The daily sentinel., 1906-08-23
THE coNTiRAcr SIGNED.
Young and Kelsey Officially Authoriz-
ed to. Begin Work--Objection
Raised TO Bond Issue but
the Contention will
not Hold.
not Hold.

fiOt
The Grand Junction city council
met in regular session last night and
transacted quite a large amount of
business. The session was an in
teresting one. Mayor Bunting and
five of the aldermen were present,
Aldermen Alkire. Smith and McCul-
loch being absent.
petition signed by fifteen prop
erty owners on Teller avenue be-
tween Fourth -and Seventh streets
was presented asking that the street
be opened up and cleared. The mat
ter was referred to the street and al
/ ley committee.
The owners of ten lots in the south
half of block No. 63. between Eighth
and Ninth streets on Ouray avenue
petitioned council to order a sidewalk
laid in front of these lots. Refer
red to the street and alley commit
tee.
Mr.. nd Mrs. James u. Harris We're
present and asked that the grade on
Fifth street between Main and Colo
rado on the east side be lowered for
the reason that if they built con-
crete sidewalk in front of their prop
erty on Fifth near Colorado, on the
present grade, their property would
be greatly injured. They refuse to
build this walk until the grade is
lowered. The matter was referred
to the street and alley committee.
Ordinance No. 1879. relating to the
sale of the mountain water system
bonds was read and several correc-
tions embodying the adding or in
serting of the dates upon which the
different bonds would be due, were
made and the ordinance was ordered
published again preceding the final
action.
An invitation was extended the city
council by communication to Mayor
Bunting, inviting the mayor and the
aldermen to ride in carriages in the
Labor Day parade, on Monday Sep
tember 3, the invitation coming from
the carpenters and joiners union of
this city. On motion of Alderman
Lutes the Invitation was accepted
with thanks.
communication was received
from A. G. Greer. the expert bonding
attorney employed by the firm of E.
IL. Rollins and company of Denver, in
which he gave an opinion as to the
validity of the Grand Junction water
l 10 h, 80
Rollins people Mr. Greer stated that
he did not believe that there was any
provision in the statute providing
for Temporary president of the coun
ell" whose powers would be the same
as that of the mayor during the lat
ter's absence from the city. therefore
he questioned whether President of
the Council O'Boyle, was empowered
to take the steps he did take during
the absence of Mayor Bunting. At
toreney Greer further stated that he
did not believe that n city council had
bonds for the repair" of water
system.
However the attorney did not
make positive declarations that these
actions of the council were invalid.
He stated that he was not certain and
did not know for sure. In fact his
letter did nothing further than to
raise question regarding these two
phases of the proposition.
Attorney Samuel N Wheeler, spec
ial attorney for the city council, at
once replied to the contentious rails
ed in Mr.. Greer's letter and Attor-
ney Wheeler stated that while Attor-
ney Greer was not sure and did not
know" that he Mr.. Wheeler, DID
know that the council had lawfully
proceeded and that the ordinance pro
viding for the sale of the bonds had
been legally drawn. Attorney Wheel
er then quoted from the section of
the statute (Sec. 44S0 IL. Mills)
which plainly provides for tempor-
airy president of council in a city
of the second class and outlines the
duties of this official.
Attorney Wheeler also spoke in
opposition to Attorney Greer's con
tention regarding the power of the
council to issue bonds for the re
pair of watar system. MIR. Wheeler
declared that a city of the