The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-25
REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
GOOD MEETING HELD MONDAY
ROUTINE BUSINESS WAS
DISPATCHED
WATER CONTRACT TO Be MADE


The city Council Of tho city OF
Snyder met In regular session Mon
day evening, February 2lst, 1916
with Mayor j. Y. Noble, present and
presiding.
The following were present: CITY
Secretary u. ], Anderson, city Mar
shal o. p. Wolfe and Aldermen. Men
roe. Fickas. Towlc, Higginbotham
and Cox
Minutes Of regular meeting OF
February 7th were read and approv-
ed.
The following accounts we're allow
ed from the general fund;
Blackard Brothers ...,,, S5O.2o
Taught and Spring Street
Extension ....,.,.'.''.''' 100"
Baker. Grayum a Andersen zoo
Fret State Bank and Trust Co l'6o
Ed Atkins ......,.'.''''''' Luu
Joe Adams .....,..'''''''' sou
W. Y. Butler ,.........''''' 'ov
Grayum Drug Co..........' $3.50
]. W. Greene ..........'' N@''4V
T.. j. Anderson .....,.....' Sz''
Ahrens & ott Mfg. Company S2S'SS
II. s. q p. Railway Co. ..., SS7.S9
United States Cast Iron q Foundry
Company ............. $llO.3A
The following accounts were allow
cd from the water and sewer depart
ment fund
Pittsburgh Meter Company =. S6'71
II. o. Wade ......'..''''' '4'4'
Il. j. Anderson .......'.''' F''"p
Texas Mfg. Company ...,.' Sl2'l9
The mayor appointed II. =. Cox
as member OF the finance commit
tee to nn the vacancy Of Fred A.
Grayum. the mayor also appointed r.
II. Cox as member Of the Park Com
mlttec
t'pon motion made by j. Monroe
and seconded by Il. II. Higfinboth-
am and unanimously carried; the wa
ter and sewer department Of the city
of SNYDER. Texas. was directed to col
lect all the revenue from the water
and sewer line accruing from the va
rious collections on what is known
ms the Taught and Spring Streets EX-
tension; said collections to bo set
aside for the purpose Of refundlng a
speoial issue Of forty-fcur warrants
totailng $4,000. said warrants ma
turing in equal amourts IN the iirsi
days OF January 1917, 1915 1919
and 1890.
tpon motion duly m-de, seconded
and carried tho Secretary was IN
structod to prepare an ordnance COW
erlng the use Of the city dumping
ground and submit same at the next
regular mectinb.
Upon motion duly made. seconded
and carrie the Secretary was IN
strrc,o to prepare a water contract
and have same duly signed by the
Snyder Ice and Electric Company and
the city OF Snyder, covering the use
of electric power for pumping water
for the period OF one year said con-
tract 10 be approved by the city
Council In lts next regular session
Upon application Of Med Ellis for
hermit to erect an airdomc. said ap-
pllcation was referred to the build
ing committee and FIRE marshal.
Upon motion duly made, second
ed and carried. the city Secretary
was ordered to prepare and submit an
ordinance covering the distribution
Of circulars within the City limits.
An ordinance governing the speed
md passage of railroad equipment
etc. through the city Of Snyder pass
ed the first reading and the Sec
retary was instructed to submit copy
OF same to the Railroads entering the
city for their advice on or before
March 9Th, 1916.
An ordnance governing traffic
within the limits OF the city of sny-
der, passed the third reading and II
no objections were made thereto
would become law operative on and
after the reading at the next resu-
lar session Of tho City Council.
After due consideration the propo-
sltion Of the Snyder water supply was
acted upon as follows In view OF