, 1905-05-03

Inc council was called to order at
7:40 last evening by Mayor Mckee,
with Clerk Tyvold, Marshal Sigman,
Beemer, Phillips, Rogers, Soderstrom
and Spicer present. Absent, Council
man Tefft and Attorney McMurray, the
latter appearing at the conclusion of
the reading of the minutes.
The minutes OF the meeting of April
is were e and approved.
Mr.. Spicer submitted for Judge La
cey the agreement presented by the
Union Pacific Railroad company, here
tofore printed in The Republican, sign
ed by A. l.. Mohler, vice president and
general manager.
Mr.. Spicer thought there should be
some limit of time in which the work
shall be completed upon the proposed
reservoir, Mr.. Symons stating that no
unnecessary delay would be permitted.
Mr.. Tcfft appeared II took his
seat.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the PROPOSE
ton made by Mr.. Mohler for the COM
pany be accepted and placed on file,
the clerk being instructed to notify Mr..
Mohler of the action of the council.
The motion prevailed.
The mayor and city clerk were di-
rected, OF motion of Mr.. Beemer, to
sign the acceptance of the proposition
and agreement.
John +. Johnson and George UNI
hauer made application to transfer
their liquor license from 104 Thorn
burgh to 113 First street. This is the
Kuster house bar, and is to be trans
ferred to the Abrams building, on
First street.
On motion of Mr.. Phillips, the petit
ton was granted.
The Laramie Electric. Gas Light and
Fuel company asked that the records
show that the company had granted the
request of the chief of the fire depart
ment to use the poles of the company
for the wires of the fire alarm system,
and a vote of thanks was rendered Mr..
Symons the secretary and manager of
the company.
On motion of Mr.. Spicer, a vote Of
thanks was also rendered the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company and
the Postal Telegraph Gable company,
for similar courtesies.
The electric light company renewed
its application for a contract TO furnish
the city with electric light for a term
of years, and also for a franchise on
such terms as may be agreed upon.
Mr.. Symons, the secretary and man.
ager of the company, stated that his
company paid the railroad company
more than half the total sum received
by the electric light company, fuel
costing it more than all other supplies
combined.
Mr.. Symons said his company is
willing at any time to sell the com
pany's plant to the city, should the
council decide upon municipal owner.
ship. I'VE will sell our plant today,
tomorrow Or next year, and would pre-
fer to sell to the city rather than to a
private party"
The shutting down of the rolling
mills and the closing of the stores at
6 O'Clock in the afternoon, Mr.. Symons
said, had caused a falling off OF from
5000 to $500 per month in the receipts
of the company.
Mr.. Spicer moved that a committee
of three, consisting of the mayor and
two councilmen, be appointed to take
the matter under consideration, in con
junction with the city attorney, and
the motion prevailed, the mayor ap.
pointing Messrs. Spicer and Beemer
as the council members.
The reports of Police Justice Grant,
Marshal Sigman and City Sexton
Wright were read inc ordered placed
on file.
The report of the city marshal for
the month of April gave collections
from all sources, $136.15; collected by
the police justice, s172; amount turned
into the city treasury, $30S.15.
The report of the justice of the po-
lice court for April showed total col
lections amounting to $172.
There were only two interments dur.
ing the month of April, one on the LIST
and the other on the 10th. Both were
babes, one aged two months and the
other n year. There were no sales
of cemetery lots.
Mr.. w. C. Stearns, representing the
A. E. Kalter company of Indianapolis,
addressed the council concerning q
new electric light franchise and city
contract, the contract providing fol-
thirty 3OO-watt ~so-called 1000 candle
power arc lamps at 81 per month; sew.
enty-five 16 candle-power incandescent
lamps at 81 each per month. The con.
tract is to be for a period of ten years.
Three plumbing companies have filed
applications for licenses to do business
and the marshal will issue the licenses
when the bonds have been filed.
The sewer committee reported that
the work on the new sewer had been
completed and found satisfactory, and