asking the council to repeal the
ordinance granting a license to variety
theaters should be granted. An ordinance
was introduced in accordance with the
committees report forbiddiug the running
OF variety theaters in Cheyenne and was
laid over under the rules.
On motion of Mr.. Harrington the city
clerk is authorized to advertise for bids
for doing the scavenger work for one year,
the lowest bidder to get the contract. The
bids will be opened on the Bird of March.
An Executive Session.