Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-14
Only Routine Matters Con-
Sidered Last Night.
A VERY DRY SESSION
Two Damage Claims Received--A
Large Number of Petitions
Considered.

| Inc CITY COuncll met last HlSHC anu
transacted much routine business. All
the aldermen were present except Nc
Arthur, Paige and Medin.
The claim Of Lawrence Doyle for $500
damages, alleged to have been sustained
by the claimant by reason of the fact
| that he fell into an unprotected excava-
ton, was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
! A. H. Wethey, in a communication to
the city council, acknowledged the re-
| ceipt of a deed, presenting to the city
! certain property for the purpose of open
| ing an alley. Mr.. Wethey said the prop
erty had been purchased by Mr.. Clark
as the result of an agreeent with the
city council, and he would expect the
council to fulfill it's part of the contract.
The matter was referred to the judiciary
committee.
A communication from City Attorney
Lamb, regarding Granite street alley,
took the same course.
P. c. ellis proposition to lease the
Auditorium was referred to the building
committee.
A petition praying for the grading Of
Colorado street alley, from Galena to
Mercury, was referred to the street and
alley committee, and claim of J. Il.
Reed for $155 damages, alleged to have
been inflicted to hack which was driven
into an unprotected excavation, went to
the judiciary committee.
a petition praying for the placing of an
arc light at the intersection of Granite
street and excelsior avenue was referred.
The offer of property owners to convey
to the city title to the Park alley sewer
was referred to the sewer committee. as
was also the report of the city engineer
to the effect that the cost of the extern
sion of the sanitary sewer to point
below the Colorado smelter would be
about $4,000
The bond of William HarlSins, sewer
contractor, with D. j. Hennessy and e.
10. Dugan as sureties. was approved.
The bond of the Bee Hive company.
who have the contract for roofing the
city hall, was also approved.
The report of the finance committe was
adopted
The building and light committee re-
ported recommending that Sloan & Nc
Govern be permitted to build an addition
| and that Godfrey I-avelle be allowed to
make certain repairs. The section grant
ing Sloan & McGovern permission to
build an addition was rejected, and the
remainder of the report adopted.
The council resolution fixing the tax
levy at 10 mills for general purposes
mill for sinking fund and / mill for
library fund was adopted.
A resolution transferring $5,422.69 from
the general fund to the special alley fund
was read and referred.
An ordinance changing the grade of
! Iowa avenue and First and Front streets
became a law.
resolution declaring the citys inten-
ton to grade Silver street from Main to
Colorado street was read for the third
time and action postponed.
An ordinance amending the permanent
! sidewalk ordinance was passed.
An ordinance providing for afternoon
meetings of the council was laid upon the
able.
An ordinance extending the operations
of the good morals ordinance was read
and referred.
An ordinance granting an electric heat
ing franchise to Silas King and j. A.
Elliott was taken from the files and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The city clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for permanent sidewalks.
On motion of Flderkin the action of
the council in rejecting that portion of
the report of the building and light COM
mittee with reference to the request of
Sloan & McGovern was rescinded and
the matter was referred back to the COM
mittee.
The sewer committee was directed to
report at the next meeting on the pro-
posed extension of the Dublin gulch
sewer.
The contract for the construction of
wooden sidewalks was awarded to Oren
& Bordsen at the following prices:
Twelve foot. 60 cents; 10 foot, 50 cents;
8 foot, IS cents; foot, As cents; foot, Al
cents; 6 foot, 9S cents; foot 81 cents;
foot, 80 cents; foot, IS cents; extra lum-
Der, $40 per thousand.
The council then adjourned.
-,~sa-@ Tailor West Galena