The daily sentinel., 1905-09-14
COUNCIL MEETING

The city council met last night in
regular monthly session. The mayor
and all the officers excepting TWO
aldermen. All5ire and Norris, who
We're absent from the city, We're pres
ent
\ petition was presented by p.
a. itiee asking iOr permission 10 cx
tend TIC electric light company's
railroad switch to his lots on Fifth
street Referred TO the street and
alley committee.
Mrs. Nora b, Speers and others
presented petition asking that
sidewalks be ordered laid on the
north side of Ute avenue between
second and Third streets. Referred
to the street and alley committee.
\ petition was presented by L.
F. lngersoll and other taxpayers ask
ing that sidewalk be ordered laid
on the south side of Belford avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets
touching lots one to thirteen inclus-
i've, block seventeen. Referred to
the street and alley committee.
Samuel \. Wheeler. president OF
the school board. addressed the coun-
ell asking that q street crossing be
erected on Rood avenue directly on
posite the Whittier school. stating
that the school board would build
walk from the High school building
to connect with the crossing. The
council ordered the street commits
sioner to have the crossing built as
soon as possible.
Edwin a. Haskell, manager of the
Park opera house. addressed tile
coucil asking that the city license
against the opera house, the audi
torium and the Turner hall be re
mitted, stating that these houses Of
entertainment could not afford to
pay the high annual license. By
unanimous vote the license was re
mitted.
The report of the various city Of
licials were read and referred to the
finance committee.
a motion passed instructing the
street commissioner to notify all
property owners who had been prev
iously notified, regarding the laying
of sidewalks that the sidewalks must
be laid at once as ordered or the city
would proceed TO build the sidewalks
and tssess the cost against the prop
erty as taxes. The street commits
sloner's notification will be final
alley committee reported that all the
Chairman Platt of the street and
material for the laying of the stone
crossing at the corner of Fourth and
Colorado and been received and the
work is now ready to proceed
Chairman o Boyle of the special
committee which has in charge the
establishing of grades of the streets
of the city stated that the committee
would hold a conference with City
Engineer Haskell within a few days
and an early acceptance by the com
mittee of the plans to be followed
in establishing the grades would
doubtless be made.
Chairman Lutes of the special COM
mittee having in charge the repair
work on the old city hall or the fire
house reported that this work was
about complete and that everything
has been done in most satisfactory
manner.
The ordinance, in the form of an
amendment TO section /, article 8
ordinance SO, regulating the city
parks. was given its second reading
and finally adopted The ordinance
provides that no public speaking can
be held in any of the city parks un-
less the parties in charge have a
written permit from the city council
or the street commissioner. The
parks are placed under the control
of the street commissioner subject
to the order of the council.
S. b. Hutchinson, representing the
socialists, who were arrested some
months ago for disturbing the peace
in the city park, presented bill for
S42.5O. the cost of the trial of the
defendants in the case, stating that
the bill should be paid by the council.
The bill was referred to the finance
committee.
A large number of bills were al
lowed.
At 1920 O'Clock the council ad-
journed to meet in regular session
on Wednesday evening, October l1th.