Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-04
CITY DADS

The city council met last night Ia
regular session, with all present eX'
cept Alderman Berndt.
The minutes OF the previous meet
Ing were read and approved
Auction license was granted TO A.
Hahn; liquor license to Cauiey & Con
way. Tho liquor license oil Leap AZ
Morgan and Frank Levan were ex.
tended for 80 days. Leap and Morgan's
license was transferred to German d
koehler and the license of Frank Le-
van to John Keienberger.
Monthly reports OF officers were re-
celved and ordered filed.
Finance committee reported they
had examined tho books OF the city
officers and found same correct.
Street and alley committee reported
that they had decided TO allow the
parties owning the lots where the late
1ire occurred 10 excayate uader the
sidewalk aud within two feet OF the
curb line.
Tho light committee. upon request,
was granted more time In which TO
make report for the now city arc
lights.
Printing committee reported they
had blanks printed for the heads OF
the various departments for articles
furnished tho city.
The nre and water committee re-
ported that they had investigated the
matter OF the application OF Is. N. Free.
man TO have his water frontage tax
on lot l in block 3 on the north side
changed. and recommended that water
frontage be assessed ut ehe rate tor
East Park avenue instead OF Main
avenue, and on motion the report was
received and accepted. Tho matter OF
determining the amount OF tax that
should be robated was deferred until
nexe meeting.
The city attorney was granted more
time In which to look up tho law in
regard TO annexing Greenmount Gem
etery TO bring It within the city lin
It's 80 ss to extend the water mains
to that place.
In regard TO public city scales, the
city attorney read from Session Laws
OF 1895. page 222. and promised to pre-
sent an ordinance at the next meeting
10 conform to the provisions OF the
law.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted agreeing TO sell 100 acres OF
the Mcclure ranch, together with 100
shares OF stock in the Florida Farm
ers' Ditch company. to John Jellnek,
for $35sO-$340 cash down and the bal.
ance In IL annual payments of S266,G5
each. first payment to be made next
January. with interest at per cent.
Another resolution was passed
agreeing to sell 240 acres Of the Nc
Clure ranch, togthcr with rs shares
In the Florida Farmers Ditch, to Lena
Ritter for $4,000. to be paid tor In six
annual installments OF $500 each. arst
payment to be made next January.
Tho regular monthly bills were al.
lowed and the clerk was instructed 10
draw warrants for the same He was
| also instructed to notify Lena Ritter
and John Jelinek that the city was
ready TO close the deal for the trans
fer OF tho land: also to notify them
levied by the ditch company and that
the purchasers would have TO pay the
levy.
The sum OF S2l22S OF the general
| fund and SITS OF the water bond In
/ terest fund was transferred to the
emergency fund: S50255 OF the water
bond interest fund was transferred tn
The gravity fund.
The Forsyth ranch was rented to
Robert Alexander for one year with
the privilege OF two--onehalf payable
next December and the balance in
February.
The buildings on tho Mcclure ranch
were insured for three years for 81.
600
A certificate Of inspection OF the
waterworks boilers was received from
the state boiler inspector.
A Communication was received from
N. W. Harris K Co.. with reference u
refunding water bonds that are option
al. Clerk instructed to answer same
A special committee was instructed
70 try 70 secure ssitAbls dump ground