The Glenwood post., 1909-10-09
EIGHT MILL LEVY
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they asked that the business men of the
city decorate their places for the occa
sion, which il October 16.
| Under the reports of officers it was
noted that the city marshal had col
leeted $292.50 sporting fines in Sep
tember He had list of names at.
tached to show from whom the money
was collected
| Mayor Drach announced that he had
given a permit to the Continental Oil
company to locate their tanks in West
recent meeting,
When the stack of bills was reached,
the one which had already appeared
from Engineer George Prince of Benver
for $2S1.20 was the subject of some
little discussion Mr.. Prince had been
employed by the council to make some
company and to make estimates for the
erection of new water and light
plant. The items in his bill were about
as follows: Five DAYS at $25, $l25:
three days at $25, $75; one day at $25,
$25; railroad fare. Pullman. diner and
incidentals, 1920; total, $2s7.2O. It
| agreed to pay not to exceed $3.50, but
this bill was much larger and was held
up that the water and light committee
could write Mr.. Prince and adjust the
matter. The report, if there is any,
made by Mr.. Prince was not discussed
nor was any mention made of it, OF
| Prince has already made it and it has
been in the hands of the council the
past few weeks.
The night policeman has been keep
ing tab ON the lights during the past
month and reported list of lights that
| were not burning ON certain nights.
of the company that the water arL
light committee might be given a
chance to adjust the matter and secure
a rebate for those nights.
The bills of the water company for
irrigation were also held up and, to 20
Il little further, the council ordered the
clerk and city attorney to delve into
the records and see how much the city
had paid for irrigation since the renew
al of the franchise and report at the
next meeting. 1t was hinted that the
council expected to ask the company
to rebate the amount and in case they
meet with refusal suit may be brought
to recover the sum-
1t will be remembered that several
nights were devoted to securing an au-
tomoble ordinance that would meet the
needs of the city. One was passed al
the last meeting, but on Wednesdav
evening Councilman Howard announced
that he thought it should be revoked
and new one passed. As the vthe;
had not been published, it was of no
value. On Wednesday evening the
speed limit was again changed and
now reads as follows: "Autos shall
not go across streets or turn corners
faster than eight miles per hour and at
no time shall the speed within the fire
limits be greater than ten miles per
hour while the speed limit outside the
| fire limits must not exceed twelve miles
per hour.' Another change gave the
auto owners the right to secure their
own numbers to be placed on the rear
of their machines The numbers must
he four inches high.
The following resolution, which was
adopted at the request of Attorney
Rush of Denver, was then adopted:
Resolution, by Trustee Howard.
Whereas. On the third of August, A.
d. 1908, a resolution was passed and
adopted by the Town Board of Glen
wood Springs, Colorado, providing for
the selection of two (2) arbitrators to
act for and on behalf of the Town of
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and to
meet with two (2) arbitrators to be
selected by the Glenwood Light and
Water Company,-which said four a.
arbitrators should fix the valuation of
the water works now supplying the
Town of Glenwood Springs with water,
for the purpose of determining the pur-
chase price of the said water works
from the said The Glenwood Light and
Water Company, and should they fail
to agree, such arbitrators to select an
Umpire whose decision should be final
said arbitrators to meet and report
within sixty 1907 days from the passage
of said resolutions; and
Whereas, In pursuance of the resoiu-
tion aforesaid, and on towit: the 3rd
of August. A. d. 1908, the said Town