Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-21

committee reported that the coping on
| the Colorado State Bank building was
being satisfactorily constructed.
In the matter of claims City Attor.
lney Ellis stated the first claim filed by
Mrs. h. b. Harper was not sufficient
lly specific. At his request she had
filed another which was still not as
specific as he should like to have 1t
AT his request he was given further
time TO investigate the matter
The printing committee reported
that two bids for the printing of the
contract for the work of the improve
ment district had been filed, one for
$25, the other for $50. The chairman
stated the contract had been given to
the lowest bidder. he Democrat Print
ing company.
The city attorney reported that the
local attorney OF the D. & X. G. had
agreed TO let the city have a right
ol-way for the cemetery bridge across
Twelfth street free, but the company
objected to granting the right of-way
across Eleventh street as it was in
use for switching purposes much OF
the time. The d. & r. G. attorney
desired to go over the ground with
committee from the council,
City Clerk Wilson read a deed from
the Durango Land & Coal company
pranIing tha nnrth fftaan foot nf Int
block 90 to the city of Durango for
alley purposes. 1t had been the de-
| sire of property owners of this sec.
tion that an alley be opened here. The
alley committee for investigation as
no member of the council had here
tofore considered the matter. At this
point Chairman Smith of the street
and alley committee spoke of the un-
desirable condition of certain alleys in
the south end of town and he desired
to know If these belonged to the city
Upon motion the street and alley com
mittee were instructed to look up the
status OF these alleys.
The following ordinance, No 4s3
which Is an amendment to ordinance
All was introduced and ordered pub
| lished.
That section | of ordinance All of
| the city of Durango adopted and ap
proved July 6, 1905, be and the same
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section l. Whenever it shall come
to the knowledge of the building com.
mittee that building within the fire
limits in the city of Durango of Du-
| range has been damaged by fire, decay
or otherwise, it shall be the duty of
the said committee to serve or cause
to be served upon owners of such
building notice in writing that al
n time and place named in said no
tice the said committee will proceed
to examine into and ascertain the ex-
tent and amount of such damage Said
notice shall be served at least two
days prior to the date named in such
notice for such examination.
| In response TO a telegram from
Mayor Goodman advising him OF the
proposed changes In the A. 4 C. right.
of-way franchise the following telc-
gram from James Reagan was read:
| Denver. April 10, 1910
George Goodman,
Durango
We thought ordinance had been agreed
uron by attorneys and the amend
ments proposed, except as 10 street
grades appear unnecessary and some
of them unsatisfactory. Cannot agree
tc them without further advice. WIN
regret to see matter delayed but am
sure many OF the proposed amend
ments should not be made. The height
of crossing other road must be agreed
upon by the companies. Our ordinance
promises that neither construction nor
operation of road shall injure sewers
and Of course makes us liable for any
injury thereto. Everything at this end
hAa been satisfactorily arranged and l