Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-09

Tas council did not get together in
regular session last Friday evening. but
it ne. Monday night. ALL. Roth being
tho only absentee.
reported that the work Of moving tho
pampins plant from we'll No. : To the
new pumping station Was under way;
also that arrangements had bssa made
to set water from tho Rocky Ford ditch
untii tho town reservoir could 10 tiiled
from the caiiin ditch; also that NO pro.
grsss had been made in tho matter of
drilling tho new we'll. tho drillin. tools
being still stack in tho Holly we'll.
AID Daring said hs had besn trying
To collect tho tools belonging to tho city
used in tho work OF the street commits
sioner. but had not succeeded In finding
any.
Mayor swink said there was NO proper
place ,o keep tho tools and that made Il
hard To keep track OF them.
AID. Daring said tho street and alley
commissioner intended TO uss tho old
hose house for n tool houso and hold
Street Commissioner Dvweeso rcspoa-
sibi. for them.
Hcndris & Bolthod offered TO remit
tho eost Of sleeve repair for bantrsi pips
in wafer main but nos tho labor of put
ting sam. on. II xas decided 10 accept
this oiicr.
The salary claims Of town officials
were passed.
The Electric Light Co.'S bill for April.
s10.li. was presented and after doluc-
,ions for OF nights Il was allowed.
Stree, spr inkiipg bill for April, s75.
was passed.
Telephone Co.'S bill, els. was ordered
paid.
Aid. Hall reported n phone was order
c,l for I'll. now pumping works, with an
independent wirv to Central. aud gong
attached for ringing up engineer IN cass
OF Hire.
III. bill Of legal costs in the park an.
ncxation case was presented. totaliug
Syi.ii. aud was referred to tho city NJ.
torncy To pas upon.
Attorney Z. A. Sabin's fee In same
matter. slOC. was allowed.
The decree IN tho annexation case was
filed with tho board.
Ford Stewards bill for plumbing In
connection with now water plant e3t 90.
wns passed.
Bills for laying pipe line from well
No. TO new pumping plant, sIO-?1,
were passcd. =.
a. A, Collins bill for paint aud oil
nscl ON new pumping house, esS, WINS
passed.
Dawicy Hardware & Furniture Co.'s
bill for packing for machinery Of water
plnni, ISL. was passcd.
The bill OF q. A. Daring for coal and
slack for water plant, sl5I ~, was passed.
Tho bill of Shelton & Hardy for gro
ccries supplied to smallpox families.
amounting to s93.li. WAS passed.
DIR. kendig's bill for extra services ms
health officer in quarantine cases durinS
Apnl. $50, was allowed.
The proposition OF Emma j. Brown
regarding n tile drain across her land
below the city reservoir, Offering TO con-
tract with city for joint use OF said drain
was on motion read. and by resolution
the mayor was authorized to sign said
contract for the city.
Aid. Hall reported that the American
Beet Sugar Co. Ind consented to allow
the filling Of water tanks for city con-
sumcrs' use from the factory well.
The request for water to sprinkle the
fair grouud race track was referred to
the water committee after considerable
debate.
Mr.. Hall asked whether some reSula-
tions couli not be adopted by the city,
by which wafer consumers would De Sly
nailed to shut of all water cocks IN case
OF FIRE, so as to increase the pressure Tor
fire purposes. He thought 1t would be
well also to have the fire signal whistle
blown TO notify water consumers ot Tue
hours for lawn sprinkling. An ordi-