La Junta tribune., 1910-04-09
City Council.

SVy C0onSei.
Last Monday night the city coun.
ell met In regular session. Mayor
Spalding presiding and all Of the
alderman being among those pres.
ent. A synopsis Of the business
transacted Il a. follows:
The petition Of NJ. c. Drury re-
questinS the transfer Of his pool
room license to c. C. Lane. who re-
Gently bought him out. was granted.
A communication was received from
X. H. Faxon. president Of the New
Santa Fe Trail Association. asking
for the advice and requesting the co.
operation Of the city council In the
proposed automobile endurance run
from Hutchinson, Kan. to Puebh
over the new Santa Fe trail April 22d
and 23d. sh through cars. with
some Of the leading newspapermen OF
kAnsas as passengers. will leave
Hutchinson. Kan, on the morning OF
April ed, and make the run to Gar.
den City the first day. The party
will leave Garden City on Saturday
morning. April 23d. and run through
to Pueblo in one day. arriving In
La Junta early In the afternoon. Al.
derman Anderson and L. r. Theit
will meet the party At Las Animal
and act AZ escort and pilot on the
Journey to La Junta.
There were two applications for
the position Of driver Of the hose
lgon, made vacant by the resigna
ton Of Tony Likes-L. r. Wood and
Ernest Kirkpatrick. The latter was
unanimously elected.
The reports Of the city marshal and
police magistrate for March showed
twenty arrests during the month. The
cash fines aggregated a total Of &95
and the fines worked out Sl20. The
police fees amounted to SS.25. and
Sss75 was turned in to the Golfers
Of the city treasury.
Alderman Anderson recommended
that . rate Of - per month each Be
made ,ihs Bon. CD and the Com
nercta1 CsjlsGe aad It was 20 order
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.lAserase - ssllsss ~ Gsnannl -
|J&6o0A o5lE6neont ~. - ~
q fire / v1s sedeesd that he fire
pumDer ~ instrsctsd to give ons
long blast of the ire whistle when
fire h OFT.
TAe cky attorney and the county
attorney were requested to cooperate
In the matter Of finding some meth
Cd to put 4 stop to the practice OF
dumping cinders In Anderson arroyo
south OF the Fifth street bridge. now
INDUCED In by the La Junta Brick
and Tile Company.
The bonds OF william Burnside and
W. +. Meyers. cement workers. were
ordered approved and the city clerk
was instructed TO issue licenses Ia
them to construct cement walks and
curbs In the city OF La Jun,a,
BY resolution II was ordered that
a sidewalk be installed on the south
side Of Sixth street. from Ration To
Carson avenue.
On motion OF Alderman Shrum. sec.
onded by Alderman Anderson. the sal
aries OF the city clerk. day marshal.
night marshal. driver Of the hose
wagon. driver Of the street sprinkler
and driver Of the garbage wagon
were increased $40 per month. All
Of the aldermen voted aye with the
exception Of Kirkpatrick who voted
mix" Alderman Kirkpatrick want
I'd the street commissioner included
In the official raise. his per diem to
be Increased from $3.50 to IS per
day. but this was not agreed to.
The salaries Of the city officials
Who were donated an increase Ia
their monthly stipend are now ~
folloWs:
City Clerk :. ..VjO
Day Marshal. :. .. =. =. .. =. t6
Night Marshal :. :. E. :. :. E. "a
Driver Of Hose Wagon =. :. :. %
Driver Of Street Sprinkler =. =. %
Driver Of Garbage Wagon :. =. -
The city attorney has discovered
that there II NO ordnance authors.
Ing the seal now used by the city
u Ia Junta. TIE ordinance author-
isinG the use Of the ssai which Aas
an antelope - the dbtiaguishias
chasactsristic. y stiii In 1oses. TAia
was Tie first seal uss1 b the city
Of L. Junta. aad at that time Il vaz
more o. less appropriate. - the IN.