, 1907-04-03
Two Members Absent.

Two Members Absent.
The council was called to order al
7:45 last evening by Mayor C. D,
Salding. with Clerk Tyvold, Attorney
McMurray, Marshal Sigman and Coun'
cilmen Beemer, Hansen, Schwatke and
Soderstrom present. The absentees
were Councilmen Johnson and Spicer.
The minutes of the last meeting of
the council were read by the clerk and
approved.
A. N. Hasenkamp of the Laramie
Commercial club addressed the council
concerning the Grand e crossing
and also the suggestion of arc lights
at Fourth, Sixth and Tenth streets, as
Grand avenue is used largely by auto
mobiles. He believed automobiles
should be ordered to carry lights.
In Hands of Committee.
MI. Beemer suggested that the street
and alley committee take up the matter
of a subway underneath the railroad ut
Grand avenue, n Mr.. Schwatke NOV
ed that the matter be referred to the
whole council, as it was a very impor-
tant one and should have the careful
attention of the whole body.
AS to the lights on Grand avenue, Mr..
Hansen suggested that the street
lights would mean a great deal of ex-
pense to the city, and he believed auto
mobiles should be required to carry
lights at night.
Mr.. McMurray stated that he had the
matter OF preparing an ordinance GOV
ering the automobile question: under
consideration, and he would present it
later.
Water Company Asks Permit.
The Seventh Street Water company,
by it's secretary, A. H. C%ordiner, asked
permission to lay a four-inch wrought
iron pipe from the Grand avenue main
to the corner of Park avenue, said main
to be laid in the middle of the street.
Mr.. Hansen moved that a commit
tee of three, to include the city attor-
ney, be appointed to confer with the
company, with power to act, the motion
prevailing and the mayor naming
Messrs. Hansen and Beemer and Attor.
ney McMurray. The question of the
ultimate ownership of the proposed
main by the city was the one giving
the council the most concern.
Sewer Petition Referred.
George Fischer and H. H. Baumback,
property holders in block ITO, in the
Union Pacific Railway company's Sec
ond addition to Laramie, requested that
the city extend the eve SO that it
shall run through the alley in said
block.
Mr.. Beemer moved that the matter
be left to the sewer committee, with
power to act, and the motion prevail
ed. The sewer committee consists of
Councilmen Scnwatke, Hansen and
Spicer. The clerk was given power to
advertise for bids if the committee ap-
proved the petition.
More Electric signs.
The W. H. Holiday company asked
permission to erect an electric sign IN
front of its store, the sign to be about
IA feet high, the bottom of the sign to
begin at the top of the first story, and
to extend about four feet from the
building, and on motion of Mr.. Hansen,
the petition was granted.
The Laramie Light and Power com
pany was granted permission to erect
electric signs at III Grand avenue and
21S Second street, at the Huempfner
saloon and the Red Cross pharmacy.
The company was also granted permits
sion to change the location Of the
street lamp at Fourth and Thornburg
streets from the southeast corner to
the southwest corner and the light at
Fifth and Grand from the northeast
corner to the southwest corner of the
two streets.
Tapping Eleventh Street Main.
Clarence Jansen in a note asked for
information concerning the right of
the Eleventh Street Water company
to charge him for tapping the main
pipe of the company and also as 70
his right to tap the sewer.
The question concerning the water
right was referred to the city attor'
,ney. Mr.. Beemer moved that Mr.. Han
sen be given the right to tap the sewer,
and the motion prevailed. Mr.. Hansen
owns the lot at the corner Of Eleventh
and Custer streets and Is planning to
build a house thereon. He will bear
the expense of the connection, none
of it to be charged against the city
New Engine Asked For.
The petition for the purchase of a
new, up-to-date fire engine, circulated
March 8 and afterwards, and signed
hv n pumhor If citizenS and business