La Junta tribune., 1905-11-22
CITY COUNCIL
Very Interesting Session and sa
Unusually Large Attendance

sioH oI tile CITY COUNCIL Mofiudy
night. and it was graced by the at
tendance of probably the largest
number of citizens in the history of
that municipal body. Mayor Bonn
gardner presided. and with the ex-
ception of Lamb all of the aldermen
were among those present. Also
among those present We're four
ministers of the gospel, seven ladies
and a large and miscellaneous as
sortment of citizens.
g. A. kilgore. on behalf of large
number of citizens of East La Junta.
presented petition citing the fact
that certain keepers of bawdy
houses have been driven out of the
Bradish addition and have been per-
mitted to carry on their unlawful
business in East La Junta. and in
consequence the homes of respecta-
bic citizens are becoming worthless
and must be abandoned if such
places of infamy are permitted to
exist. The petition was signed by
seventy or more residents of East
La Junta. and requested the mayor
and city council to enforce the ordi-
nance forbidding houses of ill-shape
within three miles of the city limits.
Addresses in support of the demand
of the petition were made by Revs.
Davis. Bluhm, Ferguson and Edgar.
The mayor, city attorney and city
marshal admitted that the existence
of the bawdy house in the east end
was no secret to them. but claimed
that il was impossible for them to
act until a complaint was made. 1t
was finally decided to instruct the
city marshal to notify the soiled
doves to leave town instanter.
c. A. Beerbohm appeared before
the council in regard To the park
proposition. Mr.. Beerbohm stated
that the park committee appointed
by the Board Of Trade would make
the final payment on the site in
few days, and would receive from
Mr. Woodruff a straight warranty
deed with no reversionary clause.
The committee will then make a
tender of the park site to the city
with request that the park addi-
ton be incorporated within the city
limits. A. II. Paulsen. who owns
two and one-half acres adjoining the
park site on the northwest corner,
corner, will join in request that
his land also be taken in. The coun-
ell was requested To have all neces-
sary ordinances passed at once so
that there will be no delay in max
ing the transfer.
Prof. Griffin. recently appointed
city chemist, was instructed to as
certain the cost of purchasing the
paraphernalia necessary to test
milk, the present equipment being
inadequate. Prof. Griffin recently
analyze a sample Of milk thought to
have caused the illness and death of
child in this city. He found no
evidence Of milk preservatives. for
maldehyde or boric acid. although
there were some indications Of the
use of chalk and water.
Permission was granted to F. f.
Hamilton to raise the building
utilized by him as bicycle shop to
the grade of the sidewalk.
The petition Of Esteban Timenez
TO conduct chilli automobile on the
streets Of La Junta was denied.
Attorney Mcdaniel appeared be
fore the council in behalf of Martin
4 Lamb. wholesale liquor dealers,
and made the statement that his
clients would be unable To continue
in business if the ordinance exacting
license Of $500 per annum became
law. He said his clients had 81, 900
or 5000 invested in the business,
intended to make their home in La
Junta, and conduct the business on
much larger scale in the future.
For these and various other reasons
he thought they were entitled TO
some consideration. Several mem
bers of the council expressed them
selves as being opposed to making
any change in the ordinance.
c. III. Oliver. who has been
peddling vegetables in the city. ap-
peared before the council and OBJ
jected to paying 81 per day for the