The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-10-05

July to the Council. This ordinance
under suspension of the rules W 4
passed unanimously, thus insurinE
the library to the city. The Mayor
then appointed the following trus
tees: j. J. Hagerman, to serve five
years; E.. A. Cahoon, to serve foul
years; Col. j. w. Wilson, to serve
three years; A. NJ. Robertson, tC
serve two years, and Mark Howell
to serve n yea These appoint
ments were then confirmed.
Mayor Hinkle then offered a reso
luton of thanks to the Woman'e
Club, who by it's efforts had made
possible the library. 1t was passed
unanimously.
Mr.. WHY'S offered an ordinance in
regard to open irrigating bitches.
The ordinace declares all open ditch
es a menace to the public health and
they are accordingly declared to be
~nuisances and must be abated by GOV
ering with thing or other suitable
materials. The ordinance was refer
red to the Sanitary committee.
Mr.. Church offered an ordinance
requiring the building of gravel side
walks on certain portions of Missouri,
North Spring River, Pennsylvania
and Summit streets. These side
uyo He ~ To ho civ foot wiAn with n
curbing of stone. 1t was remarked
that this ordinance conflicts with a
previous ordinance, but it was refer
red to the Sidewalks committee.
Ordinance No. 220 requiring The
construction of additional cement
sidewalks was read the second time
and laid over.
Ordinance No. 221, in regard to the
prohibiting of camping within the ei-
ty limits, was read and laid over.
A memorial from the Board of Ed
ucation was referred to the Sidewalks
committee.
A letter from l.. K. McGaffey call
I'd the attention of the Council to
certain frame buildings and wagons
on Main street and within the city
limits and said they were a bad fire
risk and a menac to the property
of others. Kellahin & Calfee presen-
ted a letter in which they said that
these structures would cause the in
rance rates to be raised. A letter
from Seay, Gill & Morrow objected
to the structure on wheels to the
north of their store.
Mr.. Parsons said that these struc-
lures were in violation of the fire
ordinance and he would like to see
the ordinance observed or else re-
pealed. Mr.. Church said hat it was
a mistake to grant these kind of
building permits, and the Council
should enforce the fire ordinance. All
outside the fire limits. Mr.. Brooks
said that the committee had granted
permission for the Brown barber
shop for the same reasons that the
Council had granted permission in
other cases. He believed they had
done what they thought right under
had called forth the sympathies of
the committee on cou of perse-
cution on account of the Union ques-
ton.
After much discussion Mr.. WHY'S
moved that all wagons and structures
in conflict with the fire ordinance be
moved out within ten days. This mo-
ton was amended by Mr.. Brooks to
read 30 days, out by a vote of four
to three, the Mayor voting no, the
amendment was lost. The motion was
finally amended to read thirty days
and was then passed and the marshal
instructed to carry it IL
The report of City Physician Phil
lips was read and filed. He said
that the dumping of refuse into the
mud left by the flood should be stop
ped as it was detrimental to the pub
lie health.
Abuilding permit was granted to
R. F. Barnett to erect a brick build
ing in Thurber's addition. The re-
quest of F. NJ. Jump to be allowed
to make repairs on the livery stable
was referred to the proper commit
tee.
a letter from O.. E. Cottrell aud
others protesting against the grant
ing of a franchise for a gas plant TO
J.. A. Jones was read. The protest
was regarded as ridiculous by the
Council and was passed up to the
Clerk.
The Council then took a recess
until 7:30 Thursday night.
FOR STARK TREES see Wyatt