La Junta tribune., 1909-05-08
CRY DADS IN SESSION.
Large Number Of Applicants Fe
City Jobs and Appointments For
the Year Made.


| Monday in May. There was a large
crowd in attendance. this particular
session being the time set for he
awarding of the various official plum
and many there were who were wait
Ing to be relieved OF the agony of
suspense. The city dads were late
in gathering around the municipa
board. but when the grabfest Was
opened there was evidence Of .he
fact that the prolonged preliminary
caucus had borne fruit, as syery-
thing that came up for consideration
appointments and all-went throug
unanimously.
When Mayor spalding called The
board to order every member was
present, and business was transacted
very expeditiously. Under the head
of petitions there were several who
made their wants and wishes known.
and each request was disposed OF by
turning 1t over to the proper COM
mittee for consideration.
Nearly every resident OF the Otero
addition signed petition requesting
immediate extension OF the city
water mains into that territory
There were nineteen names attached
to the petition requesting water ser
vice for tweuty-three taps. The pc
tition was referred to the water
works and sewer committee.
in. Lamb and other property own
ers requested that a curb be in
stalled on the west side of Colorado
avenue from Eighth street to Tenth
street. This was referred to the
stree, and alley committee.
NJ. Finity requested permission to
build a stable. 12xl4 feet in dimen-
sions and six feet high in the rear
OF his premises on West Second
street This imposing structure is
TO be built OF wood and covered with
corrugated steel siding. The petition
was referred to the fire and police
committee.
A communication from Santa Fe
officials requested permission to close
Harriet avenue. This would compel
the public to use the subway east of
town exclusively, and as this Sas
the intention when the subway WAS
first broached the matter WAS re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee with power to act.
Marshal Wieneke and Police Magis-
trate Clark submitted their reports
for the month of April. showing the
amount of business transacted In the
police court. II was as follows: Mum
ber of cases In court, 20: total fines.
cash and work. 5000; fines worked
out. s240: cash fines. $50: police fees.
1925; witness fees. $500; cash paid
to city treasurer. s49.T5.
James Hireen appeared before the
city council and requested that some
action be taken in the matter OF put
ting In a sewer In the alley west Of
Lincoln avenue. The old council
spent considerable time in trying to
find some solution to this problem,
and had II practically completed
when they retired from office. The
matter was referred to the mayor.
water and sewer committee and the
city attorney, with instructions to re-
port at the next regular meeting.
The city council then took up the
matter of selecting the various ap-
pointive officers for the ensuing year.
The council was unanimous in the
selection in each and every Instance.
the successful appointee polling the
entire six votes.
| For the position OF water COM
missioner there were two aspirants.
Andrew Mayors and l.. V. Dougherty.
Mayors received the entire six votes
1 For day marshal there we're four
candidates-H. o. vanlnwagen, A. II
wieneke. j. f. Doyle and Charles E
Adams. Adams received six alder
manic votes.
Four men were after the night job
Henry Cramer, William oskinson.
James II. Miller. and A H Wieneke.
Wieneke polled six votes
For the job of street commission.
er there were three aspirants--J. p.
Bradlsh. l.. o. Evans and ]. S. King.
King landed the plum with six votes
There were only two aspirants for
the position of city health officer
c. II. Farthing and II. E. Hall. Hall
was the unanimous choice.
c. w. Wonderly was on motion
unanimously elected to the position
of fire chief by acclamation. There
were no applicants for the job. not
even Wonderly himself.