Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-23
COUNCIL
ASKED FOR
FRANCHISE

| session last night with Mayor Pro
TEN Weaver in the chair and full
attendance of aldermen
Liquor license was granted to Frank
Blatnick and express license to Law.
renee Miller.
The committee on claims. who had
Investigated the claim OF Mrs Hughes
for damages. reported that she would
accept 5000 in settlement, and II was
agreed by the council that this
amount be paid when the bin was
presented
The acting mayor and clerk were
authorized to sign a lease with the
Red Men for the rooms to be used
for the public library, the term OF the
lease to be two years and the rent
$50 per month. This includes light.
heat and janitor service.
| The committee on annexation of
Animas City was not ready to report
and was granted more time
1t was recommended by the city
hall and jail committee that steel
roof be placed from the top OF the
cages to the north wall of the Jail to
prevent prisoners from getting on the
tops of the cages and digging out
through the south wall. and the com
mittee was authorized to advertise for
bids for the necessary material and
work
| Alderman Berndt and Perry and
Water Superintendent Schalles were
appointed a committee to take an In.
voice OF the pumping plant at the
old city waterworks and return same
to the clerk under seal.
| George ID. Hazard appeared before
the council and talked about plans he
had for building system Of street
railways in Durango and up the val
ley to Trimble Springs and Her
mosa. The tracks would traverse all
the principal streets OF the city ex-
cept Main and Third avenues He did
not make any proposition, but merely
gave an outline OF proposition which
he will probably submit later. when
ne will ask for franchise. He stat
ed that the company back OF the
in any Durango bank as a guarantee
of good faith at the proper time.
Ordinance All. regarding surveys
and city grades was introduced and
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
| Ordinance 412, making appropria-
tIons for the ensuing year was passed.
The total appropriation is $57 200, di.
yided as follows:
Salaries. $500; fire department, 81. :
500; water department, $1,000; police
department. $4.50O: streets and alleys
$4,000: electric lights, $4.500 parks
and cemeteries. $1,000: interest on
bonds and warrants. $15,700; emer-
gency fund. $4,000; construction Of
city mains, $4,000; public library. 81.
500
William Deggenhart addressed the
council on the matter OF bench marks
and the city engineer said 1t was ex'
tremely difficult to give exact lines for
lots. The matter was deferred for fu.
ture discussion. All the aldermen and
the acting mayor agree with the city
engineer that standard should be
set and hereafter maintained.
Ordinance Alb, for fixing salaries
for city officers for the next year
The salaries are as follows:
Mayor and aldermen, $240 per an
mum.
Police magistrate, 5000 per annum
payable monthly, and in addition fes
in each case in the police court, no
exceeding $500, to be paid by the
party TO whom costs are assessed
and in no case from the city. Al
fees In excess of 800 a month to bt
turned over to the city.
City marshal, $1.020 per year.
City clerk, 1920 per year.
City treasurer, $240 per year.
City engineer. $i20 per year, ant
shall be entitled to So for givlnt
grade line for any city lot and an ad
ditional 81 for surveying any lot I,
be paid by the party applying there
for.
City attorney. $500 year, and th'
further sum OF $500 for each cas-
tried In the police court in whicl
there is conviction and recovery.
City street supervisor, $500 da.
for each day actually engaged In tn
service OF the city.
|. The following resolutions were ol
fered by Alderman Berndt:
Resolved, That the special city al
torney be instructed to make settle
ment with the Fidelity and Deposi
! company Of Maryland. surety on tn
. oficial bond Of former City Clerk "
! H. Moore. for the sum Of S1.653.1:
/. the amounts misappropriated b
, Moore. since April Is. 1900. exciusiv
|. | of amounts collected for licenses, an
> the sum of s155 misappropristed prio
to that time.
0 Link Gray e. company was granite
Q permission to erect an electric sig
d in front OF their place Of business |
the Wingate building.
o The clerk was instructed to collet
4 all delinquent licenses.
The council adjourned till Monda.