The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-02-09
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

A number of subjects were han
dlde at the REGULAR meeting of the
Ciy Countcil Tuesday night, as we'll
as a large amount of routine bust
ness transacted.
The county was granted privilege
of tapping the city main for domes-
tic use of water for the county poor
farm.
In the matter of a protective
abutment at the Uncompahgre river
bridge near the brick and tile fac
tory. it was moved and carried that
said work to be left to the supervision
of the county and the city share
one-half the expense.
On motion it was ordered that
the ordinance regulating billiard
and pool rooms be so amended as
to allow them to remain open until
11:30 of Saturday nights.
The City Clerk was in
structed to notify undertakers not
to have graves dug in the cemetery
without written order signed eth
Upon Motion four arc lights were
ordered placed upon Garnet mesa.
thei, location to be decided upon by
The street and alley committee, sug-
costing that one be placed at Col
umbia and Sixth. at Seventh and
Garnet and at 18th and Howard.
On motion certain closet vaults
were declared a nuisance and the
marshall instructed to see that same
were filled and abated: One on lot
%, block 10; lots 1 and 26, block
10: lots II and IS, block IL; lots
% and "a block IL: lot 20. block
IN. The owners respectively are
cited as H. H. Wolbert, Delta Nat
ional bank. F. and X. Sanders, j. NJ
Hickman and B. Luce.
The marshall was instructed to
arrest any boy or girl under age
found at unusual places or in i'm
/ proper company at unreasonable
hours; in other words, to fully en-
force the curfew laws and those of
the juvenile court. Complaint has
been made by the churches and
others. that young girls are at the
dances or parading the streets up to
midnight, a fact which their par
ents may either be ignorant of or
careless about. This condition has
suggested the more rigid enforce
ment of the laws governing such
matters.
The following bills were allowed:
CONTINGENT FUND
]. D. Van Volkenburgh, sup
plies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ) 2.oo
S. l.. Fairlamb. Justice Court
costs Observation-Disclosures. o.oo
s. l.. Fairlamb, Justice Court
costs 4.65
S. l.. Fairlamb, Justice Court
costs Observation-Disclosures. 1919
R. r. Ellington, labor ...... 1885
H. F. Hart. m 'dse. ..... 1853
w. G. Cook, m dse. ............ AIS
| j. E. Hixson. boarding pris-
oner rs
Wallace Nelson, salary ...... 5.25
FEES AND SALARIES FUND
Camilla Sanders, salary 1900
Jesse Smith. salary, ............ 1900
j. T. Baetty. salary ......... 1900
F. n. Dickerson, salary ...... 5000
| N. ]. Bradley. salary ...... 5000
STREET AND ALLEY FUND
Michael O'Rourke. labor ...... 800
NJ. L. Gobble. labor ......... 800
John o Brien. labor ............ $50
GENERAL FUND
Michael O'Rourke. labor ...... $50
Electric Light Co. lights ...139.30
w. S. Wear, blacksmithing $50
Stearns Bros, supplies ...... 1850
SPECIAL WATER WORKS FUND.
Grand Mesa Lumber Co,
E. c. Paul, salary, ............ 1900
Frank Waller, reservoir con-
E. A. Lewis, labor, ............ 81 so
Michael O'Rourke, labor -. 1900
A. e. Sidebottom, labor ...... 31.50
Ed Paul, labor ............... $3.50
Roy l.. Emry. m'dse. ......... $50
Dan WAGNER, SaldTy ......... 'V.oV
/, Camilla Sanders, City Clerk of
the City of Delta, swear that the
foregoing is a true and correct list
of claims allowed at the meeting OF
the City Council held on February
9Th, 1912.
CAMILLA SANDERS,
City Clerk.
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