La Junta tribune., 1907-09-21
e.us.,l IRAN .aers suen sus'sess
Session Prolonged Until Midnight and
VARIOUS and Svndry Things
SAID soo Done.

incandescent lamps last monday
night. While the city marshal and
his aids were busy filling up the city
bastile on the first floor of the city
hall with payday drunks. the city
dads were busy upstairs with all
kinds of municipal business. both
hands of the city hall clock being
straight up before an adjournment
was finally taken. Mayor Barr
presided and the necessary qourm,
which was gathered into camp with
some effort. was present, including
Aldermen Kirkpatrick. Daimler,
Phillips and Mapes.
Under the head of petitions the
council considered total of six APP
plications for street arc lights. all of
which were referred to the electric
light committee, making total of
ten petitions now in its possession
for consideration. +. w. Mcdaniel
and others want an arc light at the
corner of Colorado avenue and
Ninth street; II. f. Hall and others
at the corner of Colorado avenue
and Eighth Street; F. NJ. Carlisle
and others at the corner of San Juan
avenue and Eighth street; +. j.
Long and others at the corner Of
Lincoln avenue and Fifth street;
j. w. Fisher and others at the corn
er Of Belleview avenue and Ninth
street: La Junta City Hospital Asso-
citation and others at the corner of
Carson avenue and Ninth street.
The city council will make trip
over the city in the near future and
decide upon an entirely new ar
ran9emen. of the street are lights,
placing them where they will be the
most effective for lighting the city.
The application of James McNeen
for permit to move the brick barn
in his lumber yard across the alley,
taSb vi It's pIcseiil io'dtipii, W bh'id
"A new lumber shed from the seed
warehouse east to Ration avenue,
and to extend his present lumber
shed twenty-five feet east, even with
the property line on Ration avenue.
lumber sheds to be without sides
and covered with a rubberoid roof,
was granted. providing the pro-
posed improvement" in no way
conflict with the fire ordinance.
A communication was received
from the John Fisher Hose Com
pany. signed by the president and
secretary. stating that at special
meeting of the fire company held
last Sunday it was decided to take a
hunting trip on September 23d, and
requesting the city dads to grant to
the city clerk, police. firemen and
driver of the street sprinkler holi-
day on that day. The request was
granted.
City Marshall Wieneke reported
forty-seven arrests during the
month Of August. The total fines
assessed amounted to S730.50, and
of this sum 1888 was cash and
S347.50 in hnes was worked out.
The report of Police Magistrate
Clark for the month of August
showed forty-fve cases in court,
with total of cash fines amounting
to 1888, disposed of as follows:
Turned. over to city treasurer S343.50
Witness fees paid ......,.... 1900
Police fees paid .............. 27.50
Total. ,,A.,,..,,.,......,. s3s3 ,0O
City Engineer Lewis made a YER
bal request for an increase in salary
from S25 to $50 per month. Mr..
Lewis stated that the multitudinous
work done for the city each month
took up nearly one-half his time,
and that he could not afford to hold
the job unless his salary was in
creased His request was granted,
effective September lst.
Ordinances Nos. l76 and III, re-
! latingt to sewers, were placed upon
their second and final readings and
ordered published, and will be found
in another column of this issue.
Alderman Mapes then dug up or
dinance No. 179. providing new reg
ulatiohs for the saloons and raising
the license to $4,000 per annum.
which was shelved few weeks ago.