The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-22
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The city council reSii-Htu It's itSu-
lar session for February upon cali
Grcn Mayor Richardson last night,
all being present except Messrs. Cum
Minis and Miseley. The matters of
greatest snte re 81 so the public, name
lv tas ordering Of sidewalks in the
west part OF town. the widening OF
Main street sidewalks and the mat
ter of submitting ordinances on the
saloon question all came up but fail
Cd To draw any action carrying thon
forward. The two former propositions
went backward. by being referred to
committed again.
The meeting opened with the read
ing OF the proclamation Of the mayor
for tse regular city election in April.
It was approved by vote and order
ed pablishcd. Il was suggested that
the aldermen oF the various wards
report names for judges and clerks
to he inserted IN tae proclamation.
Ordnance No. l99 was introduced
b. Nhire,man. II regulates theatrical
preferences. providing that a fire
.uan be stationed on the stage at each
performance, that he be paid 81 per
night for his service and the money
be paid n the city. The ordinance
was referred 10 the proper committee.
Mr. Nyilys introduced Ot3inance
No. 200. D-ohibiting the planting of
cotton bearing cottonwood trees in
Roswell Mr.. Cavin's amendment pro
aibitng. also, the sale or offer of sale
of such trees carried. Mr.. Bells a
mendmeat that notice be given for
the planting Of Substitute trees as all
CCtton-bcaTilg trees would be destroy
cd after seven years, was lost, Mes
srs Gavin. Haynes and Rhea voting
against the amendment Under sus-
pension Of the rules the proposed or
diaance. as amended. was read the
second tire and ordered published.
II appears elsewhere in tdis Issue of
the Record.
the city phl sician's report for Jan
uarv was read and proved interesting.
Out of eight births in the month. five
were males The fifteen deaths re-
ported were divided as to cause as
follows: tuberculosis. all non-resident
health seelcrs.7; peritonitis, ?; pneu-
monia. ,: Rright's disease. I; old age
7 typhoid fCTer /; cause unknown, l.
In the month FIVE cases of typhoid
fever were reported. from two neigh
borhoCds. One was person VINO
came here with tde Infection The
rest were campers on North Spring
river who haze been drinking river
and ditcn water. Two cases of meas
les were reported. One case of scar
let fever was reported, the source be
ing unkn own unless il came in a ship
ment of Indian curins from the west
part of the territory.
Petitions asking for sone of the
sidewalks that are called for in the
proposed ordinance now in the coun-
ciTs hands were read. after which the
ordinance itself. No. 1876. was consid
cred, having been Published. L. :.
Bateman and Sterling p. Tucker ap
peared and opposed its passage,
whereupon il was re-referred to the
streets aad alleys committee.
Ordinance No. 1877, calling for the
widening of the Main street sidewalks
in the business district, which has
been officially published, was brought
ND and took the same route a. the
new sidewalk ordinance. remon-
STRANGE frc-r seventeen property own
ers was read on the subject and
talks against il were made by John
w. Poe. w. $. Prayer and L. B. Tan
nehin
The coancil then went into recess.