The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12
City Council
Gets Busy ;!
Grant Saloon Licenses. Grants
Plumbing License and Transacts
Much Other business,

body last night and an immense
amount of business was transacted
during the four hours the council was
in session.
petition was received asking that
a board crossing he laid on the south
side Of South street near Sixth Re
ferred to the street and alley com
mittee
A petition was received asking that
there be an extension made OF a
four-inch water main on Colorado.
between Eighth and Eleventh streets.
Referred to the water and sewer com
mittee.
A petition was presented by a num-
Der of citizens OF Mobley addition
asking that they be allowed to run
the ditch water which the citizens
OF this addition purchase annually
from the ditch company. through the
] city bitches. They want to enter
the waterat the headgate on Twelfth
street, thence to Seyenh, down
Seventh 10 Rood. thence to Sixth
to Colorado and from Colorado to the
addition. The request was grant
| ed.
/ The Grand Junction Printing com
pany put in a bid fer the city print
ing. The big was referred to the
committee on license.
The following plumbers made ap-
application: George Fletcher. ]. e.
/ bond of $1,000 attached to each APP
] pNUtion: George Fletcher. J. Il.
/ Mckenzie. Ray w Holt Charles 7.
Trobitz, and Lewis & Sallee Refer
red to the license committee.
I Application for license TO operate
saloons in the city for the next six
months with bonds attached were
made by the Mesa Wine and Liquor
company through Gail Murray man
ager; T. d. Reams. Royalty Club
Liquor company. through d. w. Sef-
ton, manager: James Purcell. Joseph
/ Dulmaine. NJ. Hertz and James II.
Cosgrove.
Payne & Kane. owners of the Pa
citic saloon. made application for Ii
cence for one year with bond attach
/ cd
These applications will be referred
TO the license committee.
G. II. McCary was present and ad-
| dressed the council asking that he
he given portion of the city black
smithing- No action was taken fur
Their than that the mayor announced
that the city officials who had charge
OF such work would make proper dis
| tribution of such work.
i u. l4lItk asked thar
an arc light be installed at the corner
of Fifth street and Rood avenue for
the benefit of the Cd Fellows Hail.
He also asked that hitching posts be
placed either on Rood avenue or on
Fifth street. Referred to the street
and alley committee.
a deputation of citizens from the
Crawford addition were present and
again took up the matter of opening
certain streets in that section. Mat
ter was left over for further in
vestigations.
The monthly report of city treas
urer, city clerk, water superintend-
ent, city weigher and police magis-
trate and other officers were recely-
ed and referred to the proper com
mittees.
The police magistrates report
showed that ten arrests were made
during the month and $3S,SO was
collected In fines and costs. Five of
the arrested parties We're fined and
paid up. three We're committed to
jail and two had their sentences sus-
pended.
Chairman Davies of the water COM
mittee by his monthly report show
ed that the operation of the water
system during the past month cost
" % ~ iAAAt tsAoN oNtl llNl nlOnln OW-
ing to the fact that rip rapping work
in preparation for high water was
done this month.
The report of J. A. Peck who had
been employed to thoroughly audit
the books of the various city Of
ficials was received, read and an
proved. The report stated that the
books OF each of the officials were
found TO be in excellent condition
lie had several recommendations 10
make regarding the bookkeeping sys-
tenn.
The figures showed the clty's fin
ancial condition, the expenditures
and the receipts of the various de-
partments during the past year. as
embodied in this auditing report,
were published in detail in the SEN |
unel few days ago and for that rea- (
son are not given at this time II
Will be remembered that this report
shows that the total cash collected /
for all purposes amouted to $G7,37O.- /
36 and the disbursements for all pur-
poses amounted TO $G9.349.2a. Asl
there was balance of $6,1SS.71 on I
hand at the beginning of the last
fiscal year the available funds dur (
ing the year reached total of ST3.-l
oaf.o7 There was at the end of I
the last fiscal year cash on hand to /
the amount of Si.05i.G5 and S15O1ai
due from the trustees of the old Colo !
RADIO state bank.
Auditor Peek's report was ordered |
placed ON file.
The annual reports of the various |
city officials were received. read and !
referred TO the proper committees I
The annual report OF Water Superin-
tendent Nedder that the general eN-i
penses and fixed chages of the water
system were S2.O32.S2. The eNpen- 1
SEES of operating the pumping plant |
during the year was .248.62. this |
amount included an expenditure of
81. l.05 for the new boilers and the /
construction of same. The mainte-
nance and repairs of the street mains 4
and sewers amounted to $2,91G1O \
Making grand total of Sl6.i92.54. 1
The total receipts from rentals and 1
other sources amounted TO $I2.56S. 1
"a. Making n deficit in the opera \
ton of the plant and system OF $s.-
G23.60.
There is uncollected water rents
amounting to $3.50. the revenue
lost through vacant houses was $751;