The daily sentinel., 1906-12-13

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One of the most important sessions
of the city council of Grand Junction
held in many months occurred last
night. 1t was a regular seml-month
ly session but business of vast i'm
portance was up for consideration.
In contemplation of large at
tendance of citizens and contractors
who had placed bids upon the con-
structlon work of the mountain water
system the council had a large num-
ber of extra chairs placed in the
hall. Shortly after Mayor Bunting
called the body to order every seat
was occupied and score or more of
people were standing. There We're
over one hundred spectators at the
session.
The fact that the new bids for the
construction work on the water sys-
TEN were TO be opened and that the
electric light franchise was TO come
up for final consideration was mainly
responsible for the large attendance.
The Special Meeting.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting and the special meeting held
yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock
were read by the clerk and approved.
No definite action was taken at the
special meeting yesterday afternoon,
The council simply met for con-
| ference with Engineer Frank c. Kel-
sey.
Want Purcell to Quit.
Under the head of petitions Mayor
Bunting stated that if any person
present had a written or verbal pc
tition or communication to make to
council they were at liberty to do so
Attorney George f. Greer, repre-
senting, it is supposed, number Of
ministers and the w. c. T, u of the
city addressed the council and asked
| that the saloon license OF James Pur-
cell. proprietor of the Senate saloon
be revoked He reviewed briefly the
circumstances surrounding the all
night carousal of Joe King. the young
man who died so mysteriously on
Thanksgiving morning, and his conf
panions, stating that they were all
under age yet secured whlskey at
the Senate saloon. Purcell had been
convicted in one case of selling liquor
to a minor.
He had therefore violated the city
ordinances and the council had n
tornev stated that the punishment Of
Purcell was not urged in spirit OF
revenge but his clients wanted
precedent established that the saloon
men of Grand Junction might under
stand that they MUST obey the laws
and ordinances. He declared that
cit is up to the council to go on rec
ord in this matter.
| The matter was referred to the IL
cense committee on motion OF Alder
l man Davies. The committee was pc
| titioned to make a report later in the
evening but It asked for more time
and the matter goes over to another
meeting.
A number of ministers and other
church men were present, especially
Interested in this matter.
Smith Gets More Time.
George Smith who holds the fran
cbise for an electric street railway
which expires in a short time. ad-
dressed the council and asked for
further extension of time 1t VIII
he remembered that at the previous
meeting of the council this request
for additional time was not granted.
Mr.. Smith stated that he had two
norties Interested and favorably I'M
pressed. These parties expected 10
come out to Colorado after the hol-
days and unless he was ganted lur-
ther extension of time 1t would be
useless for him to make further eI-
forts to get these people interested.
He declared that he had worked
faithfully on the project for seVeraI
years and now believed that success
was lust ahead. He only asked iol
short extension, nothing would 0s
lost to the city if he failed he WouId
gladly relinquish the field Tor any
one who could put the road through
"If I don't get the road 1 will Ger
! tainly bring to the notice OF Inc
proper people. o,,....
= The resolution passed by the Cham
her of Commerce asking that MT
smith be given further time was rea'
I to the council.
Alderman Plat believed that al
J extension of 60 days would be SUI
6cient He stated that he knew o.
I Other people who were Interested II
; the building of the road and NJ
: thought that Smith should be salts
. fed with a 6O-day extension.
,,Ia.,,o, Iutes was in favor of