La Junta tribune., 1911-07-15
City Council.

An ADJOURNED session OF tne CITY
council was held at the city hall
last Monday night All Of the alder
men with the exception of Daimler
were present, Mayor Kearns presid-
ing. A synopsis OF the business had
and done follows:
Among the petitions was one from
A. II. Lewis ct al, asking to be re-
lieyed from constructing the curb or
dered In by the last city council
along the north side Of East Second
street. The petition was laid on the
table. The old city council ordered
In curb and gutter on the east side
OF Second street, from Colorado ave-
nue. to Bradish avenue. the latter be-
ing the thoroughfare running north
and south just east Of the baseball
park. The petitioners did not object
to putting in a sidewalk but were
violently opposed to going to the ex-
pense Of putting in curb. They
thought It was not necessary. alles
ing that very little II any water per.
colates down East Second street
The electric light committee. of
which Alderman Davis is chairman,
reported favorably on the petition re-
questing that an are light be in
stalled on the corner OF Smithland
avenue and the county road. and the
light was ordered In.
Chief Wonderly addressed the city
council on the subject OF filling the
city sprinkler from fire hydrants. the
driver having experienced consider
able difficulty in securing hose that
would last longer than a few days.
and claiming that the hose which had
been given him to use was worn out
and cost more to keep In repair than
the price Of . new hose. Chief Won
Asrly was oppo sed To nlling the
ely s-rinkler from the fire hydrants,
as IL, err-dre was injurious - the
valves. and sus. I'd that some
Lother method be devised. The mat.
ter WAS referred to the water works
aud sewer committee for solution.
As = sidewalk and gutter has been
ordered In on the north side OF East
Second street. the fact that the ball
park fence. including the grandstand.
was on the sidewalk right
of.way was brought before the city
council. and the matter was referred
to the street and alley committee
for adjustment.
Four bids were received for In.
stallng an ornamental fence around
the court house park, the bidders
being y r. Anderson. w. +. Meyers.
William Burnsides and George II.
Delhi. the last named OF Rocky Ford.
The bid of Mr. Delhi was the lowest
anu WIS wv 'ohiIu'is VI
will be providing the county com.
missioners come across with theil
offer OF bearing one.half the expense.
The price is 36 cents per lineal foot
for the coping and fifty.five cents
each for the ornamental posts. There
will be- about LOO feet Of cement
coping and fifty.fiye posts. and the
total cost OF the fence will be In
the neighborhood Of Ss2s. This will
be- u good investment for the city.
as II will add Immeasurably To the
beauty of the court house park. and
will only cost the city u litle over
$500. providing he county commission
ers make good with their offer OF
bearing one-haf the expense.
The water works and sewer com.
mittce and the city attorney were
instructed to use their best efforts In
securing u right Of way for sewer
through Bradish addition. There IL
no outlet for tn. sewer In the alley
east ot Smithiand avenue. without
going across several lots In Brndish
addition.
There were two bids for install.
Ing n new water main on Rice ave.
nue.. Johnson and Richards. Brad.
iah 4 Co. J. Johnson's bid OF s275
was the lowest and the contract was
awarded 10 him.
For the wind.up and finish the
city council appointed n. =. Miller.
=. W. Brown and Alderman Andsr.
son ~ = special committee 10 confer
with the Ia juntA Industrial Ausoci.
alton In the matter of revivifyins
the Ia junta Band. The powers Of
the committee might be extended 10