The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-08

The City Council was called to or
der IN the regular meeting for May
at the City Council chambers by May
or James w. Stockard, at eight o'clock
last night with the following aldermen
present: Wyllys, Jump, WiSeley,
Church Robinson. Whiteman, Bell.
and Kinsinger After the reading of
the minutes the following proceedings
were had:
Mr.. RobinstOn for the streets and
alleys committee, reported that the
committee wanted to sprinkle the
streets all possible but that they were
troubled with shortage of funds. It'll
was suggested that both of the city's
sprinklers should be run night and
day. The hauling of gravel and other
street work WAS mentioned as drains
on the street fund A motion by Mr..
Kinsinger to let the committee do all
the sprinkling necessary was carried.
Mr.. Bell for the water and lights
committee suggested that the street
lights be put under the supervision of
the streets and alleys committee. The
suggestion was hot acted upon
Mr.. Kinsinger introduced an ordi-
nance which provides for the amend
ment of the old ordinance relating
to quaranti1ing for contagious diseas-
es. The ordinance provides more spe
cifically, for the removal of measles
and typhoid fever from the list of dis |
eases which must be quarantined and |
enlarging the authority of the city |
physician to the extent tnat he can |
use his discretion il the quarantining |
also prohibiting the attendance of |
any but close relatives at funerals /
caused by infectious diseases The
ordinance passed under suspension of
the rules.
Mr.. Kinsiager introduced another /
ordinance defining the duties of the |
City Scavenger, compelling him TO /
haul all garbage, swill aSneS and re-
fuse matter of whatever kind from /
every business house and compelling /
property owners TO provide for gar
.bage CANS, payment for said work.
etc.
It was referred to the ordinance
committee
A resolution was passed approving
resolution of the Roswell Board OF
Education by which the school levy
for the fiscal year of 1907-0S is set
as follows: Fifteen mills ON the dol
lar valuation for school maintenance.
and two aid one-half mills on the
dollar valuation for interest on school
bonds. This provides for am increase
of two and one half mills over the le-
Wy Of last year, as allowed by a re-
cent enactment of the legislature.
The proposition to Increase the tax
levy brought some opposition from
Mr. wniteman and Mr.. Bell. 1t was
argued that df the two and one-half
mills for bond interest were cut OFF
the interest would have to be taken
from tie maintenance fund, thus short
ening the school year. An attempt to
amend the resolution. cutting down
Ftlhe fifteen mill levy to the amount
of two and o7e-half mills, was lost six
20 two. The final vote ON passage un-
der suspension of the rules was also
six 10 two; Messrs. Whiteman and
Bell opposing.
An ordinance was introduced by
Mr.. Robi7son making it unlawful for
any person to do a real estate bust |
ness I'm any manner whatsoever with
out obtaining a city license and pro-
viding for violations of same fine of
from $50 10 100 and sentence of
drom ten 10 thirty days, or both
The purpose of the ordinance is to
cut of what are known as curb
stone real estate men and was got
ten up at the i1stigathon of the Ros-
well Realty Board. 1t passed u1ani-
mously under suspension of the rules.
The committee appointed to inves-
tieate the advisabilfty of establishing
"a city scale and city weighmasterl
made q report 20 the effect that the
DrOpOSfmOn was a SOOu One Dul iLf-
practical at this time, inasmucn as the
city was not in financial condition to
buy a lot and scales for a market
square: but the committee favored
appointing TO this position some per-
soa now having q scales. An ord1-
nance was Introduced covering the
appointmeut of such city weigher and
defining ais duties. 1t was suggested
that the ordinance was not broad
enough to cover retail trade aid small
purchases of the larger products The
ordinance was referred to the SIDE
walks and bridges committee
Ordinance No 81 providing for va
rious cement Sidewalks as told in the
Record after the last meeting of the
council, was read for the second time
nc WAS laid over until the next meet
ing under the regular order OF bus1-
ness. s
The resignation Of DR.. R L. Bradley
vas read and accepted. he resigning
as city physician and DIR. w. W. Phil .
nps wnM appointed 900 fill the Vacancy
T4ae appointment was unanimously
An ordinance fixing the salaries OF
various city ofIlcials, introduced at a {
recent nesting, was brought up and
SVEN It's second reading. A motion
tn tmbhe f1ne ordinance resulted Ian
sie vote. four co four. Mayor Stock
nrd voted to table, and It was 90 de-
a resolution was introduced ac-