The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-29
SEVEN FOR
SPRINklING

As fOretOld in the Record yeSter-
day, 5hs city council met last night.
accepted uhe resignation of Alderman
Frank Pearce from the Third ward,
and confirmed Mayor G.. T. Neal's ap-
pointment of ]. s. Anderson to hll
the vacancy. This again gave the ad-
.ninistration uhe Lwo-uhirds majority
necessary 20 important legislation,
which was possessed before Mr..
Pearce left the city temporarily: and
the body advanced the Legislation rel
ative TO the sprinkling ordinance that
had been blocked on account of not
having the necessary awo-tdirds vote
All members were present except
MIR. Pearce and Mr.. Wyllys when May
or Veal called for order last night
The pearce resignation was the first
thing TO come up. IL was read by the
clerk, as published in the Record yes
tesrday. MIR. Cotjingham moved its
acceptance. Mr.. Davis seconded the
motion, and the motion carried unan-
imouSly by YivaNoce vote. Mr.. Ander
son was then nominated in open coun-
Gil by the -nayor, who explained that
the nominee was present and nigh;
as well take his place Immediately If
the council saw fit to approve the ap-
pointment: and further stating that
MIR. Anderson was a residenG and
home-owner in the Third ward MIR.
Reid moved the confirmation of MIR.
aAnderson's appointment, seconded by
MIR. Cum1nins The vote was made by
ballot. There were seven votes yes"
and one a blank The oath of office
was administered by the CLERK, Geo.
nj. Williams. and Mr.. Anderson took
his seat as a member of the council.
Mayor Veal made this statement
when Mr.. Anderson was seated: Il
am glad to see you take the chair of
MIR. Psarce and hope you will be here
an more important occasions than
MIR. Pearce has been"
A resolution was offered by MIR.
Mullis. of the police committee, to
the effect that the mayor should
have p swer to appoint all special pol
ice thzlt he deemed necessary. pro
vided they were not to hold Office
thirty days or more. Those WAC hold
thirty days or more should come be
fore the council The resolution pass
ed unanimously.
Ordinance No. 220. the amending
ordinance to the Sanitary Ordinance.
was read in full. The rules were sus-
pended and ii was given its second
and third reading by number and
title and ordered published. IL appears
elsewhere in this issue.
Resolution No. 121 was introduced
by Mr. Reid providing that action by
the officers in enforcing Ordinance
No. 209. the old sanitary ordinance.
be suspended until the amending ord
nance is passed on. and that the city
veterinarians services be dispensed
with. as ordinance No. 220 nullifies
the provisions for such Office. The res
uhtion passed unanimously.
Ordinance No. 21S. which amends
ordinance No. l06. the occupation tax
ordinance, was brought up. Ii will be
remembered That the amending ord
nance puts the duty of collecting this
tax upon the city treasurer. instead
of on the city clerk, and puts the oc-
cupation tax of merchants on a basis
depending upon the amount of their
sales for the year. Several questions
were asked the city attorney and the
ordinance was discussed. but re+refer-
red without action. Ii was agreed that
the amending ordinance will make
and will cut down the tax of many
merchants and raise it ON a very few,
IL any IL will also give the occupa-
ton tax a backing of territorial law.
The new spudnkling ordinance. No.
2ls, was read in fun for the benefit
of the new member of the council,
Mr. Anderson, and ordered published.
eight voting "yes" and Mr. Whiteman
voting no" MIR. Bryant's vote of
'tyes" on this point was surprise 20
many. but he explained by saying taat
he was always in favor of sprinkling.
but up to this time had not been
quite ready TO vote for it. II would
have carried with a two-thirds major
dty without his vote. The ordinance
appears i'm this issue of the Record
Messrs. Haymaker and Cottingham
were appointed a committee To cqp-
fer in regard to opening east Fiftl
street. extending il hrraher east than
at present
City Attorney Dow asked for the
opinion OF the council on the matter
of pushing the suit now pending,
brought 20 force the North Spring
River Center Dith Company To Gem
ent that portion of their ditcies thai
had been ordered cemented. but was
not put in the contract for work that
was done. 1t was unanimously agreed
that the suit should not be pushed,
provided the ditch owners agree 10
do me improvement as soon as the
water can be turned out Of tae bitches
An the fail, after the growing season.
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