The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
TOWN BOARD MEETS AGAIN

The town council held meeting
last Monday evening. it being an ad-
iourned session of the meeting held
week before.
Gabe Cox appeared ON behalf of the
Glenwood Light and Water company
and claimed that the deductions made
in the past for lights reported out
were excessive as he believed that
many of the lights, which the marshal
had reported ont of commission and
for which deductions had been made,
had burned during the latter portion
of the nights they were reported out.
He thought by the councils action the
company was getting the worst of it
and he suggested that if the marshal
was so careful to note Just when the
lights were out he ought to be as fair
the other way and register the time
for the proportionate time the lights
were not burning.
Later Marshal Kunes was called be
fore the board and asked to explain
his custom in the matter and he sail
that it was his habit to report only
those lights that We're out the greater
part of the night and he made no rec
ord of those which were out but a short
time and came back again. Mayor
Drach stated that he thought this plan
was fair and no further action was
taken on the matter
A petition was received from the
Grand Junction council, asking this
board to urge the passage of senate bill
No. 1874, by Senator Stephan, which
provides that of all monies contributed
by incorporated towns toward the
county road fund at least half of the
same shall be paid back to the town
board for use on the streets and alleys
of said town. The mayor was author,
lied to do as he, deemed best after
perusal of the bill in question.
There was but one bid for the city
lots on Blake avenue, that of Ernest
Barlow. who offered $3.50. In discus
sing the matter one of the trustees
said this was not as much as was offe1-
ed for these lots n few years ago. but
said Glenwood property was not worth
nearly as much as it was then and that
he thought the offer of Barlow was
more than the lots were worth. 1t was
then decided by unanimous vote to ac-
cept Barlow's bid, reserving all i'm
provements on the lots.
And then came the real business ot
the evening and that for which recess
had been taken a week before. That
was the consideration of the proposed
franchise to the Mutual Light, Heat
lnd Power company. Although petit
tion, signed by Chas. H. King on be-
half of the company had been present
ed to each member of the council at the
meeting of the week previous, that
petition has neither been printed nor
has it been read in public.
AS soon as the franchise proposition
was mentioned last Monday night Chas.
H. King presented the mayor and each
trustee with paper which he said
contained revision of section l2 Of
the original petition. After all had
been given time to read this paragraph
Judge Dollison arose and in behalf OF
Mr.. King stated that he had not draft
ed the petition, but that he believed it
was legally drawn and that the town
board could legally adopt it if they
decided that it was for the best inter
ests of the town that they should do
so. He did not advise, however, that
this be done as has been stated in
another paper.
1t was said that Mr.. Kings contract
contained a provision that the town
should pay the company annually 10
per cent on the cost of the plant.
When Mr.. King was asked what the
plant would cost he said about $40 1000,
and one of the trustees then said that
would make the cost to the town
greater than at the present time AMI
ne could see no advantage in it to the
town.
Major DeLan said there was pro
vision that if the town took the plant
on n rental basis it should keep the
plant in as good condition as when It
was taken and he suggested that the
words ".subject to the acts of God anu
ordinary wear and tear" should be IN
terlined at this point, but Mr., King
said the company could not accept any
such interlineation and then 1t was
apl at,