The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-08
LONG SESSION OF coUN-
GIL ON DITCH ouESTtoN.

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! GIL ON DITCH QuEsTloN.
| The city council held another long,
drawn-out meeting last night that ex-
tended far into the night with only q
portion of the order of business COW
cred. making another meeting in the
near future necessary. Mayor Rich
ardson presided and only Messrs.
| Rhea and Robinson were absent.
The principal event of the meeting
was the discussion over the cement
| ing of the irrigation bitches that run
through the city that are not now ce-
| mented. 1t came UP on the report of
the streets and alleys committee On
the new ordinance which proposes
the cementing of the North Spring
! River Center ditch from the railroad
| east to the Hondo river. and its prin-
| cipal laterals. In lieu of this ordi-
nance, the committee reported q sub
stitute ordinance calling for the ce-
meating of all the big irrigating
| bitches that pass through the city
| that are not now so improved. This
general sweeping ordinance was op-
posed by Mr.. Whiteman and when Mr.
Haynes suggested the ceznenting OF
( the Haynes a. Bonney ditch ii bro:
out opposition from Mr.. Wiseley. The
| general argument of the objectors
was that they were against putting a
hardship on ditch owners when their
| bitches pass through sections of the
| town not built up. j. A. Williams,
of the Slaughter ranch. Arthur Stew
ems and John Westover, all ditch
| owners, were there to see what was
| done, but did not offer to speak. E.
L. Bedell was there to meet any oppo-
sition that might appear to the i'm
| provement in ditch conditions In the
| east side of town, he said in a short
| talk. but none appeared.
| The compromise idea seemed to
| prevail and the result will probably he
the order of the cementing of the
| North Spring River Center Ditch and
| its principal laterals between the rail
| road and Hondo river and the cement
| ing of the Lea-Cunningham Ditch
| from Union avenue TO Washington
avenue. in the west part of town. FL
| nally, upon -notion, the old ordinance
was tabled and special committee
was appointed to draft a substitute
| ordinance as soon as possible. cover
| ing the compromise points. On this
| committee were named Messrs. Bell,
| Wyllys and Haynaker and they met
| this afternoon to draft the new ordi-
| nance.
At the opening of the meeting fol-
| lowing the reading of minutes. the
| mayor annouced the approval of the
| new Masonic temple.
| Mr.. Cummins was excused from the
| meeting on account of sickness.
The city electrical Inspector re-
| ported an estimate on the cost of ma
terial for installing a fire alarm of
| twenty boxes in twenty different sec
! tions of the city at S266.43 This did
not include his estimate on the cost
| If labor. His report was filed.
| The finance committee made re-
port that the city's balance on Aug.
| /, was $1S.552.3S. and that in August
s9.S7719 was spent, leaving balance
Of $s.67619. The report showed also
that all bills. properly contracted.
audited and o. KID to July 90 had
been paid. They recommended that
| a better purchasing system be install
ed in order TO facilitate the work OF
auditing and checking up on all city
| buying and TO make it more compe-
| titive. The report was received, ap-
proved and ordered filed.
Verbally the committee reported
adversely on buying city garbage
| wagon and the report was unanimous
iy adopted; as was also another ver-
bal report that the request of the Car
negie Library Board that certain
| funds be transferred to the library
fund to make up the deficiency in the
levy of the years of 1908-09 and 1909
TO- This last recommendation carried
a provision that the money be trans
| ferred as soon as II is available.
| Mr.. Whiteman Introduced 0rdi-
nance No. 191, for the installation of
fire escapes in two or more storied
| buildings. The ordinance Is publish
cd in full elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Bell introduced Ordinance No.
1872. amending Ordinance No. 143, the
Sanitary ordinance, providing for the
inspection of all beef and mutton be
fore and after being slaughtered by
the city veterinary officer. also for the
weekly inspection of all butchershops
the same to be paid for in fees. II
was referred 10 the committee on
: city affairs.
: Mr. Wyllys introduced resolution
No. 80. putting a five day limit on
the time of installing sewer connec
ions. Same was passed unanimously
and appears in this paper in official
publication.
The committee on city affairs re
ported on Ordinance No. 1S6. the city
: occupation tax ordinance, and action
was deferred while waiting legal ad
vice from Acknowledgement Frank
Clancy
The application of the Board Of Ed
: ucation for a permit to dig cess
n pool at the Pauly school was granted
same having been refused at the lasi
meeting.
Council went into recess.
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