The daily sentinel., 1907-12-11
TO IMPROVE THE
WATER WORKS
Important Resolution Offered Last Night at the City Coun
ell Meeing--Better Service If the Town Can't
Have Better Water--Agan is the Palmer Offer
Brought Before the Council.

At the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the city council last night May
or Wentworth, Clerk Conley and all
the aldermen, save Alderman Flynn,
were present.
Want an Arc Light.
A petition asking that an arc light
be placed on the corner of Third
street and Gunnison avenue was re-
ceived and referred to the proper
committee. Favorable action is ex-
pected.
Monthly Reports Received.
The monthly reports of the vari-
Gus city officers were read and filed.
The report of Water Superintend-
ent B. w. vedder was as follows:
Expended
Construction ..........$ 442.45
General expenses, fixed
charges ......-... 1,V4o.o
Maintenance and repairs. 900
Total expenditures 80. 81, 135. L
Receipts for November
Collected on rated water. IS 334.7o o
Taps 5000
Total collected. d.........S $ 364.7
Cash on hand Nov. 1....- 81 LOO
Total ...........- l5o.fo
Turned over to treasurer. s 542.4O
Cash on hand Dec. 1. 80. 194.OO
City Clerk Conley made his report
as to the condition of the various
appropriations.
Police Magistrate C. B. Hills re-
port for the month of November was
detailed some days ago by The Sem
tinel.
Engineer Wants Plats.
CITY Engineer O'Malley asked the
council to purchase plats of the out
lying portions of Grand Junction, in
Guiding nearly all of the plated ad-
ditions. These can be purchased for
about Sc. Referred to the proper
committee.
Greer Bill Goes Over.
The bill of A. T.. Greer, the late
bond attorney. came up again last
night, but was held over until the
next regular meeting.
The Palmer Offer Again.
Again last light the offer of Gen.
w. ]. Palmer of Colorado Springs
to present the city of Grand juno
ton a certain tract of land owned
by Gen. Palmer and located just
across the river south of Grand juno
tion, for park purposes, was brought
before the city council. The matter
was pretty thoroughly discussed.
Messrs. Edwin Price ana Horace T.
DeLong presented the Palmer propo-
sition. 1t was referred to the finance
committee for report at a later
meeting. The proposition is as fol-
lows:
The following is the offer:
''To the Honorable, the Mayor and
I the Members of the City Council
Grand Junction, Colorado:
"Gentlemen:-
"On behalf of Gen. VIM. j. Pal
mer of Colorado Springs, Colo, il
gives us great pleasure to submit to
you for the people of Grand June
ton. the following proposition:
General Palmer will donate to
our city approximately 53 n acres ol
land located on the south side o.
the Grand river near the state bridge
and on the east side of the GunLisoI
river adjacent to the county bridge
described as follows, to-wit: The
west three-quarters of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter oi
section 26, and lot 1 (Which is the
fractional northeast quarter of thu
northeast quarter) of section 81, al
iii township 1, south of range L, ives
of the Ute meridian, upon the fol
lowing conditions:
''The the city shall expend not les!
than $1,000 per annum for the mex
ten years in improving and beautify
ing said lands, and that they shal
be kept and used for park purposes
'lf it be inconvenient for the cit,
to eXpend $1,000 during the yea
1908, the first improvements may b'
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