Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-17
CITY COUNCIL


Goodman presiding and all aldermen
present.
The minutes OF the regular meeting
Of Mar. and the regular adjourned
Of Mar. 3 and 4 read and ap
proved
The following petitions were read
and granted: Wood and Morgan, re-
newal express license; San Juan
Transfer Co, license renewal. express
license; John Males. renewal express
license r. McNicholas, express H.
cense; o. X Coal Co. express license;
Durango Novelty Works, garage IL
oense. l. X irwin was granted priyi
lege to build a stairway through
portion of the sidewalk in front OF
and adjoining the La Plata County
tank. Alderman Sites and Nelson
voted against the granting of the per
mission. the former stating that he had
no objection to the stairway If it was
placed on the Tenth street side.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Smith, who moved
its adoption. The same was carried
unanimously.
"Be It Resolved, by the city coun-
Gil of the city of Durango, that the
consent OF the city of Durango, as
owner OF lots II, -. 13 block 81, in
the town (now city, of Durango, and
lots IL and IS in block l2i, Fassbind
or's addition to the city of Durango,
and OF the Park property, known as
block 90 North Durango) bounded by
Second avenue east, Park street and
Eighteenth street, he and II is hereby
given to the Arizona e. Colorado Rail.
road company. its successors and as
signs. 10 lay railroad tracks in the
alley through blocks 81, Al, 81, 6l, a.
81 and 81, and along Second avenue
and Second avenue east, from Thir-
teenth street northward to the city
limits and to use and occupy said por
tions of said streets and alley for
railroad purposes, and the city clerk of
he city of Durango. is hereby author
ized and directed in behalf of the
city. to execute the necessary written
consent thereto.
The above is not to be construed
as a license. franchise or grant, OF
the use OF the street, alley or avenue
mentioned. for railroad purposes, or as
comforting any right or fran chise, but
solely as the owner of the properties
above mentioned consenting 10 the use
OF said alley SO that q proper fran
troduced and considered by the city
council
Upon request of Chairman Turner
of the finance committe, City Clerk
Wilson read the following bids for the
auditing OF the city books: Chas. Il
Meuser. 500; w. G. Otton and ]
Claude Bradley $500: w. +. Duggan
ard X. S. Rucker, S95. Alderman Ora
oen moved. as all OF those entering
bids were qualified, the contract be
awarded to the lowest bidders, Dug
gan and Rucker. Carried.
Alderman Smith reported that tho
signatures of the property owners in
improvement district No. l were com
ing in very rapidly. He therefore
moved that the mayor appoint com
mittee of three who in company with
he city attorney and himself should
canvass the petitions and bring the
| matter before the city council in the
proper manner. Carried. The mayor
appointed the street and alley commit
tee; the matter 10 be brought before
the council at the next meeting.
The clerk exhibited receipt for
$50 from San Juan Transfer company
for use of street team for one month
Alderman Smith said he thought II
was time the city was hiring men ant
putting the team at work on the
streets. The street committee was
authorized to employ the necessar!
help.
Alderman Morelock. chairman of the
electric light committee. wanted the
| committee or the council as n whole
to go over the city and determine
where new lights were most needed
The appropriation for the next fiscal
year is sufficiently large to permit the
placing of four new lights 1t was
moved by Alderman Morelock and sec
onded by Alderman Graden that the
whole council, accompanied by Matt
Harrington, go over the streets and
look the light situation over Friday
evening at S o'clock.
Alderman Cummins OF the sewer
committee reported that three car.
loads of tile we're required to com.
plete the Fifth avenue storm sewer
and one carload for street work. He
moved that the committee be author
lied to purchase the necessary four
carloads of tile Carried.
Alderman Smith moved that war.
rant he drawn for the sum of S101 81
the balance in the storm sewer appro.
priation. aud sent to the tile manufac.
turers TO be credited on account of the
four ears above ordered