, 1896-10-07
THE COUNCIL MEETING.
MANY MATTERS TAKEN UP AND
DISCUSSED AT THE
SESSION.
The Bottom of City Creek to be Cleaned
and the Channel Fixed-Several
Rebates are Granted-Pak Doran
Receives His $15-Water Works
Again Under Discussion.

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Again Under Discussion.
hour of meeting Of the city council last
night, but by an oversight the mem
bers did not assemble till 8 O'Clock. All
we're present except Councilman Pen
nington. and Mayor Brown presided.
The finance committee recommended
the following rebates: E. McBroom. on
carriage and furniture. $12O; N. b.
Sprague, on improvements. $3.50; Mrs.
Kate Dunlap. on improvements. $3.50;
Mrs. NJ. N. Larsen, on improvements.
5000. The report was adopted.
Councilman Fee made a report on the
city creek. He said 1t was the opinion
of the committee on streets and alleys
that If the bottom OF the creek was
thoroughly cleaned and the channel
it would carry the water all right. Mar
shall Hiskey was instructed to make the
necessary improvements, using tramps
and city prisoners to do the work.
Mrs. Hannah Durlacher, AL Gobel-
man. Gus Vorpahl and P. Connors pc
titioned the council for a rebate Of
taxes. Their petition was referred to
the finance committee.
Mr.. Lohlein. of the w committee,
asked for further time upon some mat
ters which had been referred to his
committee, which was granted.
Mr.. Miller reported that il was The
opinion Of City Engineer Whiting that
the sewers should be- flushed without
delay and that the cit7 hydrants should
tually necessary. On motion 1t was or
dered that the engineer secure the SER
vices Of some competent man and pro-
coed with the flushing of the sewers.
On motion Of Councilman Fee 1t was
ordered that in future all orders for
coal be placed with the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Fee also asked that the pound
law be suspended in its operations in so
far as the west side was concerned. On
motion, his request was granted, and
Laramie now occupies the peculiar po-
sition of having a different law On Diff
ferent sides Of the railroad track.
On motion. it was ordered that the
services OF the ditchtender and street
sprinkler be dispensed with, and that
rho Strooto shall horooftor ho uDr{oLIod
on windy days only. under the direction
Of the marshal. at a pro rata price.
Patrick Doran appeared before the
council and asked for a rebate Of SIS,
pound fees for cattle which had been
impounded. The rebate was granted.
The report OF the city marshal show
ed collections in the sum of s ,218.75,
of which amount 81 5000 was for taxes.
The report of Justice M. A. Hance
showed collections in the sum of
$1S3.25.
The sections report showed no lots
sold.
The report of Justice R. E. Fitch
showed collections in the sum of $3.50.
The following bills were presented
and allowed:
Harvey King, street boxes. II "a
First National bank, interest on
OfeTuTdlL IL %
First National bank, interest on
funding bonds .............. 1876 "a
W. J. Hills, salary attorney. rs 90
H. d. Beemer. painting ....... 4 05
A. ]. Nash. salary ditch superin-
t%endent... . ............. 10 90
T. H. Trewartha, salary sexton. so 90
Chas. Scion, labor. 2 90
G. w. Lovejoy. witness ........ 90
Holiday Co.. supplies. ......... 4 So
J. F. Creasman, hook and ladder
truck to fire 2 00
Percy Gosden, costs in Hebron
case. $3.50. ............... Sc S.
Gus Johnson, teaming. ........ 3 50
S. A. Crawford, coal. etc.. "A 16
G. w. Lovejoy, drayage 2 rs
Eggleston & Desmond supplies 40
E. P. Kelly, hose carts to fire.. 4 90
w. E. Htskey. salary marshal. 1O1 90
NJ. A. Hance. salary Justice. rs 90
J. J. McCutcheon, salary janitor rs 90
w. E. Chaplin, library rent and
printing. $50. ........... IS 80
w. Clark, salary police. ....... rs 90
c. S. Greenbaum, salary clerk. IL SO
R. E. Fitch, salary Justice. rs 90
A. Erickson supplies ......... 95
Boomerang. advertising ........ l 10
E. F. Gaskell, constable. ....... 6 0O
C. Isberg, labor 2 40
c. Pelton. supplies. ............ z 20
Geo. w. Fox, supplies ........ s 80
]. c. Pennington, hauling en-
CINE to fires. Z 0O
Mrs. Davis. meals. l 20
v. HeauDier. hay 81
j. W. Brown, meals. .......... II 80
Sam Wallace, poundmaster. -. 80 %
Light. -. 3o6 on
T. j.. Canada, labor. 1 OF
i T-A- H.