Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-05
CITY COUNCIL.

lar session. Mayor Goodman presided
and all aldermen present.
The minutes of April 10Th were read
and approved.
The following petitions for licenses
were read aud granted: Martin VERGE
Two pool tables, Sanford q Jemison
four pool tables, w. T. Darlington sec
ond-hand, and Terro and Menghini re-
tail liquor. Mrs. j. c. Bradley was
granted rebate on water license.
The monthly reports of the different
officers were read and ordered placed
on file. The city treasurer reported
balance on hand of SlS.G95.32. Dur.
ing the month seven arrests were
made and $50 was collected in fines.
The herder impouuded ten cows and
fifteen horses Five cases of contagi-
Gus diseases were quarantined.
Upon recomn rdation of Chairman
Smith of street I'D alley committee,
The street commi ioner was instruct.
ed to hire team for 81 day to
work on the cut o.. eighth street be.
tween Second and i ird avenue.
Chairman Graden of the fire and wa.
ter committee stated that he had gone
over the pipe line in company with
the water superintendent and pipe
line tender and found it to be in a
good condition. except in few places,
where cribbing had been built and the
bank is sliding. He instructed the
pipe line tender to remove the crib
bing. At the Conroy milk ranch he
found the pipe needed more bands and
he was also instructed to have
the pipe line tender to give this his
attention.
On Alderman Gradens recommenda.
lion the stock herder was employed to
care for reservoir No. / at salary of
$40 per month. and Mr.. Smith was
employed TO look after reservoir No.
? at salary of $40 per month.
The chairman of the fire and water
committee recommended that the wa.
ter license of the owner of the Ele-
phant corral be reduced to 81 a quar-.
Ter as he was only keeping three head
of stock. The recommendation was ac.
cepted.
Chairman Nelson of the city hall
and jail committee reported some nee
essary repairs had been made in the
city jail
The cemetery and park committee
reported that they had authorized the
purchase of twenty trees to be placed
in park in front of the Tulley resi-,
dence. The trees are to be placed
at the expense of the civic club.
Alderman Cummins reported that
the plumbers estimated the cost of
sprinklers for the north side parks
would be $3.50 and the south side park
$500 The committee estimated the
cost of filling in the north side park
should not be over $50. Some mem
bers of the council considered the
present method of irrigating the south
side park by means of bitches fair
ly satisfactory one. The committee
was instructed to ask for bids for
sprinklers and report at the next
meeting. They were instructed to have
the necessary filling done on the north
side park at an expense not 10 ex-
ceed $50.
Upon recommendation OF the city
attorney the Frank Lake Jr. claim for
damages TO property during the Sep
tember flood. was disallowed.
Alderman Smith reported that Mr.
Quinn found it impossible to construc!
the wing wall of the stone bridge OIL
account OF the high water, but the
wall had been sufficiently protected
until the work could be commenced
representative of the d. & r. c., was
in the city and desired to consult with
he members of of the council regard
ing the right-of-way across the com
pany's tracks for the cemetery bridge
Upon recommendation OF the city
hall and jail committee the contract
for supplying the city with coal was
awarded to the Royal Coal company
their bid being the lowest. The coal
is to be weighed on the licensed scales
at the expense of the coal company
Upon recommendation of the street
and alley committee the deed for the
alley in block 65 was accepted by the
council.
The owner of the lunch car was
granted the privilege OF removing II
to the vacant lot at the rear OF
Kruschke's store. The owner desired
to heat the car with a range. The
matter was referred to the fire and
water committee with power to act.
The clerk read the following com.