The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-06
THE CITY
COUNCIL

regular InOnlHly SSSStOu, WIN GAO
mayor and Messrs. Bell, Church, John
son, Kinsinger, WAiteman and Wise
ley, present.
The first thing taken up was a re-
port submitted by the Committee on
Streets and Alleys. This committee
reported that the Roswell Trading
Co. mad cheerfully complied with the
order of the Council and had opened
the closed alley on their premises.
The Roswell Amusement Company
had requested that action be deferred
in their case, in order to allow them
to appeal to the council. The commit
tee also recommended that the city
engineer be instructed to proceed
with the work of Strengthening the
Stone ditch at its intersection with
Main street. The cost of this work is
estimated to be about 5000. of which
amount the Day estate will pay $35
and the Stone ditch people will pay
their proper amount. The cement til
ing, of which the city has a large
amount on hand, will be tested in
this work. The committee further rec
commended that no further street lie
enses of any sort be granted. and
that the fountain in front of the court
house be repaired and the bill pre-
sented to R. E. Muncy for payment.
The Lewis Hardware Company hav-
ing offered to supply a fountain at
cost, and furnish free water and right
of way for supply and waste pipes.
the committee recommended that the
offer be accepted. The building of a
tool house was recommended, and al
so the rigid enforcement of the weed
cutting ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Wiseley. the mat
ter of opening the alley through the
grounds of the Roswell Amusement
Park, was taken from the committee
and placed in the hands OF the mar
shall with instructions to open the al
ley at once The remainder of the re-
port was then adopted, and a COM
mittee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Bell, Whiteman and Church appoint
ed to ascertain the cost of placing a
LOuIltdlAI On couLu hdlAl SlIttI anu W
select location.
resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Church. amending the bylaws.
so tnat six affirmative votes are re-
quired to pass or adopt any bylaw,
ordinance or resolution, except such
as condemn private property or order
the repair of streets. This was refer
red to the Committee on Rules.
A long statement was submitted by
Attorney Scott, in which he stated
that in his opinion, a majority of the
elected members of the council in
this case, are required to pass ordi-
nances or resolutions. This matter
has been called up by the ruling of
the mayor that majority of the mem
bers attending any meeting are suffi-
cient to pass ordinances or resolu-
tions. as an example, three members
out of five present
Chairman Kinsinger of the Sanitary
Committee, reported the sanitary con
dftion of the city to be excellent.
The matter of building a bridge
across North Spring river on Pecos
avenue was brought up by Mr.. Church
but no action was taken.
On motion of Mr.. Wiseley. Messrs
Johnson, Wiseley and Kinsi1ger were
appointed a committee to consider an
ordinance in regard to the fast driv-
ing of autos, and the hitching of hors-
es on the streets
Mr. Johnson introduced the tax levy
ordinance, which was adopted. This
| carries a total of ten mills, and is
the same as the one adopted last
year.
Bills to the amount of close to five
thousand dollars were approved and
ordered paid.
The city attorney was instructed to
| withdraw his motion for a new hear
| ing in the Davenport case and the
judgment against the city, amounting
to about $4,000. will be paid
J. L. Ellis, the engineer, submitted
a proposition in regard to water
works. After some discussion.
ais proposition was adopted by the
council, and an agreement signed. Mr..
Ellis will submit plans and specifca-
| tions to the city. The council will
then consider these, and If a MAORI
ty desire they will be submitted to
the people at a special election TO be
| called by the mayor. Should the coun
ell decide not to proceed further il
the matter the cost to the city will be
nothing. Alderman Whiteman voted
against this agreement. which was
carried five to one.
i A petition was presented, asking
that light be placed at the corner of
Fifth street and the railroad No ac-
tion.
II A petition signed by Messrs. John
Martin. Ernest Arnold. J. w. Watkins
~. H. Estes and "A ]. Witteman. was