Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-25

committee appeared to be in close
touch with the detail of revenue re-
sources and that OF the expense ac-
count He said that with 26 saloon
licenses issued as at present, the city
is earning from that source $15,6OO
year. He contemplated that under
present conditions there would be
decrease in the number of saloons
and consequent decrease of saloon
revenue, and suggested that there
would be a loss OF revenue unless the |
saloon licenses were raised enough to |
meet the amount OF the decrease. he |
said that last year the earnings from
the city's water facilities amounted
to $4,000. and that he thought II
might be safely calculated tnat next
year the aggregate will reach $4,000.
II was shown that the amount OF
fines collected last month did not ex-
ceed s44 and this appeared to be
| source OF regret
Mr.. Hanno found among the city's
assets $4,000 due on the ranches pur-
chased from parties having prior wat
er rights and sold again.
| Mr.. Hanno did not say bridge
| when he asked the council If new i'm
provements would be contemplated,
but somebody finally whispered 1t au-
dibly and 1t did not take long to find
that the council was in favor Of
new bridge instead of the old struc'
ture across the Animas to the North
side. Mr. Hanno said that a two-mili
levy on a $1,000 900 valuation would
earn 81 900 annually to be paid for a
bridge. Attorney Reese said the
council could not legally make a
bridge levy but could increase the
levy for general purposes" This
would do and the council decided to
increase. All had examined the
bridge and listened to the reports OF
others who ought to know more about
| il, and they had concluded that the old
bridge is menace to public safety
Mayor Mcconnell good naturedly said
, that Alderman West might enjoin
. them when he came home, that he was
: sorry he was not here to vote or
D the question The mayor said thai
if the bridge situation were really as
bad as II had been made to appear
: some immediate repairs, to put il
, | temporary supports before the fai
e comes on when there will be mucf
$ heavier traffic. Alderman Casey sai'
e that the fair would not cause heaVie
o loads than the moving picture shows
|, but there might he more OF them. HI
d: was in favor of the mayors recon
# mendations. however, and the council
e agreed to put in supports to remai1
- until bridge construction can be con
d menced Alderman Casey said:
Is q take ii that we are to advertis
r. for bids for building a bridge and tina
4 bids will be received for the buildin
S. OF any and all kinds of bridges, an
ar that the council will then determin
10 what kind of bridge will be best an
n whether the city can afford 10 bull
Il. it," The other members concurret
nj Attorney Reese reported that Jun
,t us C. Roberts desired to pay the cit
s. $500 and interest accrued. total c
IL 1875.
o. Alderman Dobbins thought tn
ly street car company should pay the o.
II tfn -6ridga ahd tffs led to fnrthe
b. suggestion that the company shoul
n help to build the new bridge, but A
Il torncy Reese said the company ma
a been granted franchise over tn
bridge.
The bridge discussion was a yer
a spirited one, awakening the characte,
'e istics of individuality and giving tn
v auditor better ideas of individuals.
h City Engineer Wigglesworth talke
d to the council with the purpose o
,. giving an idea of the general char
n acter OF bridges at different places /,
,. the state, mentioning chiefly Denve
p and Colorado Springs, where ne ha,
s given more time to the study of sucl
e structures for comparison. He though
e bridge "A feet wide would be abou
n right: We're there two car tracks in
v stead of one. farmer with a load O
:. hay would have chance to follow
= the car going the same direction
Y when two cars might be passing or
d the bridge.
Y Alderman Casey suggested tha-
plans and specifications be authorized
and all voted aye"
I George Logan, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, was
; there and said he didn't want the
county accused of not taking care OF
? It's own smallpox cases. Mr. Logan
also suggested that the city in adver.
Using for bids for bridge might co.
; operate with the building of the state
, bridge near La Posta and secure bet.
ter results. This suggestion was so
well received that they all forgot about
the small pox.
The Herald publishes Ordinance No
l2O today and all who are interested
1T the levy for the ensuing year will
hnd figures and facts which can he
read so well there that reproduction
VIII be found unnecessary in this col.
umn.