The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-09-07
CITY DADS'D0INCS
Council Holds Its Regular
Monthly Session for the
Transaction Of Business
of Great Importance

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held Thursday nj ght
there being a full attendance. with the
exception of Alderman Christensen, who
was confined to his bed by sickness. The
minutes of the last regular, an ad jourued
and a special meeting were read. correc.
ted and approved. The reports OF the
city marshal, city clerk and city treasur-
her were read and placed in the archives
|The treasurer's r. port showed = balance
OF f2I,257.5o III the water works i'm
provement fund on Septem Der I, and a
good condition of the city's finances.
The mayor submitted a communica-
cation he had received rega riding the APP
pointment of delegates to the Trans
Mississippi congress, on November Ie to
"a in Oklahoma, and desired the ex-
preston of the council as to whom he
should appoint as a delegate The mat
ter was laid upon he table for consider
alton.
The proposition of removing the
Offices of the city clerk and council
rooms to the basement of the Carne gle
library building was taken up. A
bid submitted by S. l. Work, agreed to
make one of the basement windows into
a doorway with a transom overhead
with stone steps entrence, cement floor
and sidewalk to Miner street for fiS3.
The same work done on the avenue
would cost $34 50 less. The library
board has been seen in regard to the mat
ter and was willing that the city should
occupy The basement upon payment Of
rental OF $40 a month, which amount
would about make up the deficit between
the one mill levy and the expense of
maintenance OF the library. The council
finally decided to make a counter offer
to furnish the library with light and heat
the year around for the use of the lower
floor. As the cost Of light and heat is
Almos equivalent to the annual de icit
which must be provided for by the board
is about the same as the rental suggested
by that body, it is likely that the offer
will be accepted. The present council
room is rather poor place to keep the
city records, while the rear basement,
rooms of the library building would af
ford ample storage room for the valuable
papers. The building is badly in need
of repairs. but when fixed up will make
agood Office for the police magistrate.
Alderman Miller stated that he had
heAn the nevx1y III ,a1
wagon road from Forks creek to the
reservoir site, and that the roadway is
far in advance Of the average county
road. Both he and the mayor compli
mented Alderman Straub on his sue
cess as a road builder, and that modes,
gentlemen looked at the ceiling seriously.
1t was stated that the cost of build
ing the wagon road SO far, had been
much less than the estimate made by
any of the contractors.
Contractor Cannady, it was reported,
had nearly finished clearing off the
trees and underbrush of the reservoir
site and the council voted to pay him
$500 on account.
to the advertisements inserted in the
three leading Denver papers for the con-
struction Of the dam, but after they were
ead, a motion to reject all bids was un-
animously carried. None of the bidders
gave lump sum for the work, but all
were based upon SO much per yard Of
dirt and rock excavation and filling.
The council, after talking over the matter
decided that it could build the dam at
less sum than any of the bids. provid.
ing the right man could be secured to su-
perintend the work.
The sewer committee reported that 374
feet of sewer pipe had been laid under its
direction during the month.
The ladies of the Episcopal church,
through a committee, desired to know
whether the church would be required to
move back its Colorado street retaining
wall to the lot line in putting down the
new sidewalk. The couucil, after dis
cussing the matter, decided that mas.
much as the wall was 10 inches out from
the lot line, and that in grading away
for the sidewalk the wall would not
stand, that it would be better for the
owners of the property to rebuild that
portion of the wall back in conformity
with the rest of the block.
The county commissioners are indebt-
ed to the city council in connection with
expenses incurred in the care of several
cases of small pox some time ago, and
the mayor was instructed to urge the
commissioners to settle the obligation.
Miss NJ. !. Bowen, formerly editor