Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-29
City Council Last Night Formal
ly Accepts Carnegie Library
Building.
FIFTY Dol LARS
FROM ARCHITECTS
Contracts Let for Grading :
Twelfth, Ninth aud Main
Streets.

The city council held long and
prolific session last night, the most
important business being the decision
to build fifteen cross walks and the
acceptance Of the Carnegie Public Ii.
brary building. All the members
We're present except Aldermen Ear
ickson and Forsythe.
The report of the committee on
public works. recommending the ac-
ceptance of the library building fol.
lows
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
We. the committee on Public
Works met in the Carnegie public
library building Tor the purpose Of
investigating the work and material
Of said building, and OF ascertaining
whether or not the same are in
compliance with the plans and speci-
fications. We find such to be the
case; and In accordance with our
judgment, we have formally accepted
the building and recommend that the
bondsmen OF the contractors be re-
leased from further responsibilities.
We further recommend that the archi-
tects' bill for services and for his
final certificate OF estimate be allow
ed and ordAraa paid unt Of the final
library fund.
The donation Of fifty dollars by
Architects Rapp a Rapp was accepted
and vote Of thanks was rendered.
The architects In letter to the coun-
ell explained that they had agreed to
give fifty dollars to the library out
of their fee, with the understanding
that the money was to be employed
In putting in two additional coats OF
gloss white paint for the interior. AS
this paint is not needed, the writer's
asked that the money be used for
the purpose OF two additional bracket
electric fixtures to be selected by
themselves.
The council accepted the report OF
the committee on public works. tor
mally accepted the library building
and ordered the contractors and archi-
tects paid In full. 81
The contract for the grading Of
Main. Ninth and Twelfth streets was
awarded to w. r. Steadman. his hid
being the lowest. Following are the
figures:
Cuts on Twelfth street, IS cents a
yard; fills on Twelfth street. IA cenfs,
yard; grading Ninth street. s5 cents
yard; cuts on Main street, 70 cents
yard; fills on Main street, 20 cent?
yard; rock cut Main street, Is cents
La yard.
The bid Of Mr.. Steadman was an
proved by the special committee con.
sisting OF Aldermen r. d. Gibbon.
W. W. Wallace, Leroy Helfrich after
Wnich It was accepted by the COUNCIL
The city attorney was instructed -
take the necessary steps for the "a.
moval OF the fence on the north sida,
OF Main street, abutting the pronertv
OF II. s. Falvey. The fence Is hn,,t
four feet out into the street.
= A, Davis proved to be the on,v
bidder for the construction OF cross
walks His bid was rs cents a so,,ara
foot for the concrete work. IN case
concrete from six inches to eight
inches in depth. 35 cents a square foot
was asked. The council accepted the
oid' leaving the matter of the depth
OF concrete to committee. Fifteen
cross walks were recommended. NOT
all OF which have yet been definitely
located.
II Is understood to be the intention
OF the council to have the work begun
at once.