Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-06
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the chair. All aldermen present.
r. Il. Sloan for the library commit
tee addressed the council. asking as
distance to fll In and properly grade
the lot ON which the library building
stands. Referred to the finance COM
mittee.
AT. Hood presented petition rela-
tive to the watering OF the new GENE.
terry plot, the cemetery company to
pw In q 3-inch meter and use the
water every Monday. unless otherwise
directed Referred to fire and water
committee to report at next meeting.
Reese McCloskey presented a deed
to lot 2l. block 110. and thought the
only way to adjust the question as to
whether the lot should properly be
thrown open for an alley, was through
the courts.
The city attorney. who Is absent at
tending court In Pagosa Springs sent
a communication to the council re-
garding the lot and also a quit claim
deed for Peter Fasbinder to the city
for said lot Under this deed the city
attorney advised that the council pay
all back taxes and redeem the tax
sale certificate now out and then pc
tition to have the lot taken from the
tax books. The matter went over until
the attorney could be present
Licenses were granted to Phillips
and Bandito, retail liquor: John Nor
lock, second hand; w. A. Benjamin.
shooting gallery; Bessie Rivers. malt
Hedges, express.
Alderman Scouton moved that in
asmuch as Mr.. Hedges was just re-
covering from injuries received while
in the employ of the city. the license
fee be returned to him. II was so
ordered.
Reports OF the officers for the
month Of May were read and ordered
filed. The treasnrer's report showing
. cash balance OF s10.763.30.
Chairman Mcclellan OF the streets
and alleys committee reported that
the waste paper box authorized by
the council had been put in use. He
stated that one of the city's derricks
had disappeared. He was instructed
To md It,
Chairman Scouton for the fire and
water committee stated that Contrac
tor Jackson had informed him that II
was impossible obtain the 444 feet OF
light cast iron pipe called for in his
contract for furnishing the material
for the new reservoir feed pipe and
that 1t would be necessary to use the
heavy pipe. The difference in the cost
Of the light and heavy pipe would
be 1896. Alderman Folsom moved
and 1t was duly seconded that the
committee be authorized to accept the
heavy pipe. The motion carried. He
stated that the platform used to stant
the wagons ON while they were belnl
washed was rotting away and recon
mended that when a new one was
put In the material be concrete. Re
ferred to city hall and jail committee
with Instructions to report ut next
meeting. Mr.. Scouton reported that
he had obtained prices on the plugs
with crane attachment for use of the
sprinkling department and recon-
mended that the city purchase six ol
them. That new pipe mains were be
ing put In and the old plugs could be
used on them. The difference of cost
between the new plugs, with the crane
attachment and the ordinary plugs
would be $40. making $50 for the 81,
cranes. He said 1t would be saving
TO the city. both In time and money
Alderman Mcclellan moved recon
sideration OF the cuncil's former ac
ton authorizing the laying OF a 6-inct
main on West Third avenue between
Fourteenth and Twenty-second streets
Carried.
Alderman Folsom moved and 1t was
duly seconded, that the fire and watei
committee be authorized to call fol
bids for furnishing the material ant
laying finch main on West Third
avenue between Fourteenth and
Twenty-second street, with 6inch
cross connection with West Second
avenue on Seventeenth street, and
that the council purchase six plugs
with the crane attachment. Alder
man Logan amended by adding that
the committee ask for bids for the
laying OF 4-inch main from Sixth
to Seventh street on Seventh avenue
and from Fourth to Eighth street on
Seventh avenue. The motion as
amended was carried.
Chairman Logan OF the cemetery
and parks committee was not yet
ready to report on the proposed plan
for the city to control the cemetery.
He reported that complaint had been
made Of the dilapidated appearance OF
the fence around the park In front OF
the Catholic church and stated that
Mr.. Schlutter had offered to move the
fence for the material. The commit.
tee wac authorized to have the fence
moved.
Alderman Mcclellan stated that com;
plant had been made of persons steal
Ing flowers from graves; that the
nowers placed on the old soldiers
sraves had been taken away before
night. He moved that the council
offer q reward Of $25 for the arrest
and conviction OF anyone caught TAX