The daily sentinel., 1900-04-11
COUNCIL MEETING

the members OF the council wore in thoiF
seats, Mayor Ella presiding and City At
torney Carnahan and City Clerk Della
plain also present.
There was a mass OF business con-
fronting council to be transacted and
considerable was accomplished, although
the business of the old council was not
entirely finished.
The annual reports OF the city treas
urer and fire chief were presented to
council. The marshal and janitor pre-
sented reports for the month OF March.
The reports were referred to the finance
committee.
Alderman Smith reported upon tho
building OF barn on lots & in block
1877, at the corner OF Sixth and Colorado.
ON city property. The report was laid
on the table
Mayor Ella presented written report
upon the purchase of team of horses
for the city. He stated that the price
agreed upon with the owner OF the
horses, William Everson. was $3.50. On
motion a warrant in accordance with tho
report OF the purchase price was drawn
for the purchase of the team.
The estimate upon the work upon the
outlet for the sewers made by Engineer
Crosby was read. 1t was ninety per
cent OF the contract price.
The bond Of Lorin A. Staley as city
attorney was read and on motion ap-
h. ~ thA ~
$500 and bore tho names Of James w.
and Alvin Bucklin as sureties.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
mayor and city clerk should sign con-
tracts for the right OF way and for
ground for pump house on tho Gunnison
river, The property was ordered pur-
chased from William Palmer, the owner,
in the sum Of 5000.
Alderman Mckinney moved that a
warrant for the purchase price Of the
Austin Street Grader be drawn in the
sum OF 9265.
Resolutions were here introduced pro-
scribing the form of the bonds for tho
respective sewer districts. They were
adopted as read.
| In district No. the bonds shall ne
numbered from to 80 and the denomi-
nations shall be as follows: From to
10 800 each; from 16 to 80, inclusive,
$500 each.
In district No. 2 the total number Of
bonds shall be "a. From 1 to IL they
shall be OF the denomination Of 800
each; from ID to %. $500 each; from 40
to "a $1,000 each.
There were some old bills allowed. A
warrant for $77.5O for work done on tho
water system by j. w. Parmenter was
read and allowed.
| D. r. Crosby presented q bill for ser
vices as engineer OF the now water sys-
tenn, which had remained unpaid. At
fifteen dollars day. the rate agreed up
on for his services, the bill amounted to
$1365. On this amount he made re.
duction OF $3.50 and presented a bill for
his work on the water system for 1910,
he worked 81 days upon the water
system and he was entitled according to
the contract to the original amount of
the bill or $l365. AS he cut the bill
e4b0 it passed. It was first moved by
Wharton that the bill be paid at the
rate Of S6 per day. This motion did not
prevail and then Alderman Brosmssr
moved that the bill be allowed a. pre-
sented, which was done.
The Geddis & Seerie Stone company
presented bill for &3,142 IA in accord
ance with the estimate made by Engin-
eer Crosby. Upon motion this amount
was paid to the sewer contractors.
A bill for GIG for extra labor presented
by M. o. Delaplain for extra service in
writing up tho ordinances OF the city
was presented and allowed.
D. r. Crosby was allowed bill of
$188 50, it being six per cont Of the
amount paid on the contract, which 10
the percentage allowed him as constr act
ing engineer.
Several bills wore allowed to Campbell
l. McCary which had been filed for some
time and approved by the finance COM
mittee.
A rebate of el1s.0G was ordered paid
to Walter Wilhelmy on the amount Of
his beer liceDse which had boon aid for