The daily sentinel., 1900-04-18
DOING BUSINESS.
City Council Holds Another SEES
sion to Catch up With Their
Work-Many Bills AL
lowed-Saloon Lii
censes Granted

The adjourned session OF the city
council convened last night at the city
hall at 8 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment All the members we're present
except Alderman Covey, Mayor Ella in
the chair.
The minutes of the previous nights
meeting we're read and approved.
resolution was read and adopted
that it be the sense OF council that the
street and alley committee erect four
suitable fountains for the use Of man
and beast at points the most convenient
in the city.
A lengthy communication, prepared
by the city attorney was read, which
stated at length that there was at the
present time and for considerable time
previous to the adoption OF this resolu-
ton, in operation in the city OF Grand
junction, a waterworks system owned
and operated by the city That the no.
tlce then being read, which was to be
signed sealed and delivered to the Grand
Junction Water company by City Clerk
Ketchum, WAS notice to them that no
water was now being used or would be
used by the city for fire hydrants, pipes,
mains and pumps. from any other sys-
tenn than their own and that this was to
be due notice to the Grand Junction
Water company of the existence OF this
system of waterworks and OF the stop
page Of the use OF the water, hydrants,
pipes and pumps Of any other system.
Communications wore received from
the two bands OF the city, the Silver
Crescent and the Modern Woodmen
band asking to be permitted to be the
concert band of the city for the season
OF 1900. The Silver Crescent band
asked an appropriation in the sum of
800. The Modern Woodmen band pre-
sented no price for the consideration of
council. The matter was referred to the
proper committee to report.
All the licenses that had been applied
for, save the one for the new Buena
Vista hotel, we're granted. This appli-
cation was referred to the city attorney
The power of Street Commissioner
Gates was considerably abridged at last
nights session. An e}esore to great
many of the councilmen has been the
bicycle which the city provided Tor Mr.
Gates several years ago. They have
seen him perched high on this inanimate
machine and thereby great envy was
created.
Another fact is that many thought
George cut very handsome figure on
the cycle and they thought that he was
doing less work than he ought to do, on
account OF the wheel. The fact that he
had nine miles OF bitches to look after,
and that possibly he could get around a
little more quickly by the aid OF the ma
chine, cut no figure, the machine must
go, so the order with due and solemn de-
liberation, and befitting the body from
which it emanated. went forth.
Commissioner Gates will hereafter
hire no more labor without the assist
ance of the street and all committee.
To this committee has been given the
privilege OF securing what labor the city
must have, in addition to their other
duties
The salary OF City Marshal John Ali
son was regulated last night. Upon
motion his salary was made $40 as po-
liceman of the city, to this is added the
salary OF the city marshal, which was
regulated by the old council, at five dol
lars, and his dual salary will be $75.
One hundred and nine bills Of various
kinds we're read. and having been passed
upon by the finance committee, were
allowed. They aggregated 500. A
number of bills were leferred to the
| finance committee.
In response to the invitation OF the
council, made by motion. two bids for
city printing were submitted. They
were from Price & Newton Of the News
and Lee 4 Bunting OF the Sentinel.
The bid of P, ice & Newton was the same
as the printing was done for last year
The bids were referred to the finance
committee for report.
| Council then adjourned to meet Mon
day night.