Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The council met in regular session
Tuesday evening, with all members
present and Mayor Berndt presiding.
The bond OF the Durango Heating
4 Plumbing company was approved
and licenses granted as follows:
Cooke & Leiner, pool; b. Edelman,
lredaie & Co. and Gilbert & GIL, sa
loon; San Juan Transfer compang,
Wood a. Morgan and Join Mas,
transfer; S. NJ. Biggs. secondhand
The recommendation of Chairman
Casey in reference to the appointment
of two expert accountants to make the
yearly examination of all the city of
ficers books. was agreed to and the
finance committee empowered to EN-
ploy those whom they chose, to exam
inc the books at cost not to exceed
500.
Chairman Mcclellan reported hay
ing mad placed the necessary signs of
danger on the foot bridge on Eleventh
street. In the matter of placing the
ietties in the river, to swerve the cur
rent, the city engineer believed there
should be two Of them. but it was con
sidered too expensive.
The Cemetery and Parks committee
was empowered to act regarding the
trimming of trees, whose branches
are below the laws OF the ordinance
seven feet This refers to trees lin
ing sidewalks only.
The Fire committee was empower
ed to purchase another horse.
Alderman Casey objected to the
porous soft brick being used in the
manholes OF the new sewers. The
city engineer stated that no hard
brick were to be had at present, but
the contractor was encasing with ce-
ment those used. and that would be
suff' cient.
There was a long discussion over
the map of the proposed city sewers
as made by ex-City Engineer Wiggles
worth, which is alleged to contain
many mistakes The block in which
Mentzel, wall and others live, was
not included and in many instances
it is claimed streets were mapped ia
stead of alleys, The corrections will
cost 500. The city also gains one
half a tier of lots to which property
sewerage charges may be made.
On motion the terminus of the
north end of the North Durango sewer
district was established at Twenty
second street Special Attorney Reese
win draw up an ordinance governing
the entire subject of sewerage, plumb
ing, connections. etc, later on.
Bids were opened for the digging
and back filling for laying of water
mains on West Third avenue North
Durango, between First and Second
avenue on Fourteenth street and on
the streets abuttine on Seventh ave
nue. as follows in order as given
above.
Mccormick and o'Brien 22, 21 and
"a cents per yard.
August Bea, 25. S5 and 80 cents per
yeard.
P Dalpra & Co, 90, S5 and 80 cents
per yard
Jesse Accord, a5, As and So cents
per yard
T. l.. Lotus, "a, 80 and 81 cents
per yard
Dan Cummins. IT, 80 and 1s cents
per yard
After a recess Mr.. Cummins was
awarded the contract.
Street and Alley committee was
instructed not to expend over 5000
on the building of sheds, platform,
etc, for the rock crusher.
On the subject of the city pipe line
which conveys water TO the city. Al
derman Folsom recommended Cali
fornia redwood for high and dry
places and local pine for the others.
1t was left with the Fire and Water
committee.
On roll call it was decided to place
hitching posts at the North Durango
park. opposite the Catholic church.
on motion of Alderman Mcclellan
the clerk was Instructed to draw
warrant for $3.50 in favor of Arthur
Schofeld for rebate of liquor license.
the ordinance governing an annual
appropriation was adopted and order
ed placed on record. No. 450, repeal
ing ordinance No. 1872 governing sew
er district No. 2, was repealed and
ordinance No 45l correcting ordi-
nance No, 432 was introduced and
read.
The council then ADJOURNED.
(From Wednesdays Daily