The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
CITY COUNCIL in
A LONG SESSION
APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE
Fire Department Gets $4,000 and
Library to Have ~, 500.

FIRE department NIetS &O,OOO anu
Library to Have S2,5OO.
The large amount of business be-
fore the city council last night pro
longed the session until II o'clock.
1t is we'll that Greeley has patriotic
citizens, or it would be hard to md
men who would perform the service
for 81 per night.
The approDSiation ordnance was
| the chief ma$ker before the body and
was received as recommended BY the
finance committee. and the same or
dered published before it's final adop-
tion.
The amount OF $4,000 was set
aside for city lights. This is an in
crease over last year, and it is hoped
to be sufficient to kepe the lights lit
all night. and also to install some
thirteen new street lamps. An ap-
preparation of $1,000 was made to
cover the salaries of the city officials.
1000 for the contingent fund;
$4,000 for the completion of the
city hall $500 to meet deficiency
in the ditch fund; $1,000 for park
purposes; s1,250 for city hall
bonds: s3.750 as reserve fund;
1.5OO for library purposes. In ad-
dition to this there will be some
1920 available for that purpose
which was left in that fund this
wear. This means some s2,5OO for
the new library. which will no doubt
be ample for the new furnishings,
with the outside assistance that is
promised.
The next most noteworthy appro-
priation is $4,000 for the fire de-
partment, and means that the alder
men intend to give the people hrst-
class protection and a cheaper IN
surance rate Last year the coun-
Gil appropriated $4,000 for the fire
department. in hopes of installing
a team and couple of paid men,
but the proposition was never
reached. and the money was used for
other purposes. This year the
amount has been increased and there
is good deal of talk about new
auto fire wagon. which some clam
would be much cheaper in the ehd
than horses. and would be twice rs
effective However. it is up 10 the
aldermen. who are the best Judges
OF the city's needs.
The volunteer fire department,
asked that the city allow them SOU
n wear for each of the five companies
instead of $25, which they receive az
The question will he con
sidered the first of the year me
aldermen all signified their Wiling
ness TO encourage the boys. ana AT
the same time they thought the pat
riotic volunteers should be wiling
to sacrifice little diversion at the
present time. when the city needed |
every cent available to provide an
that would be a credit 10
the city and more so to the boys
themselves. /
If was decided that the city needed
, day officer as we'll AS two hleh'
men and Officer Ahrcnd who mas
been doing special day work for the
mast few months. will be assigned 10
day worl, permanently. me clty
office averages loo teie-
nhone calls n day, besides his other
CITY work, and he finds 1t almost m
nossible to give much of his time TO
the street. ,r
The reports of the city clerk. mar
cha, treasurer. magistrate, health
oHicer and bactcriologist were re-
reived and placed on file.
A petition from the residents east
,r the track for II water main on
twelfth street. was granted ana 'he
work will be done as soon as p'"'
ticable. ,,,s,, p,r,,
This properly i'es ~
the vicinity of Twelfth street '""