Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-06

mittee the committee are to purchase
lime TO whitewash the city jail and
the fire boys are to do the work
Two bids, Il. Johnsons for $40, and
Frank Goodman's for S33, were filed
for painting and papering the council
chamber and water superintendent
office. Upon motion the bid was
awarded to Frank Goodman, the low.
est bidder
City Clerk Wilson reported that no
bids had been filed for the construc.
ton OF the retaining walls for the
Maine avenue stone bridge
The matter of allowing the N w
Hammond bill for repairing the wagon
loaned the street department by Mr.
skidmore, was referred back to the
street and alley committee for further
Investigation.
The price list OF the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Works for steel rails for bridge
construction was referred to City En-
gineer Goodman
Mayor Goodman reported that he
and City Attorney Ellis had agreed to
permit T. X Irwin to have the bonds
Tor the Improvement district printed
as per request 1t being understood
the cost Is not to exceed S35.
After a lengthy discussion regard
ing the construction OF the retaining
walls Of the Main avenue bridge II
was agreed to ask for bids for the
masonry work only The motion which
vas made by Alderman Moreloek that
The street commissioner hire four men
TO do the excavation for the east wing
wall, tie work to be planned by the
engineer, was carried,
Chairman Smith stated that the con.
troyersy with the sidewalk contractors
had been adjusted and the work was
progressing satisfactorily. Just lit
re time is being lost in delayed ma
terial
DR.. Deshazer, who is just complet
ing residence ON the corner of
Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street,
requested the council to allow him to
construct temporary cess pool un-
der the street until sewer district No
3 is completed. The matter was re
ferred to the street and alley com
mittee and city attorney with power
10 act.
A sample of a lO,inch sewer pipe
and price list OF same from an Aztec
firm was handed to the sewer com
mittee for examination.
Mayor Goodman said he had been
investigating electrical fire, wire, ex.
plosives, etc, ordinances in different
cities to determine if possible if by
adopting new ordinances or amending
old ones it would not be possible to
lower the present insurance rates.
Two communications with copies OF
ordinances effective in two large cities
were read and considered by the board
1t was voted to leave the investigating
of the matter with special commit
tee to be appointed by the mayor.
A communication from the ordi
nance committee of the Civic club re
questing that food inspector be ap.
pointed. the office of official tree
| spIayer be created. and that the coun.
cil take Immediate action to prevent
,.r spfead OF the present epidemic OF
| tyF.oia, To the latter request the
Aoard took exception stating that an
epidemic OF typhoid did not exist. Ac
cording TO the health officers state
| mont only three cases were reported
to him during the month of September
| The communication was referred to
the cemetery committee, The chair
man of the committee said he did moi
consider a dairy inspector necessary
as our dairies compared favorably
with others in the state.
The monthly bills o. KID by two
members of the finance committee
were read and allowed
Upon motion the cross walks con
strueted by p. N, Mcclellan were adopt
ed.
| Proofs of publication of ordinances
No 1856 and 497 were read and order
ed placed on file.
A resolution that si.sS4.59 from
The general fund and $1,000 from the
water bond interest fund be transfer
red TO the emergency fund was adopt
ed.
The city engineer stated that the
sidewalks being torn up and the filling
not being properly dampened down re
tarded the work OF surveying and that
be had not been able to get the proper
officials TO attend TO these things. The
mayor said that not one foot of side
walk was to be constructed unless
the fill was in the proper condition
Arrangements were made with the fire
chief to allow hose belonging to the
fire department to be used for the
necessary sprinkling.
The council agreed to hold an in
formal meeting next week to consider
the tax levy. In the meantime the
mayor requested that the members OF
the board give the matter lengthy con
sideration.
Alderman Smith called the atten
| tion Of tho hoard Ia tho ,lf,n,f1,t.e