The daily sentinel., 1899-08-25
PLUGGING AT 1T
Council Che,cs a Very Large
Quantity of Rag-Nothing
accomplished as Yet.

ment last night All the members of
the cast in the opera bouffe performance
iinedIup early in the evening, with the
exception OF Alderman Dickerson. There
was an air Of expectancy upon the as
semblage, one of those suppl essed con-
ditions Of the mind. when looking for
the monkey to jump from the little box
held in the hands OF the performer.
7 The minutes of the last preceding
meeting were read and approved by
the finance committee.
Chief George r. Garrison of the Fire
department was given permission to ad-
dress tho council. He asked that privi-
lege be granted the members of the
department to use Cottonwood Park
during Peach w. elk, for dancing pur-
poses. They asked the special privilege
of erecting dancing floors. The request
WAS referred to tho committee on fire
aud police for report.
Hiram Phillips. the hydraulic engine
or. who has been consulting with the
city upon the erection of the mountain
water plant, presented an exhaustive es-
innate Of the cost OF a mou ltain water
system, including reservoir on Orchard
Mesa and the pipe line in the city and
to the Grand Meea. The entire cost OF
the whole system, as presented in Mr.
Phillips schedule Of figures, was S96, ,355-
70. When the figures OF Mr. Phillips
were read and tho c,uncil had gotten
over their astonishment at the low price,
there was general buzz OF approval at
his figures, and because they had always
been taught that mountain water sys-
tenn could not be erected for sum less
than approximately $25OOOO
A contract in duplicate was received
and read from the Denver & Rio Grande
road, regarding the right Of way across
tneir liue for the exhaust OF the new
sewerage system. The terms of the con-
tract we're entirely with the railway and
gave the city no privileges. 1t was en-
tirely one sided affair and upon the ad-
vice Ct City Attorney Carnahan, the
contract in duplicate was returned to
the road with the statement that they
would have to remedy the condiGons be-
fore it was accepted by this city.
The Rio Grande cannot afford to be ar
bitrary in this matter Of conceding to
the city an outlet or right Of way across
their premises for the main exhaust sew
erags pipe. 1t has had 10 the years
past too many concessions from the city.
The opinion OF Mr.. Carnahan was adopt
cd by the council without debate.
Alderman Smith made motion that
tho city engineer he asked to find some
other outlet, which did not take the
main pipe ever the lands of the Rio
Grande road The motion prevailed.
A number Of bills that had been ap-
proved by the finance committee were
approved and paid.
Tho bills Of Judge Mann that have
been hanging fire for so long before the
finance committee were again taken up
last night. These bills are for trial
cases in this court Of the demi monde of
the city. Judge Sullivan appeare for
Judge Mann and presented the case to
council. A resolution OF the finance
committee, Ramey chairman, was read
disapproving Of the payment OF the bills.
The finance committee. with Mr..
Ramey as chairman, Alderman Broem
ser concurring, reported adversely upon
the payment of the nine bills contracted
by the party OF aldermen who went to
examine into the character of the
streams offered 70, mountain water
purposes. the bills were not finally
passed upon. but wore referred.
At this time Alderman Wharton in
troduced a resolution for which he
should meet the just sensure of the city.
Tho resolution is given below and re-
fers to the delay of tho construction Of
system Of sewerage. Wharton intro
duced the resolution fov no other pur-
pose than to act as a club to compel one
er more Of the members Of the council
that are opposing his schemes to side
with him, in order to obtain sewerage
II that gentleman wants to know he is
killing himself for all time and showing
what bull headed jackass he can make
OF himself by introducing . dilatory
motion. which he knows is for no other
purpose than 10 act as . bludgeon. In