The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-20

DPoDlSIIl ana "Il6L mT.
Bullen has to say about it
Martin Hughes to be city
ScaVenqer.
The council met Monday night last,
all members being present. There was
fair attendance of onlookers anxious
to learn what steps would be taken
relative to the viaduct and they were
not disappointed in witnessing a lively
haying it built as soon as possible,
though on modified plan.
The Junior Order of American
Mechanics petitioned for the use of the
hall the night of the % inst. Jackson
moved to lay on table on account of
changes in the arrangmente of the hall
being contemplated which would render
it unsuitable for ball. Motion pre-
vailed.
A number of north end Abriendo
residents filed request asking that a
sidewalk grade be established. Miles
moved to refer to committee on public
works. Amended by Fisher to refer to
committee on lights and surveys. Mo-
tion carried as amended.
A report from the committee on
lights and surveys was read recon-
mendinR that lights be placed at the
following named locations:
Summit and Palmer.
Arroyo and Berkeley.
Northern and Palmer.
Graham and Berkeley.
Windsor and Palmer
Northern and Stone.
Evans and Summit.
City hall place, 2nd filing.
Report was on motion OF jackson re-
ceived.
The street and pridge committee
recommended that the Bessemer Ditch
Co. be urged to build bridges at cross
lngs of Eaton and Northern avenues
and Rice street.
Same committee recommended that
the contract for sprinkling the
streets be awarded to 7. G. Manning
and E. F. Douglas at $3.50 per day.
Reported the extension Of Lincoln,
westward, but did not deem it advisable
to widen Elm street as requested by
citizens.
Committee on fire and water did not
deem it advisable to move plug from
Sprague and Palmer to Jones and
Palmer on account Of fire protection.
Street Commissioner Burns reported
having gone over all streets and alleys,
had dug new irrigation ditch on
Abriendo avenue and had laid pipes on
Abrisndo, Routt and Lake avenues and
on Elm and on Box Elder streets.
Clerk johnson reported the following
collections:
From license $3.50
From dog tax $l.00
From pound SLIGO
From Co. Treas. $349S4
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Jackson sprung the question of build
ing the Northern avenue viaduct.
Messers J. A. and George Bullen were
present and Mayor Dempsey called on
them for an explanation Of delay. ]. A
Bullen after much circumlocution final
ly located the cause Of delay to the
fact that the machine shop at the
steel works, Bessemer, were not in good
running order and could not turn out
the irsn, the contract stipulating that
the iron to be used in the construction
Of the viaduct should be obtained at
the steel works. NJ. Bullen was asked
II the council did not release him from
this part Of the contract early in Feb
ruary last when Supt. I. w. Robinson
wrote the council to the effect that he
found it impossible to fill the order for
the viaduct according to the plans.
The letter Of Mr.. Robinson together
with the minutes Of the meeting relative
to same were read which confirmed this.
Mr.. Bullen, heweyer, maintained that
he construed the action Of the council
to mean that he could got the iron from
the east through the Bssssemer steel
works, which construction did not
satisfy the council. Attorney Lennard
being called on for an opinion said that
even though the council had rslsassd
the Bullsns from obtaining the iron
fruA the Bssssmst steel wofks It could
not compel them 70 ct Il elsewhere.
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