, 1892-02-17
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
They We're Appointed Last Night
BY Mayor B%resnahen.
The Snyder Street Subway Matter
Again Brought Up.
-E37g Up the City Dams--EIectric
Cars in Prospect.

The city council met last evening at 8
o'clock with Mayor Bresnahen presiding.
The following councilmen answered to
their names: Bond, Bristol, Hellman,
Post. Riner and Talbot. Those absent
we're Councilmen Richardson, Reel and
Harrington.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved, as were also the
minutes OF the special called meeting. held
Feb. 5 for the purpose of passing an ordi-
nance granting certain lands belonging to
the city TO aid the smelter project.
PETITIONS GALORE.
A number of petitions were offered.
One of these was the petition of a large
number of citizens. mostly 'colored, pray
ing for the appointment of W. H. Scott.
colored, to the position of a city police
man. The petition was referred to the
committee on police regulations.
BAD WATER FACILITIES.
Mayor Bresnahen called the attention
of the council to the fact that the dams
in the creek supplying the city with water
were slightly out of gear and were likely
to cause a very bad state in the city's
water supply if not fixed up.
1t was then moved and seconded that
the city plumber look after and arrange
the dams in a satisfactory n
REGULATING CITY ADVERTISING.
A resolution was then introduced and
passed regulating city advertising, run
ming. something as follows: One time
ten cents a line for one issue; eight cents
for four times or less; six cents for more
than four times. Some discussion was in
dulged in by the councilmen over the
proposition. but it did not amount to
very much.
SIDEWALK MONEY.
Then the feasibility of allowing some
thing over $500 to certain people in GER
tain parts of the city for fixing up side
walks was considered. 1t was finally
allowed to place it upon the table with
the understanding that it should be called
up at the next regular meeting.
10 HAVE CABLE AIRS
A resolution was her introduced allow
ing WIN. Sturgis, Jr., and his associates
to construct electric. motor, or cable cars
through the streets of Cheyenne. 1t is
thought that the sound of the street cable
cars will buzz through the city.
JIM TALBOT TO THE FRONT.
D.---.- n-lL-. I'LL A.
OF the council to the much talked of sub
way under the Union Pacific railway
tracks. He said the Union Pacific owed
the city a good sum of money, and. fur
Their, that it was very inconvenient to 20
from Snyder street to the viaduct, and
be thought it q wise plan to begin the
work. Mayor Bresnahen thought if work
could be begun at once it would not only
prove beneficial to the people of the city
in general but that there were hundreds
of laborers and mechanics who would be
benefited by being given a job. There
was something like
$1,000 ALREADY SUBSCRIBED,
And the mayor was authorized by a vote
of the council to correspond with the
Union Pacific authorities to settle the
matter.
Other smaller bills were pad, petitions
heard and a general business session was
held. The most important part of the
business transacted by the council was
perhaps the Inc of the several
different municipal committees by Mayor
Bresnahen as follows:
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Finauce-Riner, Harrington and Reel.
Streets and alleys-Talbot, Post and
Bristol.
Fire department = Post, Richardson
and Bond.
Printing. advertising and contingent
expense-Harrington, Post aud Bristol.
Police-Bristol, Hellmau and Talbot.
Public health and cemctery-Bond,
Hellman and Talbot.
Water and sewerage-Reel, Richard
ardson and Riner.
CITY Parks Richardson. Reel and
Bond.
Public buildings-Hellman, Harrington
and Riner.