The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-14
Town Board in
Regular Session

keguldE SESSION
The town board held its second
meeting Monday night and laid
several plans for the future aside
from paying the bills and passing
on a few matters of minor impor-
tance.
The new board seem to work to-
gether on most matters Of business,
but each has something to say
when matters of Importance are
introduced.
There was a little spirit shown
however, when the matter of town
marshal was brought up for dis
cussion, by a written application
from John Lercher, the present
incumbent. Mr.. Lercher made his
application allowing the board to
fix his salary, intimating that his
present salary of $50 per month
was not enough for the multifer-
ious duties imposed by the office.
Trustee Barth moved to accept Mr..
Lercher's application and proceed
to appoint him and the motion
was seconded by Trustee Evans.
The motion was put, but struck
a snag when it came to Trustee
Sanderson, who said that he had
pledged himself not to vote for
Mr.. Lercher when he solicited
votes.
At this point Mayor McFadden
stated that E. L. Newcomb had
asked him to submit his name for
the place at $500 per month.
Mr.. McFadden said he had told
him to submit it in writing, but
Mr.. Newcomb had not done so.
Mr.. Sanderson then mowed as a
substitute for the original motion
that Mr.. Newcomb be elected to
the office. This was seconded by
Trustee Chinn. p .pl "
At this point Trustee Nolan
moved to lay both motions on the
table till next meeting. A motion
to lay on the table having prece-
dent over all other motions, it was
put and resulted in a tie vote,
Sanderson, Chinn and Nolan vot-
ing aye and Evans, Barth and Will.
liams voting nay. The mayor vot-
ed aye to break the deadlock and
the matter will come up at newt
meeting.
Barth proposed that inasmuch
as q new high school was in pros
pect in Arvada it would be
good idea for the members of the
town board to cooperate with
the school board in inspecting the
high schools of other towns in Or
der to get ideas for plans.
H. H. Gregg was appointed po-
lice magistrate upon motion by
Mr.. Barth, seconded by Mr.. Ev.
ans.
Sidewalks on Wadsworth ave.
nue. from Adelaide to Ralston, al.
SO on East First street, were dis.
cussed but no action taken.
A new Jail is also being talked
of as the cages are already on the
ground. The state law regulates
the matter of jails as to sanitation
and safety, and if a Jail is built
1t will be along those lines. It
was also the concensus of opinion
that a duplicate pumping plant
will be q necessity Of the near
future.
The editor of the Enterprise ad.
dressed the board on the matter
of legal publishing. He pointed
out that the law requires the
board to publish its bills and
claims and also states that the
printer may charge a rate of I
cents per line for the first inser.
tion and 4 cents for each success
sive insertion. That this work is
now being done at 3 cents per line
for the first insertion and that the
board proceedings are only pub
lishcd one time, giving no chance
for a profit on the successive in.
sertions. He also showed that
this was less than actual cost of
composition and that other con.
Germs which did work for the city
were paid the customary price
Why then this discrimination to.
ward the newspaper! Upon mo.
ton by Nolan, seconded by Chinn,
it was unanimously agreed to al.
low the town printer the full legal
rate.
At first blush this may subject
the board to some criticism, but
the Enterprise wishes to defend
them in their action by saying
that tho n,iblishinn Of tho citv for