The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-03-23

The House on second reading, in
committee of the whole, recommended
for third reading and passage House
bills $40 and 231. These bills provide
for dividing NIL the territory Of Arapa-
hoe county left out Of the Rush bill
That on the south Is to be South Arap-
ahoe, and that on the north Adams.
South Arapahoe extends az far east as
the east line Of Gilbert county, and pro-
vision Is made in the Adams county
bill for distributing NIL east OF that
line between the counties north and
south Of the present Arapahoe county
lines. II these bills become laws At
this session Arapahoe county will be
cut down to the size mentioned In the
Rush bill for the city and county Of
Denver.
The Senate has passed s. B. o. by
Mr.. Rush, In relation to water bonds,
providing that such bonds can be is
sued by the Board of Public Works
alone, and particularly affecting Den.
yer. 1t relates to the bonds voted by
Denver for n municipal water plant,
and declared by the courts to be illegal.
The bill is intended to make these
bonds legal. In the form Of ali amend
ment to the charter of the city Of Den
yer this proposed law sets forth that
the city may prepare the way for a
water plant Of Its own, and the words
which show the exact meaning of the
bill are these: IAN indie btedness not ex-
ceeding $4,70O,00O for supplying water
to the city may be created by the City
Council. on the recommendation of the
Board of Public Works, and bonds is
sued therefor, without submitting the
question of Incurring the same and is
suing bonds therefor, to the vote Of the
qualified electors Of the CITY,"
Senate bill No. ], MIR. Bucklln's Aus.
tralasinn land tax bill, has finally
passed both houses by more than the
necessary two-thirds vote required for
a bill amending the constitution. The
vote in the House stood so in favor of
the bill to IL against, four members
being absent or excused. The vote
was announced as follows: Yeas
Bnllinger, Bell, Bolsinger, Bradley,
Briscoe. Burwell, Galley, Carringer.
Chisholm. Davidson, Davis, Dunlayy,
caches, Fall, Gabrin, German. Hmm
mond, Hart, Hearth, Hollenbecls. Ins.
ley. Judkins, Kennedy, Lorber, Lyttle,
Madden. Mnnion, Martin, Mcclure,
Meredith, Morris, Neefey. O'Connell,
0ngs Park, Pitschke. Pint, Pochon,
Raney. Rawalt, Schwefgert, Smith,
Sprngue, Stubs, Taylor. Weldon,
White, Whitelaw. Willets, Mr.. Speak
cr-50. Nays-Adnms, Beatty, Cannon,
Cunningham, Dinkel, Garcia, Harris,
Lewis, Mclean, Riley. Twombley-11.
Absent excused and not Nottingham
tells, Dickerson, Lubers, Sanchez.
What ia known as Senator Whit
ror1's public utilities bill was passed in
the Senate with practically no OPPOSE
ton: The bill ms passed sets forth that
all Denver franchises shall be limited
to twenty years and adds: "All fran
chises by the city OF Denver shall con-
tain a clause providing that the city
may at any time acquire the property
of said corporations or individuals and
In case OF purchase or condemnation
the franchise shall revert to the city.
without compensation therefor. Ali
hereafter granted shall con-
tain a stipulation that ut least 2h per
cent. Of the gross receipts of the com
pany holding such franchise shall be
paid annually into the city TREASURY.
No franchise shall take effect until it
has been submitted to vote of the
people and ratified by them. 1t shall
be the duty Of the city council to fix
fair and reasonable rates for all SER
vice Of corporations operating under
Denver franchises and to regulate the
manner Of service Of these corporations
ar persons doing business under Den
yer franchises"