, 1906-07-05

az NS'ASAl mt ul o IlOCh i ltS-
day evening in the council chamber at
|. the city hall, with Mayor Mckee, Clerk
Tyvold, Marshal Sigman and Council
men Beemer, Phillips, Soderstrom and
Spicer present, Absent, Councilman
Johnson.
The minutes of the meeting of June
10 were read and approved.
Mayor Mckee the death
of Councilman Oscar Rogers of the
First ward, and declared the office va
cant. The committee named, Messrs..
Spicer, Beemer and Soderstrom, to
draft suitable resolutions, submitted
the following:
Resolutions BY Council.
To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Laramie:
Your committee, appointed to draft
resolutions upon the death of our late
fellow councilman, Oscar Rogers, beg
leave to report the following:
We, the mayor and council of the
city OF Laramie, desire to express to
the fullest extent possible in mere
words II appreciation of one who at
all times, as a citizen and as a city Of
fetal nobly performed all of his duties
and proved himself a true friend to the
people of the city; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Os-
car Rogers the city council has lost a
faithful, able, conscientious, true coun-
Gilman and the community has lost an
honorable, true, progressive citizen.
Great Loss Sustained.
While We grieve and mourn with his
significance compared with that of his
family.
The late Oscar Rogers was strictly a
temperance, moral, upright. progress
sive citizen, ever ready to aid and en-
courage those less experienced in af-
fairs than he. Be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the pro-
ceedings of the council and a certified
copy be ent to the bereaved family.
Appointed to Vacancy.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Rogers, Mayor Mckee
named Corlett Downey as a member of
the council from the First ward, and
he was confirmed. Later Mr.. Downey
appeared before the clerks desk, took
the oath of office and assumed his po-
%sition. He was assigned to the COM
mittee positions made vacant by the
death of Mr.. Rogers.
Claim Presented.
Attorney T. H. Gibson presented a
claim against the city for damages for
injuries sustained by a horse belong
ing to Archie McPhee, which fell into
a hole in Grand avenue, near st. JOS
eph's hospital, at night, on the 25th of
February, 1906, there being no signal
to warn the driver of the presence of
the excavation in the street. The claim
ing one-half the value of the horse, the
balance representing the fees of the
veterinary surgeon.
Mr.. Spicer, who believed that the
railway company and not the city was
responsible for the condition of the
street, moved that the claim be referred
I to the city attorney for Investigation
I and report, and the motion prevailed.
Business for Fourth.
The Laramie Drug company, Three
Rules, w. H. Frazee, Gem City Groc
! Spalding, cashier, ]. L. Chase, and the
First National bank informed the coun
! Gil that they had no objections to Local
merchants conducting stands for the
sale of confetti, masks, etc, on July A
and on motion of Mr.. Spicer, the con
fetti and mask concessions were grant
ed.
C. B. Popp's retail liquor license, al
I207 First, was transferred to Andrew
Reid, on motion of Mr.. Beemer.
officers Reports for June.
The reports of officers for the month
of June, 1906, were presented and re,
ferred to the finance committee.
The report of Marshal Sigman for
June was read. Total collections, 81,
I367.25; amount collected by Justice OF
the Peace Grant, $154.5O; total, 81,
521.75. Dog licenses collected, 81;
pound fees, $40.
Justice Grant collected s154.5O in
fines in city criminal cases.
Sexton Wright of the city cemetery
sold one lot for 50. There were six in.
terments during the month, on the I'd
4th, 18th, 18th, goth n 26th.
The report of the city treasurer was
read and ordered placed on file.
cross Walks Ordered.
The resolution introduced by Mr.
Spicer relating to stone cross walks OF
certain streets was taken up. Mr.. Spic
er moved the adoption of the resolu
ton, and the motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Spicer, the clerl
was directed to advertise for bids 70
doing the work contemplated by tn,
resolution adopted by vote of the cour