La Junta tribune., 1907-12-07

petition requesting the city council
to grant him a license for a period
of six months to sell meat tn numer-
Gus prospective customers IN the
city of La Junta. The ordinance
provides for the issuing OF annual
licenses at the rate Of sloo
per year. The matter OF
granting license for six months
was referred TO the city attorney
and the ordinance and license com
mittee with power to act.
The monthly report Of Marshal
Wieneke for November relates that
sixty-one arrests were made. The
total fines assessed aggregated S7ls.
Of which amount S3G.5o were work
ed out. ard the sum of sil3.50 in
cash fines were turned into the city
treasury.
A resolution was introduced by
Alderman Inge citing the fact that
the county commissioners are con-
templating erecting a steel bridge
across King Arroyo. and that a Pc
tition has been filed with that body
requesting that the bridge be locat-
ed on Sixth street. The resolution
further cites that the council ap-
pointed committee 10 view the pro-
posed sites for the bridge and re-
port with a Recommendation. The
committee reported that in their
opinion a bridge on Fourth street
would accommodate a greater num-
ber Of persons, and the council re-
ques:ed the county commissioners
to locate it on that thoroughfare.
As several property owners on the
east side Of Smithland avenue desire
to connect with the sewer. the city
engineer was instructed to draw up
a plat for a new sewer district with
an outlet through the Bradish addi-
ticn.
City Attorney Miller reported that
he had been notified by Santa Fe
officials that the material for the
subway east Of town had been or
dered, and that the latter had re-
quasted that a resolution be passed
by the council vacating the present
street crossing. II was decided that
it would not be advisable to yaeate
the present street crossing until the
subway was completed. but the
council was willing to assure the
railroad company that such action
would be taken as soon as the sub
way was ready for use.
The committee appointed to in
vcstigate the North La Junta water
prospect reported that two wells
had been sunk. one about $50 feet
south Of the river channel and an
other about 275 feet north of the
river channel. both being on a
straight line north from the present
suction pipe. Both wells were
twenty-five feet in depth. When
completed the well on the south side
of the river had fifteen feet of water
in it, and the well on the north side
fourteen feet. BY using soap it was
very apparent that the water on the
north side of the river was of a
great deal better quality. it being
comparatively soft. The water in
the we'll on this side is not much bet
ter than the present supply. The
committee was instructed to secure
an option on the property north of
the river and commence work at
once sinking test well similar to
those in use at the pump house. By
installing pump in the test well
the question Of supply can be very
easily determined. The committee
was instructed to proceed with the
work at once, and il the test well
turns out satisfactorily it is hoped
to have the new source of supply in
operation early next year.
The proposition of the Colorado
Telephone Company to furnish the
city of La Junta free telephones for
city purposes, one for each 1000
population. bv simply entering into
an agreement not to use any other
telephone service. was accepted with
alacrity. The city now has two
free phones and under the terms of
the agreement will be entitled to