La Junta tribune., 1912-05-11
Bluff on the Mayor
Failed to Work
Pesee. Res,sastiss ~ Food VIII Now Reign in
CITY OflIbl Circles

this lucrative position and was elect
cd to ofticiate as the real night mar
shal of La Junta, with the regular
I monthly stipend attached. Gloomy
Gus had in bill for serving as day
marshal, the city clerk having failed
TO come across when :. demand was
made upon him for the salary alleg-
ed 10 be due. The city council did
nor allow the bill. which amounted
TO 3asI3is. Instead. Alderman Spor-
led"r made a proposition to Mayor
koarns that the aldermanic powers
thai be. who are now apparently and
confessedly In the has been" class.
would be willing to refer the bill
to City Attorney Miller and agree
TO abide by his decision as to wheth-
Or or not the bill was legal The
mayor. who has always refused to be
blufted into doing anything. and has
always shown a disposition to do
the right thing when the bcligerent
aldermen met him half way. readily
consented to this plan and agreed to
abide by the decision OF the city at
torney whatever 1t is. =
Alderman Davis at this juncture
Ilealled up the matter OF approving the
Official bonds OF the city marshal and
tcity clerk. The mayor suggested that
khero was no occasion for approving
fhe bonds as they had o,en passed
hpon and approved at the time
lheso officials We're inducted into
officc The bonds are In bonding
company and are good and sufficient
- long AS the premium is raid. Al
I derman Tommy. however. probably
rem embered that he had officially
and personally disapproved OF the m
n few short months ago. declaring
|eDat they we're not worth the paper
1 leA>ysUer1ugsus~a0 0QsA. Iogyseho0s,
ftdeAkht that II would clarity the
inoaieipal atmosphere somewhat. and
make the bonds more binding II they
received the official approval Of the
aidermanic powers that have been.
The mayor showed no disposition To
be concerned with ,rifles and made
no protest when the aldermen sol
emnly proceeded to approve the
bonds--without sending for them or
even looking at them.
Bids for grading one block on
Lewis avenue and grading and shal
ing Second street. between Santa Pc
and San Juan avenues. were opened,
and the contract was awarded to
l,rry Kellicher. NJ e. stephens and
lanes King were the contcstlng blh'
| irs. The grading Is to be don" for
/ 20 cents per yard and the shalinf
/ flr so cents per yard. Second street
IN TO be- cut down about one foot
and covered with six inches Of shale
Alderman Sporleder preferrci for
nal charges against Street Commits
sinner Stephens. who refused 10 re
Tire from office when Tom Wood
was elected by the aldcrmanic power
that bc Rs his successor. The
charxes. signed by Sporleder ms chair
man Of the street and alley commit
tee. are ihusly: Il hereby prefer
Chhrgcs against Street Commissioner
Martin Stephens on accoun, that IN
the past ~ well ms at the present
h. has hindercd work on the streets
aud alleys and caused work not to
be- done In order to work his own
teams. thereby working u hardship
on the city. and NJ n time when the
city had no money TO do the noces'
mry work.
| The charges are 10 be considered
at meeting Of the city council
which 10 To take place this afternoon
at O'Clock.
/ on motion the city engineer was
| instructcd To secure bids fer IN"
work Of Installing twoInch water
main on Third street. west from
| LOWS avenue for one block. also for
an extension Of Sewer " IN iIradish
addition to serve several houses on
Rice avenue.
ON motion Of Alderman sporlcdor.
seconded BY Harbour. II was ordered
that the street sprinkler be placed IN
service In the residence districts nj
night. II In claimed that much
trash from the residence districts cir.
culates through the atmosphere dur
Ing the day aud lands In tho bnsi.
ness section of town. II Is thought
that by wctting down the residence
districts It night that this grievous
condition Will be eliminated
The bill Of Or. G. II. Farthins for
s2j for services ~ city physician for
ono month Was not allowed. on the
wrolnd that ~ hah failed IN u,inIify