, 1907-05-22
Proceedings Of Council,

Mayor Spalding called the council
to order at 7:45 last evening, with
Councilmen Beemer, Hansen, Schwat.
Ike, Soderstrom and Spicer, Marshal
Sigman and Clerk Tyvold present. Alb.
sent, Councilman johnson and Attor.
ney McMurray.
The minutes of the meeting of May
Z were read and approved. Mr.. McMur.
ray appearing during their reading.
Custer Relief corps, w. R. c., through
Councilman Spicer, asked that the
mayor be directed to hire the band
and place them under the direction of
the relief corps for Memorial day, and
Mr.. Spicer's motion prevailed.
Another Electric Sign.
The Laramie Light and Power COM
pany asked permission to install an
electric sign, to read Bar" at the
Goetz saloon, POI First street, to be of
first-class construction throughout and
securely fastened to the building by
means Of iron cable and through or
expansion bolts, and on motion of MI.
Schwatke, the permission was granted,
the work to be done under the super
vision Of the marshal.
Must Remove Debris.
Mr. .Spicer moved that the marshal
be and is hereby instructed to notify
all property owners, whose buildings
were burned in the fire of May 16 to
have all the rubbish removed at once.
and if any refuse to comply, that the
marshal shall hire men to do the work
and charge the cost up to the property,
and the motion prevailed.
The ordinance relating to automo.
biles, read first time at the last meeting
of the council and laid over under the
rules, was read second time. It gov
erns the speed of automobiles and pro-
vides that all such vehicles shall car
ry horn or bell and a lighted lamp or
lantern at night, both on front and
rear. The ordinance went over under
the rules until the next meeting.
Wants Age Limit Increased.
F. B. Kern asked that the pool room
ordinance, passed at the last meeting
be amended SO as to permit persons
over the age of 10 years to play
pool and billiards, the law permitting
such persons to frequent pool and bill.
lard rooms.
On motion Of Mr.. Schwatke, the mat.
ter went oyer until the next meeting
Of the council.
The Nye Monument
The following petition was presented
and read by the clerk, it being signed
by sixty-seven citizens and property
owners.
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of the city of Laramie. here
by recommend that a proper contribu
ton be made by the city toward the
erection of the proposed monument tc
the memory of Bill Nye, in the city Of
Laramie, and we believe the matter
worthy of consideration and attention.
Mr.. Schwatke moved that the sum
of $50 be set aside for the improve
ment of the city by the erection of g
monument to the memory Of the late
bill" Nye, and the motion prevailed
by the votes Of the five members Of
the council present at the meeting.
Water Pipe Contract Awarded.
A bid from James Cordiner for the
extension of the four-inch main pipe
on Seventh street for one block from
the terminus at Park avenue, for 1910
was read by the clerk, and on motion
of Mr.. Schwatke, the contract was
awarded to Mr.. Cordiner, the work t.
be done under proper supervision.
Clerk Tyvold, speaking for Mr.. John
son, stated that the hose house la.
81, 1000 insurance, which should be in
creased to $1,000. On the city hal
there is only $500, and the committee
would recommend $500. There Is ne
insurance on the fire engine. The
building at the cemetery has $3.50. The
property adjacent to the hose house