Gilpin observer., 1907-05-16
Central Cltu Council Meetlnq.

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: Regular meeting, May 9Th, 1907.
Opened in regular form with Mayo,
Davies presiding.
Present: Aldermen Richards, Peck,
Mckay, Wilkinson, Gilman, Rule and
Carter.
Absent: Alderman Maloney.
Minutes of the last regular, adjourned
and special meetings read and approved
as read
VIM. Bishop appeared before Council
and asked that the water pipes be ex-
tended from it's present terminal in
Packard street to his premises above
the Mounatin City bridge. The matter
was referred to the water commissioner.
DIR. Asquith was elected health Of
fcer.
| Mrs. e. D. Morgan was elected water
tank collector at loading place on Spring
street
License bonds of Elias Goldman and
Chas. Renaldi were read and by motion
license was ordered granted upon pay
ment of amounts and fees.
Discussion arose in regard to wine
rooms connected with saloons and fire.
quented by women.
License will be revoked if ordinance
in regard to same be violated and wom-
en- should not be allowed in saloons.
Marshal and nightwatch were in
structed to notify saloon keepers to
have their places of business closed at
IL O'Clock midnight and O'Clock p. m.
Sundays. If order is violated fine
will be imposed for first offense and if
repeated license will be revoked.
Matter of fixing retaining wall in rear
of Beaman's, he to furnish labor if the
city furnished the lumber, was left to
the street and alley committee with
power to act.
Water Commissioner johnson report |
ed that he had received the 24-inch cast
iron pipe to be used at James peak res
ervoir and had it placed in Black Hawk
ready for transportation to reservoir as
soon as the weather would permit.
That four-inch line, known as the Will
son lire, was discharging into the res
ervoir only about one-half as much |
water as it should. He thought it was
clogged by black sand settling along
the pipe in the fiat places. Also said |
that Eureka street reservoir needed |
cleaning. He called attention of coun-
Gil to the water commissioner work |
shop, the ceiling being too low to per-
NIT of person standing up straight |
and the light so poor it was almost i'm
possible to see anything, and as the |
other building near the shop was now
vacant he suggested that the partitions
be torn out and that it be converted in
to work shop and storage room. By
motion council directed that shop be
moved into said vacant building. Other
matters were left to the water commits
sioner.
The mayor stated it was his intention
to call special meeting in the near
future to discuss the water question.
Water collector called the attention
of council to the large amount of delin-
quent water rents owing the city and
was told to collect the same by what
ever steps he thought were necessary,
even if he had to shut the water off
from the parties who would not pay.
Street commissioner reported that
work on the Eureka street flume was
progressing as rapidly as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances; that
lumber received was ,first-class. On
account of storm streets were in very
bad condition.
Reports of city officers were read and
placed on file.
City bills amounting to S10O3 IL and
water bills amounting to SS39. 20 were
read and upon motion allowed and war
rants were ordered drawn on the treas
ury for the several amounts.
Adjournment.