Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-04-01
CITY CLEANUP DAY
FRIDAY, APRIL IS
Mayor Asks for United Action
on the Part of Citizens
COUNCIL WRGEGLES
OVER WATER RATES
Rental Ordinance Fail to Pass and
All Old Rates VIII Prevail

ne sexeo question OF doJo7tirR tne
water rate so tho: the rental may
ne irly-if not quite-meet the. current
expenses of this department.. was again
to the fore at the regular meeting Of the
city council on Friday night. when two
amendments to the present water ordi-
nance were offered. only to meet with
the same fate as tho fat rate PROPOSE.
ton Of Alderman Meyer a couple of
months ago. 1t is indeed becoming a
mighty sore question with the aldermen.
and il some SORT of compromise is rot
speedily reached the friendly feeling OF
the eouneilmanic family will be strained
to the uttsrmost, If not completely dis
rupted.
Alderman Coffman opened the ball on
Friday night by the introduction Of an
ordinance to amend the water ordinance
and establish a monthly rate Of Sl.25
for tho first 1000 gallons consumed.
with a gradually decreasing rate fer
each succeeding 1000 up to 5000 gal
Ions. after which the rate should bs 10
cents per 1000.
Upon motion the proposed ordinance
was referred to the Law and Ordinance
committee. and Alderman Coffman i'm
mediately moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the committee forthwith re-
port upon his ordinance. The motion
carried. and the eommittee-which Is
composed :.of Aldermen Meyer. Coffman
and Beymer-got their heads together and
in a short time brought in two reports.
the majority report being unfavorable
and the minority Of course the opposite.
1t was then moved by Coffman and
| seconded by North that tho minority re-
port be adopted. and upon roll call the
motion carried. '-
Aid. Esymer then took hand 10 ths.
game and offered another amendnsnt.
fixing the rate at 81 for the first 1000
and step rate up to 5000 gallons.
after which the rate should be 20 cents
per 1000. Aldermen Never seconded
this mendment. which was put and re-
suited IN a tie until the mayor cast the
mcnt lost
Alderman Coffman again took the
lead and asked that his ordinance be
passed and ordered published. as a pro-
posed audinanee. but he also lost out BY
vote Of 2 to 4 against. and for the time
being this settled the quostion-all but
the rag-ehewing. which was rather aeri-
monious for time.
Building permits were granted to John
Elder. fer a small dwelling; c. J. Cart
wright. for private garage. and Floyd
H,wley for a residence in the southwest
part OF town.
Inquiries have lately been received
frcm pros pee.ive purchasers Of the
pumping machinery recently discarded
and the city engineer was instructed to
prepare a complete inventory Of the old
Junk plle." with a description Of each
piece OF machinery that the city has for
sale.
r The city engineer submitted another
&epor, upon the probable cos; Of connect
'N,e the reservoir by piping with the High
Lire ditch. His estimate was that the
cost for vi,rifed pipe would be $1,000
and for common drain pipe about three
fifths Of that amount. but action was
laid over to an adjourned meeting on
Monday evening.
Superintendent Ward Of the city
schools appeared before the council with
request that the city assist the High
School athletic department by the dona-
ton Of some piping that had been dis
carded, and on motion the request was
granted.
The Street and Alley committee re-
ported favorably upon the petition t:
open North Fourteenth street and OF
motion the report was approved and ths
city attorney instructed to prepare th'
pa pers necessary to open the street.
The running Of ditch water was place.
under the supervision OF the street com
missioner.
The question Of repairing the publi
watering trough at the depot park cam
up for discussion and was eventually de
eioed by the appointment Of eommitte
with full power to have two eemen
troughs put IN. one on each sice OF tn
tracks on Ninth street.
After appoin. ing Judge Green as cit
tax collector, with instructions to forth
with colec. all delinquent poll tai
the council adjourned.
At Monday nights meeting motto