, 1906-09-19

'ee Soa''S'iHle1 ana City Rttor-
ney McMurray and C. P. Arnold.
The council was called 10 order at
7:45 last evening by Mayor j. B. Nc
Kee, with Councilmen Beemer, Dow
ney, Phillips, Soderstrom and Spicer,
Clerk Tyyold and Marshal Sigman
present. Absent Councilman johnson
and Attorney McMurray.
The minutes of the meeting of the
4th were read and approved, also of
the meetings of the 9th and 10th, these
being special meetings.
Mr.. McMurray appeared at the con
clusion of the reading of the minutes.
Assistant City Attorney Arnold was
present during the session.
Reports Found Correct.
The financial committee reported
that it had examined the August re-
ports of the police justice, city mar
shall and sexton of the city cemetery
and found them correct and the money
reported collected on same covered in
to the city treasury. The report was
ordered placed on file.
The w. H. Holiday company asked
permission to erect the Mckay build
ing on Thornburgh street, between
First and Second. The excavation
reaches across tht sidewalk and is used
for a cellar. The company agreed to
open the sidewalk for passage as soon
as possible.
The petition of the Holiday company
was referred to the building committee
to examine the specifications, with
power to grant the prayer if found
correct.
Found More Lights.
The Laramie Light and Power COM
pany informed the council that it had
engaged a man whose duty it will be
to trim all arc lamps, attend to all in
candescent lamps and report daily all
lights not burning the previous night,
with a view to give good service at all
times. The company found ia 16-
candle power lamps on the streets in
stead of ITO, land beginning with Sep
TENDER l, 1906, we will so make
charge"
Purchased New Fire Team.
Otto Gramm, chief of the fire de-
partment, recommended the purchase
of the Stickney team for the fire de-
partment, the fire department COM
mittee, Messrs. Beemer, Downey and
Phillips, recommended the purchase
also, and the action OIL the committee
was approved and warrant for pur-
chase price ordered.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Spicer,
turther time was granted the commit
tee establishing grade.
AS To Water Main.
The proposed agreement from the
Union Pacific Railroad company, with
the letter from Judge j. w. Lacey, at
torney for the company, concerning the
putting in of a new water main from
the springs to the railway with the
proper tees and elbows, were read by
the clerk.
Letter from Judge Lacey.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. IA, 1904.
Hon. J.. B. Mckee, Mayor, Laramie,
Wyo.
Dear Strive have been figuring
on some method by which a new pipe
line could be put in at Laramie on a
reasonable basis both to Laramie and
to the Union Pacific, and l send you
herewith an agreement which the I'm
ion Pacific suggests as such arrange
ment. AS you will notice here, the
Union Pacific proposes to go to the en-
tire expense of the main line from the
springs down to the railroad, With
proper rs and elbows so that the city
can take from the proper places water
for the use of its citizens and can have
full control over such use, distributing
it from these rs as it may deem best.
No Expense to City.
"The city of Laramie would not in
III any expense whatever in the mat
ter, and the only proviso is that when
the city puts in a water system for its
own use, the expense of the main pipe
line shall be allowed upon our taxes
for the general water system of the
city. This will make the city bear no
portion of the expense unless it puts
in a general water system for the use
of its citizens, and will require that
we should pay the regular portion Of
such expense for the general water
system, but not more than our regular
portion, that is to say, counting the
expense of the main pipe line from
the springs and the city system as a
single thing, we would then pay our
share and the citizens would pay their
share; not by adding the expense which
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