, 1908-04-22
A SESSION
/ OF COUNCIL
CITY LEGISLATURE REMAINS IN
CONVENTION UNTIL TEN
O'CLOCK AT Night.
Gilman Named AS Park Guar
dian, Tenth Street Sewer Contract
Awarded to Laramie Plumbing
Company and Milk Ordinance Post
poned-BuiIding Permit Granted.

The council met and vas called to
order by Mayor Spalding at 7.40 p. M,
with the following members present.:
Councilman Beemer, Gates, Hansen
AMI Soderstrom, the city marshal and
clerk. Absent, Councilmen johnson
and Schwatke and City Attorney Nc
Murray.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved and during their
reading City Attorney McMurray ar
rived and took his seat.
Applications for retail liquor Il.
censes for the year from May, 1908,
were presented from Charles Schaefer
and M. H.. Murphy, and, on motion of
Mr.. Beemer, they were granted,
Will Build of Brick.
Louis Marquardt appeared before
the council and stated that, after a
conference with the fire committee. he
had decided to build the cleaning shed
of brick instead Of framework, thus
complying with the ordinances govern.
ing the erection OF structures WITHIN
fire limits.
On motion of Mr.. Beemer, the re-
quest of Mr.. Marquardt for permission
to erect a brick cleaning shed abutting
his place of business was granted and
La vote of thanks was rendered Mr..
Marquardt for his cheerful and loyal
compliance with the provision of the
ordinance rannirino hrin1- appCtr,atie
within the fire limits. The motion pre-
vailed unanimously.
Against Wooden Buildings.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Gates:
Resolved. That the mayor publish
a notice to the public that hereafter
the provisions of the ordinance con-
corning the erection of all structures
within the fire limits will be strictly
enforced"
On motion of Mr.. Soderstrom, the
above resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Building Permit Issued.
A communication was read from
Jas. Naismit hpraying that he be per-
mitted to erect a brick warehouse -
by 35 feet and 10 feet high, brick walls
eight inches thick, roof covered by
composition fire proof roofing, on lot
81, block 200.
On motion of Mr.. Soderstrom, the
petition of Mr.. Naismith was granted,
subject to the approval of and super
vision by the building committee
j. E. Gates, chairman of the finance
committee, filed his report, showing
that the reports Of the police justice,
city marshal and sexton of the city
cemetery for the month of March, 1908,
had been examined and found correct
by the committee.
Will Divide Expense.
McMurray of the special committee
to confer with the county commission
ers in regard to a division of the ex-
pense incurred by reason of the small
pox quarantine stated that the mayor
and himself had conferred with the
commissioners, and a settlement was
agreed uFon on the same basis as last
year, the county and city to each as
sumo one-half of the total expense,
body to furnish the other with
an itemlZed statement of the bills paid
by them.
The council then took a recess for
five minutes.
Sewer Contract Awarded,
On ~reconvening, the clerk was asked
to open and read all the bids submit
ted for the construction of a be.
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets as
per advertisement:
The Laramie Plumbing Co., $1,085;
w. H. Imam, $1,144; R. c. Tregoning,
81 ,340.
On motion of Mr.. Gates, the lowest
bid was accepted, being that of the
Laramie Plumbing company, and Mr..
Naismith of the Laramie Plumbing
company be informed that upon the
proper execution of a contract with
the city to perform the work as per
plans and specifications, he may pro-
coed with the work.
Park Guardian Named.
Mr.. Beemer of the park and ceme-
terry committee stated that satisfactory
progress is being made in the city
Park, blowing and seeding, and he be-
lieved that a park guardian should be
appointed at this time. The mayor
named Mr. Thomas Gilman as park
guardian, and the nomination receiv.
ed the unanimous confirmation of all
tho councilman nresent
The Milk Ordinance.
Mayor Spalding of the special coun-
ell committee to confer with commit
tees from the local dairymen and the
Wyoming Creamery company, relative
to the suggestion of desired changes
in the ordinance providing for inspec-
ton of milk COWS, reported progress,
the committees having asked for
copies of similar ordinances from Fort
Collins n other towns, as a matter
of comparison, before taking definite
action. The mayor asked for further
time, which, on motion of Mr.. Beemer,
was granted.
Streets and Sidewalks.
Mr.. Soderstrom called attention to
the bad condition Of some streets ana
moved that the street and alley COM
mittee take action and condemn the
worn-out and unsafe sidewalks. using