The daily sentinel., 1903-06-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Hold Important Meeting Last
NiSht---Ncw Reservoir.

AL mem DerS OF Gne city council
were present last night, with Mayor
Sampliner in the chair. The minutes
of the regular and special meet ings
were read and approved. Mrs. Wads-
worth and Mrs Fahmeyer of the Re-
bekah lodge were present and asked for
free or cheap rate to tap the water
main for cemetery purposes at both
the Mason and l. o. o. F. cemeteries
Referred to water committee.
Mr.. Clifford and other express men
pressmen to have certain stands Pc
tition accepted and the petition of
Grubb and Burkhardt for certain
stands. which was referred to street
and alley committee. rejected.
Petition for new six foot sidewalk
asked for by G. A. Currie and others
granted and walk ordered laid.
The committee from the Chamber
of Commerce asking for an appropria-
tion for the 4th of July celebration
was granted $3.50 and an order for
same placed on file with the city
clerk.
Petition from S. F. Hudson to erect
an iron and brick one story building
ON his lot ON Colorado avenue was
granted
Bond and license were issued to
Quincy Hutton as a plumber.
Letter from Mrs. l.. G. Abbey, ask
| ing for an extension of time to put
down sidewalk on Grand avenue de-
MED and walk ordered laid. Report
of Ed. Innes, city weigher. for the
referred to finance committee. as was
report of city water superintendent.
Chief Magistrate Byers, City Treasur-
or Rich and City Clerk Leslie
The report of Geo. R. Barton on
the liberation of the city water was q
lengthy one and only short extract
can be taken therefIom as follows:
Mr.. Barton recommended that the
| following be done: Construct res
ervoir half the size of the present res
ervoir 1872 feet long. 10 feet wide and
10 feet deep. This would cost for ex-
cavation of 3, 422 yards of dirt at %
cents per yard. 1856. so; 800 yards of
concrete at So per yard. 81, 600; four
tanks 20x20 feet. ST. 300; one wall two
feet wide, 1872 feet long, 81, 072: pipe
and valves. $500; making total of
81, 327. 80. This report was accepted
and Mr.. Barton hired by the council
at salary of sl25 per month.
After looking over the various
kinds of liberation at Delta, Canon
City, Pueblo. Platte Canon. where
and taking into consideration their
locations and the heavy expense that
would have to be incurred in the con-
struction of any kind of filtering
plant on the Gunnison river he would
suggest that an Improvement made at
this time that they be made at the
present reservoir site by building a
wall through the center of the present
reservoir two feet wide and eight feet
high and then build new reservoir
half the size of the present one. Also
put IN four new tanks 20x20 feet with
80 skimmers in each tank.
Alderman Smith suggested that the
alleys be cleaned up. City Attorney
Carnahan reported it was the mar
shal's duty to see that this was done.
1t will be attended to at once.
Valley Feed company secured the
contract to furnish feed for city
horses.
Tin cans were ordered for street
corners to place waste paper in and
the marshal was instructed to sea that
| the business men use them.
The pump house was ordered fixed
and re- -paDered.
Sidewalks ON a number of streets
were ordered laid property owners of
vacant lots were ordered to clean
same; Lakeview avenue in Crawford
addition was ordered opened up and
committee appointed to look after the
matter; /. w. Smith was appointed
special night police for next three
months at salary of $50 per month;
a number of bills were allowed; ordi-
nance No. 100 was ordered published
in Sentinel reDort of J. w Wever