La Junta tribune., 1912-05-11
uR mayor is now probably
prepared to take some sock
In that cd aphorism 0at

~ the things In life that VERY
US the most are the ones that never
happen. Most OF the things that the
city council threatened to bring abOut
have failed to happen. and everybody
Is still on the tob-except the aty
printer. The city marshal. the city
clerk. the city attorney. the city
physician, and all the rest of the
bunch are working-even Gloomy
Gus. but It is painfully apparent. 6ovn
this way at least. that the city
printer has been eliminated, and
next month will have to pay . -
tax on his damn dog. with NO fuu11s
coming in from the city Golfers weeh
which to liQuidate. We are setu .
$500 crossing and 4 500 lamp poDt
to the good. however. but thus ar ,
have been unable TO look upoa tAs0
In the light Of = desirable aaost, q
one that will ever be Of any partjcA-
lar benefit to US from . monSeaey
point Of view. The city council. lAf
the subscriber who comes around ard
stops his paper In = huff, probably
expected us to retire from business
when we lost the city printing. bse
we really can't afford to stop the
paper AZ that is the only means We
have OF acquiring a livelihood. We
have been on the newspaper stunt foe
thirty eight yearS. and expect to ~
until the end Of time. Our business
In Ia Junta has grown with each sue
ceedinG year for fifteen successive
years. aud we have seen no sign -
yet that this year IL going to be a
exception. 80 sorry. TO dixApDoint
our friends. tAe sseny. but really ws
caat Asas y 41es yos lsa~
viii thee lsw Introductory IRE
asAvks. Just 70 show our readers that
there 10 no hard feeling. We viii pro
ceed to give = synopsis OF some of
the things that did happen At the
midnight session Of the city council
last Monday ni&ht All OF the dis
tinxuished gentlemen were present on
this occasion--with the exception OF
the coal mAn-Stark and O'Neil. and
Sporleder and Harbour and lastly but
not leaStly. Alderman Tommy.
The first thing taken up was the
consideration OF communicated
from the new city printers-the Ere"
Press and the Democrat. They called
the attention Of the city fathers to
an act passed by the late. lamented
but now iHnOminious Legislature.
known to fame as the 81 ;htecnth gen.
.rai assembly. which provides for the
publication Of the proceedings OF III,
city council-xomething that the ciu
officials had overlooked while tn,
Tribune was acting AZ the Official
We had never called their attention
to H. This is another instance "of
all sad words Of tongue or pen"-ii
might have been different. The new
city printers will no, overlook any
small bets. however. .and on motion
Of Harbour. seconded by Davis. the
city clerk was notified To publish
the proceedings Of the city council
In the future st the regular stipend
Of seven cents per line.
A petition for Al are light n,
the corner OF Bcllevicw avenue and
Seventh street was referred 10 Alder
man Davis. when he says let there
be- light" there Ia light. but not
otherwise.
The bond and license OF ". r
Meyers to continue in the business
Of making cement sidewalks and gut.
tors were approved.
The mayor and clerk were instruct
I'd to sign up . contract with the
Pueblo Bridge Company 10 put down
the wells for the new water plan,
The monthly reports cf the city
marshal. police magistrate and water
commissioner were turned In and or
dered filed. The number Of arrests
during the month Of April WAS five.
and cash fines 10 the amount OF
e67 WE'RE turned into the city treas
ury. City Clerk Browns receipts for
the month were Si.sti5O. Of which
amount ei.ts7 was from water rem.
tails and ei5<.50 from miscellaneous
licenses.
Night Marshal Ad Froat turned In
his resignation. In compliance with
formal demand made BY Mayor
kearna during the afternoon. for good
and sufficient reasons. and the same
was accepted. A. II. ,wienekc. who
has besn posins - the real and only
day marshal of Ia Juata for two
vseks-withost ~ - hr-resigned