The daily sentinel., 1909-04-14

3 voted TO refer the applications while
Plank. Matthews and Flynn voted
against the motion
The reports of Officers were then
received and read at length. All of
the reports were very Interesting.
There were the regular monthly re-
ports and then there were the annual
reports of the treasurer. the clerk,
the water superintendent and one or
two other officials.
The treasurer.s report gave con-
elusive evidence of the splendid man
ner in which the city's finances have
been handled during the Wentworth
administration and show that the af-
fairs of the city are in fine shape at
the end of the present municipal
term. Mayor Wentworth and his
council will turn over to Mayor Lee
and his council city whose business
affairs are in first class condition. 1t
will be hard for any succeeding ad-
ministration to equal the excellent
record of administration of the city's
affairs made by Mayor Wentworth
and the other city officials.
That the mountain water system
must be constructed at an early date
or else an expenditure of something
| like $4,000 made within a period of
a year or eighteen months on the
present water system in order to meet
the demands of the city was made
plain in the annual report of Supt.
Vedder of the city water works. The
statements made by Mr.. Vedder
clearly show that delay in the con
struction of the mountain water sys-
TEN Will be dangerous and expensive.
The receipts of the water depart
Irent show am increase of over ST.
coo over last year while the expendi
lures are considerable less, indeed a
line record, especially when it is con-
sidered that the demand for city
water was rapidly increased from
month TO month and that there are
now 1910 taps on the water mains.
The annual appropriations for the
operation of the city government
show small balances at the end of
the municipal year as Clerk Conley's
report reveals. This report was also
very satisfactory in comparison with
the appropriation reports of the past.
Other reports of minor importance
were read.
The fire and police board reported
| favorable on the application of Will
liam Connerty for a permit to erect
an addition TO a building on Second
street.
The contract with the Continental
OIL company was approved.
A large number of bills were al
lowed including all the bills for cleo
tion expenses.
Then on motion of Alderman Hud-
son n recess of five minutes was
taken to allow the license committee
to pass on the saloon applications.
The street railways application for
amendment to its franchise was
taken up when the council was again
called 10 order Charles f. Noble.
of the company. was present and ex-
planned that the amendments were
desired so as TO empower the COM
pany with certain street privileges
that will enable them to so change
their tracks near the depot as to
eliminate three bad curves. making 1t
better for the city. safer for the pub
lie and more convenient for the COM
pany The matter was thoroughly
explained by Mr.. Noble and motion
passing the amending ordinance on
first reading and ordered it publish
ed in The Daily Sentinel was adopted
by a unanimous vote. There is no
! opposition to the amendments. The
desired changes are favored by all
who have looked into the matter.
Then came the eagerly awaited
! climax of the evening. The report of
the license committee on the saloon
applications was called for. Alder
men Davies and Hertz, two of the
three members of the committee.
I turned in a favorable report accept
ing the bonds and providing for the
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