The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-14
COUNCIL HELD SHORT
Session Last NIGHT

SESSION LAST NIGHT.
The city council met In recess SEES
sion last night between the hours of
seven n eight O'Clock for the trans
action of regular business, Mayor G.
A. Richardson presiding and all men,
bers being present except Messrs.
Gavin. Cummins n Rhea- The meet
ing was opened with the mayors an
nouncement Of his approval of the
bonds OF ]. E.. Mitchell and ]. X. LIZ
croy as plumbing contractors. Then
came h routine of regular work.
The special committee, composed
OF Messrs Bell, Wiseley and Haynak-
er. reported a draft of a ordinance.
No. 1913, declaring certain bitches a
nuisance and ordering them cement
ed These are the North Spring Riv-
er Center Ditch east of the railroad
to the Hondo river and its principal
laterals in that territory, and the Lea
Cunningham-Ballard ditch between
Washington and Union Avenues in
the west central part Of town. This
ordinance was read first and second
times. under suspension of the rules,
and ordered published. 1t ppears
today in official qualification and there
the accurate description of the ditch
es TO be cemented can be found.
The City Physicians reports for the
months of July and August were read
showing the city to he in good condi-
ton from a sanitary standpoint, con
sidering that the hot months are just
passed. In July there were but 12
cases of typhoid fever in the city
and in August the number dropped
to eight. In July there were twelve
births. sever males and five females.
In August there were five female and
two male children born in the city.
The death for the two months were
few. twelve in July and nin in Au-
gust. The reports were ordered fled.
Mrs. Rose A. Bird asked for an ex-
tension of the water mains In Home
Place Additsion, the work to be done
at her expense. The request was re-
ferred u the copmittee on water.
swer and lights. with power to act. s
The Mexican Society filed a petition
asking for certain privileges, such as
the firing of cannon. ETC.. on their Ma
tional holiday, Sept. Is, from IL p. m.
to the night of Sept. 16. and same
was unanimously granted.
Sterling B. Tucker applied for per
in the west part of town. Referred
to the sanitary committee with pow
err to act.
The application of j.. w. Stockard
for permission to erect a wooden
fence i'm Block /. City of Roswell was
referred to the city engineer with the
power to act.
A petition from many property
owners in Alameda Heights was read.
II asks for the construction of a
bridge over the Hondo river at the
Richardson avenue crossing and Ia
The bridge now standing at the Penn
sylvania avenue crossing be lowered
to the level of the street. Request
was referred to the committee on side
walks and bridges.
G. A. Freidenbloom made an offer
of SIS for an abandoned city water
tank. said to be out of use to the city.
The offer was referred to the water
and lights committee with power to
act.
Walter Goldsmith. present contrac-
tor for city sprinkling. asked per-
mission to sub-let the s%prinkling con-
tract to Howard Booth. HIS request
was referred to the streets and alleys
committee for investigation and with
Instructions to report back to the
council.
The mayor. Judge G. A. Richard
son. the president of the council. Geo.
l.. WHY'S, and the city clerk, Walter
T. Paylor. were named a committee
10 officially welcome William Jen-
nfngs Bryan to the city of Roswell up
On his arrival Friday: and were in
structed to have made a silver key,
and to present the same to Mr.. Bryan
in token of the fact that the city is
open to him at every door.
The council then yer into recess
that Mayor Richardson might go to
the opening of the Chautauqua, al
which he took a prominent part.