Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-23

lrg DiuS he found the Democrat S -
be the lowest on official printing and
ballots and the Automatic Printing
company the lowest on job work. Al
dc, man Meuser questioned the stata-
ment with regard to the official ptjnt-
ing and by checking the bids Chair
RAN Wingate proved to the council
h. waa correct. Upon his motion the
bids were awarded to the. Democrat
and the Automatic Printing coinpahy
respectively and the city attorney IN
structed to prepare contracts and
bonds.
Chairman Wingate of the electric
liehs committee stated that City Su-
perintendent Harrington of the Du-
range Gas & Electric company desi red
Instructions regarding the wiring for
the town clock lights. 1t was agre d
1. was the best solution of the light
ing problem to have an aucoristic
lighting plant installed, the plant not
to exceed $21 in price.
Through Alderman Wingate Mr..
Scott submitted proposition to ,the
council to spray the city trees with
the formula approved by the county
horticultural inspector for 15, 25 OF
81 cents tree, according to the s,.a,
OF for $40 day and furnish his own
assistants, the city to furnish the
ms sterial for spraying. The council
votec to accept the latter offer for the
tIees in the city parks. The work
which is to be done under the su-
peiyision of the cemetery and park
committee is not to exceed S75 in
cost. In order that the spraying may
be effective the marshal was ms, uct-
ed to serve notices upon all prop ,rty
owrers that all infected trees must
b. sprayed. If the notice is not cori-
Piled with the state law, which pro-
vided the work may be done by the
county horticultural inspector and
taxed against the property, shall %
enforced
w. G. Weaver, property owner
in the 600 block on Fourth avenue, ap-
peared before the board to determine
if they could not offer some solution
to the sidewalk construction problem
confronting property owners in his
block. For some time all save one,
Mrs. Frank Cheesbro, have been anx-
ious to have cement sidewalks built.
Some of the individual members of
the former council assured Mr.. Wea-
yer if the other residents of the block
would construct walks some means
would be provided to compel Mrs.
Cheesbro to do likewise Cement walks
have been built in front of the other
lots but the badly out of repair board
erty. After discussing the matter at
length the council agreed to have the
walks condemned. The attorney was
instructed to draft and serve the no
tice at once. If it is not complied
with in ten days the old walks are
to be torn up and replaced A SINH
lar situation on Main avenue will be
met in the same way.
Upon recommendation of Alderman
Logan the clerk was instructed to
order a standard gauge car of IL and
S-inch tiling. Also upon his sugges-
ton the city will build cement cross
ings on the alleys where entire blocks
of cement walks are laid. The Goa
tractors have offered to do the work
at price not to exceed SIS.
The former resolution to grade and
give engineering services at the ex-
pense Of the city where a whole block
of cement sidewalks were laid was
on motion of Alderman Hanno amend
ed providing the same concession, if
only half block was laid or where
an owner of corner lot constructe
cement walks.
The bill of Robert Nelson and son
for constructing cribbing fer pipe line
protection on the Florida was laid
over until the next meeting. The va
rious election bills were allowed.
Chairman O'Driscoll of the cemetery
and park committee reported the pipe
to the Elks lots in the cemetery COM
pleted. Three trash burners are to
be placed in the cemetery for waste
paper receptacles. The sexton is to
instructed to take steps at once to
exterminate prairie dogs.
The claims committee recommend
cd the bill of Frank Lake for broken
hydrants, broken hose, etc, be reduces,
from $26 to $40 and the latter amount
allowed, Alderman Logan and Wertin
voted nay so the motion to accept the
recommendation in the original bill as
presented only called for So and these
aldermen felt that this amount only
should be allowed
Through Alderman Logan and Wer-
tin the charter convention requested
the services of a stenographer, the
same to be employed only when ncces-
sary. The request was granted.
Alderman Meuser stated he had the
weed ordinance prepared and ready
to present to the council by owing to
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