Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-04

terday. According to ordinance II is
necessary to pay interest at the rate
OF per cent until October, 1910, on
the tax II 1t was received after the
date mentioned. In this case Mr.
Vaile called attention TO the injustice
both TO the city of Durango and to
Mrs. Kroeger II the letter OF the law
was lived up to. While Mayor Good
man felt when possible the law should
be observed the council agreed to
leave the matter with the city attorney
and city treasurer with power to act
Alderman Smith OF the street and al
ley committee reported that the walk
In front OF the Cherry residence has
been satisfactorily completed by the
city.
As the street funds are getting Sc
low. Mr.. Smith recommended that the
two men who are employed on the
street by the month be hired by the
day as the occasion demanded. II II
ID necessary to have the street sprin.
kler driven the street commissioner
could do 1t. The mayor suggested that
1t might be difficult to keep the street
commissioner on the water wagon AL
derman Smith made his suggestion n
motion. Seconded by Alderman Mel
son. Carried.
Alderman Cummins of the sewer
committee recommended that 100 feet
of tiling be used to extend the outlet
OF the storm sewer on Fifth avenue
Alderman Smith moved the recommen.
dation be accepted The cost not TO
exceed the storm sewer appropriation
Carried.
eersWigglesworth was present
and submitted the reservoir site re-
port. AS the subject will require a
somewhat lengthy consideration it was
moved by Alderman Cummins that the
report be laid over and special meet.
ing called for its consideration. Car.
ried.
Mr.. Sites OF the park committee sug.
gested that the park commissioner
Mr.. Andrew, explain to the council
the necessity of preparing the trees
for winter Mr.. Andrew in address,
Ing the council spoke of the large
number of trees which died last win.
ter and particularly of the number
that were broken and split by the
snow. He said the tops of the trees
should be pruned and the dead trees
would better be replaced with hard
Ter variety. The pruning to be done
now and the new trees to be set out
IN the spring. but II the holes were
dug now for planting the new trees
better results would be obtained
Alderman Nelson moved that Mr..
Andrew be employed to prune the
trees. His work to be done under
The supervision of the park committee
and the expenditure was not tc exceed
the amount in the park fund. less the
monthly salary of the park commits
sioner.
Frank Lake was present and at the
suggestion OF the mayor the rules
were suspended and Mr.. Lake address
ed the council. During the Septem-
Der flood the water did considerable
damage to Mr.. Lakes property on
Junction creek. The wall and a por-
tion OF the yard being washed away
Mr.. Lake claims had 1t not been for
the obstruction under the Junction
creek bridge his property would not
have been damaged He felt that II
the obstruction had been removed his
property would not have been dam.
the council to help him repair the
wall and asked that they individually
or collectively investigate the justice
OF his claim. Alderman Cummins
moved the matter be referred to the
bridge committee. Carried.
The reading of all the bills for
month of October were read and al
lowed without objection except the
LOTUS storm sewer bill and the Dem
ocrat printing bill. 1t was claimed
that $50 of the $37 LOTUS bill was
caused by an error on the part OF
the city engineer. and that he, not the
city, should pay ii. II was moved and
carried that this bill be laid over and
the city attorney and the sewer com
mittee investigate the matter.
Mr.. Morelock of the finance com
mittee refused TO o. X the Democrat
printing bill. He said in every in
stance but one the Democrat rates
We're higher than the Herald. In fact
he though the Democrat did not have
any fixed rates. Alderman Turner re
piled that the Herald bill for pub
fishing the sewer tax notice was 65
cents higher than the Democrats. The
mayor put the question of allowing
the Democrat bill to vote and IL
was carried Alderman Morelock yot.
ing nay
Ordinance No. 47s was read and
ordered published 1t provides for
II mill tax levy. The levy last year
being mills.
Ordinance M .So v,os raoa ~. - .