Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09

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CITY COUNCIL MEETS WITH Ex
PERTS TO DISCUSS CITY
MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS


City council met in regular session
Tuesday evening at 1880. Present
Mayor Goodman, Aldermen Smith, Ora
den, Dudley, Nelson, Sites, Cummins,
Turner and Morlock. Mayor Goodman
presided.
The minutes of the regular session
OF Jan. II were read and approved.
The petition of Frank Yamaguhi for
pool table license was read and grant
ed
The reports Of the different officers
for the month of January were read,
accepted and directed placed on file.
Seven cases of smallpox were report
ed to the health officer during the
month. Five of these are still under
quarantine. The police magistrate
stated that three arrests had been
made in the first thirty-one days OF the
new year
Relative to the construction of the
sewer in sewer district No 3, Chair.
man Cummins of the sewer committee
reported that Thomas LOTUS of the
Standard Construction company stated
to him. that owing to the present con.
dition of the bond market his company
could not construct a sewer in the
district for the amount stipulated in
the specifications. The chairman rec
commended the consideration of the
matter of construction work be post
poned for the present. The recommen
dation was accepted. Upon request
the committee was granted further
time to obtain rights of way.
Alderman Graden of the health and
police committee entered complaint
against j. j. Patterson, who was con
fined at the pest house, for a period OF
about two weeks suffering with small
pov. AT that time there We're more
patients there than could easily be ac-
commodated. Mr.. Patterson promised
the health officer If he was prema-
diately to his ranch and isolate him
self The health committee recon.
mended his discharge, but as soon as
he was released he came to town and
has remained here ever since. The
alderman asked the attorney if it was
possible to institute legal proceedings
against him. The attorney replied that
the health regulations were insufti.
cient and should be revised. He stated
that in regard to this particular case
he was not sure there was any regu-
ation to govern it, He was instructed
to give the matter immediate consid'
Grafton and proceed according to law
Mr.. Gibson of the United States for
estry department was introduced tc
the council. On account OF the two
days delay he asked for a couple Of
local conditions before giving his talk
on tree spraying, park beautifying ant
fruit culture. The council expressed
themselves as willing to meet anC
convenience.
A communication from Mayor Aver,
of Colorado Springs acknowledging the
appointment of Alderman Turner as {
Representative to the National Dry
Farming congress was read and order
ed placed on file.
The bills for the month Of January
which had been o. KID by two mem
bers of the finance committee wer'
read, allowed and the clerk ordered t
draw warrants for the same.
The clerk was instructed to orde
the necessary supplies for the sprinI
election.
Ordinance SOL, which assesses tn
cost of constructing sidewalks an
curbs in improvement district No.
against the property owners was read
;. considered and adopted. The cler
. was instructed to notify property owr
: ers through both the Democrat an
Herald that the ordinance becomes e.
fective Feb. 13 and discount VIII b
made for payments made within thirt
:, days of that date.
y Upon resolution. the petition PR
q sented to the council asking that a
~ election be held to consider whether
:, charter convention shall be called wa
10 filed by the city clerk The former p
10 tition relative to this matter was
m written request of the signers wit
m drawn.
I'd Chairman Turner OF the finan'
a committee introduced the following p
ee tition and moved Its adoption; th
the sum OF $1.O12.O6 be transferred