The Meeker herald., 1916-01-15


The following bills were laid over
until tbs next meeting.
Meeker Electric company. lights -.-...-S ~ 10
B l. Nichols, salary ---......------ 100 90
W Hugus Company.....-.--...---- 30
On motion, the Meeker Rife club
was granted permission to use the gal
lery In the Baer block for private pur-
poses, but moi. for public shooting dur
ing their present National Indoor
shoot, without license.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Trustee Rooney:
Be 1t Resolved, BY the Board OF
Trustees Of the Town Of Meeker, that
the salary of the town marshal be re-
duced to $25 per month;
Further, That there be. and there
hereby Is, created the office of water
commissioner, at the salary Of SIS per
month to be paid out of the water
works fund.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
the same officer be appointed both
marshal and water comrnissi oner said
officer to be known as marshal and
water commissioner:
And Be It Further Resolved, That
hereafter all water rentals shall be
collected monthly, in advance, and it
shall be the duty of the water COM
missioner TO collect by q canvas of
water users said rentals the first Of
each month, for that month In ad-
vance.
Declared passed and adopted at the
regular meeting Of the Board of truss
tees Of the Town of Meeker, held this
the Bird day of January, A. d. 1915.
Roll call on said resolution resulted
- follows: Trustees Rooner, Cassidy,
Thompson, Joy and Lytle, aye. Noes,
none. Absent and not voting, Trus-
tee Kyser.
f. On motion, the water rate for bot
tling works within the Town Of Meek
er was placed At tl.26 per month.
Trustee Joy introduced Ordinance
No. Ill, providing for the licensing Of
card tables In the Town of Meeker.
Roll call resulted as follows: Trus-
tees Joy, Thompson, Lytle, Rooney
and Cassidy, aye. Noes, none. Absent
and not voting, Trustee Kyser.
Declared passed and adopted, and
ordered published according to law.
On motion the board adjourned I'M
til January 4th, 1915, at 8 p. m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH.
The board Of trustees Of the Town
of Meeker met In adjourned session on
Tuesday. January 4th. The meeting
was called to order by Mayor Simms.
Present; Trustees Thompson, Lytle,
Cassidy and Joy. Absent, Trustees
!, Rooney and Kyser.
In the absence Of Clerk Scott, Town
Attorney Clark was continued as act
ing clerk of the board.
Mr.. William Laidlaw appeared be-
fore the board on the matter of street
lighting, and made the following prop
osition to the board:
STREET LIGHTING PROPOSITION.
That providing the board would con-
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period of time extending to the expira-
ton Of the ntfranchise, the Light
company would agree to furnish the
same or agreater number of 40 watt
street lamps as are now In use (47) in
the town, for the sum of $l.5O per
light per month and one-half of the
expense of renewals, as at present.
For further consideration of the
proposition an adjournment was
deemed advisable, and on motion the
board adjourned until Thursday, jan
uary 9Th, 1915.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH.
The Board Of Trustees of the 4 wn
Of Meeker met In adjourned session.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor simms. Present, Trustees Joy,
Rooney, Lytle, Cassidy and Thomp-
son. Absent, Trustee Kyser.
In the absence of Clerk Scott, Town
Attorney Clark was continued as act
ing clerk Of the board.
Trustee Thompson was excused up
on request.
The proposition of Mr.. Laid1aw for
street lighting was again taken up.
Mr.. Laidlaw offered the further in
ducement that II such contract be
made, it might be dated February l,
1915, and that there would be no charge
made for lights for the month of jan
uary, 1918.
> Trustee Joy introduced the follow
Ing resolution:
RESOLUTION FOR ACCEPTANCE.
Be It Resolved by the Board Of Trus-
tees Of the Town Of Meeker:
That the proposition Of William