, 1908-05-06
STREETS FOR
FESTIVITIES
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE Is
GIVEN PERMISSION FOR TWO
DAYS CELEBRATION.
Booths to Be Erected for Sale and
Amusement Purposes on Second
and ~Thornburoh Streets and Con.
fetti to Be Used Ad Lib-unimpor.
tant Session Of Council.


The council convened at 7:40 Las,
evening, with Mayor spalding, Coun
cilmen Beemer, Gates. Hansen, John
son, Schwatke and Suderstrom, Mar
shall Sigman and Clerk Tyvold pres
ent. City Attorney McMurray was alb
sent at the opening Of the council.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
License for Draymen.
A. w. Harnden, 7. r. Sears, L. d
Miles, f. N. Brees al B. G. Harnden,
draymen, engaged in the dray business
In this city, petitioned for protection
by proper ordinance for a license for
the occupation of draying. On motion
of Mr.. Beemer, the matter was refer.
red to the city attorney 10 draft an
ordinance in compliance with the
prayer of the petitioners.
Liquor License Renewed.
Retail liquor licenses were ordered
issued on the following applications:
Otto Schwatke, 12I First street: Fred
Goetz. POI First street, and John Os-
born, ia Thornburgh street. The mo-
tons were made, respectively, by
Messrs. Johnson, Soderstrom and
Schwatke.
Mr.. McMurray appeared at this
point.
Streets for Celebration.
Arthur Kingsfort, chairman of the
committee on Fourth of July celebra
ton Of the Laramie Commercial club,
asked permission to erect booths or
Second and Thornburgh streets, on
the nights of July Sd and 4th, and to
use confetti on those dates.
Mr.. Beemer suggested that on the
last occasion when confetti was used
the people adopted the habit of gath
ering debris from the streets and
throwing it in other peoples faces,
and il some OF these Objectionable
features a be gotten rid of, he would
not be so inclined. to oppose granting
the permit.
Mr.. johnson moved that the permits
sion be granted for the use of all the
downtown streets and as much con
fetti as the people please, with the
proviso that moderation be used, and
the motion prevailed unanimously. The
booths, according to present. plan, will
be placed on Second and Thornburgh
streets.
Reports of officers.
The report of Police Justice Hynds
showed collections amounting to
s29S.50.
The report of Marshal Sigman
showed total collections amounting 10
$50, to which was added the $29S.50
collected by the police Justice, making
a total of s3S4.5O covered into the city
treasury. The pound fees totaled SIT
and the sale of dog tags brought Sc.
City licenses produced S31 and county
license $40.
B. G. Sewell, sexton OF the city en-
etery, reported seven interments dur.
ing the month-on the 18th, 18th, goth
oath, 25th and two on the 2Sth. The
average age of the seven dead was
Sc 81 years.
The reports were read and referred
to the finance committee for examina-
ton and report.
Bills for April.
The bills for the month of April
were read and those approved were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, James
Naismith was allowed $500 OH account
as contractor for the Eleventh street
sewer.
Marshal Sigman reported that a
break had occurred in the main water
pipe in front of the county hospital,
and that he had notified the railroad
company.
A. o.,E ,ba council adiourneJ