Semi-weekly herald., 1911-06-29
MEETING OF
CITY DADS
City Dads Met Last Night and Some
Business Was Transacted

In the absence of Mayor Hood from
the city Mayor Pro Tenn Jarvis pre-
sided at the regular adjourned meet
ing of the city council Tuesday even
ing. All aldermen were present.
The mayor pro tenn stated the OBJ
iect of the meeting was to consider
the purchase of spiral pipe for the
Florida pipe line and sewer pipe for
the sanitary sewers.
Before proceeding with the regular
business Alderman Hanno took oeca-
sion to resent what he designated as
an insult to himself and every for
elgner in the United States, in the
remarks made by Alderman Wingate
ay the previous meeting. The alder
man stated his mind was SO occupied
with other matters that Mr.. Wingates
reference to him as "still reeking
with bilge water and foreigner pre-
suming to dictate to a free born
American people escaped his notice,
Mr. Hanno called attention to the eff
forts of foreigners to preserve the
Union, how some of the best blood and
energy in this nation today was fur
Eished by those who are Americans
by adoption He cited how much
those in our own city had done for its
best interest lie designated Mr.
Wingate as a chronic trouble breeder,
and as am example called attention to
his record in the school board and
in the Grand Army.
Alderman Wingate replied that no
one had more respect for a worthy
foreigner than he He especially prais-
ed the loyal Germans that rallied
around Old Glory in 81 and further
expressed his esteem for the foreign
ers who had so materially assisted in
the up building Of the southwest. He
called Rlf Hanno, one of the indi-
yiduals who came into this country to
better his condition under the bene-
6cient law Of the republic. A repub-
lic whose integrity he and his com
radss helpad to defend. He stated
when, in response to Mr.. Hanno's re-
marks, that "the people of Durango
did not know what they were doing
when they voted for commission form
Of government" he said he was reelS-
ing with bilge water and should not
be allowed TO dictate to American
people, he was not insulting foreign
ers but administering a merited re-
bul1e.
Alderman Harno qualified his state
ment hy saying that Durango people
did not know what they We're voting
for because they were fooled. He
considered he was elected to vote for
the best interests of the people and
that explained his stand on commits
sion government.
At this point Mayor Pro TEN Jar
Wis arose and said he regretted the
unpleasant feeling and requested the
discussion cease and the council pro-
oeed with business.
The matter of purchasing spiral
pipe was first considered. Water Su-
perintendent Redman advised that
sufficient length of pipe to cover two
miles might be needed. AS the state
Of the finances did not warrant the
purchase of that amount the board
agreed to order 800 feet of 1S-inch
for an emergency, the cost of this will
not exceed $3.50.
For the sanitary sewers the board
voted to purchase $50 feet, one-half
car Of 12-ineh tiling and have the re-
mainder of the car filed with S-inch
tiling.
The spiral pipe is ordered from a
Portland (Ore.) company and the
sewer tiling pipe from Pueblo.
A communication from o. S. Gal
breath, publisher of the Wage Garner,
relative TO submitting a bid for the
printing of all ordinances for the com
mission government was read.
A communication from o. f. Boyle