The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-27
MEETING OF
CITY DADS

q was hOlo ldol hlSAI. IL COuA-
Gil has been meeting in executive ses-
sion n transacting only such bust
ness Is was absolutely necessary, has,
ing this action On the belief that they
could in some way defeat the pur-
pose Of the new law and save the city
the expense of paying for the publica-
tion in English and Spanish OF ordi-l
nances when first submitted. the publ
cation of minutes, etc. But the coun-
ell has come to the realization that
in order to go ahead with business,
they must meet and pay for the publi-
cations, as the new law requires.
All members were present last
night, the only vacancies being the
seats of J. w. Thomas and ]. T. Carl
ton, both of whom lave moved away.
Mayor Richardson presided. After
the reading of minutes, the following
business was had:
A request from ST. Mary's hospital
that the sewer be extended a matter
of three blocks to their grounds, the
hospital to pay the costs, was read
and referred to the water, sewer and
lights committee.
Whiteman Brothers were given per-
mission to move a frame building
from lot IA, block 3, to lot 1, block g.,
all in Thurber's addition to Roswell,
provided the building be covered with
iron and made to conform to the city
ordinance.
The resignation of J.. T. Carlton, as
a member of the council from the
Fourth ward, was rea n accepted.
Capt. NJ. S. Murray, as manager of
The Armory, asked that the Armory
be excused from, the payment of the
usual show license. Upon motion the
| request was refused.
A. ". X. Gillespie appeared for the
Superior Refining Co, better known as
the Independent Oil company, and
| asked permission to move the COM
| pany's storage tanks to a point north
| and west of their present location,
near the round house of the railroad
company. The request was referred
to the committee on city affairs with
power to act.
The report Of city physician, DR.. w.
T. Joyner, for the month OF April show
ed the birth of Is children in Ros-
we'll in the month, eight males and
five females. 1t showed further thir-
teen cases of contagious disease in the
month, as follows: measles, g.; chick
en- pox, L; scarlet fever, 8. The city
physician recommended that there be
a strict enforcement OF the sanitary
laws, especially the section referring
to the cleaning of alleys, during the
coming hot months. He asked further
the passage of an ordinance making
it compulsory to connect with sewers
within sixty days after the publication
Of the law, and the council saw fit
later in the evening, to unanimously
pass such an ordinance, the same be
ing officially published in this pa
per. The physician reported further
on the ~unsanftary condition Of the
sheds that are used as hu0s for Mexi-
can railroad employees In the local
railroad yards, where scarlet fever
has been several weeks. This report
drought the decision of the council to
have a conference with the railroad
officials and the determination to clear
away the nuisance.
The police judges report for March
and April were read. In March there
Ewere seventeen arrests, with $50 in
ines collected. In April there were
So arrests and $131.5O in collected
fines.
The Water and Sewer Commission
report of some weeks ago, published
in The Record at che time, was read
and ordered filed.
Bids for city street s~prinkling, for
hauling garbage and for city scaven,
ger for h year beginning Jun 1.
were cad and referred to the streets
and alleys committee, which meets to
day to let the contracts. The bids
for city printing and publications were
read n referred to the finance com,
mittee, which is to let the contracts
today. Under the new publication law
The Daily Record gets all the pulblfca
lions in English. The Register-Trtb
une will get the publications in Span
ish. There were but two bids for the
printing, the Roswell Printing Com.
pany and the Western Printing Com.
pany and the former gets the con
tract.
The Roswell Title & Trust Com
pany petitioned that the water mains
be extended to the block north OF DR.
E. NJ. Fisher block, in the West Side
addition, as they propose to open ur
streets and improve the block at once
The request was referred to the water
sewer and lights committee. Later in
the meeting the streets and alleys com
mittee made report that they had re
ceived deeds for streets and alleys fog
this block, and that che same had been
plated a. a part OF the city. Their
report was received and filed.
A proIesr from a great many prop
erty owners on Main street, between
Alameda and Fifth streets, remonstrat
ing against the proposed ordinance
providing for the widening of the side