Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-04
Mr.. WEST of tae electric light com.

lights Tor SS.5U each per month. BY
taking forty-one lights they could be
had for IS each. Thus forty-one lights
would cost s. more than is being
paid for twenty-eght. He was salts
fed too mucn was being charged for
lights. The committee Tnad locations
In view for additional arc lights, He
believed II there was a probability
that the city would make any move
in the near future for a different ar
rangement, he did not believe the
electric light company should he put
to the expense OF putting in lignts for
so snort time; otherwise the light
company should be authorized to put
in the lights.
Mayor Mcconnell reported that he
had asked Engineer Wigglesworth to
make an estimate on the cost of
bringing water from one of the upper
reservoirs TO penstock at the head
of the reservoir just east of town. Sc
curing "A 400-foot fall for the purpose
of generating power for an electric
light plant. Mr.. Wigglesworth made
verbal report later in the evening.
Mr.. Casey of the health and police
committee reported number of
places that were in unsanitary con
| ditions and needed attention.
Mr.. Hanno of the park committee
| reported tnat bids had been asked
for putting water pipe TO the little
park on the boulevard between Elev-
enth and Twelfth streets and that
three bids had been received, l.. c.
| Jakways bid being the lowest he was
given the work at s5g. Mr.. Hannd
also said the committee had decided
10 remove the fence from the north
| side park, and recommended that
spray pipes be put in instead of lrri-
| eating by hose as heretofore. which
entailed employment of a mans time
for TWO or three days every time the
park was irrigated. Mr. Hanno made
a motion that the city engineer be
instructed TO draw plans for spray
| pipes and then bids for putting in
same be asked for The motion car.
ried.
| Mr. Logan of the city nall and jail
committee reported that the jail root
| and part of the interior of the fire de
partment needed painting. He fav'
ored tearing down the building on the
corner east of the fire house and
building some sort of a temporary
building, probably of sheet iron, ad
joining the fire house. He made a
motion, which carried. that the build
ing committee be authorized to de
eide on some plan with power to act
Mr. West was not in favor of hav
ing an expensive building, for he
thought the fire house was in the
wrong place-it ought to be on the
corner. As it is. the norses are wind
ed in running up hill TO get on the
mesa.
Mr.. Wickline was authorized to buy
necessary bedding to meet the in
creased demand on account of the in
crease in jail occupants.
Mr. Dobbins called attention to the
fact that boys were getting into the
hose house on the northside and com
mitting nuisances, and tne building
committee was authorized to have
two doors and other necessary re-
pairs done.
Mr. Casey of the building commit
tee reported that the bridge across
Junction creek had been widened two
feet and half. He thought that as
the spring races were approaching
the street car company should be re
stricted as to the number of passen
gers they carried at one load. He
thought he great overlooking was a
menace to the safety of the people
He said the lower footbridge was dan.
gerous since water was so high and
favored putting a danger notice at
each end OF the bridge.
Mayor Mcconnell said he mad had
Superintendent w. D. Lee and C. c.
Sronfe look at the bridge on First
avenue and they were of the opinion
that all the bridge needed was some
additional floor beams.
Mr.. Berndt moved that the bridge
committee be authorized to have re.
pairs made on this bridge according
to plans already drawn by the city
engineer, whicn was carried
Mr.. West offered a motion that the
street car company be restrained
from running more than one car at
a time over the bridge Mr.. Pickerin
for the company said such action was
not necessary, as the company did
not intend to run two cars together
except when one motor was burned
out and car had to be hauled in
Mr., Pickerill stated that if the coun-
ell would state their idea of a carry
Ing capacity, the company would try
to meet the council half way He
said the company did not wish a car.
load of people to go through the
bridge. After great deal of dis
cussion the marshal was authorized
to notify the company that the speed
limit over the bridge was four miles
an hour The matter OF capacity
was dropped.
The clerk was authorized to adver-
lise for bids for furnishing lumber for
the ensuing year.
Here II. I. Henderson addressed