The daily sentinel., 1907-06-26
CITY COUNCIL REBUKES
DISCOURTEOUS ACT

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should be turned down. To GET tbe
matter properly before the council
Mr.. Davies moved that the light com
pany be instructed to put in me light
Inc motion was defeated
NO report was made last nirbt n,
the request for a light on North Sew
enth street.
The Woodmen Protest
IL was charged last night that the
saloon license granted w. A. Lynch g
Co, to conduct a saloon on S. 5th ST
south OF the Fair store. had been Sc
cured from the city council through
fraud and Misrepresentation and thar
Tor that reason the license should at
once be evoked.
Call 1t Fraud
Attorney Henry r. Rhone as presi-
dent of the Woodman Improvement
association, which association owns
several lots on South Fifth street In
the block where the saloon is to be
located, addressed the council at
length after the city clerk had read
petition signed by the Woodman
Association setting forth that the sa-
loon men had secured the license
through Misrepresentation and thar
they had not compiled with the law
in so far as they did not legally hold
the signatures ef a majority of the
lot owners In the block. A petition
was then read from many Of the lor
owners and property holders in that
block asking the council to revoke the
llEnnEn Nh fz nnHfHFaHe
by the WoOdmen Investment company
Edwin Price, Lizzie Harris. Mary b
Anderson and Rosetta Gilbert.
Woodmcn VIII Build.
Mr.. Rhone after discussing the
charge that the license was Illegally
secured and without the needed
consent Of majority Of the lot hold
ers, declared that the placing OF a
saloon in that block would detract
from the value of property, that the
Woodmen Investment company ex-
poets to build a $4,000 lodge build
ing on their lots within a year did
not desire to have a saloon next door
to this building. He stated that one
of the strongest principles of the
great WoOdmen order is temperance
Mr. RhOne stated that the license was
1NNlth ihA anu ottultu NllhouA lllt
knowledge or consent of the Wood
men else a protest would have been
made at the time the application was
made. He declared that the saloon
men got the matter through as quick
ly as possible to head off protests.
After a continued discussion the
matter was referred to the city at
torney for investigation.
Ia I
ing on a lot in the block, which lot
he owns, for the occupancy of the
saloon There Is no question but what
a hard fight is to be made on the
proposition,
The Water Question.
Alderman Davies of the inform
al water committee. read a communi-
cation from Attorney A. NJ. Steven
son. of Denver, regarding his en-
ployment by the city of Grand juno
tion for the purpose of making a
fight to secure the Hannah creek
water rights for Grand Junction. Mr..
Stevenson is ready to take the case
If the city desires to employ him and
will get to work at once.
The Resolution.
Alderman Davies then introduced
the following resolution:
BE it resolved: That the special
water committee is hereby authorized
and empowered to contract with A.
NJ. Stevenson, Esq, of Denver, Colo
rado, for his services as special coun-
sell to conduct all proceedings and
litigation relative to the condemna-
tion for the benefit of the city of
Grand Junction, of such water rights
of the water I'm and to the stream
known as Hannah Creek, in the coun-
county of Mesa and state of Colorado
ty of Mesa and state of Colorado, and
that the said special water committee
is hereby authorized to pay the said
Stevenson a sum In an amount not
to exceed $2,5O0 for such services
with the further provision that said
Stevenson is to conduct all litigation
to a final settlement. and
Be # further reslved. That the
said special water committee is here
by authorized to eXpend such sums of
money from the general fund not
otherwise applied, for the proposed
conducting of and expenses of such
litigation as in the judgment of the
said committee may be necessary.
Secure 1t Premature
Then followed a very leubbhy Ni9
cusion of the mountain water ques-
tlon in general. Aldermen Hertz,
Matthews. Plank and Drew, were in
clined to think that the passage of
this resolution and the securing OF Mr.
Stevenson's services at this time
would be a little premature. Some OF
the aldermen did not think that 1t
was certain as TO what source the city
would go for its mountain water sup
ply. Alderman Matthews declared
he would never vote for the issu-
ance of bonds, the letting of the con-
tract or anything else until he was
thoroughly acquainted with every
phase of the question.
An Hours Discussion.
The amount Of water in Hannah
Greek came in for a lengthy discus
sion of this particular resolution. The
majority of the aldermen seemed to
want personal knowledge of the en-
tire matter before taking any step
whatever.
At,is.-,,,o, Davies stated that he