Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

sion, with Mayor Berndt in the chair
All aldermen present.
License for pool table was grant
ed TO John Sategna. II. r Pearson
requested that the license issued to
him for conducting second hunc
business be transferred to Biggs & Eo,
decker. Granted.
Reports of tho various officers We're
read ami ordered placed on file.
Alderman Casey for the finance com
mittee reported that the books i1d
accounts of the officers had been ~.
lmlnei and found to lie correct.
Alderman Mcclellan introduced a
resolution TO the effect that sl34g be
.uken from the emergency fund md
transferred to the streets and al ys
fund. He claimed this amount ad
been expended from the streets and
illeys fund for work not contemplated
When the appropriation was made Al.
lermn Casey contended tnat the
transfer could not he legally made
When asked for his opinion the city
attorney did not say it was legal, but
'aid that as it had been done risnt
llong he didn't see why it could not
be done again On roll call the mo.
ton was lost by vote OF to :. Al.
iermen Mcclellan and Scouton voting
aye.
Alderman Thompson for the sewer
committee presented a call Tor bids
for the construction Of sewers in dis
trict No l. As the committee mao
not had opportunity to investigate tne
import OF the document on motion
it was referred back to the committee.
Aldermen Thompson and Casey vot-
ing no.
Alderman Logan of the cemetery
and parks committee recommended
that cinder walk he made diagonal.
ly through South park Aldermen .Ic.
Ielian offered an amendmen. to in
clude walk on the south ST lo OF the
park. The amendment was accepted
rs part of the original motion and
was carried.
Alderman Scouton moved tnat the
bill of the Durango Planning Mill and
Lumber company. which hal been
held up some months be ordered paid.
Alderman Mcclellan moved to include
the bill of Wood and Morgan fos horse
ried Alderman Casey voting no.
For the select committee to recon
mend a typewriter, Alderman Naege-
lin reported that they had decided to
recommend the Remington machine
and on roll call the committee was
authorized to purchase a Remington.
The monthly pay roll and BIS
against the city We're read end on
roll call ordered paid.
The bond of City Attorney Lane
was presented and approved. The
company requested the return of the
bond of the former city attorney. It
was ordered returned.
Alderman Casey moved that the
vote taken on the final adoption of
the levy ordinance taken two weeks
ago be reconsidered. Carried. Al
derman Folsom voting no.
Mr.. Casey then read the ordinance
and moved its final adoption.
Mr.. Parshall of the tax committee
Of the board of trade addressed the
council and from figures and estimates
given him by members of the finance
committee claimed that the revenue
raised from the various sources and
the tax levy of mills would lye
largely in excess of the amount re.
qnired. Alderman Casey plpdlced MS
estimate of the amount required,
which was in excess of the appropria.
tions for last year
Alderman Mcclellan contended that
II was not necessary to raise the
amount estimated by Alderman Casey.
The valuation of the city had been in
creased 100000 over that of last year
and he believed the approximations
could be reduced without Gripping the
finance of the city.
Alderman Casey's estimate of the
amount required to conduct the city's
business next year was in round mum
bers. $4,000
The estimate made by the other two
members of the mmittee-Aldermen
Folsom and McLellan-was 81 roo. n |
difference of sli.SOO. He didn't be.
Iieve the taxes should be increased
when there was no necessity of it.
The discussion was rather heated
md sometimes bordering on the per
'onal.
Alderman Nacgelln said he was
'ather surprised at MoLellan's stand,