Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-17

TRANSACTS
BUSINESS


Iiman.
The minutes of the last two meet
ings We're read and approved
Mayor announced standing commit
tees for ensuing term as follows;
Finance-Darlington Patterson, Me
CURE.
Purchasing-Busk Wood and
Naeglin.
Streets and Alleys-Patterso Nc.
CURE. Silliman.
Health and Police-Darlington
Wood and MCGUIRE.
Fire and Water-Buskirk Naeglin
ana Skoog.
Printing-McGuire Wood and
| Darlington.
Electric Light. Telephone and Gas
Naeglin, Patterson, and MCGUIRE.
City Hall and Jail-Wood, Skoog
and Patterson.
Building-Skoog. Mcclure and
| Darlington.
Claims-Naeglin, Buslirt and Darl.
| ington
Cemetery-silliman, Skoog and Bus
kirk.
+Ahf Vi announced IlHdlINt
| tee would meet once a month hereaf-
ter. and desired a full and regular at
tendance Also wished members of
council to attend regularly and
promptly.
Reading of report of treasurer and
auditing committee on treasurer's
books, was received and approved On
motion OF Patterson council adjourned
five minutes to destroy old warrants,
coupons, etc.
Report of Fire Chief Galbreath was
read, and upon motion of Darlington,
was accepted and placed on file.
Report of Water Superintendent
Schalles was read, and no action TAX
en-, owing to auditing committee hav-
ing not examined and reported on
same.
The report of the auditing commit
tee on the city clerks books was then
read. showing former City Clerk
Moore's shortage was S,01.71, not
including $1S5 paid by j. C. Stansell
April l, for liquor license consisting
almost entirely of licenses of differ
ent nature collected and no account
ing made therefor.
Patterson moved that report of com
mittee on clerks books for last fiscal
year, be accepted and entered upon
the book kept for that purpose, and
placed upon file. The same to apply
to city treasurer's report, and that
said report be published in full accord
ing to law.
off Dot
son that. one j. c. Stansell having
paid portion of liquor license to
former City Clerk Moore, of which no
record appeared, and having since
paid balance of same to the proper
ones in authority, a liquor license be
issued to said Stansell, which was
| adopted.
Rules were then suspended to act
upon ordinance 3S7, being an ordi-
nance to grant franchise to j. Wat
son Hayden and others to erect a gas
plant in the city of Durango. Upon
motion of Alderman Patterson after
reading ordinance was passed
Regular order of business was then
| taken up. Next in order being regu-
| lating of salaries of apopintive Off
GERS. another recess was taken to ad-
| Just same; Aldermen Buskirk, Darl-
| ington and Patterson We're appointed
committee on salaries. The commit
tee reported as follows:
Chief of fire department, $500;
captain, $1,000; driver, $1,000; min
ute men, $1,000; ordinary labor. Csc
per hour; superintendent of water
works and engineer pumping station,
| $3.50; fireman water works, sos; extra
fireman. $50; health officer, 5000 per
year, payable quarterly; sexton, s.
per month and 25c per hour for all
labor performed during month; night
police, regular, s75; extra police, rate
of $50.
| Upon motion of Buskirk report was
adopted, and council proceeded to ap-
point as follows by unanimous action
Chief of fire department, VIM. Gal
breath captain, AL. Ferguson; driver,
Cal Dock; engineer and superintend-
| ent of water works, Ed. Schalles; fire
man of water works. w. r. Soheyhart; /;
sexton, Joe Andrews; health officer.
DR.. Sedwick; extra policeman was
|
The question of bond for city clerk
came up. Motion by Darlington that
question be placed before council
whether city pay for bond or whether
| officers pay for their own. Patterson
amended motion that city pay all
premiums on bonds required by city
officials for ensuing year. and that
fidelity bond in some good company
be required. Carried.
Patterson on dumping ground for
city reported only land available was
piece controlled by Local Security
company owned by Colorado Springs
parties. Nothing to be done until
parties were heard from as to whether
they would dispose of two or three
acres
Alderman Patterson was elected