The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-12

Rice Mcdonnell for the garbage work.
The report was approved and the
clerk was instructed to enter into a
contract with each of the successful
bidders. The garbage work will be-
gin at once, n bond to b amount
of 5000 furnished. The scavenger
work will begin June first and a bond
of $500 is required.
=. The bids for printing were then
opened and two were found. One of
the Record Pub. Co., offered to do
the publishing of the city, that is the
advertising of ordinances, resolutions
ETC., at the rate of forty cents per
square for first insertions and thir-
ty cents for subsequent insertions. A
detailed bid for commercial printing
also followed. The second bid was
that of the Western Printing Co. Its
cents for first insertions and seven
teen for subsequent insertions on ad-
vertising. Its detailed bid for com
mercial printing was much lower than
that of the Record, foo1ishly so, the
Record would consider. AS to the pub
fishing, there is a serious question of
the legality of legal advertisements
involved and no doubt the council will
carefully consider this matter.
The consideration of the printing
bids was deferred and the matter
was turned over to the finance COM
mittee to be reported on later.
At this point Mr.. WHY'S explained
that the Zumwalt bid was not the
lowest for sprinkling, but that the
committee had considered it the best
on account of the poor teams posses
sed by the other bidders.
Some small bills for labor were ord
cred paid.
Mr.. Thomas brought to the atten-
tio1 of the council that violations of
the garbage ordinance were frequent.
The proper cans were not secured nor
placed in the proper places. Slop is
not permitted to be placed in the gar
bage cans as is frequently dom
Mr.. Robinson remarked that the
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| preparation would cover this point.
He also suggested that the council be
about the adoption of rules for the
governing of the procedure of that
body.
Sanitary Officer Witt was called
upon to answer the suggestions Of
Mr.. Thomas and he replied that he
is now notifying persons in regard to
the securing and placing of garbage
cans and the handling Of Stops.
The matter of a street tax was
then brought up by Nh. Thomas. He
said the city needed the revenue and
could secure from $3.50 to $1,4OO in
this manner It would necessitate a
street commissioner.
Mr.. Scott brought up the fact that
there is a legal question involved in
the imposition of a street tax, and
the final solution was referred to
the streets and alleys committee act
ing in conjunction with Mr.. Scott.
The Mayor called Upon Chairman
Wiseley of the o and pauper com
mittee to submit at a future meeting
a report on the work of this commit
tee in the past for the information of
the council.
The nance committee reported
that bills in the future must show to
what funds they belonged.
The coming tax levy was discus
sed briefly.
The mayor brought up the matter
of the license tax on the Skating
Rink. He considered that outdoor a
musement places should be taxed by |
the month, say ten dollars per month
in the case of the Skating Rink, and |
portion. He understood that a party
was now in the city looking for the |
location of an outdoor amusement |
place and he would ask the ordinance
committee to look into such matters
with the end in view of framing an
ordinance to such cases.
On motion of Mr.. Whitemaa the
city clerk was instructed to ask the
electric light company to put a fan
in the council chamber.
The council then went into execu-
tive session to consider nominations
by the mayor. NJ. w. Witt was aomi-
mated to be sanitary officer and A. J..
Welter to be police Judge. After a
short discussion of the nominations.
open session was resumed and the
were confirmed. The /
council then adjourned subject t o the
call of the mayor.