The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-17
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Tuesday evening. Dec. q. 1909.
Regular meeting.
Mayor presiding.
All members present excepting
Haynes and Wiseley.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Mr.. K. s. woodruff appeared and
asked the Council that the City bear
the expense of bridging the bitches
wherever they cross the streets and
alleys of the City. Mayor referred
the matter to special COMMITTEES COM
! posed of Messrs Haymaker, Rhea and
Bell, with instructions to investigate
and report on Thursday night.
r. W. Smith appeared and asked
permission to erect an awning in
front of the Oklahoma Block similar
in construction to the one on the Co
dair building adjoining. Referred to
Fire Department Committee, for re
port Thursday night.
Streets and Alleys Committee re-
ported on matter of widening Orchard
Avenue 5 feet on each side of street,
and recommended that of property
owners would give the City 10 or 15
feet they would recommend the ac-
ceptance; otherwise they had to re-
port u~nfavorable, which was lone and
the report adopted unanimously.
Committee on Water, Sewer and
Lights reported on petition of Roswell
Title and Trust Co., and E. NJ. Fish
er. asking for sewer extensions thru
blocks one III and two G) in Home
Place Addition, and recommended
that the petition be not granted. Re
port was unanimously adopted
Committee on Police Department
reported hat they had rented the of
flee of Mr.. Ralph Parsons for night
police headquarters at $40 per month
for the winter months only. Report
adopted.
Committee on City Affairs given
until January meeting for report of
house numbering and street naming.
Sold r. l. Miller 2 old steel beams
belonging TO City but apparently of
no use. at 3 cents per pound.
Water, Sewer and Lights Commit
tee introduced Ordinance Number 1875
Read first and second time, under
suspension, unanimously, and ordered
published.
Same Committee also reported on
the new contract and agreement with
the Roswell Electric Light Co, rec.
ommending that the contract and
agreement be accepted and executed
by he City. and that Ordinance No.
1875 be passed. Report was unani
mously adopted.
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Mr.. Rnea the Mayor and Clerk were
authorized TO execute this agreement
and contract on behalf of City.
Mr.. Wyllys introduced resolution
No. 95. Read in full and on passage
was unanimously lost.
Ordinance No. 1874 was r~e-referred
back TO Committee
Communication of Carnegie Libra
~ Board for free city water was ia
bled.
Applications of f. c. Railsback, r.
C.. Nisbet and J. r. Irwin for pernis-
sion TO erect cess pools in their res
pective premises in Southwest part
of city. referred to Water. Sewer and
Lights Committee with power to act.
Application for addition of brick
ON Kipling Candy Kitchen granted.
Report of Police Judge and City
Marshal for November read and or
dered filed.
Fire Chiefs communication relative
to change of location of fire plug tc
corner of LIST n Main referred to
Water. Sewer and Lights Committee
That part of same communication re
ferring to raise of Captain Walter
G~olds-nith's salary $500 per month
referred to Fire Department Commit
tee.
Mr.. Robinson moved That case OF
Lucius Oils V City be dismissed al
cost of City, and Mr.. Bell amended
the motion to include case of ]. p
Magner v. City. On vote of motion
and amendment resulted in tie vote
the Mayor voting mo" and declaring
he motion and amendment lost.
Assistant City Attorney Dow was
instructed 10 look after the case OF
Lucius Dills V. City in District court
City Attorney Scott, for informa-
ton of the Council reported on all
matters in his Office and progress OF
same.
Council recessed to Thursday night.
Thursday night, Dec. 9, 1909 1880
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