, 1901-06-05

The most important business trans
acted last night was the appointment
by Mayor Spicer of Otto Schwatke as
councilman from the Third ward, to
fill the vacancy existing for some time,
1t has been known for weeks that Mr.,
Schwatke would be appointed, there
fore, when the appointment was made
last night, and Mr.. Schwatke was
sworn in, not to exceed half a dozen
persons aside from the members and
newspaper men were present. and the
ceremony was devoid of anything I'M
usual. Mr.. SChwatke took the oath
and voted on a proposition pending
when he entered the hall shortly before
Q o'clock.
All the members were present when
the roll was called. the list of city Of
ficers including Mayor Spicer, Marshal
Davies, Attorney G~roesbeck and Clerk
McCullagh. Fire Chief Bower coming
in before the session ended.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The reports of the city officers were
read and referred to the appropriate
committees. The city marshal collect
ed $500 from city licenses, s. pool
room license, S. from rent of city prop
erty, and $50 from dog tax.
Y. H. Trewartha. sexton of the city
cemetery. reported the sale of two lots
in the city cemetery at IS each. and
that there had beer three burials dur
ing the month of May.
The police judge reported the collec-
tion of 1861 in fines for the month.
City Treasurer Spalding sumbitted
a report showing the transactions of
the city treasury for the six months
ended May 31,as follows: Cash on hand,
Sc; 293.19,- credited to the following
funds General fund, $500: sewer
bond interest fund, Sl,536.S3: funding
bond interest fund, $1,247.39.
The disbursements during the period
covered by the report were: General
fund warrants. $9.629.S3; interest cou-
pons (sewer bonds) S1.26O; interest
coupons, Funding bonds) 1882; cash
on hand, s~6,293.19.
The receipts We're: Balance on
hand, S6,671.03; taxes. s764.74; county
licenses, 5000: city licenses. s4,625;
justice court. s1,254.25; sexton of Gem
etery. s121: rents. Sal; dog tax, SOL
total, S~16,575.02.
A eve vas ordered constructed
through city block No. 227. and the pc
tition for sewers through two other
blocks was referred to the committee
on sewers.
The committee appointed to set
aside a portion of the city cemetery for
sale in single graves reported. recon-
1872, 741a, 7512 and the report of the
committee was adopted.
The finance committee reported hat
it had examined the reports of the city
officers for April, and the report was
received.
The committee on fire department
asked for and was granted further time
in the matter of the purchase of new
hose, and when it reports again it will
be able to exhibit samples of hose from
which to make the selection.
The city marshal vas directed to re
pair Steele street for two blocks east
of the park. He will also determine
the amount and kind of work ncces-
sary to place west Garfield street. be
tween Cedar and Front, and Eighth
street, between Sheridan and Kearney,
in good condition.
Mayor Spicer was directed to dis
pose of the old water tank and wind
mill at the city cemetery to the best
advantage. He has already had three
offers for the tank, but it was decided
to sell the tank and mill together.
The city sexton was made a special
policeman for the enforcement of the
ordinance passed at his session con
corning the stealing of flowers at the
cemetery, to serve without pay as such
special policeman.
The following ordinance was intro
duced by Mayor Spicer, read first time.
read second and third time by title,
under suspension of the rules, passed
and signed
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to wantonly. mischievous-
ly or maliciously pick, pluck. i%njure,
deface, destroy or remove any flowers,
whether growing or cut, or any plants,
grass, soil, shrubs, trees, or any arti-
Gle. substance, thing or property be-
longing to another or to the City of
Laramie, within the limits of the ceme-
terry, known as the city cemetery and
located within the limits of said city,
or to cut, mar, mark, injure, deface or
desecrate any grave. tomb, burial plot,
monument, tombstone, head board,
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