Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-07
Contractor McGreEor .aid his bid

Of 72 feet each, and that It would be
a bridge 70 stay.
Casey said tne No Man bridge was
not in the city limits while the other
was. and that the one proposed to be
built would accommodate hundreds OF
school children, some Of them going
to the primary grades OF the North
side school, while all the grown chill
dren on that side had to cross south
to the High school. He said many
people on both north and south sides
and that the Fourteenth street bridge
saved them six blocks walking.
West eaid he was afraid tae city
was spending too much money for the
stone bridge to have enough money
for this little bridge. Rivers again
favored the foot bridge. Balster was
afraid they would not have the money.
The mayor said there appeared to be
80 mucn difference Of opinion that il
would be better to postpone consider
alton until the next meeting.
Rivers said 1t would be either
pontoop bridge while the main avenue
structure is out or the foot bridge.
adding that by April the pontoon
bridge would 20 out. He opposed a
Temporary structure. Alderman Han
no had suggested pontoon from the
old water works to the Ash hatchery
but this required the expenditure OF
large sum of money for the grad
ing to get wagons over.
The Animas City bridge and east
side road were not mentioned. tEd.)
Casey-"I will oppose the expendi-
ture OF one dollar on a three months
pontoon bridge"
Hanno-'I would have the mer-
chant build the pontoon bridge"
The Mayor-"Leave 1t to the proper
com mittee and save time tonight
while we have other matters that We
may agree on
| The matter OF protecting the north
side from Are while the wagon-street
car bridge will be out was taken up.
Rivers said Put part of the hose
at the north side hose house, and ar
range to have a walkway if we do not
have foot bridge, so that call will
enable the department to go over.
| The discussion here made 1t appear
that walk way on the new bridge
where construction was on would be
dangerous for the passage OF school
children. 1t was Casey. The bridge
matter was left for the next meet
ing.
An ordinance was proposed for the
establishment OF the ONCE Of public
weigher. The mayor had requested
Attorney Reese TO prepare an ordi
nance and gave him left handed
boquet because he did not have il
ready for consideration. when the at
torney retorted that he could not
look up the law and prepare an ordi
nance to cover the ground in hall a
day; he said he could not. under the
law found. prepare an ordinance which
would be monopoly. H. r. Scouten
had sent in communication offer
ing to accept the office OF public weigh
er, pay all expenses and pay the city
a revenue, but the attorney could moi
| lhu Il INV WOuiu CTedte d NUN
oply Of this more than he could fol
the express business. He said NO cit,
could exercise a power which is moi
expressed by statute. Clerk Russell
had written to other towns and learn
ed that Denver, Colorado Springs and
one sought, but Attorney Reese said
these were cities Of the hrst class
Postponed until next meeting.
The bills which had not been audit
ed by the finance committee the pre-
vious night were introduced: Silas
Smith, 3725 for plans for the stone
bridge, and everybody but Herman
Berndt rrowned Attorney Reese sait
he had said enough, that Smith conld
collect the money; the council, could
not expect to play horse with anybody
they employed to make plans. Hoov
er & Son had in accounts for the
Boulevard job and their money had
been held up on account OF debts for
which the city might be liable. Some
of these were Boyle & Co.. $3.50 for
feed furnished Hoover, but the council
objected to paying for feed after the
grading was done and Mr., Vain
s. light said ne would confine the bill
that period. City Attorney said the
ity could not be held for this account
nelter City Bank for money advanc'
ed nearly $500, which appears to be
a valid account. There were other
accounts against the Hoover claim
but some Of them had not been sworn
TO as required by law. the Hoover
claim included. Hoover had O. X. d a
number OF claims against him. Much
discussion as TO what SHOULD be done
followed and no determination was
made.
Berndt wanted to know whether the
herder season was over, and II the
herder should be discharged. Rivers
and West mixed 1t, the former claim
ing that the herder had not been en-
ployed as herder but as minute man
in the fire department. II was finally
shown by the clerks minutes that he
was put on at $40 to look after stock
and $40 as minute man.
The regular bills were then read
and allowed