Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-08

and ordinance for the establishment
~ sewer district No l. and have the
papers ready for a meeting one week
hence. The attorney was sa instruct
ed
Alderman Casey. reporting for the
health aud police committee said he
baa Investigated the charges that the
proprietors Of the Mascot saloon dad
recent cutting at that place ~ re
fasai 10 give information. and had
found that the proprietor was absent
when the cutting took place. but thai
he had tried to assist the officers
since in giving description of span
Dire. and that the officers now though
The health OF the city Nj casey said
he thought II was good
Alderman HnnDo said ne had re
quest for the city TO put in main
AT Geen mount cemetery al 25s feet
which would cost from Sis to SI25
and OH ais recommendation the water
the work
Alderman Casey observed thar Yves
ley Baker was present Ia loek after
a permit for building. hut MI Baker
did not respond Nj Hanno said he
had discovered that Mr. pegephsrdt
hal secured a permit 10 build a CO..
rugated shed on one lot aud had built
1t on another. and he moved to cam
mand Nj Degenhardt 70 tear The
structure down. Mayor herndt ssid
that all such structures within rhe
fire limit were violations af an ordin-
uRce and thar II required no nation
to tear them down
Alderman Casey, an bridges report
ed that the Fourteenth street foat
bridge had been completed and DE tx
hibtied The receipts for payment for
materials aud labor employed He
had enough money 10 paw the extra
$33 for rods and $22 left "a paint tae
bridge with, So the city could ieave
the S33 appropriated in the treasury
Mr.. Casey said everything was paid
and that while he noticed some news
paper reporters present he would
like to have them give the peaple wb0
had sHhsc rihed the money credit f0I
doing so that If there was anything
left he would pay the reporters. tTbt
reporters get their stipends from tns
front office where they work.,
The foot bridge had cost t4231s
the city having paid s2au Of this ap
motion of Alderman Bohhns vote
of thanks was rendered by the conn
ell To Mr.. Casey for his uutiripg en-
| ergy To secure funds for tns bridge
Mr.. Casey said there was another
bridge matter which he preferred
| somebody else would iisSuSs II,
said it was a proposition ia erect Z
wagon bridge at Tentn or Eleyfpt,
street across the Apimas Instead 9
| P'hN'At III ~ p'hAbbh lhRe btaA tll'
| present North side structure nraej
way. II might be better ia put tn,
money in permanent bridge so muel
needed to the cemetery The seyera
lodges mad appointed complittees ts
confer with the council spd commits
sioners and some of thew S0ula Civ.
financial assistance.
Mayor Berndt said he had been tsl.
by commissioner that prahsbly III,
county would pay halt al the cost o
a good bridge at one Vi tssse streets
thai half way across The river was il
the city and the other hslt ip-ts,
county Alderman llanna movss +,
appoint a committee of the ssuuci
TO confer with the commissioners aot
various lodges the mayor to appoin
such committee. and this was car
ried. This committee is ts report a
the adjourned meeting next Tussdz,
evening.
Engineer Wiegleswortb arose {,
ask how much there nauld pe 10 sN
pend ON the bridge SO We ,uight know
now TO shape his plans aud II va.
decided 10 await the action Of III,
committees before having plans mad.
Engineer Wigglesworth. IL respsns,
to request, reported az the prsares.
OF work on the stone bridge. ssyisi
that the north pier would probably
be above water In week and rhs
the north abutment would he und.l
construction by that time as Aes rscl
had been reached there. tie dianl
Know about the south ahutpest: no,
soon that would be usasr construc
ton; that he thought stone wss moi
coming In fast enough About all tst
stone was ready to he PLACED liz tst
north abntment He Thought the sit
uation was very much better ssau il
had been when he reported last.
A communication was READ from
the Durango Concert hand asking for
$50 per month Tor five msu,hs. AMI
was received with fav"r. hut vas d.
terred for further consideration
A communication WAS cad from