Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-04
CITY COUNCIL.

Inc regular session OF the city coun
ell met last night, with all aldermen
present except Aldermen Folsom ant
Casey. and Mayor Berndt in the chair
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Pool room licenses were granted tc
Allen & Ellis and Olbert & Gill
The city treasurer reported a bal
ance on hand of s1S,l74.O6.
Collections in the water superin.
tendents office amounted to s3,36S. 80
for last month.
II was reported by Alderman Nc.
Lellan that there are a number of
bad places in the ground above the
sewers, and the city engineer was In.
| structed 10 see that T. l.. LOTUS Is
ordered to repair same.
The council approved the bond of
T. l.. LOTUS for the construction of
sewer in district No. 4, and ordered
his check TO be returned to him.
Bids for experimenting the con.
struction of sewer In district No 4
were then opened by the mayor. The
Henderson Engineering company bid
s795; ]. r. Tiffany $500. 1t was
moved and carried that the contract
be awarded to the Henderson com.
pany.
Alderman Scouton reported that the
new pipe is here, and the line will
probably be finished before the term
expires.
On motion the surety bond of A. j.
Chaffee was turned down, and order.
ed returned TO the Local Security com
pany.
The committee reported against a
rebate for use of water TO J. ]. Malone,
and the same was not allowed.
Robert McNicholas appeared before
the council in the matter of the pur.
chase of the lots upon which the dis.
carded pumping plant is situated, and
offered 5000 for the naked lots. Upon
motion, action in regard to the same
was deferred till next meeting.
Upon motion, the right OF way for
city pipe line through land belonging
to c. f. Herr. was purchased for
the sum of 500.
On motion by Alderman Mcclellan
the bill of w. p. Vale for 5000 was
laid on the table indefinitely.
Rollins ct al were granted pcrmis.
sion to repair foot bridge at foot Of
Twelfth street at their own expense
and risk.
Communications from Fort Collins
Grand Junction, Leadville, Trinidad,
Silverton, Victor and Boulder were
read, showing that the various salaries
in these different towns are as large
and in most cases larger than those
paid by Durango.
The bill of T. L. LOTUS of 5000. be.
ing the unpaid balance on contract for
sewer No. after deducting the 2b
per cent, came up again, and on mo-
ton was allowed. The sum of 5000
/ paid by Shannon for liquor license
also like sum by ]. MATHS C Com.
pany for retail liquor license was re.
fused, and ordered returned. A mum.
ber OF bills. totalling about 81 900 wer.
allowed and ordered paid.
The ordinance In regard to appro
priations for the ensuing year, was
discussed and passed. An ordinance
liking the salaries of certain city off
cials. numbered 470, was read ant
lost. A motion that the salaries re
main as they have been for the pas
two years was also lost. No furthe,
action was taken In the matter of fix
ing the salaries. the remuneration O
elective officers remaining same a,
for the past two years.
Ordinance All to amend the presen
ordinance relating to sewer pIumbinj
aroused much discussion, but was LOST
The following election judges an,
polling places were then appointed:
Precint Mrs. Asa Poor, VIII Hart
Jas Bennett.
Precint 2-T. H. Ballard. Georq
Blakeiy. Dan Cummings.
Precinct 3-Mrs. NJ. ]. Kelley, Thos
Fl. Smith. w. o. Jemison.
Precinct AIRS. Jenny Wakelin, +
c. Shannon. o. p. Frary.
Precinct 81 j. Biggs. G. w. Franz
lin. Mrs. Louise Morgan.
D Precinct G-J. A. Bondurant. Glen
. ScOuton, E. w. Dobbs
The following were named as poIlin
J. places:
Precinct Mexican hall, Secon
y avenue and Fifth street.
8 Precinct 2--Mrs. Alex Porter, co
- ner Fifth avenue and Sixth street.
lf Precinct 3-s56 Second avenue.