The daily sentinel., 1907-06-12
BY MAYORS VOTE
ORDINANCE WON
Councilmen Stood to ON the Pool Room
Regulation-A New Saloon on Fifth Street.
Chief Rodgers Exonerated--O Officers
Make Reports-AlI Aldermen Were
Present At Session.

Mayor Wentworth, City Clerk Con-
ley and all the aldermen were pres
ent last night at the regular meeting
OF the city council \ great amount
Of business was given attention.
\ New Saloon.
A petition was received from VIII
liam A, Lynch asking that the coun-
ell grant him a license to conduct a
saloon on Lots %. 80 81. and 80 in
Block III, on South Fifth street.
between Main and Colorado avenue
He asked that the license be made eff
fectiye from September 18th. 1907
to April 10, 1908. The petition was
reported favorable later in the even
/ ing by the license committee and by a
Unanimous vote the license was grant
ed by the council.
viii Erect Il Building.
It Is understood that Al A. Mil
Ter will erect at once a building on
these lots. just south of the Fair
Block and in this building the siloon
viii be operated.
This will be the first saloon operat-
ed in the city east of Fifth street.
Sidewalk Petition.
A petition signed by number Of
citizens asked that sidewalk be or
dered laid on the west side of Sew
enth street from Guunison avenue to
Belford avenue and also asked for q
concrete street crossing. Referred
to the street and alley committee.
For a New Water Main.
A petition asking for the extension
of the water main on Chipeta avenue
between Sth and 9th streets was re-
ceived and filed with the proper COM
mittee.
The Survey Completed
City Engineer ONalley reported
that he had completed the survey of
the southeast quarter of the section
I'm which the city is located. lie rec
commended that a special committee
be appointed for the purpose Of going
over the ground with him to be shown
wherein certain changes would have
to be made to the loss OF several resi-
dents. in property lines, before the
boundaries Of the survey could be
finally established. The street and
alley committee will act with Mr.. o.
Malley in the matter.
Ordered Sidewalks Laid.
The council ordered that sidewalks
be laid on White avenue in front OF
lots 25 and 90, block So.
chairman Davies, of the water and
light committee, announced that his
committee was not ready to report
on the petition for two new arc lights
Fire Chief Rogers ENoncrated.
Chairman Flynn, of the fire and
poIice board. reported that the com
mittee was unable to find any truth
I'm the charges made by Former AS
sfstant Fire Chief Faulkner against
Fire Chief Rogers to the effect that
Rogers had misappropriated money
drawn for the payment of volunteer
hremen. The committees chairman
stated that II was round that the
charge had simply grown out OF a
personal quarrel between the two
men and the fire board did not care
to take it up. BY a unanimous vote
the report was accepted and Chlet
Rogers stands fully eNonerated. Al
no time was much credence given to
tbe charges made by Faulkner, they
were generally regarded as piece
of spite work.
TIL fire board recommended that a
Ibetter system of book keeping be kept
at tbe fire department and after sug-
gestIons had been made the fire chief
vas instructed how to conduct the
housekeeping end Of the business ana
Iordered to make monthly reports TO
tbe council. instead or reporting every
three months.
The Coal Contract
The city council entered into con
tract with the Book Clln Coal com
many for coal to supply the city dur,
ira tho next year. The price will
be S1.S4 per ton, mrne run
The Buthorn Petition
The petitlon of William Buthorn
for permisslon to build an addition tc
t5o la Court hotel was again brought
mn. A motion was made allowing th'
nermIsslon but Mayor Wentworth de
r1ored that the motion was out ol
order. ruling that resolution was ne
| cossarv AS a result the matter was
Laid on the table for another t"'
| weeks.
Davies Makes Report.
Chairman Davies Of the special IN
sormal water committee, made Vero
aI report regarding his trip to Denver
and his conference with A. NJ. steY
enso1 the well known bond and If