The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-11-08

Mr.. Ullery to fill the vacancy. This
will be done at the first meeting in
December.
Wyllys reported that Fire Engineer
Glover had refused to work longer fol
$50 per month and demanded $75. A
motion was made to allow him SIS
per month as requested, and resulted
in tie vote. The Mayor voted yes,
and Mr.. Glover will be retained. The
vote was as follows: Noes, Ogle,
Church, Brooks, Kinsinger; Yeas,
Whiteman, Wyilys, Parsons, Burns.
Parsons reported that the gaps on
Main street in the cement walks in
front of the Wildly Lea property north
of the Record block and the gap in
front of the site of the burned opera
house had been filled in and the cost
of the work assessed against the pro-
perty.
City Attorney Emmett Patton pres
ented a bill against the city for 5000
as attorney fee in the appeal case
of Davenport VS.. City of Roswell
Damages were awarded Davenport
in the District court for the sum of
$4,000 for being injured by defect
i've sidewalk and the city appealed
the case to the supreme court. There
was much discussion of the bill. and
10 fhof
be allowed which carried by unani-
nous vote. This does not include any
of Mr.. Patton's expenses during his
stay in Santa Fe.
Kinsinger brought the attention of
the Council to the miserable service
of the Electric Light Company in the
arc lights in different parts of the
city. He declared that several of the
lights had been out all night recent
it seemed to him that the light was
very poor and unsatisfactory eve
are paying big price for something
we are not getting. We are being
held up, Intentionally or unavoidably,
1 cannot say which," declared Kin
singer. Ogle stated that the compa-
ny had made the proper reductions
for the nights the lights were not
burning Kinsinger continued, "A
test of some kind should be made to
see whether or not we are getting as
powerful light as we are paying for.
Manager Pierce of the Electric Light
Company was present and said that
they had been having some trouble
lately with several of the arc lights
and that the reductions had been
made in the bill. Kinsinger further
stated that the lights here did not
seem as bright as those in other
towns and cities he had visited and
made a motion that a committee be
appointed to investigate the matter
and get a meter if possible for the
arc lights He did not receive a Sec
ond to his motion and it was lost.
Mayor brought up the fact that the
Western Union Telegraph Co. had re-
moved the clock from the office of the
Mayor and City Clerk because the
city would not pay for the service.
He seemed to think this was dis
courteous act on the part of the COM
pany as they had run wires into the
city and were renting the electric
clocks in different parts of the city
without occupation license.
BY motion the Sidewalks committee
was instructed to take the matter up
with the Western Union Company
and request electric clocks for the
city buildings free of cost.
Ed Gross, who put down the ex-
perimental cement crossing on Main
street was allowed his bill of $56, the
board accepting this walk as the
most substantial crossing and more
of this character are being put down.
Gessert & Gross presented bill Of
$40 for cementing the pit at the fire
house. and only six dollars was al
lowed. this being the contract price.
Jones the gas man who was granted
a franchise some months ago, failed
to show up with his $1,000 and the
franchise expired last night.
Parsons reported that the grade of
gravel that is being used in the ce-
ment walks at the present time is
very poor. The City Engineer was
instructed TO not o. X. any cement
work bills until thirty days had ex-
pired from the completion of the
work. WHY'S said that it had been
brought to his attention that the
gravel that is being hauled to the
streets was very poor grade and most
| ly dirt Mr.. Cazier who is doing the
work was present and made a salts
factory statement in regard TO the