The chronicle=news., 1913-02-25

tEan half tho .ntIr- issue VIII hay"
been paid off and saving or inter-
est Increased each year about $3.50.
The treasurer BuFgcst"i that III"
city attorney look into" tho Legal
ity of III" matter. stating that he mad
been corresponding with bond hay
"rG To ascertain if any OF III" 1905
bonds ar" on the market and ai what
rric" and that that an advertising
IN som" financial paper wonld result
In som" Of the bonds being offered.
Tn" city treasurer declared that this
plan was "a sampi" OF "flno fnan-
C".riuE"
Tn" mayor thought that this would
h. tn" Irandest accomplishment or
III" administration. nd ic called attcn-
ton 10 the fact that the sum OF
$1,000" had been Ailt"d away In ihis
sinking fund each wear for tho
puTnos" OF ultimately calling In tho
bonds and that III" money had hc"n
lnyln idle In III. banks So after
cougraiulating themselves on their
wisdom ana economy tho council
instructed tn. city attorney To draw
M a resolution authorizing tn" city
treasurer 10 carry on, his plan NJ
clever flnancccrlng,
The resolution offered authorized
the treasurer TO purchase thirty or
such "A part thcr"Oi n h" may b."
able to sccur" at par, of tn" water
bonds OF the Issue "f 1906 with
money belonging to tn. sinking
fund created Tor that purpos. and
that h" he instructed TO cancel any
OF said bonds thus purchased. FUR
ihcr that IL he he unable to purchase
any OF said bonds ut par he shall sub
nit any offer. ahov" par 10 tho .ouu-
ell.
ON recommendation OF Alderman
PASSOVER OF tn. street and bridge
committee the council ins, night re-
icrtcd the petition submitted some
time ago by Frank Brown who ask
"d that the city reimburse him TO
| the extent OF Sl?" FOR "Spsns. Ca,is-
cd him in protecting his property
trop tho waters Of tho Powder house
| canon arroyo. In this petition Mr..
Brown represented that he was the
owner OF lots /. :. j and Z In block
"a. Treats North side addition and
that the arroyo runs through lois
| and =. Somctim. ago. thc petition
set forth, the city council acting
through Its street commissioner Phil-
iips. changed the course Of tho ar
rnyo by driving piles. causing ,hc
flow OF current to run against lot
) and as a result tho front OF the
lot was washed away. Petitioner
said he was compelled TO erect
stone wall and i.ll In behind Il. lie
was later asked to extend the walt
and the street commissioner promis-
ed that the city would roimburae him
For the protection tho petitioner
paid out sl6a which he asked tho
city 20 pay In lieu Of said promises
made. The council contendcd that
the course of the arroyo had not been
changed and that It owed tho pcti-
toner nothing. Petition was rcje-t-
cd
In n report the water committee
advised tn" council that on given
date they had purchas"d. under in-
structiOns of tn" city. u 500 acre
tract OF land from Edwin Riley on
the North Fork near North Lake rcs-
crvoir and that deed for land had
been given and recorded. This puF-
chase adds 320 acres OF land and
Ill cubic feet of water per second
to tn. water facilities OF the city and
gives the city control OF the banks
OF the stream for Il distance OF two
miles. The repor, was filed.
". p. and Frank Dunlavy in pc
'ition represented tina, they were
site. purchased from Geo. r. Denise.
that at the time OF tho purchase they
had n complete title but learned lat
er that here was u claim for side
walk construction against the prop
crty. Denise claimed he never re-
ccivcd II sidewalk notice. The Dun
lavys asked that the cost of certiti-
ing up to the county treasurer. and
all interest and penalties he knock
ed Off" and that they would pay tho
original principal. Tho petition was
granted
Property owners on the north side
IN 4 petition asked that the city Wild
Ell the stone bridge on Colorado and
y, Commercial street the full width
of tn. avenue as it was at present
TOO narrow. Referred to street and
bridge committee.
The light committee reported IA
vorable to placing n light at Eighth
and Spruce street and recommends
cd that the light be installed. Re-
port adopted.
W. T. Edmistou and !. i. Eiter
were granted Il license to conduct
five cent public dane. at Castle hall.
ALDERMEN Sopris alone voted against
the issuance of tn" license.
The street and bridge committee
reported that the bridge across tho
Carbon street arroyo had been COM
plcted at a cost of SiS for the bene-
fit of children attending the Colum-
biau school
The council authorized the pay
mcnt TO Pople brothers of $3.50 for
hauling and setting the base of the
Kit Carson monument. The mayor
stated that Il fence should be erect
ed around the stOn. to protect 1t
from vandaIs and the park commit
tee was given power to act to have
The fence put up. The mayor also
requested that the park wall be com"
pleted and the park committee was
instructed TO attend to this work.