Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-21
to them for action at the next regular

to them for action at the next regular
meeting.
Two ordinances that for some time
past had been dead letters are to be
enforced. The necessity for this be-
ing brought to the attention of the
council by Alderman Meuser. One,
the ordinance relative to the payment
OF livery licenses by those engaged in
hiring saddle horses and teams. Sew
erai persons who are not paying Ii
censc eave been so engaged much to
the detriment of those paying the fee.
The mai shall was instructed to ap
prehend the guilty parties and collect
the license. The second ordinance re-
lates to keeping prostitutes on res
ervation, at present they are said to
be found from Tenth street to the de-
pot, over such a large territory that
they are out of the police jurisdiction
and the decent element of the city
are beginning to protest. All agreed
that reservation should be estab-
lished The matter being left with
the police committee for immediate
adjustment.
Alderman Meuser called the coun-
ellis attention to the necessity of pro-
viding means of preserving the rec
ords in the city clerks vault. He NOV
ed that steel fling fixtures be pur-
chased for the purpose, from the Out
west Printing and Supply company,
the same to be paid for not earlier
than April l. The company agreed
to deliver fixtures f. o. b. Durango
for $685.. The motion was carried and
the city clerk and attorney instructed
to draft an agreement.
Chairman Hanno of the finance COM
mittee introduced resolution which
provides for the transfer of $6,145.77
from the general fund to the emer-
gency fund. The resolution was
adopted.
Through City Attorney Moody the
Civic club asked the council to CO.
operate with them in general clean
up day before the fair. Removing the
weeds from the streets is one of the
eyesores they hope to do away with.
In this work the high school boys
have promised their assistance. The
council readily gave their consent to
the request. Street Commissioner
Brady and his helpers are to lend
all assistance possible and the street
department teams are to be used to
haul away all the trash accumulated.
Chairman Hanno of the committee
appointed to confer with the county
commissioners relative to an appro-
priation for the cemetery bridge re-
ported the board expressed their will
ipgness to appropriate $1,000 if the
city would like amount. The county
is to construct the west approach, the
city the east. Alderman Logan ad-
vised the abutments be built this fall.
The city attorney was instructed to
enter at once into negotiations with
the d. & R. G. people for right of
way.
Using the left over material for the
Junction creek bridge to construct a
bridge over the last gulch on the cem-
etery road was considered as was also
the building of a bracket, on the Main
avenue bridge, for pedestrians. No
action was taken.
The partly burned building near
the Charles Naegeline place was or
dered removed.
Mr.. Pickering of North Durango
was granted permission to tear up
the old board walk around his prop
erty and put down cihders for the
winter.
Alderman Logan suggested the
parts of town not included in i'm
provement district No. l be included
in sidewalk improvement district,
that the preliminary steps be taken
at once to form the district so that
work could begin in the spring. In
stead of an established grade he
thought it advisable to follow the con-
tour of the ground.
Upon recommendation of Alderman
Jarvis, those who were notified to re-
pair their walks are to be served with
a second notice, if the repairs are
not made they are to be fined in ac-
cordance with provisions of the ordi-
nance.
4 City Clerk Wilson read the guaran-
tee of w. C. Henry company, cover
ing fire hose recently purchased by the
city. The same was accepted.
Alderman Logan reported the ma
terial for the Junction creek bridge
was here, and work would begin i'm
mediately after the fair.
Alderman O'Driscoll was instructed
to submit detailed report of sewer
age conditions at the next meeting.
Also to determine if the sewer in the
alley back of the Tom Dupraw prop
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