The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-07
LONG SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL TAKES
BEST PART OF NIGHT
Old Water Works Property on West Side Sold
to Laramie Railroad. City Will Not Fur
nish Ballast for the Street Railway
Company on Seventh Avenue

Talk about earning your bread by
the sweat of your brow-the six
Greeley aldermen sat in their shirt
sleeves until l p. m. Wednesday
and mopped sweat from more of
their anatomy than their brow.
There was not SO much to do but
when six men have to be thoroughly
convinced that they are right before
taking a step it requires considerable
time and argument.
The principal transaction last
evening was the sale of the ola wat
eIworks property west of Fourteenth
avenue. C. D. Todd. on behalf of
the DenverLaramie road, purchased
all of this tract which lies south of
the c. & S. track and wrote out
check to the city for $2,S65.
About year ago the people voted
to sell this tract of land, but it
seems no one wanted it at the ap-
praised value until the new road
came along. 1t was appraised at
$2.25O and Mr.. Todd offered trifle
more than 500 better. The alder
men discussed the proposition for
almost an hour and made up their
minds they were getting every cent
1.-THE property was worth. 1t Includes
ore water right in No. ditch and
about eleven acres of land. Origi-
rally the tract contained twenty
acres but the C. & S. right of way
took four acres and there still re-
mains about five acres on the north
side of the track.
This revenue is Opportune and
Alderman Farr suggested that the
entire amount he spent upon the city
streets.
A delegation of men and women
from the south end of Seventh av-
enue appeared before the council
with long petition, which is about
the tenth on the same subject in
the past ten years, asking for
sewer for that section of the city
and that the same be installed be-
fore the tracks are laid on Seventh
avenue.
The council finally decided that
this work should be done and start
will be made at once.
The present sewer from Tenth to
Thirteenth streets will be lowered
and the eight inch tile replaced with
twelve inch and from Thirteenth
street south to the ditch a ten me
main will be laid. This will give all
the people in the south end of Sew
enth avenue and the cross streets a
benefit they have been striving for
for years.
A protest was entered by Mr.. Nc
E'roy against the proposed construc-
ton of fire escape from the opera
house across the alley to the McEl-
Ycy building. This is a temporary
step to an injunction suit in case
the structure is started.
A petition from ]. f. Neill and
others for a sidewalk on the south
side of Fifth street was granted ana
the owners of three lots in that VI
cinity who have neglected to install
walks will be notified to construct
same within thirty days.
The contract with the street rail
way company for the grading ana
eraveling of Seventh avenue was
signed after eliminating the clause
that the city should furnish sraVel
for ballast. The company decided
that they would use dirt to ballast
instead of gravel.
Alderman Hays was named as
commissioner to treat with the may
or in regard to obtaining gravel from
the bed west of town on Mr.. Hous-
tens land. The mayor would De
willing to pay the city bonus 10
get them out of there and save fur-
tber destruction of his property.
However, he does not want to deiay
The work on Seventh avenue and VIII
allow them to continue for that pur-
pose free of charge.
A delegation from Timnath' heau-
ed by Il. A. Miller, asked permls-
sion to connect Timnath with the
Greeley water system. A corpora
t,on has been formed in that town
with sufficient funds to back the
Iroposition and install the pipe llne'
a contract similar to the one win
Windsor will be arranged. Mr.. MIL
Ter stated that they would have from
twenty-five to thirty consumers 10
.,t.h rrbav also desire tOuT