Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-22


members of building committee and
that VIM. Degenhardt was proceeding
under the same permission to erect
board and iron shed just of First
avenue, in the fire limits Mr.. Doh
bins explained that he as a member
of the building committee had signed
the permit for Hahn & Stilwell for
the livery sheds. with the understand
ing that Alderman Casey had said he
would sign ii. Mr.. Casey arose to
say the statement that he had prom.
ised to sign was false.
After considerable discussion of the
trouble the council had thus gotten
into Mr.. Balster made formal mo.
tion tnat the council demand that the
sheds be torn down and structures
complying with the ordinance be
erected instead Before the motion
was voted on Attorney Reese advised
mat the committee had acted without
warrant of law, and that under he or
dinance the whole council had no
right to grant the permission of build.
ing sucn structures within the fire
units OF Durango. When ii came to
vote three voted for il. Mr. Doh
bins voting no. and Mr.. Casey beg
ging to be excused from voting. The
motion was lost and after discussion
Mayor Pro Tenn Berndt asked for n
second roll call on the motion. re.
questing Mr.. Casey TO vote. The sec.
ond vote resulted as before and the
matter was temporarily dropped. as
the mayor said nothing could be done
last night
Mr.. Berndt said he Thought the
council should either enforce the fire
ordinance or repeal it; that since the
recent occurrences everybody would
be erecting sheds.
Street Commissioner Dupraw re-
ported Fifth street almost closed by
the botanical detritus thrown from
the recent eruption at the frame build
ing formerly occupied by Frank Blat.
nick, where the interior is being
changed, and said he had TO cross the
street to pass.
Mr.. Dobbins reported for claims
that fellow who asked for s35 be
cause MS pony stuck its foot through
faulty crossing in the city had taken
the pony to Florida and nut it To worI;
and he could not recommend the nav.
ment of the claim as better ponies
sold for $50; SO it was decided to
wait until the claim committee could !
see the pony and examine its iniur-
les.
Alderman Casey reported a sad sit.
uatlon as to the bridge matter. He |
SAID the foot bridge had been rom.
pleted and was good one: that there
is still s33 to pay the contractor. II |
was decided not TO allow rho cIat,,
ihul the next regular meeting, and
MT Casey said he would advance the
money TO the contractor. Mr. Casey
mad found that the bridge had been
Ieit without guard rails in the center
TO keep children from falling into
me river, and he had gone to the OK.
pehse OF so.2o for rails and placed
hem on the bridge
lie said the stone bridge was GOT.
ing along SO slow that he did moi
Nhow what to do: that something
YOU'D nave TO be done. Engineer
"lsglesworth was called on for in.
ormation' and reported that the work
vas SLOW. going on to show in detail
'hat had been accomplished since the
ohlract was let in November. Asked
ne had an estimate for the con.
ractor the engineer said he had but
Id not know whether under the cir.
umstahces to present 1t for consid ,
ration. Clerk Russell presented the g,
worn statement of Contractor Nc. ,
ihhon. The engineer said the con.
actor mad not furnished receinted
MS Tor labor and supplies as re. :.
nired by the contract with the city.
nd that it was not known whether
lie labor had been paid or IL the ma.
'fiais furnished had been paid for |,
he engineer showed that out of the +,
-eVious statements, aggregating Z
$500, the sum of s2.lOO had been |:
I'D the contractor, and that there is II