Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-23

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| City council met Tuesday evening
in regular session. Present-Mayor
Goodman and Aldermen Graden, Mel
son. Morlock. Cummins and Smith.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of February and the regular adjourn
ed meetings of Feb. and IA were
read and declared approved.
Chairman Graden of the fire and
water committee stated on account OF
the city was not adequately protected
from fire with the usual equipment
To meet the emergency they had the
fire wagon taken out and the light
placed in the fire house. A team be-
longing to the street department was
kept in readiness to assist the fire
team in pulling the wagon If an alarm
with 500 feet of hose is kept outside
and the San Juan Transfer company
has been instructed to take this TO the
scene of a fire should one occur dur
ing the day.
Chairman Graden also reported a
slip in the pipe line occurred at mile
post 3 last Saturday and the water
had been shut off since that time The
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afternoon. The reservoirs are full and
the alderman insisted they must be
kept filled as serious slide may oc-
cur at any time and put the line out
Alderman Cummins of the cemetery
and park committee reported that pre-
vious to the storm people had been
using the center of the south side park
as a public highway He had ordered
signs painted warning persons that
the park was not to be used for this
purpose
According to the city attorney j. j.
Patterson will be brought before Judge
Houx to explain why he failed to iso
late himself as he agreed to do when
he was released from the pest house
A protest from representative pusi
ness men against the city employing
men who refuse to pay their honest
debts was read. A resolution that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted
was introduced and adopted.
City Attorney Ellis reported that ne
had gone over the existing health laws
with the city and county health Off.
GERS. Considering the subject from
medical standpoint they did not think
that any new ordinances relative to
contagious diseases were necessary
hut they did consider that resolutions
should be introduced relative to strict
quarantine, vaccination, etc. The reso
lutions recommended were introduced
and adopted. The council agreed to
ask the cooperation OF the school
board in stamping out and preventing
smallpox. While not one case has de-
veloped among the school children 1t
is the desire of the council to take
such precautions that not one case will
develop. The mayor stated that much
credit was due the health officer for
preventing the spread of the disease
During the month of February only
three cases have been reported.
City Attorney Ellis stated the at
torney representing the Colorado
7 andacapo opd Eorootrv corpony nod
requested him to draft contract for
the tree spraying. trimming and vita
lizing work proposed to be done by
Frank Gibson. Two OF the aldermen
men who were competent to do this
work and they should be given the
preference. The mayor stated as the
Civic club was furnishing a part OF
suited In the matter. 1t was agreed
to invite the members of the Civic
club to discuss the matter at the next
regular meeting.
spondence between himself and DR.. j.
Homer Smith of Camden, Del, rela-
tive to the proposed gas franchise.
After considerable discussion the ordt
nance calling for the franchise to be
submitted for vote at the spring cleo
ton was introduced and read. The
attorney vas instructed to notify DIR.
Smith by wire that the ordinance
would be ordered published If he