The daily sentinel., 1906-04-05
CITY COUNCIL CoNVENEs
IN ADJOURNED SESSION.

At eight o'clock last evening the
Grand Junction city council convened
az the city hall in adjourned session
Mayor Bunting, City Attorney Coles.
Clerk Conley and all the aldermen
save Felix Alkire were present.
me officials got down TO business
Immediately and during the next
thFee hours gave their attention TO
many important matters and issued
humble Of interesting orders.
orson Adams, Jr., was present and
IN short address made a verbal re-
quest of the council that the citizens
OF the city be notified that a car load
OF oil to be used in preparing
smudges. would arrive within few
DAYS and will be distributed in suf-
hcient quantities to all citizens of
Grand junction. Distributions will
also be made at Palisade. Clifton,
Rhone and Fruita. This oil should
be used judiciously and every person
VINO Will agree to make smudges so
mat. should the temperature fall dur
ing during the late frost period. eff
forts along this line will be made to
save the fruit crop. should notify
the authorities or the fruit growers
associations. This is n matter of Wit
al importance 10 every citizen of the
valley whether fruit grower or not
as every man, woman and child is
Interested in the fruit crop directly
or indirectly, The oil has been pur-
chased by popular subscriptions,
made by the business men of Grand
Junction.
The council passed a motion TO the
effect that Mr. Adams request will
be carried out
\ petition signed by several resi-
dents on White avenue was receiy-
ed asking that a cement crossing be
made on the south side of White
avenue, crossing Tenth street There
are concrete pavements along
these blocks and the residents think
that the city should lay a concrete
crossing Referred to the street and
alley committee.
w. II. Agard made application to
the council for the position as park
tender The matter was referred to
the street and alley committee
A petition of the Mine Timber
company through its manager, +. e.
Gowan, asking permission to run
railroad spur across South Seventh
street. was granted.
The petition of Mrs. Mary Mclean,
asking that she be allowed to erect
a small frame building on lot %,
block 1l9. on Colorado avenue. was
turned down, as the erection of such
a building within the fire limits is
prohibited.
A petition signed by eight water
users who are securing their water
through a three-fourth inch line in
the Carpenter subdivision, asked that
the main be replaced BY a two inch
pipe The committee reported fav
orable and the pipe was ordered laid.
The petition asking that street
be opened in Crawford's addition be
tween Colorado avenue and Law
renee streets, was taken up and dis
cussed at length. Ii was stated that
could the city purchase a small piece
of ground. triangular in shape. own
ed Inv George Hursh in front of his
property in the addition it would be
possible to make an opening on Law
renee street to Colorado avenue at
little expense to the city. The mat
Ter was referred TO street and alley
committee with power to act.
A communication was received
from the Chamber of Commerce
which embodied a complaint to the
effect that the action of ranchmen
or other beet pulp patrons of the
| suear factory in hauling the pulp
tbrouph the business portion of the
CITY was a nuisance. being most of
fensiye and perhaps dangerous to the
sanitary conditions. The communica-
tion requested the council to take
action in the matter looking towards
the prevention of this nuisance. A
motion prevailed instructing the
health oficers-of the city to inform
The sugar factory officials that their
notrons must not haul the pulp
through Main street or any other of
tha business streets of the city. BY
tai{ing streets nearer the city limits
he business portion can be avoided
and no hardship will be worked on
anShodv
Fire chief Perry Rogers complain
led 10 the council about the hltching
nosts located near the Abbey saloon
an the corner of Fourth street and
Colorado avenue. Mr. Rogers stat
cd MAJ horses and rigs hitched there
nracticalIv blocaded half the street
and should the fire department be
caIiad ont ia make a run down that
street there is danger of the wagons
being interrupted by these teams
and horses. The street commissioner
VS. instructed TO remove the hitch
~, nests
Alderman Davies then addressed
mo council regarding the state of af-