La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
FINANCIAL coso,r,o. OF CRY.
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City Council.


ness. All Of the aldermen we're pres.
ent. except Daimler. with Mayor
kearns presiding. A synopsis OF the
business transacted Is As follows:
A petition for a sewer In block 2.
Highland addition. the block south
and east Of the Santa Fe hospital.
was referred to the sewer committee.
Tue petition OF the Western Union
Tor sign on the sidewalk In front
OF J. w. Fishers store was referred
TO Alderman Davis. who ARRANGED all
the details for the erection OF the
sign after four hour conversation
with the lady operator.
petition 10 stop the dumping
OF trash at the end OF West Third
street was made effective by notify
ing the city clerk to post signs in
the vicinity warning people to de.
sist
There were four petitions for elec-
ric lights-one each at the corner
OF Harriet and Fourth. Cinarron and
Fourth. Tenth and South Belleyiew.
and Tenth and South San Juan. The
petitions were referred to Alderman
Davis as usual In such cases made
and provided.
Application fer an arc light in
Wickham addition and also one on
the corner OF Smithland avenue and
Ninth street were granted. They will
not be Installed until after the new
transmission line is in operation.
A petition for the removal OF the
popcorn wagon recently established
on the corner OF Santa Fe avenue and
West Second street. signed by every
business man In that vicinity Was
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee for adjustment 4 license was
recently granted by the council to
Mr.. Kennedy to conduct the stand.
and II looks AS though precedent
had been established that Is liable
70 cause the council some trouble
before they get through with It.
G. II winchell and V Albera. OF
the Park Commission. appeared be-
fore the council and asked for funds
with which to purchase new lawn
mower and .0o0 feet Of hose for the
City Park. south OF Tenth street. The
council allowed them $3oo.
The annual reports OF the city
treasurer and water commissioner. and
the monthly reyoIts Of the police
magistrate and city marJhai wer~
read and ordered placed on file. a.
usual In such cases made and proyid.
ed
\ petition fer the admission OF
Lofland addition within the corporate
limits Was approved. all OF the nee
es-ary preliminaries. including the
filing of a pla, OF the addition. hav.
ing been complied with.
II MAS moved by Alderman Sporled-
er and seconded by Harbour tina, the
mayor and clerk be instructed to sign
the contract with the Hendrie Boil
theft Supply Company for pumps and
boilers. as per their hi i;hest bid OF
&i5 $50. the amour, being s3la higher
than that OF the o'Fallon Supply
Company
Bids for the construction of the
new pump house were then opened.
There were four bidders as follows:
kranx Bros. $3.50. Westbrook L
White. N.7s3. ~ f. Blankcnship.
N.soo and Aaron wilkins. SS.,7s.
Strange 10 relate the contract was
awarded To the lowest bidder In this
tieular instance. and krxnx Brcs will
take their time about doing the Job,
The plumbers lieentc OF John John.
son and ID. T. Richards ~.r. approx.
I'd. also the cement license OF VII.
liam Burnsides.
The bond Of 4. II. Wiencke. recent.
H appointed city marshil. s. T.,
Wood. recently appointed street com.
missioner. and J. N. Tctcr as police
magistrate. were on motion approved.
We nov have two city marshals and
two street commissioners. or II least
there arc two incumbcnts In each Of
these offices. Two Of them are work.
Ing on pay and two Of them on the
prosp-ct Of what they hope to get
! Before adjourninG Mar hal Nixon
asked Alderman Harbour when Wien.
ekc vas going to work. The alder.
man replied tomorrow morninx-Tues
day. Marshal Nixon replied that his
official star and the keys to the city
bastiie had been turned over to him
according to Law and they would con.
tinur In his pos-ession until they
were taken away from him according
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