Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-09
INTERESTING MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Finance HsaIth Water, whIsksy Surety Bonds, Bridgs'
Pro Ten Officers, Etc.

nance 10 provide tless regulations Siii
be sabmitts.l ut AN early meeting
The clerk read an application Tor tho
position Of health officer from Carl Meyer
n. D.. offering his services at &O Per
moatii-
DIR. Wolfe made application for the
posit ion NJ e5OO Per annnm. boeh oness
included ONCE ront aud livery hire FUR
nisbed by the officer.
DR.. keadig, prcs~at officer. was pres
cnt and ssid hs had made verbal Appli.
cation. his saiary to 10 go psr month. :.
Aid. Daring said DR.. hsssford also had
= verbal application IN. Offering to do
tho wosk II $40 PSF annum and furnish
oliics aud pay livery hire.
Mayor Svink Just wanted to say on
tho subject that the town had 10 scono'
mixs IN svery direction possible THIS
year.
Aid. Hall said tho city had got good
service from DR.. keadi: during tho pa st
year, aud the work had sntAiioI some
los ot his professional work. Tho chsap-
sss man uss bol always tho best. Other
tb,ngs cous,,l~fv,i. Dr. X. should have
the preferences. Hut Il Was also impos-
ssnt to cous,def tho nrcessity for ccooo.
my. II Ds. kendig was prepared to
Accpps . lees sum than that named hc
would be pleased to $50 him re-oioctcd.
He would support u proposition to pay
him say go psf mouth.
Aid. Daring said there vns no nppro.
pr,si,on for paying such sun.
Aid. Hall said ihsre was no nppropria..
ton 70. any officer. except tho officers
DIR. Keadig asked what hs would be
expected to furnish on Mf. Halls pcopo-
sitiou.
Mr.. Hall said he would propose to al.
low for rvatal Of d,sinfccting room and
livery hire Tor conveying Infectious pa.
ticnts-
DR.. Keudig offered to serve for anoth-
cr year on the terms nuggested by AID.
Hall.
Aid. Hall moved that tho board pro-
cscd to elect health officer.
Aid. Daring said DIR. Meyer Ind
served two years as health officer In
Denver aud he offered To do this work
for $500 year. aud he did not $50 why
they should pay DR.. kcndig eGW.
Tho motion to proceed TO elect carried.
Tho vote stood. Meyer ,, Hereford !,
kcudi.. 3.
DIR. ksndig withdrew his name.
The ruling called for mnj vote
to elect. aud another ballot was taken.
II stood:
Meyer. 3; Hereford, 9; Wolfe. !.
Another ballot resulted IN Meyer. l;
lierford. 8. The mayor declared Here
ford elected.
A resolution fixing the officers salary
nj siOc per annum wis adopted.
Aid. Daring reported that the bridge
over tiic Rocky Ford ditch OH Walnut
avenue would have 10 bc condemned. II
wns unsafe. Rut he could beat the fig.
urcs offered BY the Pueblo Br itiac Co,
particularly on tho cement work. No
action was taken.
The surety bon'ls OF J. W. Todd as
city magistrate aud 5. l.. Dewecse ss
street commissioner were read and nc
ceg.sd.
md Aid. Kennedy pro TEN clerk for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Daring moved to reconsider the
applications for saloon license that were
voted down ut last meeting.
Aid. Hall had Officer Galway called
to inform the council whether there was
n saloon running in the st. James hotel
after the 30th Of April.
Mr.. Galway said the room was lighted
aud he supposed the saloon was running.
Aid. Daring moved both the Wider.
felt mud Thompson license he granted.
Aid. Kennedy moved they consider
the applications separately. Carried.
The Thompson license was granted,
AID. Daring, Kennedy, and Smith vot-
ing aye; Aid Hull aud Hickox nay.
Aid. Daring moved. Smith seconded,
the granting OF the Wide rfelt license,
and it carried.
It was l2 p. m. when the whiskcy
question was settled aud the board then
entered on free and easy discussion OF
the water question that lnsted till 1 n.
M, the point being the probability OF u
supply OF water from surface wells sniii.
cient for fire purposes and somewhat
useful for other purposes.