Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05
COUNCIL
MEETING
The Commission Form Of
Government Started; !;
The Attorneys Report

CITY council met Tuesday night in
regular session. In addition to Mayor
Goodman and Aldermen Smith, Cum.
Minis, Turner. Sites, Morelock, Mel.
son and Graden, a number of repre-.
sentative citizens were present.
The minutes of the regular session
of Dec. 20 We're read and approved
The following petitions were read
and granted: B. w. Solomon, renewal
express; Hood & Ames, renewal un
dertakers; Phillips and Camilla. trans
fer of Peter Perino, retail liquor.
The reports for the month of De
cember of the different city officers
We're read. received and ordered placed
on file. The police magistrate report
ed four arrests during the month. Six
cases of smallpox were reported to the
health officers and five cases have
been discharged. The city treasurer
reports balance on hand Jan. | Of
/ $7.126.51
Chairman Turner called the coun.
| ellis attention to the city's Indebted.
ness of S2.037 for work in improve.
ment district No /. He moved that
the mayor he instructed to proceed
with the sale of bouds to cover the
sum, and this amount be transferred
t" the emergency fund.
Chairman Smith of the street and
alley committee stated the street de-
rartment was making an effort TO
get the walks repaired He spoke OF
the difficulty they were meeting in
getting out-oftown property owners
to make necessary repairs The city
attorney was instructed to enforce the
law in such cases.
Chairman Cummins OF the sewer
committee wasstgiyen further time to
draft an amendment to the sewer or.
dinance
Chairman Nelson of the city hall and
jail committee reported the water
pipes frozen in the city jail, but the
committee would have them attended
to as soon as possible
The special committee appointed to
investigate the advisability OF paving
Main avenue was granted further time
to make their report as they first de
sired TO listen to the talk on street
paving to be given in Durango by MIR.
Marshall OF Denver sometime in the
near future.
The regular bills for the month OF
December which. had been audited by
the finance committee were read and
allowed and the clerk ordered to draw
warrants for the same. The total
omount OF the bills for the month be.
ing $4,000 Deputy City Treasurer
Vale called the councils attention to
the fact that 5000 overdraft had al.
ready been made and asked how he
was to meet the warrants issued The
matter was left with the finance com.
mittee with power to act
Engineer Goodman submitted a sup.
Elementary report on sidewalk con.
struction work. In the report present
ed to the council at the last meeting
he gave the estimate for curb con.
struction but failed TO include the
sidewalk construction. The report was
accepted and ordered placed on file
A resolution that an order be drawn
upon the city treasurer for the amount
due, sl,5Sl92, was introduced and
adopted
Mayor Goodman stated that the resi-
dents of Junction creek were protest.
ing against the proposed erection of
buildings on the poor farm and asked
the council to use their influence with
the county commissioners to have the
buildings placed elsewhere. The
board agreed they had no Jurisdiction
lr the matter as it is outside the city
limits
The mayor stated that when In Den
yer recently, he visited the museum
at the city park. and noticed that pho
tographs of some seventeen cities OF
the state were in the windows of the
building. He considered 1t an effec-
tive and inexpensive means of adver.
tising the city and suggested that the
council have the views placed there
The expense, he explained, will not
exceed $40 The matter was referred
to the finance committee with power
to act.
It was agreed to hear the complaints
by property owners against the assess
ments in improvement district No.
at the next regular meeting.
w. A. Stewart representing the
Board of Trade. submitted peti-
tion. signed by 200 qualified voters,
for a charter convention and request.
ing special election therefor to be
called pursuant to the provisions OF
sections 4, 3 and of article 20 OF
the constitution of Colorado. Both
Mr.. Stewart and President Buchanan
of the Board of Trade explained, with.
out being argumentative. the value OF
the commission form Of government