, 1907-11-20
REACHES NO
y. AGREEMENT
SPECIAL. COUNCIL COMMITTEE UN-
ABLE TO EFFECT SETTLE
MENT WITH SIMMONS.
Building on Second Street Damaged by
Fire Last May Still in Unsightly
condition-Attorney to Draft al
Stringent Quarantine Law-Pro.
ceedinss Of Council.

stringent Quarantine -
ceedinss Of Council.
The council special committee, con.
sisting Of Mayor Spalding and City At.
torney McMurray. appointed to settle
with John H. Symons the matter of the
petition of Mr.. Symons' mother, Mrs.
Atkinson, for permission to repair the
front of the wooden building on Second
street, in process of razing when the
wind veered on the afternoon of May
16, during the destructive fire which
swept a part of the block, and saved
that and the Atkinson residence at the
corner of Second and University ave-
nue., was discharged, on motion of Mr..
Beemer.
Held Many Conferences.
The committee and Mr.. Symons held
a number of conferences, but neither
could agree to the others terms, and
until last night the council was unable
to get a definite proposition from Mr..
Symons looking to a settlement. He
suggested indirectly that he would be
willing to accept 81, 900 for the improve.
ments on the lot, members of the coun,
Gil holding the property dear at $50 Or
$50. With the discharge of the com,
mittee, the matter rests with the coun,
Gil again. Mr.. Symons seems deter
mined upon insisting upon permission
to make repairs TO the front of the
building and the city is just as insist,
ent that the remains of the old wooden
building be removed, and so the mat
ter rests.
New Quarantine Law.
City Attorney McMurray and the
council discussed the present status of
the quarantine laws of the city, the at
torney pointing out certain weaknesses
in the present law, and he was direct.
ed to prepare a law that will fully GOV.
er the case, giving the city health Of
>icers power to order quarantine and
then enforce it. The present rules Of
the board provide punishment for the
person who breaks a quarantine but
the physician who advises the break,
ing of the isolation cannot be reached.
The new law will lie closely to the
state law.
Proceedings in Detail.
The council was called to order at
1880 last evening by Mayor Spalding,
with Councilmen Beemer, Gates Han,
sen and Soderstrom, Clerk Tyvold and
Marshal Sigman present when the roll
was called. The %absentees were Coun'
cilmen johnson and Schwatke and At
torney McMurray.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, also the specia,
meetings of the 9th and 18th.
Report Of Committee.
The finance committee, by its chair,
man, Mr.. Gates, reported that it had
examined the reports of the police
Justice, city marshal and cemetery sex
ton for the month of october, 1907, and
had found them correct. The report of
the committee was approved and order
ed filed.
The Laramie Light and Power com.
pany asked permission to install an
electric sign to read 20. K" at lis
Second street, to be installed in a sub,
stantial way with through and expan-
sion bolts and steel cable. On motion
of Mr.. Beemer, the permission was
granted.
Fire Hydrants Located.
Chief Otto Gramm notified Council,
man Beemer, chairman of the commit
tee on fire department, that he had
located a fire hydrant at the corner of
Fourth and Lewis streets and another
at the corner of Fourth and Clark
streets. Mr.. Gramm made some recon-,
mendations concerning the laying of
new lateral mains and also connecting
fire hydrants with the proposed Grand
avenue main. CAS- the hydrants on
the Grand avenue main will be the
principal one, we shall look to them
for the greatest water supply for the
use of the steamer"
Mr.. McMurray appeared at this point
and took his seat as city attorney.
Special Committee Discharged.
Mr.. Symons suggested that the com
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Mrs. Atkinson to be permitted TO re-
pair the building on Second street,
damaged during the fire of May 16, be
discharged, as it seemed impossible for
the owner of the building and the com
mittee to agree upon terms of com
promise. He informed the council that
j. w. Johnson had been permitted to
make some repairs in the rear OF his
property on Third street, damaged by
fire a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Beemer moved that the commit
tee be discharged and his motion pre-
vailed. The committee consisted 81
the mayor and city attorney.
Doubts Authority of Marshal.
Mr.. Symons suggested that the i'm
provements on the lot are worth $l,0Ou
to the owner, and that, if the city vii
accept the improvements at that price
he felt authorized to make that as al
offer to the city for the settlement O.
the differences between the owner ane
the city council. He asserted that tn
marshal had exceeded his authority y
preventing the workrAen from proceed
ing with the repairing of the building
soon after the fire.
Mr.. Symons further stated that MIS-
Atkinson, IL permitted to make tn
necessary repairs, will make a Iron