The daily sentinel., 1909-03-10
MUCH BUSINESS DONE
AT IMPORTANT MEETING
City Council Takes Many Actions
Ordinances Pnssed-Building
inspector to be Employed
New Walks Ordered.


= held by the city council in many =
= months took place last night. =
= Nearly all of the city officials =
i were present and also numerous +
+ citizens. !.
f. The water, sewer and light !.
1. committee was given the consid- 1.
i. Grafton of a petition for a wat /.
i. er main on Belford avenue be- +
!. tween Third and Fifth streets. +
1. - E.s-s + + = + !.
]. A. May asked for plumbers
license. The license committee is to
decide whether he shall have it.
petition for cement sidewalks on
the north side of block 127, was re-
ceived and filed.
Mr.. /. N. Bunting presented to the
city council the paving petition, as
published in detail in yesterdays
Sentinel, signed by scores of prop
erty holders who are anxious for a
paving district to be formed. Mr.
Bunting made a short and approp-
riate talk in presenting the petition
The petition was referred to the city
attorney and he is to outline the pro-
gram of action to be followed by the
council i'm this matter.
Directors J. II. Lee, Fred Mantey
and w. S. Phillips. of the county
make the association rate for water.
The matter was referred to the prop
er committee.
The annual report of the librarian,
detailed by The Sentinel yesterday,
was received, read and filed.
The monthly report of the officers
were received, read. accepted and
filed with the finance committee.
The committee having in charge
the petition requesting the council to
appoint a building inspector, reported
fayorably on the petition and a COM
mittee of three. consisting of Alder
man Boyer, Matthews and Davies,
was appointed to draft an ordinance
providing for the employment of a
building inspector. City Attorney
Rozzelle is to assist in preparing the
ordinance.
The request of J NJ, p. Martin to
be allowed to connect the business
college property with the sewer was
turned down by the committee as
the property is out of the sewerage
district
II. Goodman asked for a plumbers
license. Referred to committee.
In compliance with petition.
signed by number of property hold
ers, the council ordered sidewalks
laid along the south side of block IA.
along its entire length. also on Sew
enth street in front of lots ] 6 to 20,
block II: lots 2 to 2S. and along
the north side of Colorado avenue
between 1th and 9TH streets and on
both sides of Fourth street between
Rood and White avenues.
T. w. Primrose. e. w. Drummer
and Jesse Nichols, petitioned the
council to make certain repairs and
-. l..
ries water into the city from the
Grand Valley canal, these property
holders declaring that the ditch is
now oyerflowipg and inturing their
property.
The Continental Oil company pre-
sented a contract to supply the city
with oil next year. The contract is
under the consideration of the pur-
chasing committee.
A large number of bills were read
approved and ordered paid.
The ordinance providing for the
submission of the charter proposition
to the vote of the people was passed
ON second reading without discussion
and without opposition.
The ordinance providing for the
submission of the question of issuing
refunding bonds. was passed ON sec
ond reading without discussion and
without opposition.
The ordinances providing for the
various financial appropriations for
the ensuing year and arranging the
salaries of the officials. were given
first reading and unanimously adopt
ed The total of the appropriations
for the ensuing year win be but very
little in excess of the total approp-
riations for the municipal year now
ending, in spite of the growth of the
city.
The ordinance regarding the ap.
pointment of a board of plumbers
examination, was laid over until the
next meeting.
The mayor was authorized to sigI
a warranty deed transferring t.
James Beiser small lot in Crawfor,
Addition.
1t was decided to have a plat made
of Plank avenue, the new avenue In