Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-23
SEWER
DRAGS
Council Split on the
Question Of Depth
on FirStStreet
From Wednesdays Daily.

| The city council met In regular sss-
sion last night, all present. but Alder
mau Folsom. Mayor Nee 1nneli in the
| chair The minutes OF the last regular
lnd special meeting were read and
| approved as read
Matt Harrington OF the Standard
| Light company called the attention
of the council to the fact that the
company had painted its poles and
lhought some steps should be taken
| o prohibit the tacking of bills, cards.
etc, on the poles and otherwise de-
facing them.
The city attorney read ordinance No.
247, which provides for fine of not
| less than s. nor more than $50 for
| each offense. Alderman Casey said
there were number of poles In the
city whose appearance would he much
Improved II they were covered all over
with paper and thought the company
| should be compelled to make tbcm
presentable. The city attorney read
| ordinance No. 2fS, which says that
telephone, telegraph. electric light
poles and all other public service
poles within the city limits must be
given at least three coats Of mineral
paint and provides fine OF not less
chan $40 nor more than 800 for each
failure to comply with Its provision.
Alderman Casey moved that the
marshal be instructed to enforce the
| provisions of both ordinances. The
motion was seconded and carried.
L. C. Jakway addressed the council
and asked Its consideration on the
question of taking care of the park In
the Boulevard. If the council did not
EEL that the expense should be borne
by all the tax payers he was willing
10 have the expense pro rated and
taxed up as frontage against the prop
erty fronting the park but In his opin-
ION the services of one man should be
secured for the purpose OF taking
care OF II. What was everybody's bus
mess was nobody's business and the
park had not been given proper care.
ON motion the matter was left In the
hands of the cemetery and parks com
| mittee.
A communication was received from
| the town trustees of Animas City re-
garding securing water connection
with the Durango water works system
and asked that the council appoint a
| committee to confer with a like com
mittee from Animas City. with view
of making such arrangements. On mo-
tion the question was referred to the
FIRE and water committee for immedi-
ate action.
| Chairman Mcclellan OF the streets
and alleys committee brought up the
| question OF title to the alley in block
10, which Is now fenced. The city
attorney stated that the original filing
OF the plat showed II to be an alley
but that some changes had been made
in the filing and that the official rec
ord now shows It to be a lot. The
alley had been assessed and sold as
a lot, but deed had not yet passed.
AS the matter now stood the only way
It could be settled would be by law
suit. That the marshal could be in
strncted to tear down the fence and
cause for action would lie with the
owner. No action was taken.
The chairman also stated that the
committee had Just cleaned up Main
street, but now It was Uttered with
waste paper. He asked the consent OF
the council to put In n box in front
OF the postoffce in which the paper
could be stored as gathered. On mo-
lion the recommendation was concur
red in.
He stated that the committee had
been unable to secure the necessary
lumber from local dealers for the con-
struction OF sidewalks and that 1t had
+. caused vexatious delays. He recon-
mended that the committee be author
lzed TO buy car load OF lumber from
outside dealers. On motion the COM
, mittee was SO authorized.
He also reported that the official
map OF the city had disappeared and
: that one was needed to keep AFFAIRS
straight. He moved that the streets
Z. and alleys committee be authorized
. to confer with the city engineer and
get estimates Of the cost Of making a
correct map. The motion was second
ed and carried.
Chairman Scouton of the fire and
later committee read the bids for the
construction OF the new feed pipe from
: the reservoir as the committee had
I figured 1t out. as follows:
Supplies.
Harry Jackson ............ .s2.67s.s:
@. w. Melville ............ 2.7s2.s
r. Graham .............. 2.s26.S s.
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