Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-28
THE FIREWORKS
DID NOT FIZZ
Expected Enlivening Time
Over Water Proposition
PROVED TO Be
QUITE TAME
Council Refused Request Of Board Of
Trade but Recinded Former
Action on Faw Contract.

ACt1O0 on raw ~OnIraCIs
The mayor and board Of aldermen
were pretty tired upon their return
from the $50 mile jaunt to Steele
Forks on Monday evening. so the regular
meeting .of the council was only long
enough to pass motion to adjourn till
Wednesday at p. m.
When the council met in its new cham-
bsrs-a part Of the fire hall-on Wsdnss-
day afternoon. there was crowd OF
spectators present, as it was expected
that there would be an interesting display
Of fireworks. but there was nothing to
vitality disturb the dseorum Of the au-
gust body. OF course there were few
tits between the members. but in the
main the meeting was very tame to those
who looked for some excitement.
The application Of the Goodner Pump
and Manufacturing Co. for a permit to
erect blacksmith and machine shop ad-
joining their foundry on Seventh street
brought out discussion whether the ad-
joining property owners might not raise
objections, and then it came out that the
building was well along toward compile
ton. It was finally placed in the hands
Of committee to investigate and report
at next meeting.
The Board of Trade committee was
then recognized and presented the rssol-
ution asking for the postponement Of ae-
eeptanee Of any water contract for per-
iod Of so days.
A petition signed by many South Side
business men for city Cleanup day"
was read and on motion Of AID. Coffman
the mayor was empowered to designate
two days in the year as cleanup" days
The mayors proclamation in this issue.
making June 2 the cleanup day. should
have the hearty endorsement Of every
citizen.
Treasurer lngraham was instructed to
pay off a certain amount Of sewer bonds
on the coming interest payment date.
Plumbing licenses were granted to W.
F. Stark. Sanitary Plumbing Co.. and
George Umversaw.
On motion the licenses Of moving pic
ture shows were ordered rebated to SIS
per month.
The city attorney was instructed to
prepare q sidewalk ordinance and the
following ordinances were placed on final
passage and passed: FIXING the water
rate. prohibiting bucket shops. concerning
compensation Of watsr and street CON-
missioner and licensing bill-postsrs.
The report Of City Engineer benson
upon the Manning water controversy was
then read and brought on q discussion
that took up the remainder Of the after
noon session. The city attorney said that
Mrs. Naming had bssn allowed to take
water as she wished for 20 years. This
was under verbal contract. but a. she
had never bssn intsrfsrod with during
that period he thought Il too late to COM
pei her to bear the expense Of making
the changes specified in the injunction.
AID. Beymer did not see why the city
should bear the expense Of changing the
lateral and intimated that the city should
employ special counsel for the case as
the city attorney had all through the case
been Mrs. ManninR's attorney and Of
course was interested IN seeing his client
win. Aid. Coffman believed that Mrs.
Manning should be present when action
was taken and 50 moved an adjournment
until 7:30 and she be notified that the
council would like her to appear.
Upon reeonvsning at $50 Aid. North
started the ball rolling with motion that
the mayor be requested to issue an order
prohibiting ball playing and ether noisy
games within or near the city on Sunday.
The motion prevailed and the mayors
proclamation appears in this issue.
The city clerk was ordered to notify
the owner of the First National Bank
building to close or properly cover the
stairway opening in the Front street
sidewalk. And the street and alley COM
mittee was instructed to see that the
sidewalk in front Of the Cheek building
on South Main be repaired at once.
Several street lights were ordered IN
look into the lighting ordinance and also
to report at the next meeting upon the
action necessary 10 open Eighth andEley-
enth streets across the Santa Fe tracks.
Then came definite action upon the
resolution submitted by the Board Of
Trade. Aid. Coff ran moved that the
request be granite and the water ques-
ton be laid over for so days. Beymer
seconded the motion aud Coleman moy cd