The daily sentinel., 1899-05-10
WIDE OPEN
Grand Junction Is no More
A Prohibition City. City
Council Grants Ii
censes for Six
Months.
LOCAL . OPTION
OPTION
The Question to be Submitted TO
Vote of the People. Water
Problem Considered. a LieUe-
ly Meeting of city Solons.

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past several months has been the ses-
sions of the city council no other enter
tainment has presented SO many attrac-
tive features to the general public as has
the sessions of the aldermanic board.
Seats of vantage have been eagerly
sought and their occupants have listen
ed with bated breath to the fal ing words
Of wisdom, from the lips of the legisla-
tive manipulators.
Last night the main room OF the city
hall building was crowded with ladies
and gentleman, who bad congregated to
see what disposition would be made of
the license which had been petitioned
for by the saloons proprictors Ladies' Of
Citizens League and the leaders OF that
move were present 10 force. Also there
were present the friends and adherants
Of the saloon people.
Long before the hour set for the open
ing of the meeting there was well
defin d impression that the matter had
been "dxed,' 80 that there would be lit
tie opposition to the granting Of the Ii
censes No one knew, except Of course,
those WHO were interested, but still there
was that feeling in the air, thai made
the thing more than likely to happen.
1t did happen, as it afterward appeared
and that mystic something, possibly
mental telepathy, which is said to be
possessed by all the people was not a
at fault.
All the members OF the council we're
present. 1t was the first time that AL
derman Mckinney had been present,
since the time he hurt his foot, some
thing over two months.
Mayor Ella occupied the chair and
presided over the meeting with dignity,
bowling to the will of the majority, as a
good presiding officer always does. with
out question or cavil.
The minutes OF the meetings Of April
24th, May Sd and 4th were read and ap
proved.
A motion was presened, which prevail
ed, that the regular order Of business be
suspended and that the consideration
of special business which was uppermost
in the minds OF the aldermen be consid-
cred.
Alderman Ramey here introduced a
resolution calling for G. P. Allen, con-
sulting engineer OF this CITY, residing in
Denver, to appear before the board OF
alderman at a special meeting to take
place Saturday night at 8 o'clock. there
to present plans and specifications which
he had prepared for the building Of a
new system Il water works.
The resolution iurther set forth that
the the bonds, amounting to $65, 10000
had been sold and that the money was
now on deposit to the credit of the city.
That interest was accumulating upon
same and that in case the plans and
specifications Of G. P. Allen met the ap-
proval of council that they should pro
ceed to build the plant at once, securing
bids for the building Of the same or in
such other manner as the will Of the
council might suggest.
LOrin Staley was given permission to
address the council. 1t was sort Of
rambling harrangue on the new water
plant and the petition which had been
presented to council, protesting against
the purchase Of tho old water plant. He
attempted to read the names but the
writing Of the various petitioners was
too much for him and he had to call to