Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-09
COUNCIL MEETING.


AT a meeting of the city council
last night the following licenses were
granted:
Liquor licenses to George CHEESE
bro. w. C. Rogers. Charles Sisti; ex-
press, to W. S. Croke. ]. T. Brewer,
Al Farley and the San Juan Transfer
company; livery, to Gifford d Henry.
The city officers read their monthly
and yearly reports. which were or.
dered placed on file. A report OF the
committee to examine the books-Ar-
thur Ayres and Claude Bradley--was
also read and ordered filed.
A motion by Alderman Mcclellan
was passed for publishing notices re-
quiring all property owners to clean
up their premises.
The purchase of the fire horse that
has been ON trial the past few weeks
was authorized at $500.
The matter of repairing the pipe
line at the Nelson sawmin was left
TO the fire and water committee.
The building committee and the fire
chief were authorized to inspect all
public buildings as to their safety
from fire
The mayor and clerk were author
lied to sign for the city on the Dan
Cummins contract for laying water
mains on the North Side.
petition containing a long list
of signatures was read asking for
free water in the cemetery. Action
was deferred.
w C. Rodgers. Matt Harrington
and others petitloned for rebate for
tapping charges, claiming that excess
I've charge had been made. This was
referred to a committee to investi-
gate.
A resolution passed by the board OF
trade, commencing the city council
on its work of starting sewers. was
read and ordered placed on the min
utes.
The usual bills for the month were
The plumbers bond of Jas. b.
oDriscoll of $4,000 was presented and
accepted.
The standing committees for the
year were appointed by the mayor.
The city engineer was instructed TO
prepare plans for sewer district No. 2.
The mayor and clerk were empow-
cred TO sign all sewer bonds for the
city.
The water superintendent was au-
thorized to act as sewer superintend-
ent also
The mayor recommended that the
sanitary sewers be pushed to compile
ton; that the office of a sewer sup
erintendent be created; that the
street supervisor reside in the North
Durango hose house; that the city
purchase an express or light wagon
and harness and use one of the fire
horses for delivery of city goods, and
that the unsightly old shack on the
corner of Tenth street and Second
sAf@hht NC AtiiONths anu lidl
tees must not make expenditures ex-
cept with action of the council.
Ordinance No. 453, governing the
and bonding of cement walk
builders; No. 454. concerning side
walks and drives of the boulevard;
No. 455, creating sewer district No
3; No. 456. creating sewer district No.
A.; No. 457, concerning sewer connec-
tions. etc, were on roll call intro
duced. No. 449. governing appropria-
tions, was filed. No. 450, repeating
1872. No. 451. creating sewer district
No. 2, and 452, assessing costs, ETC.,
were adopted.
The mayor appointed committee,
consisting Of Casey, Scouton, and
Naeglin, to fix salaries of appointive
officers, and a recess was taken, after
which the committee reported on the
salaries with the following changes:
Water superintendent. 500; sewer
superintendent, $50; city attorney,
$40; and ON roll call the salaries
were established
For city attorney, j. l.. Russell, Bar
ry Sullivan and George w. Lane were
nominated. J. l.. Russell was chosen
on the second ballot, Lane withdraw
ing. All other appointive officers
were reinstated. The matter of bonds
was left with the finance committee.
On estimate of the city engineer,
the city treasurer was instructed to
turn over s1o,750 OF sewer bonds to
Contractor Skidmore.
The fire committee was empowered
to purchase suitable wagon and har-
ness to be used for city purposes.
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