The daily sentinel., 1906-10-25
CITY TO PAY
BOYER BILL,
THE COMMITTEE
Makes Report on the Water
QueStion---Effort to Have
Local Weather Bureau
Put in First Class List.

w III u H u SAuSS AASt.
With Mayor Bunting presiding and
all the aldermen present excepting
Alkire and Norris. the city council
in regular session last night transact
ed quite a large amount of business.
A sidewalk was ordered laid on the
south half of Block 63. on Ouray ave
nue. between Eighth and Ninth streets
A communication was received
from William Campbell in which he
made an offer of 800 for the big
safe belonging to the city and now To-
Gated in the fire house. The matter
was discussed and the clerk was or
dered to advertise the safe for sale to
the highest bidder. the council re
serving the right to reject all bids.
Some of the officers are of the opin-
ion that the safe should not be sold
as it is in good condition. costing
when new over $500 and might he
needed at some future time.
S. B. Hutchinson, the real estate
man, made a verbal request of coun-
ell for permission to erect on lots on
Main street, between Sixth and Seven
tn streets. in block 116, metal cover
ed and tin rooted building so by 125
/ feet. to be one story in height. Mr.,
4 Hutchinson stated that in the future.
when business warranted 1t and the
city had grown to larger proportions
the building would be replaced by
more substantial one The matter
was referred to the Ere and police
board.
The bill of Contractor w. c. Boy
er for repairing and remodeling the
city Jail. amounting to $500. was al
lowed after some discussion. This
bill had been held over from the prev
ious meeting at which time protests
had been made against its payment by
Chairman Norris of the fire and po
lice board. and Fire Chief Rogers.
However. It had been ascertained that
Mr.. Boyer had done the work prac-
tically as agreed upon and the bill
was approved and allowed
The bill of DIR. Mitchell the state
bacteriologist, which has been held
up for several months, was finally al
loyed at last nights meeting. This
bill was for making an analysis of the
milk of the local dairies and the city
water during the summer when there
was danger of a prevalence of typhoid
fever in the city. 1t amounted to SIS
and until the council had thoroughly
Investigated and was convinced that
the bill should be paid by the city
and not by the state or county it was
held in allegiance.
r. NJ Hardinge, the observer OF
the local weather bureau, was present
and informed the council that at the
next meeting he would appear before
be passed. requesting the national |
government to make the local wea-
ther bureau a first class station. Mr.. |
Hardinge stated that If this change
was made Grand Junction could Sc
cure full telegraphic reports of the |
weather conditions each day from
points throughout the west but as
1t Is today we are only furnished with |
very meagre reports from Denver.
The matter will doubtless be given
favorable attention by the council.
The change would be of great benefit
to the city and valley.
Chairman O'Boyle. of the special
water committee. made quite leng-
thy report regarding the examination
of the plans, specifications. estimat-
es. etc, of the new mountain water
system, submitted two weeks ago by
Engineer Kelsey. He explained that |
changes had been throught advis-
able in several particulars and the
plans. etc. had been returned to Salt |
Lake to the engineer so that these re-
visions could be made. The commit,
tee considered the plans and estimat-
es very carefully and would not final |
ly accept them until they had been
thoroughly examined in every partic.
ular.
This morning Mr. o'Boyle received
a message from Engineer Kelsey stat
ing that the changes as suggested By
the committee. had been made. En-
gineer Kelsey will return to this city
in a few days.
After an informal consideration of
several other unimportant matters
council adjourned.