The Greeley tribune., 1910-02-03
City Council Meeting

city Council Meeting
The fire alarm question again
came up. Despite the fact that for
mer Chief Pierce of the Denver fire
department. representing a certain
company has thus far been the only
bidder in the field local concerns
have come forward and wish to COM
pete for the installation of the sys-
TEN, and the council decided that a
call be issued for bids which shall
close February %. Chief Pierce stat
ed that he will bring his apparatus
to the council chamber in the near
future and give practical demon
straton of the system.
The Opera House pharmacy was
granted permission to place an cleo
trio sign according to the provisions
OF the ordinances governing.
Attorney Joseph c. Ewing petit
toned the council for permission to
erect one-story brick building at
the Unity church corner with GER
tain stairways, which were objected
to by the council. The building was
allowed after certain restrictions
were made.
Alderman Hays stated that the
council had no authority to act in
forcing the Union Pacific road tt
ISsop storing cars as was petitione'
Y6y ]. L. Bartlett He said that ther
was NO city ordinance to govern tn
question.
In speaking of the light question
] Max Clark said:
I'm the matter of the granting o
another franchise, l do not object Il
another franchise if it is to be
benefit. | would like to see the fran
chise which will be granted to tn
new company terminate when thos
of the older companies terminate.
The objection which was raised D.
the street car people to the city eoun
Gil came up, namely, that unless
franchise were granted for twent
years it would be well night lmpos
sible to dispose OF the bonds OF TN
company.
In reply, Mr.. Clark said; i don
care whether they can dispose
their bonds or not If they cannot
let some other company come II
which can and which can operat
successfully on the terms outlined
We will have trouble over these
franchises and we must safesuar
ourselves. think there should d
some requirements made "hic'
would benefit the city. one OF wv
methods should be employed, elthe
the straight fiat tax or else the meter
Denver has rate much less thai
ours. l see no reason why this shoui
be so. | think the city should be
gin now to regulate the cost OF llsh'
And the franchise should not reie
to any other franchise.
you should prevent the franchis
from discriminating against tn
poor. Many of the poor of the CIT
do not use $l25 worth OF electrlcl'
and many more would not II the
did not have to pay for 1t.
/ AS soon as MIR. Clark sat DOW
George Spear got to his feet II
said:
"I have been connected WIN
gas company for many years | y.
lieve that everyone should pay ia'
rate for the use of the meter oe
lieve that the lighting compan'
should operate for the benefit oil 'n
people and not OF the city.
/ Robert Steele was called upon "
Mayor Houston to express ms .,e"
on the subject. Mr.. Steel sa'u'
81 haven't thought much apou
the subject. but there are many q"es
tions which do arise which are mos
important so far as | can see. 70
instance, suppose the new cohpa'i
unites with the Home Gas X hle'
trio company. They are setlliS
valuable franchise and they shoul'
pay for it. do not believe IT Woui'
be a good thing to extend the it'ii
chise for twenty years Let II eN
pire with the franchises of the othe
companies. =.
| C. C. Townsend said: 1--WE shou
place restrictions upon the iranciiS
SO that it could not be assigned Z
another company. The franchise VIII
increase wonderfully In value te.
years from now over what 1t Is WORT
TODAY We have had nominaily ""