Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-30
.CRINDS A Good CRIST|
City Council Meeting Useful
But Unexeiting
SUBSTITUTE DYNAMO is IN SIGHT

GoU GoAuo sbAVO buSW bSVo EsSVS
Junk Shop and Faith nIsslons
Ranked as Public NuIxances
and VIII be Cleaned Up
The city council did two hours stunt
Of very useful but unexeiting business at
tho regular session Tuesday night. Tho
board was "full'' barrin' Mayor Pollock.
who was supposed to bs in Denvsr-hav-
ing bssn drawn from his vacation seelus-
lon in the mountain Businesses BY the
pump house FIRE and the necessity Of Sc
curing new motor In time 10 have =
good city water supply for Fair week.
Water Commissioner Kendig was also
absent Tuesday night because he had
gone 10 mest tho mayor In Denver and
help seour the city for dynamo.
But after Clerk MeKelvey had road his
two chapters Of back number minutes
andtwo building permits had been granted
TO J. NJ. Elliot; and petition from tho
residents Of Maple ave-. against putting
a street railway on that thoroughiars.
had boon tabled. tho cheerful news was
received from Supt. Crosior Of tho wator
works. that motor TO replace tho burned
ono was In sight.
Bright and early Tuesday morning. AID.
Gauger started in quest Of . dynamo ho
believed was to bc found at tho Swink
sugar factory. and delighted the Council
Committee on Water by reporting "Eu-
roka." Tho Swink factory people were
kind enough to say tho town could have
the loan Of tho dynamo. ifit was adapted
to our use. II is only so h. p, motor
while the burned ono was SO h. p. but,
the machine 10 Of tho Same current and
can b used temporarily at least 30 en-
suring an early resumption Of the artss-
ian water supply.
Pending the possibilities Of what Mayor
Pollock and Com. Ksndig may Be- able to
find In Denver. the Water Committss was
given full authority to put up temporary
shelter building for the well machinery
and be in readiness TO attach the Swink
factory dynamo 10 some other had not
been obtained In Denver.
As the burned dynamo is Of an sxesp-
tional make. the city will b in luck IL It
can b replaced without waiting to OBJ
tain one from the factory. The public
thanks will probably be due AID. Gauger
for his happy thought about the Holly
Sugar Cos. machine and his influence in
securing Il.
Some discussion was had as to tho
kind Of house that should replace the
burned one. whether It should bo frame
or concrete but Il was decided to leave
that for later action.
Mr.. Crosisr reported that Engineer
Lacy had a better job offered him and
wanted to know what the council would
direct as to filing the position u vacated.
He advised that Mr.. Lacy be paid the
same wage as he himself was getting
and kept II he would stay. He could not
run the station satisfactorily and be put
ting on new men continually.
Aid. Gauger moved that the salary Of
the engineers be SIS per month. Motion
carried.
When the bills and claims were run
through the mill tho account Of Goodner
Bros, for 200 meter covers, $4,000.
which exercised the previous meeting.
was passed.
The Finance Com. reported approval
Of all the other bills presented except that
for Waterman laying which had not
been o.K.'d.
The license ordinance was taken up
and given second reading by sections.
Some unimportant amendments were
made and the ordinance passed into the
towns legal code.
A motion from the Police Committee
ordered the engagement Of four extra
police for fair week. Four experienced
"bobbies" from the Pueblo force will be
retained.
A complaint was filed against the junk
shop on corner Of Ninth and Beech as a
menace to health. The matter was re-
ferred to Health & Police. In the same
connection street light was ordered in
at corner Of Ninth and Beach in order to
throw more light on the religious "mis-
sion" located near and where congregaa
tons ofMexicans and their methods of liy-
ing make the locality unpleasant for other
residents. An extra arc light was ordered
in at the Fair ground entrance during
fair week.
An adjournment was taken to next
Monday night when it was thought some
items pertaining to the Fair night call for
municipal attention.