The daily sentinel., 1906-05-10

| Mayor bunting ana All the CouH-
cilmen and council officers were pres
ent last night at the regular meeting
| Of the city council, which opened its
deliberations about SEQ o'clock and
adjourned about $3.50 O'Clock.
i Harris Goodman made application
! for a plumbers license and his ap-
plication was granted. Mr.. Good
! win hnd his sons will open plumb
ing establishment in the city at once.
The street and alley committee re-
ported favorably on the petitiod for
I sidewalks on South and Sixth streets.
The street and alley committee
reported favorably on the petition for
concrete crossing on Eighth and
White and the council ordered it
laid.
/ Chairman Davies of the water com
mittee. asked for more time to in
vestigate the petitions for the laying
] Of water mains in certain sections Of
the city.
Chairman Norris Of the fire and
police committee asked for more time
/ to consider the application of l.. Jaq-
ues for permission to erect two houses
| in the southern part of the city.
A petition signed by eight citizens
asking that a sidewalk be ordered laid
| from Spruce to First street on the
north side of Rood avenue was refer
red TO the street and alley committee.
The mayor officially notified the
| council that the mayor and aldermen
and city officials had been served not
ice of application for an Injunction
! restraining the city council from
granting an extension of franchise
to the Grand Junction Electric and
/ Gas company, the same application
being made by Il. NJ. Slocomb. one
of the directors of the Citizens Gas
& Coke company The mayor stated
that stipulation had been signed
agreeing not to take the matter up at
the meeting last night or until the
motion for the Injunction had been
given hearing by Judge Stevens of
the district court on next Monday
| at Ouray.
Harry Burnett. proprietor of the
| Grand hotel. made application for
permission 10 erect an addition to his
hotel buildings. He was instructed
TO make application in writing.
Samuel n. Wheeler. the attorney,
again asked council to make payment
on an old claim for jury and witness
fees which he presented to the coun-
ell for the first time some ten months
ago. The whole sum of the claim
amolnts to S109.45 and grew out of
the cases against the denizens of the
under world, tried two years ago. Mr..
Wheeler is offering to settle for $50
the amount of the jury fees. Matter
was passed over until the next meet
ing.
number of bills we're read APP
proved and allowed.
The purchasing committee was en-
powered to buy an adding machine
for the use of the city A machine
placed in the city hall Tor trial will
probably be purchased
The reports OF the various city Of
iicials for the month were read and
iiled.
The report OF Police Judge sweeney
showed that there had been twenty
four arrests during the month of
April. Fines collected amounted to
$1,000 and costs collected amounted
to $40. Nine arrests We're made by
Fire Chief Rogers. ten by City Mar
shall Wallis, two by Night Marshal
o'Neil and three by Night Marshal
Wharton.
The report of Water Superintend-
ent Vedder for the month of April
showed that the cost OF operating the
pumping system during the month
was $552.71. the general expenses
and fixed costs We're $3G3.92 the lay
ing of main and repairs cost $l1240
and the total amout pnid out was
S1.029.03
Supt Vedder reported that
a total Of $5O440 had been collected
in water rents during the month.
April was the first month of the new
quarter and the first month that the
raise in water rents was In effect con-
sequently the total collections reach
ed n high figure
The council then adjourned TO meot
again in adjourned session on the
evening of Wednesday. May 1ith