, 1908-01-08
COAL BIDS
PASSED BY
CITY REFUSES TO CONTRACT FOR
COAL AT PRICES OFFERED BY
THE TWO COMPANIES.
Figures Exactly Alike and Just the
Same as Coal Is Sold to the Prl-
Vate Consumer-Annual, Seml-An.
nual n Monthly Reports of OF.
ficers-Proceedinss in Detail.

The council had a busy and interest.
ing two-hours session last night, dis,
posing of the annual, ~semi-annual and
monthly reports of the several Off
GERS. The council received bids for the
oity's supply of Goa for six months
from the Laramie Coal company and
the Laramie Furniture company, the
figures by both companies for each
class of coal being exactly the same
and in the case of one sort of coal %
cents pei ton higher than the price
paid by private consumers. Both bids
were rejected and the city will pur.
chase its coal in the open market. The
salaries of the engineer, foreman anc
driver of the fire department were in
creased and the report of the chief
of the fire department was ordered
printed at public expense for the bene
fit of the people of the city.
Proceedings in Detail.
President Gates of the city council
called the council to order at 7:40 last
evening, in the absence of Mayor
Spalding, the six members, the clerk
and the marshal being present. The
~absentees were the mayor and alton
ney.
Otto Schwatke was granted permits,
sion to have his license transferred
street, and John Engstrom was grant
ed renewal of his retail liquor license
at 113 First street from January IS,
1908, for one year.
Andrew Reid of 2O7 First street was
granted permission to transfer his re-
tail liquor license to Ben Watkins, he
having sold his saloon to hat gentle
man.
Building Permits Asked.
Richard Eberhardt asked permission
to erect a building in the real of his
present place of business, 315 Second
street, IL by IA by 9 feet high, to be
frame, covered with corrugated iron,
and on motion of Mr.. Beemer, the
petition was referred to the building
committee, with power to act.
John H. Symons asked permission
to erect an iron-clad water closet,
about 4 by Z feet, in the rear of the
Collins block, 402 and 4O4 Second
street, the closet to be connected with
the sewerage system of the city, and
on motion of Mr.. Beemer, the petition
was referred to the building commit
tee, with power to act.
C. w. Gibson was appointed a special
policeman for night duty for the Union
Pacific Railroad company, to serve
without compensation from the city,
and the appointment was confirmed by
the council.
Reports of Officers.
The monthly reports of the police
justice, the city marshal and the sexton
of the city cemetery for December, the
semi-annual report of the city treasur-
er for the six months ended December
81, 1907, the annual report of the mar
shall, the annual report of the chief Of
the fire department and the annual re-
port of the sexton of the city GENE.
terry for 1907 were read. The monthly
report of the sexton of the city ceme-
terry showed seven interments and
cemetery lots to the value of $50 sold.
Three of the deaths were of infants.
OF the four adults, n was aged SS
years, one 70 years, n So years and
the other 81 years. an average of IA
years one month.
Death Statistics.
During the year there were rs in
terments in the city cemetery. Two of
these were reinterments, one from
Medicine Bow, and one from Keystone.
There was one removal of a child TO
Cheyenne. The average age of the 10
whose remains were inferred was 35
years. The average age Of the AZ
adults was II years six months. There
were 35 females and 43 males inter
red. OF the five accidental deaths
which occurred, one was burned in a
Pullman car, n vas struck by light
ming, one was whirled to death by ma
chinery, n died from burns by drop
ping a lighted match in powder and
the fifth is supposed to have met death
by trying to climb yer a train at the
Grand avenue crossing. OF the 9th.
ers, the principal cause of death and
disease is as follows: P~eritonitis, 2;