La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24

council last Monday night.
The proceedings opeaed
with feminine complaint against
Night Marshal Emerson and wound
up with an aldermanic threat 70
make a cleanin'."-ju as soon a.
new alderman in harmony with
the powers that be is elected. The
aldermanic steam roller is not In good
working order just as present. but
as soon as the necessary repairs
can be made by the election Of new
alderman 1t is expected that IL will
be in such good trim that no diff
Guilty viii be experienced in smash.
ing and likewise exterminating some
OF the present elective officials Az
though the question OF eleoting =
new alderman was brought up. also
the coal contract, nothing was done
with either.
The session opened with four al
dermen prcsent-O'Neil. Stark. Spor-
leder and Davis-Daniher being
among the missing once more. The
first business taken up WAS listen.
ing to a complaint made by ArA
Clark. who keeps n boarding house
on the corner Of Santa Fe avenue and
Third street, against Night Marshal
Enerson. There were two st1es 70
the story. - tssre usually aso.es IN
sAa.ee-sAA.~ ea1slN ~ -
and the one told By NtgAs AssN
Hmersou. shs claimed that the
night marshal had taken . trunk out
Of her house without due process Of
law. and the mayor admitted that
the officer had exceeded his author
ity. but as no harm had been intend.
ed and none done. and the boarding
house keeper had received from the
roomer all the money that she
claimed to be due. the matter would
be dropped 80 far as the council was
concerned. With the parting injunc'
ton that this wouldn't be the end
OF It," Mrs. Clark. and her accom-
panying escort OF three ladies' retired
A communication was received fro
Mrs. Wade. whose husband is In the
county jail serving out sixty day
sentence for bootlegring. which ap'
prised the council OF the fact that
she was In destlt Iie circumstances
and asking for relief. The matter
was referred to the county commis-
sioncrs for n solution.
u. 4. Kennedy made application for
N''Hh' oii U'H"' W h'H "''h"'' .
who is cripple without hands. 10
conduct n peanut wagon on the In
Junta State Bank corner. The mat.
ter was referred to the street and
alley committee.
The question OF granting right
Of way for n transmission line along
First street TO the Arkansas Valley
Railway. Light and Power Company
WAS laid over. Mt the request OF III"
company. until som. future meeting.
Mayor kcArns then brought up the
question Of clccting an alderman TO
succeed X. =. Anderson. resigned. Al
d.rmnn Sporicdcr. who nj previous
meeting nominated Grant Harbour
for the position. made \ proposition
to Alderman O'Ncil. who nominated
W. y. Andrews. that he would me
him half way In the matter II Mr..
O'Nrii would induce Mr.. Andrews TO
come up To the council meeting and
secure his consent To accept the Of
flee Mr.. 8pOricdcr said that he
would vote for him. Mayor kcarns
objected to this proceeding. saying
that the council would either elect
an alderman or not elect one. but
that no one would be sent for. The
matter Of ciccting an alderman was
then dropped.
II. G. Todd thcn appeared upon the
municipal horizon and made an At.
tempt to pour oil upon the troubled
waters with the suggestion that
the names Of both candidates that
had been nominated for alderman BE-
Withdrawn and that the council agree
upon some other man. This would
enAbic them to solve two vexcd prob.
lens a once-ths election Of an ai
a. A