The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-12
grade for the connecting lateral.

providing for uniform building line
within the city outside the fire lin
it's, was introduced. Application for
permit to build must ibe filed with
the city clerk ccompanied by a fee
of 81. The city engineer must then
give the line for the front of the
building and report to the city clerk.
who upon receipt of another fee of
two dollars issues a permit. 1t also
provides for restrictions as to the
use of the streets while building and
provides that red lights must be plac-
ed at night to protect materials in
the streets. The penalty for non-com-
p1iance is from five to fifty dollars
fine and in default twenty days in
Jail. Referred to fire department COM
mittee.
Ordinance 141 is an artesian well
ordinance. Permit to drill must be
secured from the city clerk, fee two
dollars. Drains and bitches must be
lprovided to care for the water during
drilling, and when a flow is struck
the well must be capped within "a
hours. penalty is attached of from
five to one hundred dollars, and in
default from two to thirty days in
Jail. Referred to water and lights com
mittee.
Old ordinances were then brought
tup, and Ordinance No. 135 giving l..
B. Craig lien ON lot IA, in block Z,
South Roswell, for $1O6.4O, for laying
sidewalk, was read the second time.
Resolution No. SO, legalizing the
re-platting of block 21, Roswell. as
done in 1899. was finally passed.
The matter of the location of the
fire house with city hall and Jail at
tached was brought up. A petition
from taxpayers opposing the location
at the suggested site on Richardson
avenue between First and Second
streets was read The petition had
in it the suggestion of a law suit to
prevent the location there. Consider
able discussion ensued.
Mr.. Bell considered the complaint
| well founded. The building should not
| be placed in residence district. The
| Jail was especially offensive to resi-
| dents.
Whiteman suggested an under
ground dungeon for. the criminals,
thus eliminating the offensive fea-
| ture to the surrounding residents. He
| then moved to table indefinitely the
petition This found a second from
aIr Dohipco,
Bell offered as substitute that the
petition be granted. This brought on
more argument Mr.. Thomas thought
that a corner lot would be more de-
sirable but there was the lack of
| money in the way. Mr.. Wyllys sug-
gested that the old Salvation Army
| lot near the Kemp Lumber Company
might be bought. and brought out
the fact that it could be secured at
cost of $3.50.
| the discussion, and thought it would
| be advisable to separate the fire
house and jail-would be more salts
| factory to the community. The fire
house should be located west of Main
| street, as the majority of the fires
are west of it. and it eliminates the
danger in crossing a crowded street.
| He favored granting the petition to
| the extent OF the jail part OF it.
| The end of it all was the referring
of the entire matter to the fire de-
partment committee.
l. I,
mayor to the city council were read
| by the clerk. The first transmitted
a letter from fire alarm system com
pany Referred to fire committee. An
other was in regard to paving Main
street and enclosed letter from
paving company. lit was referred to
the streets and alleys committee.
The garbage bids were then open
ed and read, as follows:
| B. F. Renthrow offered to do the
work for $69 per month and would
furnish man and team. the city to
furnish wagon. Sunday work forty
five cents an hour. A days work
hours.
| Chas s. Brewster bid SIS month.
Rice Mcdonnell offered to do the
work for $65 per month.
| The scavenger bids were then ta-
ken up. Thos. Boone offered to pay
the city $25 per month for the exclu-
sive right for the work. A v. X. Gil
lespie offered $50 per month.
/ All these bids were referred to the
jstrpe4s aad allevs comynfttee re-
cess of five minutes was taken while