The daily sentinel., 1903-07-16
The CITY
COUNCIL MEET.
Pass Some Good Measures
Regular Monthly Meeting.

Guy council, which should have Oc
CURED Tuesday night, but ON account
of the absence of a quorum was post.
poned until last night. convened in
the council chamber last night
President of Council, Nelson Hards
was occupying the chair in the alb
sence of Mayor Sampliner, who is
east in attendance at the session of
the Grand Lodge of Elks. in Balti
more. Alderman Waldroup and Buck
ius were also absent.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
A petition was received from resi-
dents on Chipeta avenue in the vicin-
ity of the junk yard kept by G.. L.
Antlaw. that same be abated, as it
was a public nuisance and against the
health and peace of the neighborhood.
The petition was referred to the
street and alley committee for action.
The Grand Junction Lumber com
pany petitioned council that they be
permitted to erect a switch to the rail
way across street leading to their
business place. The petition was
granted. if tho copmany would agree
to keep same in constant repair. es-
pecially where crossing was made on
street.
The local lodges of Masonic and
Odd Fellows fraternities petitioned
council that they be permitted to tap
the water main in the vicinity of the
cemeteries on Orchard Mesa and that
they be granted rate of one ceut
per Thousand gallons for water with
which to water trees and beautify
their cities of the dead The matter
was referred to the water committee
Alderman Smith asked that an ex-
tension of the water main on south
Fifth street be made to point ON
Fifth below the railroad tracks. Ref
erred to the water and sewer commit
tee.
Attorney Rhone was granted per-
mission to address council on the sub
ject of the extension of the city water |
main on White street between 18th |
and l3 til streets. He said that for fire |
much need of this extension. The |
matter was referred to the water and |
sewer committee.
O. w Steele addressed the council |
on-the matter of the resolution passed |
by the Chamber of Commerce, asking |
artesian water in the city limits hy |
means of the use of the drilling ap-
paratus of the Western Slope Oil. Gas
& Development company's machin-
cry. which now could be obtained for |
an nominal cost for purposes of drill
ling.
The matter was discussed somewhat
and then referred to the committee on
water and sewers.
The bond of Whistler & Trobitz for
plumber license was referred back
to them, to correct slight technical
error.
The reports of the city weigher,
clerk, superintendent of water works |
and treasurer. were submitted and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The report of the committee ON
opening street in Crawford addition,
asked for more time, which was grant |
ed
large number of bills were al |
lowed and quite number referred to |
the finance committee.
A new ordinance regulating penal |
ties and fixing the time of sprinkling, |
was passed ON first reading by council |
The new ordinance will be No. 12l |
Ordinance No. 100 passed final read
ing, regulating pay for city labor.
The matter of street grades was
then taken up and referred to the |
street and alley committee with power |
to act.
The mayor was instructed to make |
contract with 1. H. Bolster ON his bid |
for excavation for the new reservoir |
Alderman Smith saked for the con-
of culvert ON lower Fifth |
street
Street Supervisor Armstrong was |
ordered to at once tear up all the |
tracks of the old Grand Junction City |
railway, store them in the city yards |
and sell the tracks for old iron at the |
the rate of twenty dollars per ton.
Council then adjourned upon mo- |
tion until July 2Sth