The daily sentinel., 1906-06-14
CITY ALDERMEN BUSY.
Oo'slderabie Amount Of Routine
business Transacted Mt Reruiar
Session Last Night.


company, through its represenfati,.s
Heorse Smith asked. for am evfsn-
SION OF their franchise to- bui1I mn 10
llle road connecting Fruita and po1i-
saue with Grand Junction unf1 NJ
eember al, 1906, ar the regular lneer
lhs or the city council last evnnipo
An ordinance was then introduced
oy Alderman Lutes proyideipv ro~
tne extension of time i'm tbe fran.
chlse asked for, and the ordinance
passed its first reading and wa az,
uered printed A petition WINS then
read nom thirteen slEners lin tbe
crawford addition asking for mo
privilege of constructing a cnlyert
70 carry on some staguant water nm
der the tracks and O. ditch will be|
dug thence TO the Grand river. The
petition was referred TO the street
and alley committee.
A petition with fortv-one names U-,s
read asking for the placing of an arc
light at the corner Of Chpeta and
Second streets which was referred to
the committee on water and lirht
ana petition asking for a four-iuch
water main ON Hin avenue. between
ruin ana seventh street was also
f. r. Cat, the proprietor of The
restaurant at the corner of second
and Pitkin streets asked for the priv
ilege of making some cousidarab1e inn
NroYemeuts, cons. sEng of buIldnu
an addition TO his present place Of
business and putting iu O large glass
front lot the purpose of running
lrult store i'm Connection with his
luneh room. Ili5 request was refer
red to the fire and police commit
Zee.
George Barton made am oral com
plant that % nuisance existed I'm his
nelghborhood I'm the shape of q large
corral in which about seventeen hurs
es are kept and which adjoins his
property on the corner of Ute and
Sixth strrets, The matter was re-
ferred to the fire and police commit
tee for Investigation
Attorney RhOne asked permission
for neighbOr. Mr.. Clough. to connect
with the sewer which runs in front of
the Rhone property on east White
avenue, and permission was grant
ed.
Alderman Lutes complained of the
poor condition of the sidewalk in
front of the Currie block and the fire
department and the street and alley
committee was instructed to adver-
tise for bids on the construction of
cement sidewalks around the fire de
partment,
Alderman Norris reported favor
ably on the petition of Mrs, Kate
Woodward to raise her kitchen three
feet higher, and she was granted per
mission 10 do so.
Reports of various officers were
then read and accented.
The special committee which had
charge Of the work OF removing the
old standpipe reported that the work
was completed. and the Committee
was discharged with a vote Of thanks
The mayor was instructed to make
the best possible arrangements with
the county commissioners for taking
care of the prisoners in the chain
gang. employed In cleaning up the
city streets.
Alderman Norris recommended
some improvements which will in
sure quicker action in opening OF the
big doors of the fire house and enable
the department TO get out quicker,
He also recommended "a complete re-
construction of the city jail with the
view to making It larger and with
better ventilation
Aldermen McCulloch and Lutes
asked the city clerk to have the bicy-
Gle ordinance printed i'm card form
and lacked up i'm conspicuous places
about the city which was ordered to
be done.
Attorney ]. S. Caruahan in behalf
of the Citizens Gas and Coke company
presented the following proposition
from that company;
I'VE will light four continuous
blocks. the location to be mutually
agreed upon putting in three lamps
of GO candle power each to block
free of charge for the period OF SIX
months, under the following condl-
tions: That the city of Grand june
ton furnish the lamps and posts az
a cost not to eNceey so for each
post. Ii at the end of months
The city will enter into a contract
with The gas company for lighting at
a price TO be agreed upon. we hereby
1rrea TO purchase the posts from the
city at the price paid for them. Dur
ing the six months the undersigned
company agree 10 keep all lights m
good condition and repair and to llghl
and extinguisn the same on the same
schedule now I'm force in the city.
"(siened) The Citizens Gas and
Coke Company, by w. F. White'
President , ..
Tbis proposition was referred to
the water and light committee.
Alderman McCulloch made mo
tion that cement sidewalks be bullt
on White avenue east of 7th street
and In front of the city property on
which the public library stands. Inc
motion was carried, 49,,
Several bills were read and allowed
and reference was made back TO pc
ritfons and ordinances, when "a penn
Ian from w. f. White was read ask
Inc for permission 20 build q hYel!
harm for the horses used by the store
tie building TO be erected back OF
tbe store building. The request was
granted. uottor
seconded By Mr. Lutes that % license
he issued TO tine SellsFloto circus
for s25. which was carried.
chairman Davies OF the water ana
tight committee reported tayorapls,
for a light on the corner OF Fiith ana
Rood avenue.
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