Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-14
A Lssg asd Interesting Sessiss sf
the Cssseu.

Mustard. frsDs dwelling; Issso Adair.
City Clssk Rushusr made his unoothly
financial etateussot a warrants iasusd. =
total os eS.6nN. He siso sesd the half.
yearly dnaucisi statement.
T'bs report oe tho engineer of The pump
ing ststisu, showing the amount Oh coal
used and tho height Oe water iu tank
each morning. WIS made. tho object be-
Ing 10 obtain = statement Of cost of
pumping town water supply and qnan.
iity OF wmter consumed. No estimate
WAS mAde from tho figures.
Mr.. Lance reported lease Of piece Of
ground from Santa fo near nsw city
pumping station for city uses.
DR.. ksndig asked II the council could
have Main street cleaned.
Commissioner DARN. said they better
have tho alloys cleaned first.
The mayor said tho cleaning Of III.
strcsts and alleys wins n very important
matter aud tho council must even strain
point II necessary 10 have II done.
DR.. k~ndig said tho account for street
and alley cleaning last year wns not kept
distinct aud he could not say how much
Il cost. Hs Thought n plan of public
gathering of garbage slonld 10 adopted
and the cost account car-fully kept.
Mr.. Hall said tho persistent violation
garbage in alleys and strccts should bc
rrmetlie<l. Tho saecet commissioner and
tho mnnhAl should $50 10 iis cufosce.
meut.
Mt. Roth said wash water and kitchen
garbage was allowed thrown In alley In
rear Of 81 James hotei. and run scruss
tho street.
Mr.. lance said tho building occupie,l
by J. X. Dye ~ saloon was occupied
overhead by someone Who threw tho
slops from tho windows into tho street.
DIR. k~udig said tho occupants of tho
building south of tho department stosr
persisted IN throwing siops from the mp
pr story. He had ordered the occupants
10 abatc the nuisance and wns waiting
awhile for results. As To tho 81. James
and this place bc hnd promise of tho
making of cesspools Perhaps . prose.
cutiou or two was bccslesl 10 .st prompt
action.
Mr.. Hall asked II Il was . violation of
the city ordinance 10 throw such offal in
alleys and back yarisL
DR.. KcudiR said u was.
Then hc thought rrpcsted notices 10
th~se oRentlcss vas uot called for
Il Mr.. Lance said all tho sewerage In tho
world would not take caro- Of somc OF
this garbage. II should be drawn OF.
Mr.. Smith sRid lie had been spoken 10
about public garbage wagon and tho
compelling of people to patronixc Il.
Mayor Swink said tho town was un-
qucstionably dirty and had reputation
abroad for want of cleanliness in its
streets aud alleys. Tho town could bc
kept clean II tho council went about II
with determination. t
The matter Of cleaning up tho town
WINS referred to tho street and nllcy com.
mittcc.
A petition to nmcnd the fro limits or.
dinance as regards corrugated iron
buildings was presented.
Mr.. lance said the ordinance had
been carefully prepared and he protest.
cd against changing IL. They all knew
this petition wis brought In tho interest
Of several persons who bad knowingly
violated the ordinance. This petition
had been signed by men who did not mp.
prove of changing the ordinances but
wctc too good. natured to refuse to sign
the petition. He would vote against any
change. Ilc moved to lay petition on
table.
Mr.. Daring said TINT was his senti.
ments and seconded the motion.
Mr.. Hall wonld go further. and moved
petition be received and prayer denied.
MIR. Halls motion carried, previous
4 motion being Withdrawn.
Mr. DatlHs taiu ceTtilu Iesiucnts ou
18th street in the east part Of town want-
ed little longer tims given TO tile the
lateral in TINT locality.
Attorney Beall said notices had been
served on these people to tile the lateral.
VI II was understood that IL the lateral
was tiled as far MS the railroad this spring
the petitioners would be given till fall to
finish the work.
Mr.. Lance moved TINT 800 be trans
ferred from the Jail fund to the contin.
gent fund. and si00 from the Jail fund
to the water fund.
G. NJ. Zufall's petition for rebate on
water dues was refused, for fear OF set
ting bad precedent.
The whereabouts OF the night watch
man ut the time OF the Gibson store fire
was question OF some discussion. He
was not definitely located.
The bill for cement for laying water
works pipe raised the question OF local
combine on cement and building mater
ials and the suggestion that the town
purchase it's supply in Pueblo or Manza-
nola.
The annual appropriation bill was put
on it's first reading.
5000 was put into the appropriation
bill for street sprinkling.
4 Mr.. Daring wanted to know what was
going to be done about ground for
hose house.
Mr.. Lance said il they talked about a
site for fire hall it would put the two
sides Of the town by the cars and pre-
cipitate fight.
The bills first reading was approved.
Ordinance No. 90, to amend the town
irrigation system bylaw, was given n
reading. This bylaw raises the rate for
irrigation water to double the present
rate.
Ordinance No. 90, nm ordinance to reg.
ulate the use and maintenance OF the
water works water supply was given it's
first reading. 1t is a long and elaborate
bill, and it was 1890 a. m when the
council adjourned.
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