The daily sentinel., 1906-08-09

refusing TO connect their property
with the sewer. He referred to the
case of a. A. Miller. This gentleman
has been notified time and again that
he must connect certain property
near Main street and in the business
section, with the sewer but no at
tention had been paid these orders
MIR. Vedder stated that in all there
were about u different properties in
town that had not been connected
with the sewer. in some cases the
owners were not able to have the
work done but in many cases they
were able but simply refused to do
so. 1t was the sense of the council
that Superintendent Vedder again
notify Mr.. Miller and others who had
tailed and refused to connect with the
sewer that same must be done at once
Street Commissioner Armstrong
stated to the council that the owners
of ten lots on the north side of Ute
avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets were anxious to lay concrete
sidewalk in front of their properties
but the owner of the other six lots
in this block and who is a nom resi-
dent is not willing to put down walks
in front of his property. The own
ers OF these ten lots prayed council
to order themselves and the non resi-
dent property owner to lay new walks
as the old ones are in bad condition
The street commissioner recommend.
ed that this be done and the council
acted iavorably on the recommenda-
tton and the sidewalk is ordered lail
Alderman McCulloch then spoke Of
the replorahle condition of the side
walks on each side of Sixth street
between Main and Rood. He said
that the walks should be removed and
new ones laid before school opened
and that the owners of the property
ON each side of the street should be
ordered to have the work done
motion that ten foot cement, stone
or vitrified walk should be laid pre-
vailed by a unanimous vote and the
order will be served at once.
The fire and police committee
through Alderman Norris reported
progress on the work of remodeling
the new city jail and stated that is
would soon be ready for occupancy.
Mayor Bunting jocularly remarked
that he was glad to hear it as he
understood a large number of hoboes
and grafters had been running loose
in the city for the past six weeks"
Chairman Norris of the fire and
police committee, spoke of the I'M
sanitary condition of the Day Free
Corral on the corner of Fifth and Ute
streets. He said that it had become. a
nuisance and he with the other mem
bers of the fire and police commit
tee reported il as such to the council
and asked that some action be taken
By unanimous vite the Free Corral
was declared nuisance. There has
been much complaint regarding this
corral.
Alderman o'Boyle chairman of the
special water committee, having in
charge the mountain water propo-
sition, stated that there were a large
number of applicants for the position
of supervising engineer on hand and
requested they be read. Much time
was then consumed in the reading of
applications and the reading of var
ious recommendations.
- The first application read was that
OF Theodore Rosenberg, of Glenwood
Springs. The second was that of
Lewis C. Kelsey. of Salt Lake City.
The third application was that of
Frank Schwalbach. of this city, the
county surveyor and well known engi-
neer. Mr.. Swalbach's application was
accompanied by large number of let
ters of recommendation from various
tax payers and irrigation men speak
ing highly of his work and requesting
that he, as a local man, should be
given the position of engineer if 1t
was proven that he is competent to
do the work. Among those who rec.
ommended Mr.. Schwalbach were Ed
win Price, postmaster; John j. Lums-
den, the contractor; A. II. Stokes
water commissioner; James H. Smith
county commissioner. K. II. Bancroft,
F. c. Jaquette, Palisade Irrigation
I oh In n
Mutual Irrigation district, John D.
Reeder. H. G. Crissey, Finis Dean,
r. S. Brown, G. Il. Scroggins. f. NJ
Burger, C. G. Smith, George ]. ID.
Williams and various others.
The application of Col Willard NJ.
Young and Mr.. Kelsey, of Salt Lake
City, were then read. Accompanying
this application was a great host of
letters of recommendation, etc, from
prominent men throughout the coun-
try. construction officers of the ma
tional government, the governor of
Utah, governor of Montana, Gen. Otis
of the United States army, e. J. Yard,
of the Denver and Rio Grande and
numerous other men of note who
have had dealings with or knew of
work accomplished by these two gem
tlemen. Col. Young and Kesley rank
among the best known civil and hy-
draulic engineers in the west. These
gentlemen offer to do the work for
per cent of the actual construction
and to give personal attention to
the work besides having a thoroughly
competent foreman in charge.
The application of Hiram Phillips
who has charge of the present work
of securing mountain water for Canon
City, was read. Mr.. Phillips is also
widely known in this section of the
west as a civil and hydraulic engi-
neer.
Mayor Bunting said. if there were
no objections all these applications
would be referred to the special water
committee for consideration and the
committee is to make report and rec
ommendation of an engineer to the
council. All the applications will be
carefully considered.
Alderman Plat introduced an Or
dinance providing for the issuance
and sale of the 100000 in bonds and
this ordinance which is quite lengthy
was rpad hv tha a1arL anJ ,.a..I ~.