The Glenwood post., 1905-03-11
TOWN BOARDS >
INTERESTING MEET
Annual Appropriation hdde---JudqeS
for Election AppOiated---pipe
Line Across Grand River
is Approved
mayor DOUGAN ENTERS PROTEST

on i't'ioHlihs S'SSipn vi lllt lD"Il
council was held last Monday evening
all members being present The re
port of the clerk showed collections
amounting to S399O 80 for the month
of February while the reports of the
marshal and police magistrate showed
the usual amount of business in their
line.
The Glenwood Light and Water
company petitioned the council for
permission to hang pipeline across
the Grand river at the foot of Palmer
avenue in order that etter pressure
might be furnished the water consum.
eIs of the eastern portion of the town
The request was granted
The question of putting in place the
posts and lights at the south end of
the state bridge was brought up and
the street and alley committee stated
that this would be attended to as soon
as an underground conduit could be
built for the wires
e l.. Peisar was given permission
to erect large street clock near the
edge of the sidewalk in front of his
place of business
Trustee Voorhees, brought up the
question of improving the roads be-
tween here and Carbondale anG it was
the sense of the council that the town
should contribute toward the project
provided the town of Carbondale and
the county commissioners and citizens
wonld render proper assistance.
The hose house was designated ms
the polling place in the east precinct
at the coming election and the clerk
instructed to provide a suitable place
for the west precinct. William Criss-
man, j. II. DeRemer and Mrs Dewey
were named as election judges in the
west precinct and Ollie Thorson, j. l..
Preville and Olive Crook for the east
precinct
o, W. Daggett made request for
contribution of 300 towards the beet
sugar fund and the amount was
allowed.
Mayor Dougan was authorized to
provide a meeting place for the Farm
ers' institute to be held here next Sat
urday and to provide for the enter
tainment of the professors from the
State Agricultural college.
The mayor then presented report
or protest which he said would explain
his refusal to sign the contracts which
ha tn, hal ~, int, 1,
the Light and Water company. The
trustees all explained that they had
no desire whatever to treat the mayor
discourteously and expressed regret
that there should have been any mis-
understanding. In this connection
Trustee Clark who was called away
on the day vote was taken on re
newing the francise declared himself
in favor of the franchises and said he
would have voted tor them had he
been here. Mayor Dougan's commu-
nication which was ordered made
part of the records is as follows
Glenwood Springs Colorado, I
March 6th 1903.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
of the Town of Glenwood Springs,
Colorado:
Gentlemen Concerning the action
of the Board of Trustees at its regular
meeting, held February s, 1905, in
voting to enter into contract for
twenty years, with The Glenwood
Light and Water Company, for water
for the town, and contract for light
for five years, and agreeing to pass
ordinances granting to the company
water and light franchises for twenty
years, without submitting the ques
tion to vote of the taxpayers of the
town, l have this to say:
As had not been consulted with,
nor given an opportunity of learning
the nature or contents of the proposed
agreement, prior to the reading of the
contracts at the meeting of February
6, 1905, ! asked for time to consider
the same; and while no formal resolu-
tion was passed, several members of
the board expressed a willingness to
allow thirty days to consider the
matter. And | now herewith submit
to the board my conclusions and OBJ
jections to the contracts above men
toned, and to the granting by the
board of trustees of an extension or
renewal of the present water and light
franchises to The Glenwood Light and
Water Company for twenty years,