Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07
CITY COUNCIL.

ccnncil met Friday night in reer
lar ijourneG session, Mayor Goodman
presiding and all aldermen presen
except Tarner.
Mayor Goodman stated the meetin
was called to hear the report OF tn
committe which was appointed to in
veGtigate the advertising proposition
offered by 'he representative of th
Western World and TO transact sucl
other business as might properly com,
before the board.
| Alderman Morelock reDorted th'
committee were unanimously agreed
that on account of the limited suppl!
q funds Il e proposition could not b,
| considered Alderman Graden said h,
/ thought tn money would be used Il
better advantage on the streets ant
alleys. Alderman Dudley moved tha
| the proposition not be accepted. Car
ned. All members present voting in
favor of the motion.
Mr.. Parry, the representative of tho
Western World, thanked the counci
Tor the courtesy they had shown him
by calling an extra meeting to con
| slider his proposition
A communication from City Attor
ney Ellis was read. Enclosed was
copy of house bill No. 1903 which
read as follows:
In the House of Representatives, Jan
2S, 1910.
Mr.. Taylor of Colorado introduced
the following bill. which was referred
to the committee on the public lands
and ordered to be printed:
A BILL
To Grant Public Land to the City oI
Durango, Colorado, for Public
Park Purposes:
Be 1t enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States OF America in congress assem-
bled:
That there is hereby granted and
| conveyed to the city of Durango, coun
| ty of La Plata, state of Colorado, foi
public park purposes, the following de
| lcribed lands: One thousand acres OF
20 much thereof as said city may de
sire, of the strip of land lying along
the valley of Junction creek, a tribu
tary of the Animas river, distance I'd
about four and one-half miles from the
city of Durango, it being a part of an
unsurveyea strip in the north half OF
section one, township So north, range
10 west, N. NJ. p. NJ, and extending
up said creek through sections 35, 26,
23, 22 and Is, all in township 80 north
of said range 10 west, N. NJ. p. NJ.
Sec. 2. That this conveyance is
made of the said lands to the said
city to have and to hold to its respec-
tive use and behoof fore yer, for pub,
lice park purposes. Provided that
there shall be reserved TO the United
States all lands which may be found
suitable and required for water power
sites and also reserving to the United
States all oil, coal and other mineral
dep osits that may be found in the land
so granted and all necessary use of
the land for extracting the same. And
provided further. that the patent Is
pued to sail city for said land shall
contain such reservation and be sub.
iect to the further condition that said
city shall be required to conserve and
care for all standing timber upon said
land, and that said city shall have nc
right to sell or dispose of said land.
CT any part thereof, or to devote tn,
same 10 any other purpose than fo
public park purposes; ami that If tn,
said lands or any appreciable portion
thereof. shall not be SO used tn,
same shall revert to the United States
At the request of Alderman More
lock OF the electric light committed
Matt Harrington of the electric ligh
and gas company appeared before tn
council and explained the cause u
the poor light service the lai
ter part Of December. Mr.. Harringto O.
said the light company was ready an
anxious to improve its service but tn
trouble at the time the large numbc
of lights were out of commission wa
unavoidable. it being due to the ell,
menis. 1t vii be remembered at tina
Time there waS a heavy fall of raj
and soft snow. He stated the con
pany used every means possible I
locate and remedy the trouble. II
also added that If any street light wa
not burning the company would yer
much appreciate being notified of III
fact. After liirtening to Mr.. Harm,
tons explanation the council decide
to allow the Dc cember light bill whic
had been held over since Jan. /.
AS there was no further business
be brought before the meeting tn
council adjourned to meet at the ne,
regular session, Feb. 15.
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