The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-20
THE CITY COUNCIL.
NOW. ON TO LAKE MINNEQUA.
Franchise granted new street rail-
way-North-western Bessemer to
have FIRE company town
almost free from infectious diseases
Committee appointed to meet the
Pueblo committee on annexation. U


The mayor and all members of the
council were on hand Wednesday night
except Alderman Lei,head.
After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting by Clerk johnson
which were approved as read, the first
business transacted was the considcra
ton of request by Chief Harris of the
fire department for $50 feet of hose
and few sundries for the hose com
panies. Request granted
A petition for saloon license at
$40 Northern avenue was granted on
motion of Alderman Miles, J. S craig
& co. were the petitioners
A petition signed by many citizens
asked for the establishment of hose
house provided with cart and necessary
apparatus in block TO- Mesa addition.
in the northwestern part of the city.
John r Bruner was present and in q
brief talk stated that the citizens in
that vicinity were practically without
fire protection. they being out of reach
of assistance from Bessemer or Pueblo.
Citizens would provide IA site for the
building.
Alderman Miles objected to this and
favored moving No 3 out to that
vicinity if anything were done. lie
thought his part of the town in rs
much need of hose building. The
petition was granted, it being left to
the fire and water committee to select
a site.
On motion of Alderman Fisher the
same committee W as instructed to
report the cost of Gamewell fire
alarm system.
The Pueblo Street Ry. Co. petitioned
for franchise for right of way for a
new track as follows: Commencing at
the terminus of the track near the
steel works, thence north on Elm street
to Northern avenue. thence west on
Northern avenue to the Lake car line,
making short cut to the lake.
| Alderman Pannebaker objected to
the loose manner in which the ordinance
covering same was drawn up lit being
framed by the company's attorney and
argued furthermore that there need be
no haste in the matter as other com
panies had talked of wanting the same
right of way. He thought the town
would be the benefactor by making
haste slowly. With this end in view
he moved to refer to committee and
report.
Mayor Dempsey opposed delay. He
favored direct line to the lake as soon
as it could be gotten there, the people
demanded it and he favored it. Other
objections coming up about the
ordinance, recess was taken to give
the attorney and the committee on
streets and bridges time to change the
ordinance. When the council re
convened the ordinance was read in
which it was stipulated that the com
pany should have track completed in six
months from present time. Ordinance
carried.
City Physician Patterson's health re
port was read showing that but one
case of scarlatina and none of
diphtheria existed in the town. If a
fresh outbreak shonld occur he recon-
mended that infected houses be
quarantlned until all danger of con
tagion be passed. He reported fifteen
deaths and "a births for last quarter of
1898. On motion of Alderman Fisher
received
On motion of Alderman Pannebaker
the attorney was instructed to draw up
an ordinance in accordance with the
recommendations of report, quarantin
ing all houses infected with con-
tageous diseases.
Attorney Lennard reported that the
county commissioners did not feel as if
they owed the town any
thing for office rent for justice of the
peace and the matter was dropped. In
regard to the appeal cases of the two
Italians charged with resisting an
officer, he paid the docket fees and had
them dismissed The matter is now in
the hands of the police magistrate. He
had not yet had the time to investigate
into the legality of the annexation
petition.
Alderman jackson said that Pueblo
had chosen committee to discuss the
question with a committee from Bes
scmer, and moved that the mayor ap
point the necessary committee of three
Carried. The mayor appointed MS such
committee, Aldermen Miles. Panne-
baker and Fisher, they agreeing to
meet Pueblo at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
1t was agreed TO put team TO work
on the streets for couple of days to
clean it of stones. wires, etc, and to
fill holes.
The question of looking after the C.
C. & l. D. Co. sewer was left to the
proper committee with full power to
act, 1t being generally agreed that the
sewer should be extended across the
railroad track. Alderman Keltner was