Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21
Theatre for theatre license were
read and granted.

committee reported the cost OF IN
Sem sewer, not including The enei
nc-I's bill was sS7375 1t was state,
that the appropriation for this wa
$1,000. The Mayor asked if this coul,
be used for the construction of tn,
south wing walls of the main stree
bridge. He explained that this worl
would have to be done in the nea
future. The city attorney was in
clined to think that this could b,
classed as an emergency and tn,
amount left over in the storm sewe
appropriation could be utilized fo
| that purpose.
The Bridge committee were instruct
ed to examine and report on the nee
| essity of constructions of the wins
walls and the city engineer was in
structed to prepare plans and speei
ficatiens for the work.
The report of the water and sewer
superintendent for the month ending
June Both, was read and ordered
placed on file. The report showed
the expenditures of the department foi
the month to be $2,03132.
City Clerk Wilson reported the
filing of the Mcclellan bond on july
is, and also that the mayor had
signed the Mcclellan contract Zee
ment crossings) and both the bond
and the contract had been passed
upon by the city attorney Upon mo
ton the same We're accepted by the
council.
The city engineer stated that he
has notified Mr.. Mcclellan to begin
work July 10th. Upon motion the
clerk was instructed to have Mr. Nc
Clellan take out a cement side walk
construction license before proceed
ing with the work.
The sewer department was author.
lied to purchase two CRATES for the
Fifth Ave. storm sewer.
Street supervisor Dupraw said that
the storm sewer did not have a suffi.
cent number of inlets and those it did
have We're on the wrong side of the
street. The council, as whole, did
not agree with him. The concensus
of opinion was that it was now in a
very satisfactory condition.
The city engineer was granted fur.
thher time to complete his estimates,
etc, on Sewer District No. 3.
The matter of the surplus in appro-
priations, brought to light the fact that
this council and all previous councils
had made their tax levy regardless of
the amount of money in the bank. 1t
was agreed that this was an error.
In connection with the work of the
sewer department the mayor stated
that regardless of the instructions of
the council to the sewer superintend-
ent, several property owners in sewer
district No. l as well as the other
district, had not connected with the
sewer, and these places he regarded as
menace to health He stated that
two deaths from typhoid fever had oc.
Cured in the past three days and
two cases had been taken to the hos.
pital in the past twenty-four hours.
If this was due to the fact that these
connections had not been made he
considered the council to blame. AL
derman Smith said that as the coun-
Gil had instructed the officers to
look after the matter, he did not
think they should be considered at
dault. He asked the sewer superin-
tendent how many persons had not
connected in sewer district No. /. Sup
erintendent Redman replied that he
did not know. He said that he had
reported several cases to the city at.
torney as he supposed was the proper
method OF procedure The attorney
stated that he had prosecuted three or
four cases and all but one, ]. s. Tur.
man. had made the connections. NAV.
or Goodman said that persons am.
ply able to make connections were
the ones not doing so. 1t was an
injustice to the community and to
those who had made the connections,
The sewer superintendent was in
structed to report at the next meet.
ing those who had not connected. but
not to wait until the to notify them to
connect and If they failed to do so to
institute proceedings at once. The
mayor said he thought the same
should apply to District No IL and
possibly in No. " but he was not SC
| familiar with conditions there. Alder
man Smith reported that his attention
had been called to the unsanitary
conditions of the terrace in the south
end of town.
| The matter of changing the hours
for irrigation was discussed at length
Many persons find the present time
very inconyenient. Upon motion the
hours were changed TO 6 to in the
morning and to in the evening
The water superintendent said that ht
did not think any more water woult
be used by adding this extra hou
than is used in the three hours il