, 1906-06-20

OF COUNCIL
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY HAS
SESSION LASTING LITTLE MORE
THAN HOUR LAST NIGHT.
Two Members Absent and No Great
Amount of Business Disposed Of
investigation of Corthell Com
plant Against Pound Boy-Water
Question Discussed.

The council was called to order at
S:l5 last evening by Mayor Mckee,
with Councilmen Phillips, Soderstrom
and Spicer present. Absent, Council
men Berner and Johnson. Clerk Ty-
void, Marshal Sigman and Attorney
McMurray were present.
The minutes of the meeting of June
. were read and approved.
Retail liquor licenses were ordered
issued to Charles B. Popp at 2O7 First
street, from July l, and Christ Lar
son at 213 First street, from June IS,
on motions of Messrs. Soderstrom and
Phillips, respectively.
Band for the Fourth.
Mr.. Spicer moved that the park
committee be empowered to make ar
rangements with the band for the
Fourth of July and to grant the use
of the pavilion for a dance that eve
ing, and the motion prevailed.
The committee on sewers by its
chairman, Mr.. Soderstrom, reported
that there is no money on hand for the
building of sewers this year, the re-
port being on the proposed sewer be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets,
south of Grand avenue, n the report
was received and placed on file.
Will Supervise Work.
Mr.. Spicer had been unable to secure
a supervisor for the sewer work on
hand for the price fixed by the coun-
ell, $50. He himself had devoted some
time to the matter, but could not afford
to give all his time for nothing. He
agreed to do the work to the best of
his ability for the sum named, and, on
motion of Mr.. Phillips, he was asked
to take charge.
corthell and Pound Boy.
Mr.. Corthell addressed the council
concerning the enforcement of the or
dinance relating to stock running at
large, claiming that he believed the
pound boy had been discriminating
against him. He had reason to be-
lieve his gates had been opened by
hand and his stock released from the
pasture. Two weeks ago last Sunday
he say his stock leaving the corral.
He and his boys gave chase, but later
found the stock in the hands of the
pound boy. He had asked the pound
boy to appear at the council meeting,
but the latter did not appear at that
time. He followed the young man to
ing baseball n cattle running at
large within sight and to which he
paid no attention, Mr.. Corthell said
he believed the boy had been taking
up his horses through spite against
him and sometimes when the stock.
should not have been taken up.
Stock Tender Present.
The pound boy, Mr.. Nelson, explain
ed that he had performed only his
duty in the matter. The horses were
grazing when he came to them and
he had witnesses to prove the just
ness of his position. He claimed the
COWS Mr.. Corthell spoke about were
beyond the usual limits of the ter
ritory covered by him.
Witnesses to Be Examined.
Marshal Sigman stated that he had
received frequent complaints of the
pound boy and had investigated them
all. In almost every instance he was
able to convince himself that Mr.. Mel
son had done well his work and that
he had been unjustly complained
against. AS the result of the inyesti-
CATION started last night, the mar
shall was directed by the council to
complete it, summoning the witnesses
named by Mr.. Nelson nj taking them
before Mr.. Corthell, who declared that
if they backed up Mr.. Nelson's story
of the matter he would withdraw his
complaint. Nelson will be present
when the witnesses are examined in
the presence of Mr. Corthell.
Walks on Thornburgh.
Mr.. Spicer submitted a resolution,
which was read by the clerk, asking
that crossings be laid on Thornburgh
street, one at the west side and one
at the east side of Second street, and
one on the east side of the alley be-
tween Second and Third streets, and
one at the west side and the other at
the east side of Third street, to be
made of fiat stone twelve inches wide
and six inches thick, two rows twelve
inches apart and filled in with fiat
stone set on edge.
On motion of Mr.. Phillips, the mat
ter went over until the next meeting.
AS to Water Mains.
City Attorney McMurray, to whom
had been delegated the task of draw
ing an ordinance providing for laying
water mains and taxing the costs
against abutting property, gave it as
his opinion as an official that the coun-