Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04

| agreed 10 stand all expenses incurred
II the city would allow them the use
OF the water stored in the Forty.mile
resei ,oirs. This the aldermen agreed
to do. The water is to be released
at the rate OF forty cubic feet per
second. Mr.. Graden added that SUI
perintendent Redmans and his assist
ants expense to the reservoirs was a
little over $50 In addition to this
council made the trip to the Florida
was included. The clerk was instruct
ed to send the bills for the same to
those who had guaranteed the money.
Mr.. Graden said that Mr.. Wride on
behalf of the farmers extended thanks
to the council for taking this action
which has saved the residents of Flo
rida section thousands of dollars. In
connection with his report the chair
man of the fire and water committee
reported that camp had been estab.
lished and repairs on the pipe line
commenced. The committee had or.
dered 10000 bands from the Jackson
Hardware company The 12-inch bands
are to cost Is cents and the 1G-inch
bands IS cents The clips are TO be
| furnished by j. r. Ball at the rate of
G1s cents each. Tnis. he explained
represented considerable saving on the
bands as heretofore they have cost in
the neighborhood of so cents each
On account of the pressure OF bust.
ness the committee had not had time
to do anything in regard to the ex
tension of the water main.
Superintendent Redman said he
found the Forty-mile reservoirs full
of water, but they needed little work
done on them very much. He said the
condition of pipe line was growing
better. u the present time 1t could
carry six-inch head of water much
more easily than it could a fve-inch
two months ago. Both the upper and
lower reservoirs are full of water.
Chairman Smith of the bridge com.
mittee reported the building of the
wing wall of the stone bridge was pro
crossing satisfactorily. After examin.
ing the engineers plans and specifca-
lions for the southeast wing wall of
the bridge the council voted TO have
the clerk advertise for bids for both
the northeast and southeast walls. !
The bids to be made at so much per
cubic yard. Chairman Smith said one |
of the county commissioners had sug-
gested to him that the council use the |
money they had appropriated for the |
cemetery bridge to build the abutt |
ments and when the commissioners
make their next appropriation they
would provide for the completion OF |
the work. The bridge committee was
instructed to confer with the commits |
sioners regarding the matter Mr. |
Smith said that he thought the council |
should accept the license offered by |
the d. e. r. G. for right of way
across Eleventh street.
A communication from the Durango |
Gas and Electric company which |
stated that acting under the instruc.
tons of the council the company had
placed an arc light on the corner of
Fifth avenue and Third street, was
read and ordered placed on file. A
communication from the secretary OF
the library board in which was EN-.
closed a letter from the publishers OF
Municipal Engineer" stating the price
nj ha In ~,
was read. The letter from the publish
ers was at the request of the secretary
returned to the librarian and the com
munication from the secretary order.
ed placed on file.
The monthly bills which had been
approved by two members of the fl
nance committee were read, allowed
and the clerk ordered to draw war.
rants for the same.
Proof OF publication of ordinance
No. 49l which amends section A o.
ordinance No. 462 was read The or.
dinance was considered and adopted
Ordinances No. 493. which prohibits
confetti being thrown on the streets.
and ordinance No. 494, which creates
sewer district No. 3 were read, con.
sidered and ordered published.
The mayor stated that property own
ers In the south END of town had call
ed his attention to the fact that some
Mexicans had purchased property on
lower Sixth avenue and had started to
erect some very undesirable struc.
lures there. The property owners de.
sired the council to take some ac-
ton to prevent their doing this If 1t
was possible to do so. The city at.
torney advised the council that no
ordinance existed which governed the
matter SO they were powerless to do
anything. The problem of how to re-
move the debris from the Butler prop
erty was again considered by the board
but the lengthy discussion was not
productive OF solution.
Members of the Animas City town
Ioard were present and addressed the
council concerning the desired Ami.
mas-Duraneo water agreement. For
the benefit of the two members of the