La Junta tribune., 1913-06-07
CITY COUNCIL
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Ter Acknowledgment Of City
ofssesrs Tor May.


All members OF the city council.
with the exception Of Alderman
Moore. who Is still on the sick list.
were present at the semi.monthly
iovefeast Of that municipal body. held
last Monday evening. Mayor Lamb
presided. and Draper. Warner. Ftscus.
Bisnkenship and Davis were gather.
I'D around the aidermanic board.
Under the head OF petitions the
first thing to come up for considera-
tion was the request OF the La Jun.
In Band that license be granted to
the Nigro-l-oos Great White Way
Shows for y street carnival on Col
orado aevnue and First and Second
streets. 10 be given during the week
of June iSth-one week from next
Monday. The band Is to receive
ten per cent OF the gross receipts
for the week. and the show is to
pay u license OF SO per day for the
privilege Of doing business. The
street carnival has ten carloads OF
attractions. including a Ferris waeel
and a merry ry-goround. End the main
attraction Is a trained wild animal
show.
Reports Of officers for the month
OF May were submitted and read. The
city clerk and water commissioner re-
ported receipts In his office for the
month Of total OF $i.si?l0. Of
which amount si.735.so VAS for wa
ter rentals. and $Is3.50 for licenses
for automobiles. motorcycles. drays
and the 81 200 pop corn and peanut
wagon. besides various and sundry
oeher purpoAcs.
City Marshal wicneke and Police
Magistrate rstsss !, reported twenty
tWrr 'cases In the police court dur.
ing the month OF May The cash
fi4,s aggregated n total OF $50. aud
$3.50 worth of fines were worked
W.
pesniasion was granted In Clci
Simpson 10 erect IN airdome ON the
corner Of Santa re avenue and
Fourth street. The air'iome will
have a stage and be equipped to
handle road shows. Moving pie
lures will be the principal feature
of the entertainment provided.
A. Halberr made request for a
,siangc Ia the slope Of tn. gutter on
tha east side OF Santa Fc avenue.
between Third and Fourth streets.
The gutter IL 80 steep that hors.
is unable to stand on H. 4 similar
chang. had to l.. mad" IN the gut
ter on III. east side OF Santa f''
avenue west OF the court house.
\ communication In reference ia
Ia. coal contract. which has not as
yet bes,n let. was received and read
by rit. city clerk. \ test OF various
Goals Is being made at the pump
Ing plant. under the supervision Of
tn. water committee. but no Re-
report has yet bs-cn made. This Ia
the same old scrap between the bid.
dcrx that comes up every two years.
The city has been uninG Hastings
MINIS run coal since the year one.
hut whenever n new set Of officislr
u inductsd into office there 10 a.
ways = Desperate effort made Ia
change the brand Of the coal supply
, for the good aaA welfare a tAs
hsddera that are mt able IN supply
the Hss,ins:; brand.
The matter Of purchasing 1894
fees of pes hosc for the fire de-
partmsmi. and also three new noz
zi-s. vas taken up by the city
row,cN and discussed but nothinu
definite was arrived At The mat
ter of appointing n fire chief sisf
remains In statu quo. and probably
wiD for an indeftniie period.
The city engineer was INSTRUCTED
TO get up form for the ,A- o'
cement workers tn us" In making I
report To DE city.
In the matter Of extending III. wa
ter main on Belmont avenue. ~ r.
qu~sird at the last meeting nj
the city council. the water commit
tec male a report recommending tha
the main be- extended from the Ing
addition N Ohio addition.
After allowing IN" usual vrist u
| bills. a list NJ which will b. foun'
In another column of this issue. th'
city council adjourned.