Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
COUNCIL CONUNDRUMS
Does the SantaFe Own the
Street Crossings?
A VERY CRAVE QUESTION SETTLED
The Dog -0oned Dogs are Driving
the Denlzcns Of Walnut Ave.
nue. to Distraction.

nue. to Distraction.
Tho city council got down 10 business
Tuesday evening with pro tenn mayor
Sprinkler in tho chair and Aldermen
Amos. Msrk. Richie and Baldwin :n at
tendance.
Tho first matter up was tho Santa Fe
grant Of privilege to place water mains
under their tracks at tho street crossings.
Tho question Of admitting tho railroads
right to grant the crossing privilege by
accepting this contract was raised. But
as the same agreement had been entered
into by the city and the Santa Fe afore-
time |, did not appear that any further
rights Of the city were being forfeited by
tho signing Of this contract. and motion
authorizing tho mayor and clerk to sign
up passed the board.
Chairmen Of committees all passed"
on call for reports until Aid. Ritehie was
reached. on the sub!ee. OF cemetery.
Mr.. Ritehie reported tina. Sexton
Ringer was disposing OF = number Of
eemetary lots at tho old price Of s o. and
advised that some action should ba taken
by the council fixing higher price for
lots. ss had been proposed At previous
meetings.
AID. Sprinkler asked II any very unus-
uai number Of le,a had been sold. He
had no, heard Of any fatalities, and u
there were number OF citizens expecting
TO 60 hence Immediately he would Ike to
&c; ,hem on his list
AID. Risehie could only ropor. with
certainty on two sales. and he was no,
suro whether ,hey were for immediate
or remotely prospective uso.
Tho question Of getting irrigation water
on to tho eeme,ory grouud was debated
As some length. Tho question Of p.ro
Ire or open ilume was decided informally
- favor Of tho pipe. Tho question Of
parpstasi caro- Of lots by city was dis
cassed ard The price Of S56 suggested
.. previous meeting was no. regarded as
esorbi;an, u tho city was TO caro- for the
lots.
Aid. Sprinkler said no was sure grea.
deal Of in,sres, would be taken In the
beaa,i!ying o! tho cemetery 10 !, was so.-
tied that tho city was going 10 caro- for
tho grounds and provide irrigation. Some
estimates were gone into Of probable COS;
Of piping water and eare;aking. and also
Of enlarging tho cemetery by purchase Ct
more ground. Tho figures were all
simply speculative.
Tho proposition 70 mako tho price s25
per 10, and SIS for half 10, with provision
for keeping lots FREQ Of weeds by the city.
was generally approved Of and motion
TO that eaee, was finally carried. This
docs no. include any bluo grass lawns.
only tho keeping down o! weeds and care
Of graves.
Accounts and claims were next taken
up, and everything run along o. X. Until
the account Of Goodnsr Bros. for 400
meter covers was struck. Then some
body wanted TO know who authorized 200
covers, the only order in council passed
being for 100 covers. Tho bill had not
been Q. k'dby anybody and was turned
down temporarily for further light on tho
Aibioet.
a bill Of ;hc Otis Brown Co.. for Si4o+
Oaseount Of water mains laying was
hold over for tho proper o. K.
a petition for crossing at corner Of
Cs,aipa and z;h St. was granted.
Aid. Baldwin, for the Christian church
folks. protested tha, when the parking
space and tho stree, car line was run
through Maple ave. there would be no
room for church attendants TO hitch their
horses.
Kick was duly fled for future refer
erce.
The meter cover matter bobbed Up
again. and the question Of stopping the
making Of more covers until the order
had been duly authorized came nearly
going through: but in the long chew that
followed the motion was switched to one
instructing the water committee. and
Chairman Merk will put on his municipal
gloves and handle the matter sinserly.
The dog pound howl was raised
afresh. A number Of citizens Of the
southwest corner Of town who are losing
sleep had &C, after the aldermen to move
the pound. Aid. Sprinkler had tried to
convince number Of Walnut ave. citizens
tha. there was nothing in il. But the
dogs set UP howl while he was talking
and he had had to admit the indictment.
Marshal Croop said the Pueblo dog.
catehed lived in the country and was al
lowed to keep impounded dogs until he
found the owner or got a market for