Semi-weekly herald., 1910-11-28
City Council
Holds Meeting

City council met Wednesday even
ing in regular adjourned session. The
members of the board present We're.
Mayor Pro Tenn Smith, Aldermen
Dudley, Cummins. Turner, Morlock and
Nelson.
The City Engineers report on the
total cost of constructing the walks
and curbs in improvement district No
/. was read. considered. and accepted.
According to the report the cost of all
the improvements is s24.S13.75. The
cost of the walks being $.1S6 per So.
it.. and the curbs $.496 per lineal it.
The report provides for 1925 for en-.
sineers services to complete the
work in the district. A contract was
entered into with Engineer Goodman
whereby he is to do the unfinished
engineering and pay assistant for this
amount The contract specifies that
inspectors service are not to be in
cluded.
The clerk was instructed to publish
notice to property owners, for a pc
riod of thirty days, notifying them OF
the whole apportionment OF the cost
of the district and an ordinance
would be introduced providing for a
levy, to be based proportionately upon
this amount to be assessed against
each lot Should any objections be
made they must be submitted in writ.
ing and filed with the city clerk be-
fore the expiration of the thirty days
The following licenses were read
and granted. ]. H. McHolland, auto;
Gordon Church, renewal of transfer,
and F. W. Wilkerson, auctioneer
The clerk reported that the improve
ment bonds had been signed and de-
livered on the day following the last
regular meeting
A communication from A. J. Carl
son asking that the city pay him the
sum of $40 for the work and mental
anxiety caused by city official re-
moving his horse from the place he
mad left him for the night The com
munication was laid on the table.
A notice signed by j. E. Bradford,
Elsie Bradford and their attorney. G.
" Moody, to the effect that on Aug
ust 20, Elsie Bradford fell on piece
OF defective sidewalk on Eleventh ST.,
and sustained severe internal injuries.
A petition from Chas. Griffith stat
ing that he had lost a city warrant
and asking new one be issued was
read and granted
The city attorney reported that
cases 1926 and 1928 instituted against
the city by George Raymond had been
dismissed. A communication from the
district clerk stated that the docket
fees on these cases had been refunded
was read and ordered placed on file.
The chairman of the financial COM
mittee reported that the committee
had audited the city clerks and water
commissioners books and found them
in satisfactory condition.
Alderman Nelson of the street and
alley committee stated that the street
supervisor had satisfactorily drained
the street crossings and would now de-
vote his time to looking after bad
; walks.
| A communication on the gas fran
chise was referred to the light com.
mittee for consideration.
The disposition of Tige, the old fire
horse that has served the city faith.
fully for many years, was left with the
fire and water committee with power
| TO act.
Ordinance No. 500 which fixes the
annual frontage tax and tax levy for
the year 1910 was considered and
adopted. The proof of publication of
| this ordinance was read.
Alderman Turner reported that he
and Alderman Morlock had appeal
| ed before the county commissioners
and requested them to allow the city
of Durango portion of the road funds
TO be used upon the streets. On ac-
| count OF the large amount apprOpria-
led for the state highway the commits
| "iS uiu hot ieei lhey couiu grant
| the request. The chairman of the
street and alley comittee took excep-
ton to this but the majority of the
board agreed that the state highway
would so greatly benefit Durango
that the city could well afford to do
without its portion of the funds
| As there was not further business TO
be brought before the meeting, coun-
L oil adinurnad tb1,