Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-22
COUNCIL MEETING.

The council met in regular session
last night. Alderman Berndt, in the
absence OF Mayor Mcconnell, pre-
sided, Aldermen West and Rivers
were absent.
Liquor licenses were granted to |
James Sategna, Schofield Bros, Oh
bert & Gill. B. Kern and Gallery & |
Co.; express licenses, to Freed &
Howe, b. w. Solomon, j. 7. Brewer
and w. A. Benjamin.
Liquor license was transferred from
frank Stratman TO William Gill. Sr.
Petition was read from number
of residents for an arc light to be
placed at the intersection of Fourth
avenue and Eleventh street Referred
TO light committee.
Alderman Hanno stated that he in
tended laying concrete walk in
front of his house but said the grade
had not been established. The city
engineer had showed him where the
grade would be but he would rather
know where it was. He stated that
Mr.. Ayers and others also wanted to
build walks but could not until the
grade was established. After some
discussion it was understood that the
engineer would soon furnish the ele-
vations, when an ordinance could be
drawn up establishing the grade. Mr..
Hanno was in a hurry to build his
walk, as the weather is getting so
cold as to interfere.
Mr. Hanno said he had been trying
for year TO get the grade estab
lished and didrS, know who was to
blame.
Mr.. Casey thought it would be all
right to lay the walks and let the
ordinance be passed afterwards.
Alderman Hsnno reported that the
seats from the South Side had been
sent to the blacksmith shop for re-
pairs-that the kids were breaking
them 'all to hell" He remarked that
there was a different class OF people
living on the North Side and prop
erty was not destroyed over there.
Alderman Casey, of the building
committee, reported that the old
building north of Jim Callery's on the
North Side, which had been con
demned, had been given TO Benjamin,
the kindling man. for kindling. The
| matter had been before the council
| for three months and considerable di
plomacy had to be employed to in
| duce the owners to tear it down.
Mr.. Casey. ON the bridge commit
| tee, reported he never saw better
arch or a nicer piece of work in his
| life than that of the bridge; there
was not crack in it; there yet re-
| mained little of the false work to
be removed. The roadway was rough
| and the small rocks were inclined to
work towards the gutter. He thought
| there ought to be several loads OF
| rough gravel put on the rough rock
Water Superintendent Schalles was
| asked for an opinion as to covering
the water pipe over the bridge and
he said there ought to be three or
four inches of dirt put over the pipe
| and then the macadam over that to
keep the pipe from freezing.
A motion was carried that this
work be done by the city under the
supervision OF the water superintend.
| ant
Mr.. Casey reported that the foun-
tain and lamps for the bridge were
ordered the 9TH day of last month
and no word had been received in
regard to the articles, although the
receipt of the order had been ac.
knowledged. 1t was decided to send
a telegram OF inquiry regarding the
matter.
The contract for sewer right-ofway,
signed by the Denver & Rio Grande,
was presented.
| Mr.. Berndt called attention to the
fact that the deed from Gen. w. ].
Palmer to the city Of Durango for the
| three lots for the library should have
been decided to the Library associa-
ton. 1t was one OF the requirements
of Mr.. Carnegie in making his dona
ton that the title be vested in the
| association. so resolution was
| passed to transfer the lets to the as.
| sociation.
A bill was presented from Fred Cat
ter for putting in the test cement
crossing of s76.95. Inasmuch as this
l
take time for testing 1t before paying
| for it.
Ordinance No. 434 providing for the
construction OF three sewers in sewer
district No. l was finally adopted.
City Attorney Reese had prepared
bids for the construction OF three sew.
ors in district No. /, which will be
advertised.
City Engineer Wigglesworth ad-
vised that the city furnish cement to
the contractors. saying 1t was custom
ary in all government work This
would guard against contractor
saving" too much cement He said |
= would ta're too many inspectors to !
y ntnh he miying Of the cement. But /
'fr Pprudt and Mr. Casey uara In