The chronicle=news., 1913-04-11
.olD. COUNCIL WINDS
UP ITS AFFAIRS
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the city would lay the walk aud do
the necessary grading aud that the
| grading would not cost the petitioner
anything. The city used the dirt to
| I'LL on Tillotson street. Petitioner
| claimed that acting under the ai-
Vice Of the former commissioner n"
let the city do the work aud Use the
dirt and when he was charged up for
II lie considered himself Justified in
asking the refund. At iirst consii.
Grafton the council voted TO reject
, the claim. Later Mr. Williams ap-
pcarcd before the council and stated
his claim aud u compromise was "'-
iertcd. The council rcconsldcrcd its
action and awarded the petitioner
half OF the claim.
The city engineer In report gave
the status OF the situation relative
to the Broom stree, bridge The re-
pDsN' mad occn made and that the
lnidgc wns on u small piece OF Santa
Fc land. The railroad company had
done all grading and laid their own
sidewalks. Being as the Santa Fc
has II warranty deed 20 the land and
the city quit claim deed. the cngin-
Ger recommended lhat the city Sc
cure a quit claim dccu from the rail-
road aud that the attached lease b.
signed by the mayor. The council
accepted the rcpor; and authorized
the mayor TO sign the lease.
In Il report TO the council City Nt-
torucy Upton set forth that Judge
McH.ndric had given McGlashan 4
Cow judgment on pieadings In tho
ease In which tha, firm was plain
ti:f against the city in an action 10
set aside tax deeds to certain lots la
the Boulevard addition. The at,or-
ncy explained that the decision OF
the court affirmed that OF judge
Henry Hunter and recommended tina;
II was useless for ,nc city to proceed
further with the ease and to accept
Il settlement in Il quit claim decd and
n payment OF $90.oJ by the plain
ttffs. This report was accepted.
In letter addressed to 4 l.. Jami.
sou of the water committee. Supt. w
X. Lewis reported the conditions OF
the construction work OF the pipe line
between Madrid and Tijcrras. The
report showed the progress of the
work. the funds being obtained from
the bond issue dated January h.
1918. OF $i5.OoO. The pipe line is
$3.50 feet in length. consisting of
$500 feet of steel pipc and 5000
rect OF WOOD pipe. and that 300 feet
of ditch had been completed. 2.GO0
feet Of 2i-inch steel pipe had been
laid and 1856 feet of SO inch wood
pipe. and that all material and labor
had been paid for. Attached to the
report was II list OF bills for the con-
struction work which had been paid.
The report was accepted and filed
The monthly reports of the city
treasurer, city clerk. water works de-
partment. police magistrate were
read. The report of the city physi-
elan showed the number of new con-
tagious diseases. The city marshal
reported the number and cost of
| meals furnished county prisoners
confined in the city Jail.
Before allowing all monthly bills
an estimate in the sum of S1.696.G9
| was allowed the Rowland p. & II.
company for the completion of the
San Luis street sewer. An estimate
in the amount of $l,136.5J was al.
| lowed Contractor j p. Dolun for
sidewalks constructed. Three rcsolu.
tions authorizing the street commits.
sioner to lay sidewalks on certain do
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