The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19
COUNCIL MEETING.
An Interesting Session of City
Fathers Held Last NIGHT.


night. All the members were present
except Barton, Mantey and Shores. al
though the latter came in shortly after
roll call.
The minutes OF the meeting OF June
1Ith were read and approved.
Mrs. B. F. Jay, librarian OF the city
library being present. in company with
Mrs. Mayo. Mayor Sampliuer stated
that il there we're no objections, Mrs.
Jay would be heard.
Mrs. Jay presented the official record
OF the transfer OF 1he books, pamphlets
and other property Of the Grand juno
tion Library association, to the city.
Clerk Ketchum read same Tho trans
fer was made by Mrs Flora M Thorn
ton Swift, aud Mrs. Wilds Wallace, sec
fetary The number of books turned
over were GIG; reviews, magazines etc, i,
1856; maps, 81; book covers, rs; piano
and Wernicke bookcase
Alderman Hutchinson moved to ac-
cept the property in the name of the
city, to be turned to the board Of direc
tors, Of the city library association, as
provided for by an enactment OF the 18th
general assembly.
A petition was presented asking for
the laying OF a water pipe on west Main
street, 125 feet, signed by p R. Belden
and G. M. Hagner. Dickerson moved
that the petition be granted and that
the same be referred to the water COM
mittee with power to act.
This motion was lost, through a short
talk made by Lee, who said he was not
in favor of this power to act clause being
attached to every motion. He thought
the city was q better Judge Of what was
best than the committee and that the
committee should report and then the
council act. After losing the motion the
matter was referred to the water COM
mittee.
petition was received from A. r.
Sampliner and David R. Crosby, asking
that four inch pipe be laid on the west
side OF 7th street between Ouray and
Chipeta. The matter was referred to the
proper committee.
A petition was received from the resi-
dents OF South avenue protesting against
the Western Union Telegraph company
cutting the tops Of the shade trees on
that street to accommodate their %
wires. They asked that they be com
PEELED to string their wires on poles in
the alleys, as other companies stringing
wires are compelled to do. The petition
came from w. j. Falls and ten others.
The matter was referred to the street
and alley committee
The reports OF officers WIS then called
for. Chief Perry Roge reported on
the expenditures for the funeral Of Ely
Toupain. The amount expended for all
expenses was $50 80. He reported q
balance on hand Of $47.1O.
The FIRE department sent in a recon.
mendation to council asking that John
Dickerson be appointed janitor and
driver, and also recommending that the
salary Of the Office be placed at $50 q
month.
A communication was also received
from o. 8. Ramsay applying for tho po-
sition and stating that he would accept
same for $40 per month.
Lee moved that both the recommends
ton and the petition be referred to the
fire and polio committee.
City Attorney Staley said that he had
prepared the ordinance on license, ss
req ested at the last meeting.
He also reported on the petition Of w.
T. Dowery and others on the question Of
running the street car. He said that the
city did not now operate q street car
line, and as long as the terms OF the con-
tract entered into with John Price were
lived up to, that the city could not inter
pose what he should or should not do.
Henry Nichols and Superintendent
McClary Of the Sugar company were
present and on motion they were per-
mitted to address the council. They
wanted q fat rate for water. They said
that the amount Of water which they
used varied greatly and that they would