The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-09

the motion amended to sprinkle
Main street between the two bitches
A vote was taken and the motion lost
Another long discussion then took
place, during which it was brought
out that on Monday one sprinkler
hauled 43 loads of water.
A motion to have a special COM
mittee consider the matter and re-
port at the next meeting was lost,
Messrs. Church, Johnson and Wyllys
voting yes, and Jump, Bell, Stone and
Wiseley no. All motions on this mat
ter required six votes to carry.
At this point short recess was
taken to see If the members could
not talk it over and get together
When the meeting was called to
order again, Mr.. Stone presented a
motion to sprinkle on Main from
ditch to ditch, on Richardson from
First to Fifth and the cross streets
from First to Fifth between Richard
son and Pecos. down 9Th and around
by the laundry and around the de-
pot plaza.
Mr.. Church here bobbed up with
a few hard sense remarks. and want
ed to know why, If two sprinklers
were to be paid for, they would not
let them sprinkle. He believed in get
ting as much out of them as possi-
BILE, and sprinkling all the ground
they could cover.
The above motion was. lost by the
following votes Yes,-Bell, Jump,
Stone, Wiseley-4; No.-Church, Kin
singer, Johnson and wyllys,+.
Mayor Stockard here. announced
that he was weary of it all, and ap-
pointed Messrs. wyllys, Church and
Kinsinger a special committee to pre-
pare report on street sprinkling and
submit it at the next regular meeting.
These appointments plainly show the
position taken by the Mayor
Resolution No. 13, introduced by
Mr.. WHY'S and creating a street
fund from the occupation tax, as con-
sidered in another part OF this arti-
ola ~.,os ra,.or+aa ..x1 tl,a -,,Io, a,,.
pended and it was passed. all mem
bers voting yes, except ;Mr. Bell, who
voted against it for reaSons unknown.
A petition from the; drayage and
transfer men was read, asking that
they be assessed a LICENSE tax of $40
per year, and be reqpired to make
reasonable rates. Referred to Fin
ance Committee !.
A petition from the BARRIERS ask
ing for changes in the; barmbrse 6. b..
ing for changes in tho BARRIERS ordi-
nance was referred to the Sanitary
Committee.
Mr.. Wyllys asked Attorney Scott
to prepare an ordinance on roller
skating on sidewalks. There had been
much complaint made about this.
Mr.. Loveless was granted permits
sion to add several porches to his
residence within the: fire limits.
Mayor Stockard : announced that
VIM. Fyffe had resigned as scaven-
ger. and that he had accepted the
resignation. Mr.. Bell here wanted
the Council to accept the resignation
of Fyffe, but was informed that the
matter was in the bands OF the May
or alone.
1t was proposed by Mr. Kinsinger
that the offices OF scayenger and gar
bage man be combined and one man
do both. Mr.. Scott, at the request of
Mr.. Bell, said this could legally be
done ii the ONCE be placed on q fee
basis.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
Roswell Drug Co., ...-.$ S-35\
Roswell Trading Co. ..-... $50
J. B. Pinson, ... $500
Mr.. Ben moved. and found sec
ond in Mr.. Kinsinger. that the City
Clerk be Instructed TO make list