The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-10-07

to the matter He said that Mr.. UI
derwood had told him that Mr.. Pinso
had disposed of several loads of WOO
from the old crossings to Messrs
I Wright and Cravens, and the WOO
! was sold to Mr.. Cravens at SO pc
load in payment of a board bill, ais
that Mr.. Pinson was using some o
the wood on his place. Mr.. Rasc CD,
wished it understood that he wa'
| merely doing his duty in reporting
the matter as it had been reported
to him.
Mayor Hinkle started to refer the
matter to the streets and alleys com
mittee, but there was a storm of pro
test from Alderman Johnson who is
member of this committee Mr.
Parsons made himself heard on this
subject and there was stormy time
for a few minutes. Alderman Johnson
absolutely refused to serve on the
| committee. Mr.. Parsons gratuitouSly
| offered to serve as a committee If
one, but the Mayor appointed the
| following committee to look into the
matter: Parsons, Wyllys and Church
Alderman Church suggested that
| if there was a mysterious disappaa~-
ance of wood from the city Yards
there should be bulldog kept on
hand to watch the wood pile. The
committee was instructed to root ont
the niger from the wood pile and
report at the next meeting.
Mayor Hinkle resented that his Of
fee and the Office of the City CLERK
should be made the depository Of
the city tools and pointed to number
less shovels and spades piled up in
the corner of the room. 1t was sug-
gested that a tool box be made. After
some discussion it was decided to
build a house back of the Lea marble
yard for the city tools etc. The house
will be about 1Ox12 and will be built
of sheet iron Alderman Parsons hav-
ing indicated that he was willing to
serve on committees, the Mayor ~
pointed him to serve on the building
committee for the new city hall.
The other members of the committee
were Wyllys and Church, the same
committee that is to look after the
wood pile.
Alderman Parsons reported that
the engine boiler in the fire house
was in water, and suggested that the
Fire Chief have a concrete floor put
in to run off the water The Mayor
said that the matter had also Deen
reported to him and he was of the
same opinion as Mr.. Parsons 1t was
agreed that the floor be put in, and
thought that it could be done at
cost of about six dollars.
Alderman Brooks brought up the
question of the band instruments and
after much discussion the City Attor-
ney was instructed by the Mayor TO
order that the instruments be re-
plevined at once and have the legal
question as to who are the rightful
owners of the instruments tested il
court Dr. Kinsinger was of the opin-
ion that the instruments were the
properly of the city and that many
reputable citizens would testify thal
they had contributed to buy the ms
truments.
The writ of replevin win be is
sued today
AS conclusion to the interesting
meeting of the evening it was men-
toned that the carrier boys of The
Record Office had been seen riding
on the walks in delivering the Daily
Record. Mayor Hinkle spoke up AMI
said that he had given H. F. NJ Bear,
the editor of The Record permission
for the carrier boys to deliver the
paper where it was impossible to
ride on the streets the right of way
on the sidewalks to get the paper to
the homes of the citizens on time,
as he was of the opinion that this
was the custom in many of the
eastern cities (and it isl. 1t seem
ed for awhile that The Record would
be given the permission as promised
by the Mayor, and several of the
councilmen were in favor of grant
ing the request and making the car
riers show their colors by wearing
a Record badge. Alderman Ogle was
strictly opposed to the action of the
council and expressed himself in
such thunderous tones that when the
question was put to a vote all com
cided with him and voted the Recor1
carriers off the walks. Some of the
aldermen did not seem to vote at all,
but Ogle's move was success and
The Record representative was il
structed TO tell all the carrier boys
to get off the walks with their hicy-