Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-09
COUNCIL
MEETING
Democratic Majority Openly
Disregard Laws Of
the City.
Their Action Will Require
Intervention Of Tax
payers.

he COUNCIL met IN regular SESSION
last evening and before the close the
cloyen hoof was displayed in great
style.
In the first place was the reading of
the minutes. When 1t came to the
water ordinance which passed last
week. Alderman Skoog registered a
kick, stating he was no; aware of the
provisions therein contained Oar
lington said he should know what he
was voting for and now was the time
to keep still
The new sidewalk ordinance being
in effect Rivers said defective walks
would come in for immediate atten-
ton.
Darlington stated that County Treas
urer Balster had presented bill for
$40 for making out a certified list o.
taxpayers in connection with the wa.
ter bond question. The city attorney
said he knew of no law requiring the
city to pay for that kind of work. The
bill was referred to the claims com
mittee.
The next committee called upon for
report was the printing committee
The chairman said there was nothing
Alderman Patterson thereupon called
for reading of section ! of ordinanc,
354 relative to printing. The clerl
| read the ordinance entire which makes
1t the duty of the council to aware
printing to lowest responsible bidder
Mr.. Patterson moved that the commit
tee be requested to fullilI the require
| ments of the ordinance. Alderman
Darlington said h understood thai
there was "A state law covering print
ing which would soon be in effect an6
| thought. as a member of the commit
tee, the council should wait to sec
what the provisions of said law were
AT this point AlderKsan Rivers ask
| ed the clerk to look up last years con
tract. This was done and showed
| that the printing contract was award.
ed to run one year from the 18th OF
May. which makes it expire the 18th
of this month.
| Alderman Patterson said he under
stood the printing committee had in
| structed the clerk to give the printing
to a certain place regardless of cost
| Alderman Woods said he had not been
| consulted and knew nothing of any
such an order. None of the other
members of the committee were aware
of any order. Mr.. Patterson there
upon said he was prepared to prove
that such an order had been given
and called upon the clerk to produce
it. The order was produced as fol
lows:
w. II. Moore, City Clerk.
DEAR SIR: Please deliver print
ing and job work to Durango Democrat
until otherwise ordered. This to ap-
ply to all work actually needed and
such printing as the council may need.
s. w. INQUIRE. Chairman.
| Alderman Woods. a member of the
committee. said he had not been con
suited in the premises. Mr. Patter
son moved that the committee secure
| bids in accordance with the ordinance
Alderman Rivers objected 10 interfer
ing with committees. making long
talk to the effect committees knew
what was wanted and their actions
should 60 Alderman Darlington
moved that the matter be left with
the committee until state law went in
o effect which was carried by Darling
ton, Buskirk. Mcguire, Rivers ant
Skoog voting for violation of the ordi
nance are Messrs. Woods, Patterson
and Silliman to sustain the law.
Chairman Patterson of the cemetery
committee suggested that the brusl
and roads in the cemetery be cleaned
up. The matter was left entirely IL
the hands of the committee to maxi
such repairs as was necessary.
Reports of officers followed. Tn,
police magistrate reported 1G genera
arrests for the month with fines col
lected amounting to $34; S85 was col
lected from II games and $50 from
inmates OF sporting house. making
total of S199 for the month
The clerk collected $500 liquor 1
cense for the last half of April W.
ter commissioner reported s2S5.50 70
same period.
A communication was read fror
, Blair Burwell deputy. which appoin
J ment was concurrcd In by the coui
!, ell.
Bills amounting to about 5000 weI