Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-23


ence with iron sheets. the intention
being for better fire protection on his
or their premises.
No person or persons, corporation
orr corporations, individually or col
ledively, shall have the right to re-
m@ve awooden building Of any kind
from one plot or parcel of ground to
anSthor within the fire limits herein.
before aescribed. whether II BE- for
the p6Rpose Of making room for new
structlteA or buildings. and also for
The pArpose Of occupancy or other
wise. st
An1 person or pers0as. corporation
or separations. or association Of men
vi0laGpg any or all parts Of this ordin-
ance, hall be deemed guilty Of mis-.
demso oxor ana o. one opposing the
city government. and upon conviction
ther(e In q court Of a competent jur-
isdicepn shall he fined In sum OF
not ,lvAs then $50 nor more than 5000.
and snch structure or building shall
be permitted to remain on the lot OF
parc& - ground to which 1t has been
mOyd, In violation Of this ordinance,
such person or persons. corporation or
competitions. or association Of men
shall y addition be Liable TO penalty
q ~ tDr each and every day as such
build u or structure remains on such
lot al N parcel Of ground, to which 1t
has been moved.
Th6t any person or persons. corpor.
alton Or corporations, contractor or
contractors, before removing any
frame building or structure Of any
kind to any part outside Of the fire
limits herein described, shall first
make application to the city council
In writing asking therein the permit
to use the thoroughfares Of the city
for thst purpose and for the moving
Of each house. barn Or structure Of
any kind. he or they shall be subject
to q license Of SO to be paid before
the removal is begun.
Any person or persons, corporation
or corporations, contractor or con-
tractors, violating any part Of Section
s of this ordinance shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding the sum Of
three times the license imposed.
All ordinances or part Of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Councilman Forsythe approved the
sssdinance, q he said the moving Of
tr1nhle-dOwn shacks will increase the
rate s0f insurance.
Councilman Bunker also stated that
1t was a good. ordinance.
Rules were suspended, second
reading omitted, the bill being read
the third time by title and 1t was unani-
mously voted to place it on the stat
utes.
The report Of the committee on
franchises was asked for and Mr..
Bunker rose to his feet and stated, as
chairman Of that committee, that they
had decided to recommend the fran.
chise Of Mr.. Colburn, Of the two sub
mitted.
r. M. Ellwood insisted on a written
report and Mr.. Bunker said that he
had written one but had forgotten
1t. Councilman Elwood wanted him
to 60 and get II and Mr.. Bunker said
that he would not so after It In the
storm and moved that the matter Of
the report and Of the franchise be de.
ferred until next meeting and that he
be given leave to file the report with
the city clerk. The motion was
quickly seconded and lost by = vote
Of four to three.
Mr.. Bunker said he wouldn't 90 af-
ter 1t and he would Ike to see how
the council was going to force him
to do 1t. It was then moved by Mr..
Bunker to proceed with the regular
order .0f business and the vote was a
tie until Councilman Wallace. with
some hesitancy, voted in the affirma-
tive.
D. W. Butler petitioned the coun.
ell to grant him permission to run
lunch wagon, and the clerk was in
structed by the acting mayor TO, in.
form Mr.. Butler that all that RRal1
necessary was for him to take ont &
city license.
Councilman Bacharach move6 that
several extra teams be hired by1 the
city to put in cinder crossings during
the muddy weather, under supervision
Of the chairman Of the committee on
streets and alleys.
Mr.. Gibbons said he was too busy
look after the work and the matter
was intrusted TO y. s. Forsythe, and
the motion was passed unanimously.
The city council then adjourned.
The matter Of granting gas fran
chise for the city of Las Vegas will
come up at the next regular meeting.
-
TUE Aie:Ou VfNnK