The Ordway new era., 1909-05-21
Town Board Meeting

ing, May Il, 1909. Present. Mayor
\. NJ. ward, Trustees Stcinmctz,
Cook, Bcsch, llgenftItzand DannrlI"Y.
Minutes OF last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed:
Ordway Electric Light x Power Co.,
street lights for April ......sIO %
\. NJ. Ward, recording deed .... l.GO
J. II. Peck, labor and material So, -
Communication from 4. c. Sloan as
attorney for j. +. Bell was read, de-
manding the rcfunding of 500 To j..
f. Bell for frontage tax on lot number
II In block -, for the year 1905.
On motion duly seconded, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted: That,
Whereas, lots :, Q, 10 and II, owned by
J. +. Bell, were irrigated from the
town water mains during the year 1905
and, whereas, said lots do not front on
4 water main, but receive the same
benefits a. those that do front on the
mains, Therefore, bc it resolved, that
the said J. T.. Bell be charged 81 90 per
lot for the water used on said lots In
the year 1908. making totalchargc II
500, and that he be credited with
-. 90 paid to the county treasurer uu
lot number II. The Aye and Nay
vote was called and recorded as follows:
Ayes, Cook. Brsch, Ilgenfritz and
Dannellcy; Nays, Stcinmctz; Absent,
Ross.
Mr.. W. L. Hartman being present,
was asked TO explain the bill Of Hart
man and Ballrcich for $3.50 90 against
the town Of Ordway, which he did,
after which general discussion was
had on the subject, but no action was
taken.
On motion OF Trustee llgenfritz,
duly seconded, the marshal was in
Structcd to enforce the ordinance con-
cerning waste, refuse, ashes, and litter
In streets and alleys and nn sidewalks.
All members present voted aye.
On motion and second II was ordered
in block 10, be notified by the mar
shal to renew the sidewalks in front
OF their respective properties AS pro-
vided by ordinance and that said
feet wide, said four feet to be the
center section OF the twelve foot
space as provided by ordinance. The
aye and nay vote was called and all
members present voted aye.
The question of how much sidewalk
the owners OF corner lots would be
required to build, according to the
was discussed at length
and on motion it was decided that the
length of the walk in front to be CON
by the property owner was
the same as the width of the lot and
the walk at the side should be.the
same as the depth or length Of the lot,
and that the town should build the
corners connecting the front and side.
The aye and nay vote was called, all
members present voting aye.
The question OF building a Jail back
Of the town building and of changing
the front OF said building so as to
Accommodate the fire apparatus was dis
cussed and a general plan adopted, all
members present voting aye. The
trustees were appointed as
a building committee, Steinmetz, H.
genfritz and Besch.
Trustee Dannelley stated that the
Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. desired to
with the town for water for
engines and on motion OF Trustee
it was decided to make
them fiat rate of $3.50 per month
for term OF five years. The aye and
nay vote was called and recorded as
ayes, Ilgenfritz, Steinmetz,
Dannelley, Cook. Nays, none. Alb
sent, Besch and Ross.
Committee appointed to make ar
for town pound reported
that l.. A. Henderson had consented
10 allow the town the use Of his feed
Yards as pound.
The question OF repairing or rebuild
ng the crossing on Denver Boulevard
between the park and the depot, was
referred to the Street, Alley and Park
Applications for the appointment
If Town Attorney were ordered re-
,urned to applicants with statement
hat the applications would be con-
'idered if the salary consideration was
one half.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45 p. m. to
De re-convened at the call of the
mayor.
E. P. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Recorder.
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