La Junta tribune., 1909-02-20
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1909.
UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.
Every Ward in the City Represented
BY Full DeIes cation at the coun-
Gil Meeting.


Gil Meeting.
= II was the unexpected that =
+ happened at the city hall last =
= Monday night on the occasion =
= of the second Monday after the +
= first Tuesday meeting of the city =
= fathers. The board of aldermen. =
r. as body, has been off duty =
= for Just an even month, owing :
= to disagreement over the =
= awarding of sewer contract. +
= The battle royal had evidently +
= been fought ont in private some +
= where, for in the council cham =
= ber. during the entire evening.
= the municipal ship OF state =
= was as peaceful as painted =
= ship upon a painted ocean. which =
= is going some for peace and =
= guietude. Notwithstanding the +
= fact that it was payday night. =
= Mayor George Barr and the six ,
= aldermen, City Clerk Mayors. ,
= and the major domo Of the al +
= dermanic sessions, Marshal Vie =
. neke, were In their accustomed =
= places before the hands OF the ?
= clock pointed to the hour OF ?
= eight and In less than two hours ?
= the disagreement that had kept =
. the council at loggerheads for =
= a month had been satisfactorily =
= arranged and much other bust :
= ness transacted.
. = = = = = . . = = = = = = =
A synopsis Of the proceedings had
and done is as follows:
In the matter Of building sewer
across the Catholic church prop
erty a communication was read from
Father Dilly in which he made a
counter proposition to that sub.
mitteed to him by the city coun-
)cil. II was finally decided to refer
both propositions to the city engi-
neer, with instructions to furnish
the council with rough draft Of
the two proposed sewer lines, with an
estimate of the cost in each instance.
A communication was received from
TT. Woodruff = which he suggest
ed the establishment OF swim
ming pool in La Junta to be con-
Quoted under the management of the
city. Mr. Woodruffs letter is as
follows:
Council, La Junta. Colorado.
Gentlemen: 1t having been sug-
gested to me that a swimming pool
would be a desirable thing for La
Junta for the use and benefit
OF the young people of the city, it
has occurred to me that such an in
stitution might better be under the
management OF the city than of pri-
vate individuals, particularly II con-
nected with public bath houses.
Assuming that your body would be
interested in such an institution
provided 1t could be established with
out other cost to the city than the
cost of maintenance. which cost
might be met in large part, or Who'll
ly, by moderate charges against the
users, make this proposition: That
r will furnish the council 500 to
provide for the cost Of investigation
OF the subject generally; that Is.
what has been done along this line
In other places; to what extent meth
DDS in vogue elsewhere could be
adopted advantageously in La Junta,
and, what the probable cost would
be of suitable building and equip.
ment sufficient to answer local
needs. Also. / viii undertake to pro-
vide the cost of the necessary out
lay, to the extent OF at least $4,000.
II SO much will be needed for the
purpose.
1t may be well for the council to
consider, also, what would be the
most suitable location for such a
building: whether ON such place
as the vacant iot duJdSehl W ehe
city hall, or upon vacant land owned
and controlled by me near the cor
ner Of Santa Fe avenue and Eighth
street, or, possibly. the rear end OF
lots Q to ~ in Block &c.
/ would be pleased to have you
take this matter up at your conven-
ience, and II the project meets with
favor at your hands. to be informed
OF the results OF your inquiries, SO