Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-02

unable to say Just how much longer the
work would take.
Aid. Sprinkler reported an interview
with Mark benson regarding cost Of the
proposed grade survey for city streets
and sidewalks. The probable cast named
by Mr.. benson was 5000 for a prelimIn-
AIRY survey and $3.50 for a perfected
plat showing all street and alley grades
and all projections OF buildings or other
interferenees with the street lines. The
report was accepted but no action taken.
The Ordinance Committee engaged to
meet the city attorney Thursday morning
and debate tho matter OF a license ordi-
nance preparatory to the coming demand
for licenses Of various sorts At Fair time.
AID. Baldwin. for the committee on
lighting. reported that Manager Browne
Of tho light plant gave notice Of his in
,ention to meter up all the light used In
tho city departments and charge regula-
ton rate. in Wow Of tho fact that the city
was metering up tho water used by tho
light plant.
Tho Board agreed that Mr.. Browne
had right 70 metsr has electricity u no
wanted to; and tho incident brought up
tho question Of probable cost Of tho city
generating It's own lights now that Il
owns . generator and tho necessary
power to run it. Tho city engineer was
asked to get an estimate Of probable
cost.
AID. Ri;ehio in reporting on cemetery
matters opened up discussion Of tho
question OF grass planting and further
bcau.ifying Of Valley Wow Cemetery.
This gayo AID. Sprinkler a chance to
mako strong talk In favor Of improve
mon.s. He said thoro woro worry nearly
1000 graves in Valley Wow now and
nothing would mee. the approval Of tho
friends Of those laid thoro so much as
proposition to increase tho beauty Of the
spot. Tho piping Of sufficient supply
Of water to maintain vegetation he con-
sidorod very important. and oppressed
tho belief that It could bo pipod from the
Catlin ditch and have gravity force
enough to cover tho grounds. He also
suggested that tho present prico Of burial
lots was not as high as was warranted.
nor the plan Of selling as satisfactory a.
Il could be made with view to getting
maintenance revenues from tho Come
tory. Tho cemetery committee will bring
in report on tho subject at an carly
date.
City Attorney Boall was asked for his
legal report on the proposed street opening
in the new Barnes plat in Garden Place.
Briefly Mr. Boall's report was that IL
tho city woro condcmning land for tho
purpose Of opening a street il would have
to stand tho cost Of the land and tho OK
penso Of cleaning from 1t any treos or
buildings in the street line. But whcro
tho city was asked to assume Jurisdiction
over new street II could properly ask
that the street bo put in reasonable shape
for use by tho public and that it ornform
to the requirements Of any ordinances
governing streets within the town limits
before accepting it. 1t was found that in
the Barnes plat the streets were only so
feet wide and only one block Of lots had
been provided with an alley. and that
only ten feet wide. The intimation had
been given that an alley space was to be
allowed on the other tier Of lots but that
was indefinite.
Alderman Sprinkler said he thought
tho fruit trees in the street petitioned
about could be removed without cost to
tho city but he would hesitate about set
ting precedent for the city bearing the
expense Of fitting streets in newly plat
ted section for travel.
Tho mayor thought any new plat should
be made to conform to the city require
ments and a plat should be duly filed
with the city council before any sale Of
the lots was made.
It was 10 o'clock and tho matter went
over for further enquiry. The council
was ready to adjourn, all but the recep-
ton TO that committee.
After little waiting the committee ar
rived and the question of who was going
to pay for the water meters when used
outside the town limits was very amie-
ably debated. It would have been set
tied without calling in the police II in the
course of debate it had not suddenly de-
veloped that these outsiders already their
meters planted in front of their premises
and neither the water committee nor the
water commissioner knew anything about
the meters having left the possession Of
the city. The discussion accidentally
gave it away. Then there was pressure
on that opened the valves and blew out
the stop-coeks, so to speak. Tnvestiga-