The daily sentinel., 1903-02-11
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Question To People.

The board of aldermen met in reg
ular session at the city hall last
night. The mayor and all the mem
body of interested spectators. After
the reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting. the real work began.
A petition to extend the water
works ON Ouray between Ninth and
Eleventh was referred to the water
committee. Rehder and Towne were
allow ID their bills of 800 for the lay
ing of sidewalks The water and
sewer committee reported favorably
on the granting of a permit to j w.
Weyer and others who asked for per-
mission TO extend the sewer system in
a part of the city.
The light committee unanimously
recommended that the franchise ordi-
nance of Messrs. Bull and Wells be
laid on the table. This report was
accepted and the ordinance laid aside
A. r. Wells and W. S. Wallace who
were present addressed the aldermen
in decisive terms in opposition to the
action of laying the franchise propo-
sition on the table. Mr.. Wallace re-
ferred to the existing plant as scrap
pile and he said that his people ex-
pected to build an electric manufac-
turing plant that would do the work
and be credit to the city. Mavor
Sampliner asked Alderman Mantey to
take the chair while he addressed the
body ON the subject.
Mr.. Hollands represented the east
ern bondholders of the present plant
was given the floor. He urged the
reorganization of the plant now run
ming. Orson Adams. Jr.. made a
warm speech in support of Mr.. Hol-
land. But none of these bursts of
eloquence had any effect to move the
seven stern alderman.
The committee that had conferred
with the city attorney on the draw
ing up of municipal ownership ordi-
nance reported. and a motion was
made to have the ordinance which
they presented published. which mo-
tion was carried unanimously. This
ordinance provides that at the next
popular election the people shall vote
upon the question of the city issuing
per cent bonds to the extent of $2S.
600 for the construction and operation
of municipal electric plant for heat
ing lighting and kindred purposes.
The discussion on the electric plant
matter drew out some heated express
sions from several of the gentlemen.
Mr.. Adams charged Alderman Hutch
inson and McCary with having tax
raising game up their sleeve and they
in turn said that they would prevent
the council from being taken in'
by the powers which Mr.. Adams rep
resented. The mayor made an elo-
quent, bu usiness like and clearly disin-
terested talk in favor of going slowly
in these important matters which in
volve great sums of money; he ci5ed
the case of the repairing of the reser-
voir and the inve stigation that was
made before anything was done to it.
which timely investigation saved the
city thousands of dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pelton appeared be-
fore the aldermen and sked for an
appropriation for the purchase of cuts
to be used in book on the resources
of the valley. This request was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
A large number of bills were al
lowed. Ordinance ia for changing
the fire limits was passed and adopted.
Commissioner Armstrong was intsruct-
ed to lay sidewalk on Colorado near
Third. An allowance of $40 per week
during his illness was voted to Bert
Sowle who injured his foot on the fire
wagon few days ago. Marshal AL
lison was instructed to enforce the
law which requires the management
of amusement houses to pay $50 annu-
ally for license. On motion of the
aldermen. Mayor Sampliner appointed
a committee of two consisting of
Messrs. Hutchinson and Shores who
shall make trip to Denver, Canon
City and other places to learn all they
can in regard to the construction,
operation and mantainance of an
electric lighting plant bv the CITY