The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-07

the west side of North Kentucky ave
nue. from Spring River to College
Boulevard. An amendment was sub
nitted adding about 35 blocks of side
walks. largely on North Hill and to
the south OF Alameda street and pro-
viding for the widening of the Main
street sidewalks between Alameda and
Fifth streets. The amendment lost.
failing to get majority, Cunmins,
Whiteman and Rhea being the oppos-
ers to the wide sidewalks on Main.
With the clause stricken out provid-
ing for the widening of Main streets
sidewalks; che amendment went thru
unanimously and the ordinance was
passed. In all forty blocks of new
sidewalks were ordered, or nearly 4
miles. The ordinance appears else
where in this paper. With this ordi-
nance came an order that the gaps at
the cemented bitches be filed with
cement sidewalks to fulfill an old ordi-
nance
BY the passage of ordinance No. lS7
the council set August 10th. at p.
IN. as the time for hearing of object
ions to paving Main street between
Alameda and Fifth. and also Fifth
street from Main to the depot and the
cross streets, between Virginia and
Richardson avenues. The cost OF this
work is estimated at about $13O.000.
The opinion of the city attorney as
to the legality of putting occupation
tax on certain lines of business was
read and. ordered filed
A plat of Home Place addition was
presented by the owners. Messrs. Bell.
Gibbany and others. and the same was
accepted and ordered filed
Ordinance No. 1856 was read II pro-
coming year under a newly prepared
schedule. which raises nearly every
line of business and includes Others
not touched before. 1t was referred to
the committee on city affairs.
The city physicians report for
June was read, showing the birth of
nine males and eight female babies
in The month and sixteen deaths.
There were five cases of measles and
five of typhoid fever reported. This is
the smallest at this time of the season
In several years. All the cases are at
St. Mary's hospital. The city physi-
clan recommended that, if legal, the
sanitary ordinance be amended so as
TO make IL necessary for all closets to
be cleaned by the city scavenger, In
order that closer tab could be kept
on them. He recommended a weekly
inspection of North Spring river and
the Hondo river during the hot wealth
er.
Although only twenty of the sixty
days first given now remain. less than
half the people on the city sewers
have contracted to connect up their
closets with the sewer. 1t was announ-
ced that all who had not done so with
In the required time, would be arrest
ed and fined. Only twenty days re-
main in which this can be done, and
the people are hereby warned.
The matter of settling the bill of
s77 submitted by Lucius Dills for
work in 1908 was brought up. The
city attorney recommended that he
be paid s635O. deducting s14.50 for
time he was away during the time
covered in his bill. The trouble aris-
es in this case over the fact that Mr..
Dills was discharged, or rather was
thought to have been discharged, by
motion when the law says iL could
only have been done by resolution.
Mr. Dills claims he held the Office AN
til he finally resigned. The difference
in time makes the difference i'm cash
he now claims. The council finally de-
cided to tender him S26 as settle
ment in full figuring that even the
city attorneys recommendation was
too high. The council was divided on
the subject. however.
The police pudge's report for June
showed sixty arrests and sll3 in fines
collected.
The report of the water and sewer
commission for the three months end
ing June 30 was read and filed. All
the plant has been tested and accept
ed except the pumps at the plant.
The matter of erecting a city scales
at the fire department was brought up
and the streets and alleys comnittee
instructed 10 proceed witch their install
lation.
The mayor suggested to the streets
and alleys committee that north Penn
sylvania avenue, between Eighth and
the North Spring river. and west Ala
media street be plowed, graded and
wet down.
Council took a recess until Friday
night
The Missionary Society of the First
Presbyterian church will hold iIs reg
ular meeting at the home of Mrs. j