Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-10-26
Council Proceedings.
sp,stal Legislation fur She. Benefit Of
!. Saloon Interests.

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sp,stai Legislation sor the. BENEFIT o.
r. ~, Saloon Interests.
Council opened Friday night with tl,s
!. Mayor and Trustees Rocker. -Suith. Dar
\ ing and Hall present. - 49,
There were also present City Atty
Be.il and Atty, DaWsfsn OF Ia Isn,a
| and AR. Fleming OF, the Law aud Ordei
League and Marshal Baldwin. /.
A bill Of Geo. Lanes for services a,
night watch in Sept. last, for $40 was
passed. q =, ,g.g'ss-t
Mark Dcnson's bill, Ss.ss for services
rs iiiachinist wcsk st pump house, ETC.,
having been duly certified was passed.
DIR. Eearby's bill. $50. for professional
services in small pox cases OF kingcry
and Dcwccsc. was ordered paid. Also
his hill OF s,i.6o for medicines.
Trustee Lance took his seat.
Mr.. Lance moved that a committee o!
tthrcc bc appointed to purchase chairs fos
the council Chamber.
Mr.. Rocker wanted n pair Of handouts
and a dark lan'srn for the marshal.
Sir. Smith w3atcd the committee III.
s,Iuc,ed to pu, up Goa, hooks. and this
led TO n general proposition IN favor OF
furnishing the chamber with number
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The committee named was Mcss.s
Lance, Smith aud Daring.
Mr.. Rocker moved that the council
proceed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Mr.. Wilson.
While the clerk was preparing the bal.
lots Mcsdamcs Harrison. Elscr and Herd.
man and Rev. Davenport OF the Law and
Order League arrived and took sca,s'in
the chamber. As far rs they could find
them.
Mr.. Lance acted rs judge OF election
and reported that there were five ballots
cast. all In favor OF 4. Nichols.
Mr.. Rocker moved and Mr.. Smith sec
o;ded n motion that Ordinance No. S: hc
p;:; OH it, second reading.
AcSsrs. Rocker. Smith and Daring
voted yea; Mcssrs. Hall aud Lance voted
INV. Motion carried.
| Mr.. Nichols. Mr.. Burr and Judge Uar-
MS Joined tic audience while the oidin.
ancc was being read.
Mr.. Smith moved and Mr.. Rocker
seconded adoption OF second reading. 1t
was carried by tic same vote.
Mr.. Rocker said Mr.. Nichols was pres.
cui and suggested he L. sworn in rs a
member of the bard. Judge Harris nd.
.niuistcrcd the oath.
Sir. Rocker moved aud Smith second
cd third reading OF ordinance.
Air. Hall said II had not been custom.
airy to give an ordinance its second and
third reading in one night.
Atty. Bcnll said there WAS no statutory
enactment against second and third
reading ut tlif same meeting.
Mr.. Lancollid lie understood that ur.
less there W.; an ordinance TO the con.
trary an oHlinancc could be passed
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/ Tie motion to read WAS carried
Mcssrs. Hail and Lance voting nay.
Mr.. Hall said they had jus, elected Q
new trustee aud lie deemed il only right
that some statement be made of the cir
cuuis;nnccs under which the prcviou.
siloon ordinance was passed, which
statement lie proceeded TO make.
In reply to Mr.. Hall Mr.. Nichols said
he was in favor Of saloons being licensed
but he was In favor of saloon keeper
keeping strictly to the law. II he did moi
lie was in favor OF the license being re
vokcd.
On the third reading of the ordinance
Mcssrs. Smith, Rocker, Daring and
Nichols voted for its adoption.
Mcssrs. Hall and Lance voted agnins,
it. The mayor declared the ordinance
passed.
-. sGL -. 20 ,., sie "Pp"e"
, ,ioii OF Messrs. Dye y foicy Tor saloon
Mr.. Hall at this juncturc moved tina.
the ordinance just passed be printed in
'he Enne'Prise.
Mr.. Keeker moved IN amendment that
H., oe pl,nsea N 'he lri9uhs; adding mat
,he previous ordinance lad been printed
IN INC Enterprise and 1t was only fair
''sa, ms should go TO inc other paper.
re-. Mr. hall said me TACT the repealed Or
ul mia: hna oeeh printed III the ENTER
H., ms was II aIy.h,,g good reason Why
tie new one should be printed IN 1t. The
n,,hI,c;,,. 'e ~" '''o"'I' NC gwen ua'
The R.c,..r o,o,a,,,,. 49,.
los, h, ,o,o =, ,'san IN .i, was put anu
Mr. S;chois ;,,;,,,a,aJ ,i,e, H.,
able TO see ,be nnrf;c,,i,, Xt-; VIZ" T., ~.
renee n!,. on TINS puoiisation business: i,