, 1907-08-07
TAX LEVY
FOR YEAR
TEN MILLS TO BE COLLECTED ON
EACH DOLLAR OF VALUA-
TON IN THE CITY.
Levy as Last Year, General Fund
Being Increased Quarter Of Mill
and Funding Bond Interest Losing
Quarter Of cent-Application for
Franchise for Company.

The council was called to order al
7:40 last evening by Mayor Spalding
Councilman Hansen, johnson, Schwat
Ike and Soderstrom being present. Alb
sent, Councilmen Beemer and Spicer
City Clerk Tyvold, Attorney McMur
bray and Marshal Sigman were also
present.
The minutes of the last meeting o.
the council and of the city board O
equalization were read and approved
Wanted a License.
Charles B. Popp & Bros. asked fol
a retail liquor license at Ill Crane
avenue for the period of twelve
months, beginning September 10, 1907
and on motion of Mr.. Schwatke, the
application went over until the mex
meeting.
M. A. Foster, night Waterman a
the Laramie yards of the Union Pa
cifc, was appointed a special police
man without additional compensation
on motion of Mr.. Soderstrom, the ap
Gil.
The Laramie Light and Power com
pany was granted permission to install
an electric sign to read Pool" at 81
Second street, the sign to be properly
secured to the wall of the building b.
means of steel cable and through anG
expansion bolts, on motion Of Mr.
| Schwatke, the work to be done undel
the supervision of the marshal.
Sixth Street Water Pipe.
A petition for permission to lay
four-inch pipe for water on Sixth
street, for at least four blocks nortl
of Grand avenue, and for permission
to tap said four-inch pipe on to tn
present main, or in case the presen
main has been replaced by a new main
to tap said four-inch pipe on to sue
new main, was presented, the petition
being signed by sixteen tax payers liv
ing along the street to be affected.
On motion of Mr.. Soderstrom, pei
mission was granted, under conditions
| similar to those imposed upon thu
| Seventh Street Water company, witt
right t. the city to extend the pip
line in future.
The Stevens Back Porch.
DIR. Stevens was present and explain
ed to the council his action in build
ing a platform at the e of his build
ing adjoining the city hall, and at th'
second story of the building. Council
man Johnson had been spoken to b.
DR.. Stevens, the gentlemen agreeing
that the only difference between thu
two vas the story to which the plat
form connected. Mr.. Johnson gainin,
the impression that the platform wa.
to connect with the first floor.
On motion of Mr.. Schwatke, the
sense of the council was that the mat
ter be allowed to rest without action
Wants to Repair Old Building.
John H. Symons, for Martha Atkin
son, asked permission to repair the
building at 1O2 south Second street, il
the east end Of lot 10, block 173. dam
aged by the fire of May 16, 1907. TIL
petition recites:
HAt Tho firro Of tho A~o tho vnoyy0,
gave his orders to the fire department
to tear down this building in order tt
save the brick dwelling house situated
on the north side thereof, but aftel
the front was torn of, and some othel
slight damage done to the building
the wind changed, and it was discov
cred that it would not be necessary tt
ear down the building in order tt
save the dwelling house above refer
red to. Under these circumstances
your petitioner respectfully submit!
that her request is reasonable ant
that she should be permitted to repair
said building at her own expense, ant
in case her petition is granted. she
hereby undertakes and agrees to have
the building repaired SO that it will b.
much better than before the fire."
Declares Ordinance Unconstitutional
Mr.. Symons quoted from the consti
tuition Of the state and the charter O.
the city, reading the city ordinance I'm
der which the mayor acted at the time
of the fire, claiming that the ordinance
was unconstitutional as being unfair
and injurious to the owner of the prop
erty. He declared the ordinance I'm
reasonable, as prohibiting the repair
ing of a chimney blown down by tn,
wind or a window with glass broker
by a hail storm.
Not Suitable for Winter.
Mr.. Symons stated the building is
hardly fit to be occupied, it being the
intention Of the petitioner, his moth
er, to put 1t in excellent repair, with