Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-04


square foot of lots in said district. or
S7s.75 for each lot 2ox15O feet In size,
sos for each lot 25x20O. and So 50
for each lot 25x100. There are 32s
owned by the city, which will not
bear their share OF the expense and
l24 OF the lots, or 1875 per cent are
vacant and unoccupied by any build
lag; and some of these. particularly
those on the east side OF blocks 20, 20
and IL are scarcely worth more than
the sewer tax would amount to. One
hundred and one of all the lots. Or
Sl.3 per cent. are occupied by small
residence buildings bringing small
rentals. Buildings In this district
have not increased in number ard
are not increasing In number. mater
tally. and the population Of the district
is not increasing rapidly. Lots on
Second street are OF small and uncer-
tain value and there is no sale for
them. No different or other condi-
lions exist now than have existed in
years past and the city is and has
been In excellent sanitary condition.
The expense must be borne by per
| cent of the lots. which have no use
whatever for the sewer, for the ac-
commodation of 30 per cent. The I'M
derslgned protest against the In
creased burden at this time and ask
the council to wait until business con.
ditions and property values will jus
tfy the expenditure.
Mr.. McCloskey addressed the conn-
ell on the petition and read the petit
ton together with the names append
cd thereto. embracing large share
OF the lots owned in the district.
either represented by the signatures
c. the actual owners or their author
lied agents
Alderman West thought II pecu-
liar circumstances that when the
matter OF the sewer first came up
many whose names appear on the Pc
tition were In favor OF the sewer aud
so expressed themselves. Alderman
Casey said he felt good deal IA
West felt and thought 1t peculiar
time to present the petition when the
city had been put to the expense OF
twelve or fourteen hundred dollars
for plans, profiles and estimates,
when the city might not now need
them and the future use OF them was
problematical. He stated that no
town needs sewers worse than does
Durango at the present time. He
noted that outside owners, who are
not interested In the needs OF Du-
range so long as they receive their
pound OF flesh In the way of rentals
and interest charges, are well repre-
| scented on the petition.
Several others, including J. w.
Wingate, o. F. Boyle. p. N. Freeman
and Reese McCloskey. again spoke
ir support Of the petition. running
discussion by the mayor and council
with the outsiders ensuing. Robert
Dryer. Tom LOTUS and l.. G. Jak-
way spoke In favor of the sewer, Civ.
Ing cogent reasons for its building.
The argument on the part OF the petit
TONERS was based on the great cost
OF the sewer. that 1t Is unnecessary
at the present time on account OF
the cesspools already In use, and the
argument OF those for the sewer urged
its deslrablllty as an Improvement.
the filthy condition Of many OF the
cesspools now In use and the fact that
the burden will be distributed over ~
much as twenty years and will not
therefore be onerous.
AT the close OF the discussion OF the
petition 1t was filed subject to the
addition or subtraction OF names ~
may be thought sxpedient by the
signers.
A contract for the right-of-way for
the sewer In district No. l between
the d. & II. G. H. r. company and
the city was read by the mayor and
the council by resolution authorized
the mayor to sign same and the clerk
to affix the seal and attest 1t ON the
contract.
The matter Of the adoption OF the
pans. etc. for the sewer In district
; No. 1 was put over to this evening.
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