Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-03-15
The Business Mems Ticket .

, A mass convention Of citizens was held
in tho rooms OF the business Mems Club
Monday evening. The housc was cailc,i
to orlcr by II. ". Lance aud l.. ".
Kcii elected chairman. NJ. L. Springer
was chosci secretary.
+. Y. Hnuck called for n statement
from some one Of tho present council ms
to the business which would probably
demand the attention OF tho incoming
board.
Chas. Rocker said that tho extension
OF tho water ~ stem was one important
item Of business. lie opposed tie
$1,000 bonds thinking that $1,000 was
sufficient There was now outstanding
Ss.OOO in warrants and u bonded debt OF
$4,000.
II. W. Lance spoke Of the Thorough
work Of til. water committee In trying to
provide nn ample water supply. A new
reservoir site had been surveyed but the
cost found to be too great As ditch
water IN tho pipes is objected To. the
effort was 10 provide enough ari.sian
water. This he thought could be done
by having another well aud using n pres.
sure pump in addition to the present air
Lift. Rccasing well No. is necessary to
prevent the leaking which greatly re-.
duces the amount Of water pumped. Til.
following details OF the proposed cxpen.
ditnrc Of the 10000 was given: For re-.
casing well No 9. 81 200. Cost OF new well
$1,000. New boiler 800. New pressure
pump 5000. Car two.inch galvanized
pipe, 1900 feet Mt % cents, l,760. These
sums with the necessary extension OF 1
inch mains and other incidentals would
exhaust the $4,000. These improvements
would put The water system on paying
basis. Meters had been suggested TO
prevent citizens from stealing water out
Of the hours prescribed by ordinance. II
meters were used there would be an ad.
ditional expenditure OF $500, but then
every man would pay for what he used.
II bonds are not voted 1t means less OK
tension OF the water system and short.
age OF water this summer. There IL ont
500 warrant on the water fund which
must be paid in few months. The cost
OF sewer system wouli be about
$4,000 aud the council had planned TO
call mass meeting after the election
and ascertain what thc.ciliasns wished
done in that direction. Mr. Lance cX-
planned Mt length the pans taken by the
council to secure the best possible pump
for deep we'll pumping. and the eminent
that the air lit was the only thing to
buy. The Santa Fe made failure Of
the air lift at La Junta but that was not
the fault OF the pump.
W. b. Goblin spoke of lift pump hav-
ing been put in at La Junta and the
original capacity OF the well restored.
Mr.. Lance said that when the air lit
was put in here the well flowed about 3
gallons per minute. 1t is now pumping
go gallons per minute.
Chas. Rocker was opposed to the $40.
900 bond issue, because he did not think
it wasneeded. IL the council had the
$4,000 it would all DO spent anyhow.
The convention then proceeded to
nominations. W. Il. Gibson nomina ted
G.. W. Swink for mayor. There being no
other candidate W. b. Goblin moved to
suspend the rules and nominate Mr..
Swink by reclamation, which was done.
g. w. Albert and L. N. Hendricks
were placed in nomination for treasurer.
A ballot resulted in Mr.. Hendricks cleo.
ton.
w. L. Harris was nominated for police
magistrate by reclamation.
10. Wright and G. H. Baldwin were
named for marshal, and Wright selected.
III. +. Rushmer for clerk, r. S. Beall
for attorney and Hon. W. n. Randall for
engineer, were selected by reclamation.
S. l.. Deweese, Robt. Harrott aud Z
j. Britt were balloted for for street su-
pervisor, the result being in favor Of
Mr.. Deweese.
The convention voted to. empower the
chairman and secretary to call a conven-
ton next .year,sts ~ ~, 1sz fi... g. I