, 1907-01-03
Meeting for Business.


man soderstrom. City Clerk Tyvold
and Marshal Slgman were present, City
Attorney McMurray being absent when
the roll was called.
The minutes of the meetings of De,
cember IS and 31st were read and APP
proved.
On motion of Mr.. Phillips, a retail
liquor license was ordered issued to
John Engstrom at 113 First street for a
period of one year, beginning January
Is, 1907.
Permit To Erect Bill Board.
Application of Mrs. H. E. Root for
permission to erect a billboard on lot Z,
block 1879, on Second street, on the lot
south of the Towson meat market, was
presented, and the permission was
granted, on motion OF Mr.. Johnson,
A recess was taken for a few min
utes, when Mr.. Soderstrom appeared,
taking his seat when the council recon
vened. Mr.. Johnson was excused.
The reports of the city marshal, city
treasurer, justice of the police court,
and sexton of the city cemetery were.
read and referred to the finance com
mittee. A special report from the sex
ton, covering the matter printed in The
Republican yesterday afternoon, IA
also read and ordered placed on file.
Reports of City Officers.
The report of Marshal Sigman for
the month of December showed collec-
lions of $6S from all sources, to which
was added S190.50 collected by the JUS
tice of the police court, making S25S.50
turned over to the city treasurer. The
marshal collected $12 from the county
for rent of Office for the justice of the
peace, $21 in pound fees and $35 from
Fred Cameron for pool room license.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury of the city at the close OF
business December 81, 1906, submitted
by City Treasurer G. d. Spalding, SHOW
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ceipts for the six months were S27,-
141. IS, the disbursements for general
fund warrants being $15,145.95, sewer
bond interest coupons, $1,400, and fund
ing bond interest coupons, $1,596. In
the sinking fund there is a balance of
So ,522.92.
Eight Interments at Cemetery.
The report of Police Justice Grant
for the month of December showed
s19O.5O as fines in twenty-five criminal
cases.
According to the report of w. P.
Wright, sexton of the city cemetery,
there were eight interments during De-
cember. One occurred on the I'd, one
on the Sd, two on the Sth, one on the
18th, one on the 23d, one on the oath
and the eighth IN the 3Oth. Lot IS,
block B, part of lot 10S and lot 81,
block C, in the city cemetery were
sold for a total of $23. Three of the
interments were those of stillborn in
fants.
Three thousand dollars of the sink
ing fund will be expended for the can.
collation. of that amount of bonds out,
standing. The bonds will be called for
payment when a draft for interest is
forwarded.
The Clerks Report.
Attorney McMurray came in at this
point.
The incomplete report of City Clerk
Tyvold for the period beginning July
l and ending December 7, 1906, was
read and referred to the finance com
mittee to be completed by incorporat
ing certain portions OF the report OF
the city treasury.
The committee on electric signs
Messrs. Phillips, Beemer and McMur
ray, submitted the following report
which was, on motion of Mr.. Downey
adopted:
I'VE, your committee on electric
signs beg leave to report as follows:
That when any party wishing to cree
electric signs that they make applica
ton to the city council, stating the
kind, Dimensions of said sign ant
where t. be located, ana when granted
by the council, to be under the approx
al of the marshal"
Memorial to Late Mayor.
The following resolution was pre-
scented by the special committee
Messrs. Spicer, Downey and McMui
ray:
Whereas, 1t is with extreme regre
and sorrow that the council Of the cit
of Laramie receives the sad tidings c
1.-THE death OF Hon. Joseph B. Mckee
mayor Of the city Of Laramie; and,
Whereas, AS mayor of this city h