The daily sentinel., 1904-01-13
City Council
Proceedings.


proceedings
All the members of council were
present, save Alderman Merrill who
has been sick for the past few days
The minutes of the last regular
and adjourned session were read and
approved
The reports of the city officers were
received and referred to the finance
committee
A report was received from Edward
Innes. chief of the fire department
upon the condition of the Park Opera
house. He found that the oprea house
was provided with ample exits every
where. on the stage. from the dress
circle and from the balcony and the
gallery. He recommended that the
stairs and the railings leading from
the gallery and balcony be strength
ened. The electric wiring needed ex-
animation, as it was found that insul-
ators had not been used at some points
The furnace was in good shape. the
same and also the pipes being covered
with asbestos paper. He found one
stove that had no zinc under it.
There was an amply supply of hose
everywhere in the building. but the
opera house was not connected at all
with the city mains, never having
been cut out from the old waterworks
and as there was no water in the
bGilding the hose would be useless.
The report was referred to the fire
and police committee. Street Com
missioner Armstrong reported ON the
necessity of walks at the following
places and they were ordered laid;
east side of lot II. block 70 being ON
Bird street between White and Grand
west side of lot 1. block 119. being
on 3rd street.
The fire and police committee.
which had been ordered to make an
examination into the condition OF the
Armory building. reported that they
found the east wall in bad and danger
GUS condition and recommended that
it be condemned aud that notification
of such action ne given to Richard
Bolles. of Colorado Springs. owner of
the building.
Upon the matter of the injuries to
Peter Smith last June. who claimed
damages in the sum of 5000, the street
and alley committee asked more time.
S. G. McMullin being present was
granted permission to address the
council on the matter of the legality
of the city entering into a contract
for number of years, beyond the
time of the tenure of office of any one
council. Mr. McMullin had submit
ted brief in his contention that they
could and so quoted from a number of
eminent attorneys of Denver who took
the position that he did upon the
matter. At the last session of council
Mr.. Carnahan claimed that such con-
tract could not be made binding ON fu-
ture councils. While Mr. Carnahan did |
not take issue with him last night up-
ON the matter. he, Mr.. Carnahan.
stated that for the purpose of making
a contract with the city by the Eleo-
trio lighting company. he would
waive his individual opinion on the
matter. if the council would elect to
enter into a contract. No further
action was taken.
A motion was made at this time to
lay all bids ON the table for the pur-
chase of a pump until the next regu-
lar session. This motion was defeated.
At this time the members of the
board of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce appeared to present their
proposition to secure from the city aid
to bore for artisan water in the city.
Mr.. George Smith presented the
for the Chamber of Com
merce merely going over the matter
again for the benefit OF the council.
After hearing the Argument of Mr..
Smith they by motion agreed to ac-
cent the proposition of the loan of the
plant of the Western Slope Oil, Gas
and Development company and their
further proposition of loan of twelve
hundred dollars. The vote stood four
for the proposition and three
against.
A large batch of bills were present
ed and were referred to the finance
Quite number that had
previously been referred were passed.
The annual appropriation ordinance
of coming fiscal year was introduced
by Alderman Hards and passed first
reading.
Ordinance No. 1873 was also taken
up and put on its final passage, there
being no dissenting vote. This latter
referred to splitting on side
walks.