The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-12
BUSINESS
OF THE CITY

The city council convened pursuant
TO call of the Mayor Tuesday. The
mayor presiding and all being present
except Messrs. Haynes, Rhea, Wisely,
and Whiteman. After the reading
and approval of minutes. the following
business was transacted:
The Mayor announced the approval
OF the bonds of policemen Tobe Stew
art and Roy Woofter and the bonds
Of Taylor S. Miller for constructing
cement sidewalks and the bond and
contract OF J. F. Parks for city gar
bage.
The mayor also announced that he
had approved and executed co1trac;
on behalf of the city with j. ID. Bell,
Ed 5. Gibbany and Rose A. Bird for
water and sewer extensions.
A committee representing the diff
ferent local unions of the city asked
for street concessions for Labor day.
On motion the request was granted
by unanimous vote.
The payment of a tbill for SS5 from
St. Mary's Hospital for the care OF
-Siss Mary Edgren was refused and
the bill was referred to the poor and
pauper comniutee and city attorney
A bill of Paul wagner. amounting
TO $19S.33. for services as policeman
was turned down unanimously.
A bill of $50 from ]. w. Mullels for
circulating a petition asking for a
special election on the commission
form of government was ordered paid
The bill of j. b. Russell for s119
work for fire department was order
ed paid.
The Roswell Machine Shops bill
for $3.50 for work on the street
sprinkler was ordered paid.
A bill OF s3 from II. NJ. Patrick for
inspecting the city power house was
rejected until properly investigated
and O. KID.
f. Snipes hill of $3.50 was allowed.
The streets and alleys committee
reported on the petition of f. l. Be
dell asking for the cementing of
North Spring River center Ditch be
tween the railroad right of way and
the Hondo river. and recommended
that the ditch ibe declared a nuisance
and ordered ce-nented. The report
was unanimously adopted.
A petition was read from property
owners in the vicinity of the Pierce
Cunningham ditch on Washington
avenue between Second and Third
streets and west for three blocks 20
Union avenue, asking that the ditch
tie order ed cemented by Gu dinance.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wyllys, the
city attorney was instructed TO draft
am ordinance declaring the North
Spring River Center ditch, the Pierce
Cunningham ditch and the Eureka
ditch nuisances and ordering the ce
menting of the same. The motion
was unanimously adopted.
The streets and alleys COMMITTEES
also reported on the letting of the
contract for street work and grading
at 2S cents per cubic yard. that being
the only and lowest bid.
The water. sewer aEa lights com
mittee reported in writing, on theil
attempted settlement with the Ros
well Electric Light Company, on July
IS. 1909. The reported a cash tender
to the light company of s3.0S3.13 and
that the same was rejected. On mo
ton, the committees report was un
animously adopted and approved
The committee further reported tha'
Manager L. f. Woodhead, of the hgh
company hdu TcqucStCu d pal uoi pay
ment on the account, but that this
had been refused until the council as
a whole could pass on the question
The council voted unanimously to re
fuse to make any partial payment
The clerk was instructed. however. u
settle for all cinders and fixtures fol
which the city owes the company
where separate bills are rendered fol
same.
City Electrical Inspector c. A. Glen
appeared and reported that the pol'
line of the light company running
down the alley between Main ant
Richardson streets from First to 4tl
streets is in a dangerous condition