Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-22
least four days after the cement top

was put on.
Alderman Scouton said il was a diff
fcult matter under the present system
to have walks uniform, as sidewalks
were condemned only when they were
In bad condition. He thought the city
should provide special sidewalk fund
and not depend upon individual prop
erty owners to put them In. He said
Silverton was working under that sys-
tenn and found 1t very satisfactory.
Alderman Casey corrected Mr.. Scou-
toms statement and under the present
system Silverton paid one-haIf the
owner the other half.
Mr.. Van R,or said that Indianapolis
has the same system and it was the
best sidewalVed city In the world He
answered many questions and gave
most valuable information regarding
cement walks
Mr. Hahn addressed the council
about the walk recently laid for him
by Contractor Anderson. He had been
informed that the work was not done
according to the ordinance. He knew
| nothing about concrete work himself,
but supposed the contractor knew his
business.
Alderman Scouton said his attention
had been called to the saGt that the
work was not being done according
to specifications and he went after the
contractor. The grout mixture was
| being thrown in dry and was dampen-
ed afterward which made II worth
| less as base and the top would
| eventually crack. Mr.. Anderson said
| he knew 1t was not right but he had
a gang OF green men at the business
and he could not be there all the time
10 see that the work was done prop
| erly. He had not read the ordinance
| and did not know what its provisions
we're. He made the other walks ac-
cording to specification.
Licenses were granted as follows:
Chas. Sisti. pool; John Maths, liquor
s w. Smith. theater; Lawrence Mil
Ter, express and transfer.
Mrs. X. Benson of Silverton request
ed the council to relieve her OF putting
n cement walk in front of lot 10, block
G0-the Oxford building, Mr.. Scou
ION said the walk had been condemn
ed and didn't see why Mrs. Benson
should be favored more than others
He removed that the request be no
granted. Carried.
Chairman Scouton of the fire ant
water committee reported that thu
new pipe line from the reservoir tt
the main on Eleventh street was com
pleted and in use.
He moved that the water commits
sioner be instructed to collect 81
lot for irrigation at the cemetery 70
he irrlgating season or fraction there
of. After considerable discussion tn
motion was carried
The bill of the Colorado Telephon
company. which was held up at th
last meeting, was allowed and ordere,
paid The bills of the Jackson Hard
ware company for s2,9O9.77 and W. II
Skidmore for $7O3.3O for the new res
ervor pipe line were presented AM
allowed.
Alderman Scouton moved that 81
794.39 of the general fund and $513.S
OF the gravity fund be transferred +
the emergency fund. Carried.
Proofs of final publication of ord
nanees Nos. 4i2, creating the office O
city solicitor. 44S, painting of publ
eryice poles; 44i, governing saloons
and 445, establishing sewer distric
No. 1 and providing for the construt
ton of sewers thereon were read an
ordered filed.
The call for bids for the construS
ton of the sewers in sewer distric
No. l was ready, but as the mayor
signature was required and he bein
absent. the matter was left with tn
sewer committee and the attorney t
attend to when the mayor returns.
. Alderman Naegelin moved that tn
police phone in the Pierce restauran
be ordered taken out Carried.
Alderman Mcclellan moved that tn
council adjourn to meet next Tuesda,
Nobody seemed to know what for bu
1t was seconded and two voted for I
and none against it, and it was de
clared carried.