Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-18
Routine Business
Transacted By City
Council Last Night

The city fathers assembled in reeu.
lar semi-monthly council Tuesday ev-
ening. Present: Aldermen Jarvis.
Logan, Hanno, Wertin, Wingate, Ow-
en- and O'Driscoll. The absentees be-
ing Mayor Hood and Alderman Meu-
ser. Mayor Pro Tenn Jarvis presided.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of Jan. 2 were read and declared ap-
proved.
The following petitions for licenses
were presented and read, upon mo-
tion the prayers of the petitioners
were granted: L. A. Nelson, second
hand license; Durango Motor Car COM
pany, auto license; Fred Straub, trans
fer of the Kight and Straub retail Ii
quor license back to him.
The bills of DIR. Driver, ex-health
physician, for $50 and s5, for profess
sional services in quarantine cases
were allowed. Immediately following
the action Alderman Owen of the
health and police committee moved the
amounts of the bills be recovered from
the people to whom the medical atten-
tion was given. Three families who
were unable to meet the expense were
not included. The motion received the
unanimous vote of the board. City
Clerk Wilson was instructed to send
tho ctatopapfe Mt nnca
How to increase the efficiency of
the fire department by equipping it
with horses equal to all emergencies
and all kinds Of weather was discuss
ed at length. Fire Chief Dietrich
stated the department was handicap
ped with the present team. He agreed
they were good horses for general pur-
poses but not suitable for this place.
| By the use of some six-cylinder- sixty
horsepower terms he explained in
what ways they were found wanting.
Various suggestions were offered as
to how the department improvements
and department finances could be har-
moniously met, but no definite action
was taken.
Alderman Logan, who, with Mayor
Hood, Alderman Hanno and ex-Alder-
man Graden, met and discussed with
the county commissioners the finan-
cial questions involved in the building
of the breakwater protection for the
city pipe line, the county road and
the Citizens ditch on Upper Florida.
third of the expense if the city will
complete the cribbing and the filling.
The city's representatives thought it
advisable to go over the ground and
determine exactly what was necessary
to be done before they entered into
an agreement This they will do in
company with the commissioners some
time in the near future.
A communication from w. B. Doug
lass, the United States surveyor, to
the city clerk was read. Mr.. Douglass
stated if the city had not secured the
patent to the watershed he stood ready
to assist them in securing it.
Attorney James Pulliam addressed
the board relative to Mrs, Maus' claim
for damages against the city. The
matter was referred to the claims COM
mittee and the city attorney for in
vestigation.
City Attorney Moody reported, rela-
tive to the proposed quarantine ordi-
nance, that he had addressed letter
to every physician in the city asking
them to state what they considered
proper quarantine regulations. Fur
ther he had requested the medical pro-
fession to appoint committee from
their body to assist in drafting the
proposed ordinance. The ordinance
will be prepared at an early date.
No other business being brought be-
fore the meeting an adjournment was
taken until Feb. at 1880 p. m.