Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-18
COUNCIL MEETING

regular session. with Mayor Mctoh-
nell In the chair. All aldermen pres
ent
After the reading and approving the
minutes OF the previous meeting
Mayor Mcconnell stated that 1t was
important that the council should have
a city attorney Mt once and declared
nominations In order.
communication from Reese Nc
Closkey was read in which he stated
he would take the position or 81 900 a
year and the fee OF 81 for each CON
yiction in police court matters.
Alderman Folsom moved that the
council proceed to elect city at
torney for the unexpired term, or until
April l. 1908.
Alderman Mcclellan moved sus-
pension of the rules so that he might
introduce an ordinance. The motion
carried. He then introduced ordinance
No. 442, creating the office Of city
solicitor. prescribing the duties OF the
same and fixing the salary at 81 900 a
year. He explained the necessity for
this ordinance by stating that the i'm
portance OF matters to come up In the
future demanded a good attorney. The
salary of 5000 year fixed by the
appropriation could not be raised at
this time and 1t was necessary that
some other method of paying the at
torney must be adopted; the same man
could hold the positions of city attor-
ney and city solicitor and thus provide
an adequate salary. He believed in
getting good attorneys and paying
them for their services.
Alderman Folsom moved to amend
by substituting $700 instead of $1,000
as salary. This. with the $500 salary
as city attorney would bring the
amount up to $1,000. The amendment
carried.
On roll call the ordinance az amend
ed was ordered published.
Nominees were Reese McCloskey.
Barry Sullivan, G. w. Lane and A. II.
Mollette. Mr.. Mollette declined. The
vote stood for McCloskey, 2 for Lane
and l for Sullivan. McCloskey was
declared elected.
Licenses were granted to Jacob Doll
& Company. billiard table: Jakino
a. Company, Grant a. Kuebler. liquor:
W. B. Reeder. express. Martin & Boyn-
ton, malt liquor.
Chairman Mcclellan of the streets
and alleys committee stated that the
street supervisor needed a blue print
map of the city. Alderman Naegelin
offered to donate one and 1t was ac
cepted. Mcclellan called attention to
the grade on North Durango hill and
stated he thought the walk would be
above grade. Alderman Scouton NOV
ed that the matter be left with the
streets and alleys committee. Carried.
Alderman Mcclellan brought up the
question of pest house. stating that
the county commissioners had expend-
ed $4O0 for the same and wanted the
city to pay $500 and own the place
jointly with the county. No action.
Alderman Casey brought up the mat
ter OF sidewalks around North Durango
park and recommended that cinders be
utilized. The work could be done by
the street supervisor at times when
he had nothing else to do. He moved
that the streets and alleys committee
be authorized to have the work done.
Alderman Folsom moved as an
amendment that the cid walk be orn
Cut and crossing put In on the south
Side OF the park across Park avenue.
The amendment lost. Original motioi
carried.
T. e. Peterson called the attention
OF the council to the cement tiling
which he had on exhibition in the
council room and asked for an inspec
tion.
On the question of the agreement
or the use of Durango's pipe line to
convey water to the Animas City sys-
TEN. Trustee Saddler of the Anmas
board stated that they had called for
q bond election on August 6, and would
not be able to do anything about II
until after that time.
Chairman Scouton OF the fire and wa
ter committee presented the estimate
OF the city engineer for putting In ten
concrete crossings on Main street. at
$S7.45 each or SS74.50 for the ten. The
cross walks to be five feet wide. 66
feet long and not less than six inches
thick. He moved that the streets and
alleys committee be authorized to ad.
vertise for bids for constructing the
walks enumerated in the report. Car
ried. He reported that the fire depart
ment needed new mattresses and
springs and moved that the city hall
and jail committee be authorized to
purchase four of each. Carried.
Chairman Logan of the cemetery
and parks committee reported that the
city's lawn mower. purchased last
year. was missing and an old worth.
less one had taken Its place. He rec
commended that the city purchase a
one-horse mower. On motion It was
referred to the cemetery and parks
committee to investigate and report
at the next meeting.
Protests against building an eight
feet sewer in the alley between First
and Second avenues and on Railroad
street were read from o. +. Boyle
w. c. Chapman, Frank Eldredge, as