Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-11

| ready TO serve the poll tax notices
and he wished 10 know what work the
council wished done Ii those upon the
notices were served reported. After
carried that the grading of Eighth
street between Second and Third ave
nue. be attended to first Chairman
Smith explained that by this the coun-
eli did not wish to convey the i'm.
preston that work in other parts OF
the city would be stopped He said
| that the cleaning up all over the city,
Especially in North Durango, must be
continued
Upon motion the city engineer was
| authorized to establish the grade in
block 46 and block &c
City Attorney Ellis and Alderman
Smith stated upon investigation that
| it had been necessary to change the
Quinn contract for the foundation of
wing wall from masonry to concrete
work.
The bill OF Stenographer Zella Gif
| ford for city work for the sum of
| S2190 was read and allowed.
| Mrs. Rosepha Pulford, Mrs, Edgar
Buchanan and Mrs. Fred Egan, the
! committee on ordinances of the Civic
| improvement club, were present and
| Mrs. Pulford addressed the council
| She stated 1t was the desire OF the
| members of the club to cooperate with
the council in beautifying Durango.
Among the plans the club have in view
is the Improvement of vacant lots. The
consent of the owners for the culiva.
| ton of many of these lots have been
| obtained. The work to be done under
| the direction of the Salvation army
and now the consent of the council
tor The use of city water Is desired
| The club also favors the beautifying
OF unsightly plots of ground and along
this line they agree to park at their
own expense The small space in front
of the Tulley residence and also the
plot of ground on Third avenue be
| tween Mrs. Rust's residence and Mrs
| Harper's residence. If the city win
furnish twenty-five trees, preferably
elms, for planting and agree to accept
ard care for The same after the work
is completed. Mrs. Pulford asked that
| tie dog ordinance be enforced and
also If there was an ordinance against
chickens that 1t be enforced She
called attention TO the fact that the
curfew ordinance was a dead letter
as far as small boys We're concerned
and many mothers desired this should
no. be so. Later in the evening Alder
man Turner moved that all matters
brought before the council by the civic
club should be referred to the park
lcommittee. Carried.
The mayor called the attention OF
fthe council to the fact that the bicycle
ordinance was being disregarded. The
marshal was instructed to see that
the ordinance was enforced
Final proof of publication of ordi.
nance 4s2 was read
The resolution creating improvement
district No. | was read aud adopted
Upon request OF the mayor the city
| attorney read the estimates, plans,
specifications, full details for constr1io-
ton of the cement concrete sidewalks
in improvement district No. |, and
description of the material to be used
also notice 10 bidders proposal con.
tract. etc, prepared by the city en-
gineer. The total cost OF constructing
the sidewalks and curbings is esti-
mated at $37.110.97, but the council
IS certain The bids will be much lower
than this. The matter of fixing the en-
leineer's salary was considered in con.
nection with this. but no definite ac.
tion taken The engineer gave the
council to understand that IL did not
expect to charge an exorbitant price
1.-THE exact amount of his salary is to
be fixed later.
In connection with the Improvement
district these resolutions were also
adopted:
]. The adoption OF the foregoing or.
der and requiring that the city engi
neer file and map and make an esti
Innate, etc. for the district.
g The city engineers cost of con.
structine, grading. etc. estimate be
adopted and the clerk be instructed to
advertise the notice of assessment
against abutting property owners.
The matter of procuring bonds for
the different officers was left with the
finance committee with power to act
The matter of having some twenty
copies of the specifications and plans,
letc., OF the Improvement district. print.
ed or typewriter was left with the
Iprinting committee with power to act.
Mr. Reagan and his attorney Mr..
Ritter, were present and they aRTeed
to meet informally with tha council
Monday evening. April IS. and discuss
the proposed draft OF the right of way
ordinance for the A. &c c.