The daily sentinel., 1909-05-12
LONG DRAWN BUT BUSY
SESSION Of THE COUNCIL
Effort to Pass Ordinances to Benefit
Peddlers is Unpopular Charter and
Street Rail,uay Ordinances Pas
sed---Many Other Actions


session of the city council last night
There. were no spectacular features,
such as has characterized the previ-
GUS meetings of the new council; in
fact, the seven aldermen present
worked together very harmoniously
A notable feature was the fact that
not once during the evening was it
necessary for the mayor to cast a
vote to break tie. and not once was
there any departure from a unani-
nous vote.
There were quite a large number
of spectators present; but. before the
long session ended, the most of these
had quietly departed.
| A petition was received from Will
lam A. Lynch. asking permission to
place an iron car in the opening be-
tween the DeLong offices and the Van
| Horn drug store, to be used for
news and fruit stand. Later in the
evening the request was granted.
The petition from large number
of business men asking that the street
railway company be permitted to
place the trolley poles feet nearer
the center of Main and Fourth streets
than contemplated in the ordinance.
was read and referred to the street
and alley committee. The business
out feet if the request is granted.
The request will be granted
Pearl C. Lowe asked for a plumb
er's license to do business at 1876
North Fifth street. Referred to the
license committee. The license will
probably be granted.
The finance committee reported
that matters were progressing in
satisfactory manner concerning the
S65,0OO refunding bond issue sold to
Orson Adams.
The report of Accountant II. E.
Mulnix on his audit of the books OF
the city for the next months ending
March 81, was accepted by unani-
nous vote.
The council refused to grant the
petition for an arc light at the in
tersection of West Rood and Spruce,
after the committee had reported un-
favorably.
Accountant Mulnix reported that
his examination of the books of the
Grand Junction Electric. Gas & Man
ufacturing Co. shows that the COM
pany owes the city a total of $1O55
as percentage provided by franchise,
from its receipts from June 80, 1908,
to January /, 1909. This sum will
go to the city park improvement
fund. as provided by ordinance.
The application of Accountant Null
nix for the position of accountant for
the city for the sum of $425 annually,
was read and referred to the finance
committee. Mr.. Mulnix agrees to
make audits and reports each year. as
in the past.
A great number of bills were read
and allowed.
An ordinance was then introduced
nv Alderman CannhpII ar,nndipU
Ordinance 60 and permitting ped
dlers to operate one horse wagon
in the city. selling not only home
products but other products, for
license of $40 annually, and to op-
crate a two horse wagon for an
annual license of $50 This ordin-
ance. 1t is known. was introduced at
the request of j. e. Wheatley and
one or two other ranchmen who sell
fruit, vegetables. etc, from house to
house and who desire to be permitted
to sell oranges. bananas and other
fruits and goods that they cannot
now peddle in the city under small
| license.
Alderman Campbell moved the
passage of the ordinance on its first
reading.
A large number of grocers of the
city were present and at once Arthur
p. Wadsworth, in behalf of the groc-
ers, entered a protest against the
passage of such an ordinance. He
declared that 1t would be an injustice
to the grocerymen who are paying
heavy taxes and operating expenses
every year. to allow peddlers for a
small license to peddle from house
to house manufactured or imported
goods that the grocers sell. He de-
clared that the grocers had no objec-
tion whatever to the hucksters and
ranchmen peddling their own pro-
ducts but he did not think they
should be allowed to peddle other
goods.
MIR. Kicks of the grocery firm of
Hilbert & Kicks, then addressed the
council and endorsed Mr.. Wads-
worth's statements.
/ Alderman McCary declared that he
too thought that 1t would not be fair
to permit peddlers to sell manufac-
tured or imported provisions, etc.
in competition with the regular mer-
camille houses, at a low rate of, IL
cense and he moved that the matter
be referred to the license committee
for recommendations and not passed
on first reading as Campbell desired
it passed, without due Consideration.
Alderman Gasho endorsed Alderman
McCary's remarks. The proposed or
dinance was referred to the license
committee. 1t is very doubtful that
the proposed ordinance will pass.
The proposed ordinance amending
the street car company's franchise SO
as to permit that company to do away
with several bad curves and to eX-
tend their right of way on two or
three streets was then taken up for
final passage and after a few ques-
tions had been asked and after Mr..
Noble. of the company had briefly