The daily sentinel., 1905-05-04
Petitions Presented
To the City Council

gave consideration to much business
All the aldermen and other officials
We're present save Alderman All,ire
After the usual prenmtnaries the
order of business was taken up.
The petition of the Independent
Lumber Company to install and oper-
ate a wagon scale on the north side
OF their office on Main street was re
ferred to the street and alley com
mittee.
The Grand Junction Town & De
velopment Company. in connection
with a number of other citizens. pre-
sented a petition asking that finch
water main be laid by the city along
Pitkin between Seventh and Ninth
streets. Referred to the proper COM
mittee.
A request from an expressman
asking that he be given more time
for the payment of wagon license.
owing to his poverty-stricken condi-
tion, was referred to committee.
y petition, or rather a proposition.
from the Grand Junction Land & I'm
proyement Company, made through
r.. J. Bolles, an official of the com
pany, was received. This petition
stated that if granted the privilege.
the company would put in 4-inch
water main along Main street be
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth. and
pay for the work if the city would
agree to reimburse the company at
later date. paying per cent in
terest. The matter was referred TO
committee
\ petition for sidewalks on Colo
RADIO avenue, north side, along lots
20 to %. block lis, and along lots
II to 32, block ia, was received and
filed with street and alley commit
tee.
Mrs. Nettie Blaine Engert. L. p
Gallagher and others asked for the
opening OF a street from Main and
White near Spruce. The property
owners along the proposed street OPP
ening We're willing TO dedicate land
for the purpose if the city would au-
thorize the opening and care for
same Matter taken under consid-
Grafton.
Crawford addition residents com
planned that two Of the street lights
had not been in operation FOR several
weeks. Council ordered investiga-
ton made and lights put in opera
tion.
The matter Of the city council and
the board of county commissioners
taking steps toward keeping the ho-
boes out of the city was discussed at
length. \ proposition has been made
to have the county commissioners
and the council to equally bear the
expenses when the services Of an Of
fcer are necessary to keep the ho-
boes on the move, consequently no
permanent officer will be required or
employed for this work. The fire
and police committee has the matter
under consideration.
The city clerk was ordered to pre-
pare an ordinance regarding the city
scavenger service.
The matter of retaining \. T. Hor-
ton as night police at salary Of S25
monthly was referred to fire and po-
lice committee for action.
The present day and night pump
men at the terworks-Messrs. Ra-
der and Foster-were reappointed'
and the water superintendent was
given power to make any changes in
these positions he finds necessary
regulating their working hours and
outlining their duties,
w. II. Hammentree and Zeb Reese
were reappointed city teamsters and
the street supervisor was vested with
mower to make any changes in these
positions he may find necessary at
any time.
The election of a janitor for the
city hall was deferred.
II Handle presented his resigna-
don as second assistant fire chief
and E. Faulkner was elected to fill
the pOSlloH-
The city council endorsed the reso-
mrion recently passed by the Cham
her of Commerce, regarding the
building of the High Line canal ana
declared that in the opinion Of the
council # was TO the best interest of
the people that the government
sbouId build the canal. The efforts
of the Water Users Association were
heartily endorsed.
The contractors who erected the
,av civ hall will be asked TO in
yestigate and repair the leaks that
have appeared in the roof Of the hall.
A motion to adjourn until Tuesday
evening. May 9, the next regular
meeting night. prevailed, and the ses-
sion was ended.
t-. Drune the famous war