La Junta tribune., 1905-12-06
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The city council met in regular
session Monday night. Mayor Bonn
gardner presiding and all Of the
aldermen being present The ses-
sion WAS a prolonged one and many
important matters came up for con-
sideration. including the proposed
new water plant.
The property owners residing on
Cucharas avenue Detitioned the
council Ia change the name Of that
thoroughfare to Lincoln avenue and
il WAS 81 ordered. the name heing
inserted in the ordinance when il
came up for final passage. Huer-
fano avenue was changed To Maple
avenue. probably for the reason that
there are no trees Of that species
located thereabouts.
Martin 4 Lamb made application
for a retail license to dispense booze
and other liquid Refreshments. and
on motion Of Alderman Phillips.
seconded by Alderman Map'es. the
application was promptly denied.
without argument or comment. all
the members Of the board CON
curing.
The petition Of w. A. Hart. ct al. .
for a brick sidewalk on the north
side Of block six. on Granada street.
and on the east side Of block six. on
Lewis avenue. in the Bradish adj
ton. was granted.
c. A. Beerbohm notified the coun-
Gil that a plat Of the new Park add
ton was ready to file with the coun-
ty clerk. that deed for the proper
ty was now in the hands Of the city
attorney. and that as trustee for the
lot owners he was ready to transfer
the title Of the City Park" tn the
city. At a special meeting Of the
city council held last night an ordi-
nance accepting the gift was placed
on its first reading. and all Of the
preliminary details arranged. The
plat Of the Park addition was filed
with the county clerk yesterday.
On motion Of Alderman Phillips a
resolution was passed authorizing
the city treasurer to pay all monies
derived from the tax for library
purposes direct to the treasurer Of
Of the library board. The trustees
of the library board have assumed
the management Of the library and
will buy all books and other sup
plies. and il was in order To simplify
the keeping Of the the exense &C.
count that the request WAS made.
The officers Of the library board are
As follows: President. T. T. Wood
ruff: secretary. X. A. Steen; treas
urer. r. Phillips.
City Engineer Lewis submitted .
plat showing the location Of the
water mains Of the city. and making
suggestions for changes when the
new water plant is installed. The
plan provides for twelve inch main
from the proposed location Of the
new water plant along Lincoln ave-
nue. Ia Tenth street. along Tenth
street to Ration avenue. thence
south along Ration avenue to the
reservoir. The distance to be COW
cred with twelve inch main is s,584
feet. and local plumbers say it will
cost about $50 per foot to install il.
The plan further provided for con-
Meeting the dead ends" on each one
of the avenues with the twelve inch
main on the south. thus making .
continuous circuit and equalizing
the pressure. The proposed con-
Meeting Of desd ends will require
5.375 feet Of six inch pipe and ). $50
feet Of four inch pipe. Mr.. Lewis
roughly estimates the total cost of
installing new pipe at &D.67l. ne
proposed new water plant will cut
not les than &5O.OO. Ell Marxhall
has given the city a six months
option On the land proposed to be
utilized for the pump house. Like
and wells. which is located nogth
and west Of the wickham additiaa.
The price agreed upon is so pr
scre and il is estimated that sixteen
acres sill be required. City AttDr-
Dey Miller was instructed to elnsr
the option with Mr.. Marshall ~
making the cash payment Il =
down agreed upcn- Mayor Ds0-