Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-07
COUNCIL MEETING.


present except Alderman Davis.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
A liquor license was granted To W.B.
Dempsey.
The liquor license OIL. A. Chesebro
was transferred to George Chesebro.
A petition Tor the transfer OF liquor
license from Frank Levan to Charley
Casad was referred to the city at
torney for an opinion.
Leap a Morgan, having been burned
ont by the recent fire. asked for re-
bate for the unexpired term. This
was also referred to the city attorney.
The regular monthly reports of oili-
GERS were received, and ordered re-
corded and filed
The committee on health and police
recommended the appointment OF "A
regular policeman for the lower end
of town and that he be paid SIS a
month. This recommendation was
assented to by the council. and upon
recommendation by Marshal Wickline,
j. C. Stansil, who has recently been
doing extra police duty. was appointed
to the position.
Water Superintendent Schalles in
formed the council that Perry stark
had been selected watchman at the
headgate of the pipe line.
Daniel Mclean, manager of the
smelter, appeared and STATED that he
would like to get city water for the
boilers at the smelter If satisfactory
rate could be agreed upon. He was
informed that water could not be legal
ly furnished to the smelter. because IL
was outside the city limits.
The fire and water committee re-
ported that the Durango Planning Mill
a. Lumber company and others in that
vicinity desired that the water mains
be extended into their neghborhood,
chiefly for fire protection. Referred
to the fire and water committee for
investigation.
b. n. Freeman, through his agent,
j. f. Spickard. addressed the council
and asked relief from the water front
tax as now charged against lot / in
block 3 in North Durango. This is the
lot on the east side of Main avenue
at the cut Just north of the bridge
Mr.. Freeman claims that the front OF
the lot is on East Park avenue and
wants the frontage tax adjusted ac-
cordingy, there being quite a differ
ence in the rates. Referred to the
fire and water committee to lnvesti-
gate.
The city hall and Jail committee
was given authority to make the nee
essary repairs on the Jail for the com
fort and good of prisoners.
The regular monthly bills were al
lowed.
The bill of Walter Stansbury of
S270.50. for repairs on the buildings
on the Mcclure and Forsythe ranches
was ordered paid to Stubbs & Jakway
upon assignment, upon that firm pay
ing to the city clerk for A. Il. Cham
plain $3.50
The bill of j. S. d. Hopkins of 800
for extending the water front tax up
on the tax roll was referred to the
finance committee to investigate and
report at next meeting.
Treasurer La Count informed the
council that he would refuse to recog-
nize any transfer of money from the
water bond interest fund unless he had
legal advise showing that such trans.
fer was legal
Fire Chief Galbreath asked that an
other. regular man be added to the
force of the fire department, also for
the immediate purchase of two extern
sion ladders and two more shut-off
nozzles. One of the old ladders was
destroyed In the recent fire. Referred
to the fire and water committee.
The action of the council taken at
the last meeting with reference to the
bill of the city against Leila c. Moore
for the cost of constructing a sidewalk
in front of her property was rescinded
and the clerk was instructed to so in
form the county treasurer. she having
paid the county treasurer the amount
The county treasurer asked permis-
sion TO enter ON the tax roll the
names OF parties subject TO water
front tax and whose names are not
certified 10 Lin. and also TO take OH
from tho water tax list the names o..
ersons not subject to such tax. The
request was refused.
The committee on ranches was EN-.
powered to engage an engineer to sur
vey the ranches owned by the city
whenever 1t was deemed necessary.
City Engineer Wigglesworth inform
ed the council that the air valves for
the pipe line were received and three
were now in place and giving salts
faction; also that as soon as the pipe
line connecting the upper reservoir
with the lower, was completed, the
notes. maps. etc, of the description OF
the right OF way for the line would be
delivered the council.
Alderman Hanno introduced a reso-
luton to transfer $344.SO from the wa.
ter bond interest fund to the gravity
fund, which was adopted.
The following resolution was also
introduced by Herman Hanno, and
was adopted by the council
Resolved. That the sum of $952. 20
OF the general fund. $13.4b of bridge
construction fund and $3.50 of water
bond Interest fund be transferred to
the emergency fund; also that the
sum OF $2100 of the water bond inter-
est fund, be transferred to the gravity