The daily sentinel., 1899-04-25

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with Job G. Payne and Matt Farrell as
surties was upon motion laid upon the
| table.
Both Of the above bonds by motion Of
Wharton were intended to be referred
to the license committee. but the amend
! ments were lost.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee reported favorably upon the report
Of Fire Chief Jones and the report was
adopted. 1t recommends that hose
tower for drying hose, new tracks upon
which can be run the fire truck and
other unin portant changes made at the
department house.
The matter was referred to the fire
and police board to secure the work
done, to according the recommendations.
The bond Of John w. Pearce was ap-
proved.
The chairman OF the street and alley
committee was granted more time in
which to make report upon the charac
ter Of the work done by Contractor
White in cleaning the bitches OF the
city.
All applications at this time for ap-
pointive office by council were for the
time being laid aside.
The petition of W. A. Marsh and
others for pipe to be laid on certain
avenues was denied.
The license committee made an unfav-
orable report on the reduction of license
of Henry Kippe.
The chairman of license committee re-
commended that the city attorney be
requested to prepare ordinance to cover
the petition Of the citizens league, in re-
gard to saloona,
Applications FOR saloon licences were
hereupon made by James Purcell and j.
H. Cosgrove.
The following report wac then made
by the committee on licenses in relation
to Purcell application and the sa,ae re-
port was made regarding. the license OF
j. II. Cos grove.
To the Mayor and the city council Of
Grand Junction, Colorado,
We, your committee on Licences, to
whom was referred the application
and bonds for LICENSES OF the various
parties who applied on Monday the 18th
day OF April A. D., 1899 to respectfully
report thereon as follows.
First; So far as the bonds given, they
seem to be sufficient We note one es-
ception In that one hondmsn on applica-
tion OF ]. H. Cosgrove qualities for only
100000,
; Second: We recommend that no Ii
cense to retail liqu Dr, be granted for the
ensuing year.
Third: We report that VIZ have in
vestigated the spplicati ions OF each and
all Of said parties and also their manner
Of conducting the business OF selling
liquor in Grand Junction, and we state
as to the application, we find; lst-That
large per cent OF the property owners
and business men in the north half OF
block No. 1ls, being the block in which
saloons have been conducted and are to
be CONDUCTED, are opposed to the grant
ing OF the license to any parties in said
block, upon the grounds that the same
materially impaired their business and
thereby damaged them to large extent,
q, q, CovEY,
j. H. RAMEY,
Committee.
The following petition was presented
to the council.
To the honorable license committee OF
the city COUNCIL Of the city Of Grand
Junction, Colorado and to the city ooun-
Gil:
We, tho undersigned property owners
and business men interested in blocks
1I8 and 103 OF the city Of Grand juno
ton, respectfully petition you not to
grant the application Of james Purcell
for liquor license for the ensuing year
and as grounds therefor we state, that
the Same is, in our judgement, against
the best interests of the city and il
detrimental and damaging to our bust
ness interests personally,
A G Mann, Grocer.
b G Bucklin, Property owner.
A G Pearson, Merchant Tailor.
M Cameron, Property owner.
Stella Cameron, Property owner.