, 1902-02-05

The council met at 7:4O last even
ing, with Mayor Spicer presiding and
the following councilmen present:
Messrs. Gates, Hicks. Simpson, Ire.
coming and schwatke. Absent, Mr..
Engstrom.
The minutes of the preceding meet.
ing were read and approved.
Mr.. Engstrom appeared during the
reading Of the minutes and took his
seat.
A communication from the publisher
of the Municipal Journal and Engineer
New York, relating to the proposed
subscription, was read. The matter Of
a~propriating money for subscription
was laid over.
A communication from John A. Cole
and Co., Chicago, relating to water
works, was read and ordered placed on
fle.
DR.. Emil Dorm asked in a letter from
Chicago concerning the granting Of a
telephone franchise in Laramie, and
the clerk was directed to make reply
thereto.
An ordinance was presented by
Councilman Tregoning prohibiting the
keeping. selling. offering for sale, dis.
posing Of Or giving away any drug,
drink, patent medicine. chemical com.
pound or drug. It was read and refer
red to the ordinance committee. The
full text follows:
AN ORDINANCE,
To prohibit the keeping, selling, Of
fering for sale, giving away and dis.
posing Of dangerous and unwholesome
food. drink and medicine, and to pro-
vide a punishment therefor
Be it ordained by the council of the
city Of Laramie:
Section l. Every person who shall
keep, sell, offer for sale, dispose of or
give away. or who shall try or attempt
to keep, sell, offer for sale. give away
Or dispose of, within the limits of the
city Of Laramie, any article Of food,
drink, drug, medicine, patent medicine,
powder which is dangerous to health
or life, or which shall be unfit or un.
wholesome to be eaten, drank or used,
shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars for each ~offense, to
which shall be added the costs of the
prosecution therefor.
Section 2. Every person who shall
keep, sell. offer for sale, give away or
dispose OF. or who shall try or attempt
to keep, sell, offer for sale, give away !
or dispose of, within the limits q the
city of Laramie any drug. medicine,
patent medicine, catarrhal powder, |
chemical substance or compound or
combination of ally drugs, medicines,
powder or chemical substance, cor.
tanning any cocaine or other com.
pound substance dangerous to health
or life, other than from the prescrip-
ton of a lawful physician of the state
OF Wyoming, shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding fifty dollars, to which
shall be added the cost Of prosecution.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
The matter of the taxes of Father
Hugh Cummiskey on property owned
by him at Third and Grand avenue was
referred to the tax committee. Father
asked that the assessment
chan0od from hio rSooko.ol rac{dapco |
which Is used as a parsonage and is
not taxable, to the house on the corner.
The reports of City Marshal Davies,
Police Judge Hayford and City Sexton
Trewartha were read and referred to
the finance committee
The report of City Marshal Davies
for January was as follows:
Albert Rosine, retail liquor H.
n ............ ........$ 5OO.OO
Geo. Zimmerman. retail liquor
license ............ ...-... 0VO.UO
Laramie Maennerchor, opera
uOuee ........ ...... o"So
John McLennon, rent city
property ......... ........ l2.OO
f. Omann, rent city proper
" ............. ......... S.oo
Price Jacobs. tapping sewer. 500
A. Rosine, liquor license,
county ........... ........ 3oU.OO
Geo. Zimmerman, liquor H.
cense, county ........... 10000
Chris Larson. liquor license,
county .......... ......... 3o0.0 90
Total by marshal $1,925.91
Total by police Judge 49,. 1900
Police Judge Hayford reported total
fines collected for January. $111.
City Sexton Trewartha reported the
sale Of lots in the cemetery amounting
to ~. There were ten burials during
the month and me disinterment-Nrs.
Bosworth, whose body wss shipped to
New Hampshire. Three Of the deaths
were infants-twins born prematurely
and . sttil.birth.