Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
COUNCIL Fires
CITY OFFICER
Alleged Incompetency Leads to
the Discharge of
STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONER, ETC.
\ exed Question Of Furnishing Water
Is Still an Unsettled Problem and
Critical Situation Continues.

texed Question Of Furnishing Water
Is Still an Unsettled Problem and
Critical Situation Continues.
The friction that has existed al
most since assuming office between
the city council and their man Fri
day came to a sudden end at the
by the summary dismissal of Dan
Deemer from his multitudinous du-
ties as Street and Water Commits
sioner. The poor fellow was made
the scapegoat upon whom was piled
all the responsibility for the present
disgraceful condition Of the streets
and alleys, as well as for the condi-
ton of the pumping plant and city
wells, and from the complaints
heard and reports presented it sure
looked like clear case against Dan,
SO the Ak was applied and the city
official was then and there relieved
of his many jobs.
Contrarv to the expectations OF
and the council was a happy family
on Monday night. and 1t was appar-
ent that all differences had been drop
We'd so that united action might be
taken upon a matter of common good
to the entire city-that Of providing
some means by which a speedy abate-
ment may be brought to the present
menace to public health and business
safety caused by tho lack OF an ade-
quate water supply.
The first business taken up was re-
cciving of petitions. a petition from
Seventh street property owners, ask
ing for sidewalk upon the east side
Of that street between Sycamore and
rad and ., n
ton referred to the Street and Alley
committee. A petition signed by
shippers and farmers upon the out.
skirts of town was next presented
sOd prayed the honorable body to
drop any action toward the opening
of any further streets across the San
ia Fc tracks. The mayor had few.
questions to put right away and by
the time he was ready for action up
on this petition he had made out that
all but a couple of the signcrs were
only alleged" shippers. The petition
was ordered filed.
A report from the city engineer.
giving estimated cost and most fcas-
ible way Of extending the sewer in
to Park addition, was read and refer
red to the Sewer committee.
F. P. Soupesct appeared before the
council rayine for relief from the
ditch water that was OVERLOOKING on
Pine avenue and flooding his cellar.
The complaint was referred to the
Water committee with instructions
for immediate action
Then came a complaint Of an error
that had been made in n cemetery
deed about a year ago. and the coun.
Gil was asked to cancel the old decd
and issue a new one. In the discus
I.t f&1I1,r,l 10 xx-as hrnttu hf
out that the book containing records
of the first 200 deeds issued had dis
appeared and this left the cemetery
affairs in bad shape. On motion the
Cemetery committee was instructed
to issue the certificate asked for and
also have the records Strengthened
out.
The Street and Alley committee
reported that through the negligence
of the street commissioner the city
streets and allevs were in a most un-
clcanly state and they recommended
- Commissioner Dccmer's resigna-
1.bee accepted at once. The report
~ adopted by unanimous vote.
ANext the Water committee report
cd that the water commission was
derclict in his duty and thcv recon-
mended that Commissioner Dcemcrs 5
resignation be accepted. The report
was adopted. only Aid. Coleman vot-
ing against it. and he explained that
he but wished to hold the Official un-
til they could decide upon someone
to take his place.
Thus the CITY official of many du-
ties got his quietus and discussion
at once took place as to who could
be got to fill the vacancy, and was
finally ended by the adoption of a
al. a.,,t,-
shall be to Wednesday night, when a
water commissioner shall be elect
cd" In the meantime Assistant Wat
cd to take upon himself the arduous
duties of chief.
This brought out a discussion OF
the all-important water problem dur
ing which it was brought out that
the air compressor at present in use
is unable to pumn from the upper
wells and water enough to supply
the town can not be had from the
=; only r.-ll in commission. Until such
1 time as the other compressor is re.
paired no more water can be had and
to so far as nossible remedy the
I shortage the mayor was instructed to
give every householder notice THAI
he must at once cease all lawn irri-
CATION, and failure to comply with
the notice will result in the guilty
party having his water supply at
once shut off. and it will cost him S.
to have it turned on again. The
chief of police was instructed to en-
ploy night and day patrols to see
that the above order was carried out.
Il The old gas sytem was reported in
vc' Dad order and it was question:
bic Whether il would pay to have II
repaired. if the Rocky Ford Electric
Co. could furnish the power at a
reasonable rate. so a motion was car