The daily sentinel., 1907-05-15
CITY FATHERS
VERY BUSY
Strong Pool Room Ordi-
nance Introduced-Ket-
tie Settled With-Charges
Against Fire Chief Inter-
esting - Plans for I'M
provements to Water sys-
tenn.

important session of the city council.
It was a regular semi-monthly meet
ing and a vast amount of business
1 was given attention.
Several Petitions Received.
A petition was received from seven
people residing in Capitol subdivis-
ion setting forth the extensive i'm
provements- that are to be made in
that section and that they desire that
the city engineer run lines for the
streets and alleys. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
petition was received from the
residents on the south side of Block
| 81 on White avenue between Fourth
and Fifth streets. asking council to
order cement sidewalk laid In front
of lote 25 and 26. there being ce-
ment walks in front of all other lots
In that block. Referred to the street
and alley committee and there is no
question but that the walk will be
ordered laid.
Charges Against Chief Rogers
A communication was then read to
the council from Everett L. Faulk-
ner, former assistant chief OF the
fire department In which Faulkner
prefers charges against Fire Chief
Rogers. He points out that Mr.. Rog-
ers has been convicted of the charge
of assault and battery and has there
fore been guilty of conduct unbe-
coming an official of the city and is
unworthy of the trust and confidence
placed upon him. Faulkner then sets
forth that Mr.. Rogers has willingly
appropriated monies not his own. but
belonging to the city. He charges
that Mr.. Rogers, during the last three
months collected from the city $31.
30 due the various members of the
volunteer fire department for service
cts at fires but that he only paid out
to these men the total sum of S22.
and kept the remainder for himself.
Faulkner names his two brothers and
one or two other volunteers whom he
alleges suffered from shortages in
their payment as a result of his al
legged action on the part of the fire
chief
Faulkner declares in his communi-
cation that he makes these charges
through no personal grievance and
believes that the council should full
ly investigate. However, there is
but little doubt that the charges are
preferred as result of a purely per-
sonal grievance. In fact this move
ment on the part of Faulkner is sim
ply an outcome of his trouble with
Fire Chief Rogers who refuses to al
AON + aulhhtl W ltulONt
from the fire house. which Faulkner
claimed was his own but which Rog-
ers would not let go until the coun-
ell consented that II should be TAX
en- by Faulkner.
Fire Chief Rogers states that he
is perfectly willing for the fire and
police board to examine his books and
records and denounces as false and
groundless the charges preferred by
Faulkner. 1t is noticeable that none
of the men whom Faulkner claims
were under paid as a result of Rog-
er's alleged misappropriations of
funds, sign their names to the charg-
es or make any formal charges on
their own account.
The matter was referred to the fire
and police board for investigation.
Few people believe that there is
any ground for the charges against
the fire chief but that the charges
are the result of desire to be re-
4 venged and the exercise of spite work.
A Number of Bills Allowed.
A large number of bills had been
approved and were allowed and war.
wants ordered drawn for same.
To Close Pool Rooms
Alderman j. c. Plank introduced
I for the first time an ordinance, the
passage of which will materially aff.
ect the many pool rooms and billiard
halls in operation In Grand Junction
This ordinance provides that every
pool room and billiard hall in the
/ city must close each week day at
I midnight and remain closed until
six O'Clock the next morning 1t fur
ther provides that every pool room
and billiard hall must remain closed
all day Sunday and Sunday nights
The proposed ordinance further
] provides that no minors, boys under
eighteen years of age shall he allow
ed to frequent these places of amuse-
ment. II further provides that every
/ proprietor OF such place must pay q
yearly license of $40 on each and
every pool or billiard or pool table in
his place of business. The penalty for
violations of any provision of this
1 ordinance viii be fine of not less
than $500 nor more than 500 for
4 each and every offense
The ordinance passed its first read
2 Ing and was ardered published in the
Z official paper.
Fire and Police Board Reports.
The fire and police board report
ed favorable on Fire Chief Rogers re-
4 quest to have the fire wagon re-
vanished and renovated.
An unfavorable report was given on
I
4 new fire team be purchased. It was
the sense OF the board that a new
team was not needed.
Green No Policeman
The fire and police board reported
Z unfavorable on the petition of ]. f.
Green who asked to be apopinted
snecial police officer at a salary of
$40 per month. He is only on duty
as a watchman for the fruit growers
4 association.
No Permit for the Ia Court
The fire and police board reported
unfavorable on the request of the La
Court hotel for permission TO erect
4 frame addition in the way of a
lobby to the hostlery. The council
went on record last night that under
I NO circumstances will permits be
granted for the erection of any ad-
diuon to any building or the cree
ton of any building within the fire
limits of Grand Junction unless the
provisions of the building and fire or
dinance is complied with in the
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