The daily sentinel., 1900-03-14
Council Transacts Business On
Slow Coach Ideas-Cold Mol
asses Runs Fast Beside the
Workings of This Munich
pal Organization-Con-
tract For Sewage Let to
Geddis & Seerie
Stone Co.


factory for soul weariness, the city coun-
Gil OF Grand Junction, il last night was a
fair ample OF the manner OF their doing
business, would illustrate such factory.
From a short time after o'clock un-
til the midnight hour and after, the sol
ons OF the city were doing busines, which
any body OF men should have transacted
in an hour.
Parliamentary procedure is thrown to
the winds and motions to efer bill, com
munications etc., which ordinarily go to
the proper committee, when no objec-
tions are made, took valuable time.
Beading the minutes was a slow pro-
cess. During the reading, very sym
pathetic twinge struck our body several
times, when we thought Of tn work per
formed by City Clerk Delaplain and the
measley compensation he received.
The reading OF the minutes were final
ly concluded, City attorney Carnahan
who acted in the absence OF the clerk
slow as he reasonably could, SO that the
matter would sift into the brain recesses
Of the counoilmen and the spectators.
No petitions we're read. The usual
reports OF the city officers for February
were received. The report OF the treas
urer was referred to the finance commit
tee, as we'll as several other reports.
The scale record of NJ. e. Barton was
read showing $22 80 as having been re-
| ceived.
The finance committee reported back,
as having approved a number Of reports
The report was accepted.
Smith, acting for the committee re-
ported that he could make contract
for coal or slack, if made fora year, with
Mayo & Endner at $1.25 per ton. At
the present time, on account OF the diff.
Guilty Of getting into the power house
they would deliver it as cheaply as pos
sible. 1t was ordered that the city
clerk should advertise for bids for sup
plying coal for the period of one y ear and
that the advertisement should run for
five issues.
Wharton made report on the location
OF the fire station in the Crawford addi-
tion. Said same should be located at
point opposite the residence of James
Hynes, as that was as nearly accessible
to all quarters as any other location.
The acceptance Of the bids for the con-
struction Of the sewers in the two dis
tric.s of the city were then taken up.
The motion prevailed at once to accept
the recommendation OF Mayor Ella, re-
garding sewer district No. l. that the
same be let to the Geddis & Seerie Stone
company for the price pamed in their
bid.
Before considering the recommenda-
ton Of the mayor for the acceptance Of
the bid for district No 2, Manager Nj
kirk, OF the Town company was permit
ed to speak, and he asked that the sewer
be changed. So far as it related to three
blocks numbers TO- IL, and IL in the
northwestern part Of the city, in sewer
district No. g. Mr.. Nikirk said that
there was, as was known to almost all
residents. large arroyo running through
fuebo iOtS, tnat iuey coulu DOC Do given
away, figufatively, and that it would en-
tail an expense to them OF more than the
lots were worth. His proposition to ex-
clude them from the plan for the build
ing of sewers in that distric5 and that
section was looked favorably upon, but
Attorney Carnahan said that such per-
mission OF exemption could not be grant
ed officially by council, unless an ordi-
n ance to that effect was passed by coun-
ell. He said though, that after construc-
ton was commenced the ordinance Of
construction and building permitted
changes and II it was the eense of coun-
ell that the permission to exempt the lots
should obtain, that could be done by
consent. 1t was thus left, the permis-
sion Of exemption being tacitly granted.
Mrs. Grove asked permission to tap
the water pipe at point the nearest to
her residence, instead Of going to the
curb. because she has granted permits
sion for the water line to 60 through her
land. This was not granted officially,
but is was understood that il there was
10 objections she could 30 tap the pipe.
Garrison & Fletcher asked for a plum