Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-21
Council Meeting

City council met Tuesday evening
with all members present except AL
derman West
Opera house license was granted
Silas w. Smith. and liquor licenses
TO Frank Leyan and to Casad Il Co.
A bill was presented by Vim. p.
Vale for $25 for taking $4s.ooo bonds
to Denver. He had said 1t would
cost $50 TO send them by express
Mayor Mcconnell thought the charge
was excessive and unauthorized and
believed valuation OF 81 would have
been sufficient to place on the bonds,
The bill was referred to the finance
committee
Alderman Berndt said In reference
to the cross.walks which had been the
cost only 10 cents a square foot, and
while some were rough they would
stand wear and would last longer
than the board crossings The man
who put them in promised TO
straighten them up, but hasn't got TO
them yet.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. West
no report was made by the sewer
committee.
Mr.. Rivers mad nothing new to re-
port ON the light matter.
The Hanson rebate for water front
age tax. which comes up every year
was allowed This was according to
an agreement made with the city
when the owner gave permission to
| lay the pipe line across his lots near
| the old pump house. City Attorney
Reece advised purchase Of six feet
| for right OF way so as to avoid con
tinnance OF rebating.
Mr.. Rivers reported that Pete Nc
| Clellan had been awarded contrac,
| for excavating for water mains al
23H cents foot City attorney here
advised that no committee had au
| thority to make contracts. Mr.. Riy
ers then made motion that the con
tract be awarded to Pete Mcclellan
and the motion carried.
Mr.. Hanho of the cemetery commit
tee then stated that this advice from
the city attorney left his committee In
a position that needed fixing. Thai
committee had let contract tt
Stubbs 4 Jakway for pipe and fittings
for extending water In the cemetery
The bid was s264.75. There were
other bids, but at the time of opening
bids only two others had been re
ceiyed-one from the Jackson Hard
ware company and the other from +
/ h. Graham. Neither OF the two lat
ter bids were complete. A bid hat
been received from Hendrie e. Bolt
hon OF Denver. but not by the tint
limit advertised. Stubbs e. Jakway'
bid was not the lowest, but 1t wa
the only complete bid received oil
time, SO the committee gave the con
tract to that firm. Mr.. Hanno aske'
the council to ratify the committed
action. This led to considerable dis
cussion aud Mr. Rivers insisted on ie
noring the committees action and CIV
ing II to the lowest bidder Mr.. Har
no said he could not tell who was tn
lowest bidder. but Mr.. Rivers said Il
could and started to figure 1t ou
while the council passed on to othe
business, promising to take the ma
ter up later In the evening.
Taking care of the parks, includin
the Boulevard parks. was awarded t
Adolph Preuss for s45 q month. On
other bid was ina. Starkey-for $5
month.
On motion OF Alderman Logan, {
A. Lennon was awarded the contrat
| for building band stand in tn
, south park at sl25.
Contractor McKinnon reported thi
5 II the water continues falling as
5 has the past few days he would t
! able the last OF this week or the fir'
: of next to commence putting in I'll
5 false work. He estimated 1t woul
r take two weeks to put II in aud
| days to lay the stone. AS soon as or
S arch is in the laying Of stone will
y commenced. He has about half Il