Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

way for the reservoir foed pipe had |
been given gratuitously BY the Du-
range Land & Coal company. On
motion a vote OF thanks was rendered |
| for the same.
An invitation was read from sedg
wick post, G. A. r., for the council
to participate In the Memorial day
services and to appoint an aide to the
marshal Of the day. Alderman Nc
Lellan moved that the Invitation be
accepted and that the mayor appoint
| the aide. The motion was carried.
Mayor pro TEN Casey stated that he
would leave the appointment for
Mayor Mcconnell.
Chairman Scouton OF the fire and
water committee spoke OF the meth
DDS used by the driver CT the street
sprinkler In filling the water tank.
BY the present method the driver
must get OF his wagon attach the
hose to the plug and turn on the wa
ter, after the tank was filled he must
turn of the plug. detach the hose and
lift 1t on the wagon before he could
bldil. All thio boOh q 6ASoe oN~>s -.
time, besides so many times using
plugs wore them out and kept them
In bad shape. He showed the coun-
ell plug with a crane attachment.
whereby the driver could drive under,
open a valve, fill the tank, cut the
water off and be ready to start again
4 in less than half the time and without
! getting of his seat. He recommended
that the council investigate the feasa-
, bility OF adopting the plan. as there
would soon be need OF other plugs
/, for new lines TO be laid and the old
ones could be used for those places;
= that the plug and device shown by him
, would cost little, IL any more than
. the ordinary plugs.
} Alderman Folsom moved that the
: fire and water committee Investigate
! and get prices and report to the
council. Carried
} Alderman Mcclellan wanted to know
! who took care OF the park In the
Boulevard.
: Alderman Logan stated that on an
! agreement tf the property owners to
take care cT the parks In the middle
/ of the streets the city had made the
r connections, put In the sprays and fur
Q nished the water. Last year the city
5 had paid q man to take care OF the
= lawns, but under the agreement was
4 not compelled to do so. Alderman
l. Scouton was opposed to the city pay
ing for that work and thought under
: the circumstances the property own
, ers along the Boulevard should take
care OF the grass.
Alderman Harmon brought up the
! question of having some one man to
t look after the cemetery; that there
: were two or three different persons
I grading lots and doing work there,
with no direct authority from any one.
, This brought on considerable discus
sion and objection to the price charged
} for watering the lots. The present
| price charged is $1.50 month per
} lot. The city clerk stated that he had
difficulty in keeping track of the
graves dug; as report was seldom
: made to him. The water superin-
tendent stated that he could not keep
5 track of those using water. as differ
3 ent persons were tapping the main
r and making connections without au-
thority to do so. The only way he
: could find out about these connections
} was to go over there and investigate.
He thought the city should take charge
and put a man there under salary
and collect the charges for taking care
of the lots. That "a year. 81 for
: water and 50 for taking care OF the
lots would more than cover the ex-
pense and would be much more salts
factory to the lot owners, who are
r now paying $3.50 to 50 for having their
, lots taken care OF. The city attorney
called the councils attention to the
e fact that the city owns but little of
1 the cemetery and 1t would be neces.
I sary to confer with the various or
ders and individuals for concerted ac-
0 ton. Alderman Mcclellan moved that
: the cemetery committee be instructed
{ to investigate and report at the next
. meeting the best method to be adopted
t to bring about the systematizing of
/ the work.
Alderman Folsom reported that he
r had ordered the placing Of an arc
| lamp at the corner Of Third avenue
and Ninth street and the moving of
an arc to West Second avenue in
front of Harry Schrader's residence.
Discussion followed regarding advlsa-
bility and objections of property own
ers. Matt Harrington wanted the
light company guaranteed against loss
in case OF removing the light, Upon
recommendation 32-candle lamp was
ordered placed on the middle Of the
foot bridge at the lower end of
Eleventh street, the persons benefited
to pay for the uprights, the light COM
pany to sertch the wire and the city
to pay $1.50 per month for it.
Adjourned.