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ESTABLISHED 1877
City Clamps Lid Down
Upon Gambling, Wine
(???) and all Resorts
▼—-, , , ,
Special committee of the city council appointed to Investi
gate the conduct of dance balls and the vice conditions of the city
reported their findings and recommendations:
That there is nothing objectionable in the conduct or patron
age of the Merrlfield and Maddeu dancing accademles.
That no more blue lights be used for “moonlight polka" at
Castle hall.
That lights burn full capacity for every dance.
That the dance halls employ a special officer to keep order
/and assist In keeping out undesirables.
That the dance hall license of Kllas Ley ha In Lynch block
be revoked.
That all wine rooms In saloons and restaurants be closed.
That restaurants that have private booths be ordered to
remove doors and curtains.
Revoke restaurant licenses or W. 11. Rhodes at 208 West
Main street and the Monte Cristo saloon 110 Santa Fe avenue.
That the Colored club on Carbon street be closed entirely.
That the city marshall keep the rooming houses under strict
surveillance and bring about prosecution of all persous using
rooms for Immoral purposes.
That all forms of public gnmbllng be stopped.
That the use of all money and slot machines discontinue and
machines be removed.
That all pool and billiard balls close at midnight und all
games of chance discontinue.
For the “reform report of the committee—Aldermen Jami
son. Kahn. Marty. Rascower. Munroe. Wills. Harper and Putter
sou. Against—Soprls. Absent—Street.
Reform In big doses was handed out
by the city council last night and
the report of the Mayor’s sp*»< In!
“Dance Hall Committee” was adorn
ed despite the protest of Aldcininn
Soprls whose agitation against the
dance halls brought about the Inves
tigation. the fltii.lugs of which he
objected to This committee prac
tically gave a dean bill of health to
the dance halls except the Kllas
bs dance hall In the Lynch block
which was ordered dosed and put the
ban on all forms of gambling. Includ
ing slot machines, recommended the
abolishment of the wine roomi of re. -
taurants and nloenr. even to the re
moval of privato booths doing
further the committee touched the
pool n'.m* by recommending that
they dose promptly nt midnight am!
tbrt all money games he stopped.
The report provides also for strict
survellance of the rooming lioubos. nil
of which tends to lessen or prohibit
the spread of evil, which this commit
tee found lurking In every nook and
corner of this city. Biff! Bang! Old
Mar. Evil was handed a haymaker
In the solar plexus that put him
down for the count.
The reading of the report brought
forth a lively discussion. Alderman
Soprls fought the measure until It
was finally passed over hJs hend by
a vote of 8 to 1, Aldermnn Ftretg. be
ing absent. Then after referring
with sarcasm to Alderman Kahn and
Harper, after vainly frying to force
the mayor Into a discussion of condi
tions existing in the early days of
Trinidad —after declaring that “the
sweet minority was a most wholesome
place," the general arose and stalked
out of the council chamber, saying he
had “nothing in common" with his
colleagues. The adoption of the re
port caused Soprls to become real be
llgerent and he camo dreadfully close
to calling a spadn a spade several
times. Reform —there was oodles of
It last night.
The report wan read and the mem
bers of the special Lexow committee
—John J. Marty, T. L. Jamison anti
M. J. Kahn—explained that they had
visited the dance halls and failed to
sse anything objectionable In the
conduct. They said that they did
not notice any undesirable characters
on the floor, nor did they observe
any violation of tho city ordinance.
Tbs Castle Hall academy and the
Madden academy wore about on a par
THE WEATHER
naiosomcAL pheux says
A wireless from
Jack Rose an' his
pals westward
hound sez: “On
further delibera
tion we have de
cided t' strike th'
town of Trinidad
from th' list oT
places where wo
might decide C
locate.”
Weather Forecant
Tonight fair west portion. Cloudy
east portion. Wednesday generally
fnlr, continued cold.
Yesterday’s Temperatures.
Mnxlmum
Minimum IS
Moan
Precipitation 0. Clear.
THE CHRONICLE=NEWS
ONLY AFTERNOON LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN SOUTHERN COLORADO
In respectability, the committee said,
hut It did recommend flint the
“moonlight waltz” he almllshed and
blue lights done away with—ln
sooth the lights must not be turned
down or the room darkened at any
time. A. M. Merrlfield. with his At
torney. Earl Cooley, was present and
hoard kind and unkind things sold
about him and his place.
The members of the committee de
clared that they had visited wine
rooms cud saw* young women drink
ing. Some of these places were con
ducted lu a disorderly mnuner. The
commf'tec was ihorlttd to find scr
era! young women lined up in an al
ley outside the renr door of n raloon
about midnight, waiting to get In.
Wills said that Toni Jamhon “poked
Ills head around the corner. ” and
caused the night owls to srntter.
The bar was so close to the restaur
ants at the Rhode? place on West
Main street and the Monte Cristo sa
loon on Santa Fe nvenu< that tin
committee recommended that the res
taurant licenses be cancelled. The
Colored club was ordered closed up
Aldermnn Soprls opposed the te
port save Inasmuch ns It referred to
the dance halls. lie declared that
the committee had overstepped Itr
Instructions and, asked that ail else
but the recommend?:lons concerning
the (lance halls ho eliminated. Jam
ison recalled the statements of the
Mayor at the time that th • commit
tee was named in which the Mayor
had Instructed the committee to In
vestigate "other tilings."
Soprls said that the council had no
rearon to include gambling. "That
is a mutter for the courts and tho
district attorney,” ho said. As for
the wine rooms, he said that the
police working under his Instructions
had for more than a year been regu
lating these places and muklug ar
rests. Many girls—daughters of re
spectable families, have been pulled
at these places, he said, and allowed
to go to spare the families the dis
grace of arrest. Others had been put
in Jail. He thought that the police
and the police committee hud this
matter in hand.
The general asserted that tho com
mittee had not taken pains to Inves
tigate the dance halls as closely as
they might. “All of the dance halls
are rotten," be declarod, “and the
management should bo changod. He
charged that tho committee had not
called any witnesses but relied en
tirely on what they personally saw.
“Wo visited the halls and asked
people," returned Jamison, "and we
did not find young girls who had
come unaccompanied by parent or
other relative. Nothing took place
that could be a matter of censor."
"I was represented nlso," snapped
Soprls, “and from what I learned I
may be free to recommend that both
dance hull licenses ho revoked. Then
let the young folks get together and
organize clubs and give dances."
Then came an exchange of pleas
antries between Hoprls and his col
league Kahn.
Kahn—"My judgment is as good
as yours."
Soprls—"Maybe not—l have had
more experience then you."
nKlin—“Along nil linos, doubt
less."
Soprls—“Maybe so—and you'll
have to run a long time to catch
I some that I’ve had."
Sopris contended that the commit
(Continue* *u» *»age Three)
TRINIDAD. COLO.. TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 26. 1912.
Many Nominations Made
in the Chronicle - News
Popularity Contest
OLD CITY MACHINE
SHOWS UNMISTAKABLE
SIGNS OF COLLAPSE
Into the beat In of the Mayor and
.the members of the city courcll hat
crept the tear that next spring they
w!‘l 1c le the re ins and that tho?.-
wl i seek to porpetuaie themselw* In
offlea will be retired .<» prlvatt life
Tills a.h noticeable on the curfm •
In the council chamber Ihsi night and
in the statements of Mayor Taylor
In laying bof.ire the council his plan
for providing money to lay a new
pipe ine, he uigid that the work be
done at once ns .here wns "no tail
ing whnt tho next council would d ».'
In time last the Mayor ha* always
spokon confidently of the future, as
though It w«h settled that tho old
hu. a "h would maintain Itself In of
fice and he had no misgiving?. Fre
quently Inst night the Mryor made
known Ills Bars that there would be
it • new council".
The old city council machine I
disintegrating. Discord and dissen
sion stalks Into o'«:y meeting and
situ cheek l»y Jowl with the inutile!
pal fathers. Petty Jealousies have
sprung up. The house l« divided
against I tau* If and harmony ro 1 -n
--g.*r rules over the sesrlons Mean
and spiteful things are sold, one of
the other. The entire council ai
p»nrk to i>o arrayed to humiliate vn
eral Soprls, who hr.? list! the cour
age to oppose the taut hlr* rim * and
again. The ship U rioundorlng about
In *h» tv.igh waters.
T. L. Jamison baa hern gr" uned
for mayor. He has waited long and
anxiously to wear th • shoes of Fncle
Han. Taylor n long time ago gave
Tom nir word that he should be tin
noxt mayor. Jamison tnw exp.-wt
that the Mayor will step aside nud
let him run In the spring. On tin
other hand Tnvior Is mahine no
oral of hi>* Intention to •» after tho
office again and keep faithful Tom
waiting another two years. Will
will not seek relcrtlon as alderman
as he line been elected county treas
urer. Harper will step out to fill the
offlco of assessor. Frank Munroe will
step out ns he Intends to leave the
i Ity shortly.
Underlying all their acts und
haunting their every mo\ement Ih
the fear that the old machine, bent
and battered by the November elec
tion, will go to smltherens In the
spring
"We don’t know what the next
council will do." repeats the mayor.
MEYER TO QUIT. RUMOR
Washington, Nov. 26. Rumors
that Secretary Meyer of the navy de
partment was about to resign, which
were In active circulation In Wash
ington today, brought an emphatic
denial from the secretary himself at
the conclusion of the cabinet meeting
at tho White House.
COTTON MILL KING DEAD
Providence, R. 1., Nov. 26.—Rob
ert Knight, owner of more cotton
mills than any other Individual In
tho world, died at his home In Elm
wood today, aged 86.
Murphy Blamed for
‘Hatching’ Fogel Yarn
Chicago. Nov. 26. —Under the cap
tion, "the story of the story Fogel
wrote." W. S. Forman, sporting edi
tor or the Chicago Evening Post. In
a signed statement today charges
Charles W. Murphy, president of tho
Chicago National League club, with
being the Instigator of the "story"
which resulted in charges being pro"
Ter red against Fogel.
Mr. Forman Is in New York pre
pared to testify beflre the National
League meeting. The Fogel story
attacking President Lynch and his
umpire system recently appeared fn
the Post. Regarding it. Mr. Forman
says:
"Charles W. Murphy authorized
me to tell Fogel that Murphy had
suggested writing the story. On tills
representation Fogel wrote it and
signed it. He sent it to Murphy,
who rend It before I saw It. ft. catne
to me from Murphy’s office: and if
Murphy had not approved that story
it never would have boon published."
Young Women and Their Ft tends Enthusiastic
Over Prospects of Winning Splendid Awards
and Many Start Working Eagerly for the
Votes that will Mean Succ< ss
NOW IS THE TIME TO ENTER CONTEST
I O:.:iN'TION T. ’ :.K C WILL only apfear for a limited time
—votes nr. i' !»; *n onon bumbeks for ea»ly candi
DATES —FIRST DAY I : CONTINUAL RUSH
19’3 MODEL. I VF.-PASSENOF.R "IORD" TOURING CAR. HANDSOME
IMS XO’T.™ f- campbeh pianos HANDSOME *IOO
DIAMOND RINGS AND OTHER HANDSOME AWARDS
WORTH STRIVING FOR
' Nmi nations i the Grant Food
inr'ty Campaign rf The Chronieh-
New are <onrnq in rapidly and air
Vady a number o r br pnt nnd pmo
lar y urn women h >ve entered a id a
re r *nri n? out. determined to win.
ful' real inn* the thn* h
r»ve been p*ne?d vi’hin their rtrch
by hi* ontest, And ’ r.ve mi dr « t
• heir m*iH« io win the miv of t’trir
!choice, if tincere *f ort v.*?ll enaMr t
hem to do so.
If vot bice *> t e ter*'
d lie r?»rnai*n. NMV IP THE TIME
TO DO SO WITHOUT ANY FUR THE
R DELAY If tip re x any'hinß tint
is not qn»te plain to • **•’. ot nnvthin
g that -on wish *m*ai*»cd* droti a
rnrd to the Contes: Mann-cr. or be**
ei still, visit the cfticc in prison and
have any doubtful points cleared u
n for you at onoe
Then* is n gran: deal to he gained
lit n contest of II.I? sort, both in
(prizes end orp.tr* ,>brr*
ic'rv ro lm.c*-« n■ rjnno who tries *.*t*.
something I! v candidate who re
,mains active during the <nnt**t mill
jdoes not rcr* Ive one of the other
I prises, will In* riven a per rent
|<otntnlrsion on .11 business turned In
by her. Then. *oo. tlio** who ent«r
!nt the start h. <* the lest ehnnre of
winning. G* l your frl«-nds to aid
• on. and *.*« how rapidly the vote?
will roll •• They will
.encourage you • rid prove how easily
.it 5b to be » winner \vhen you try
Liberal Prise List*
! The priz* ‘ ate especially liberal,
nnd there Is nothing hut success to
face If you start now with tho Idea
NO CHANGE IN
SITUATION IN
EAST
“ r
London. Nov. l'G. —No change for x
the worse In the International p<>- ,
lit leal situation brought about hyi,
war lu tho Balk n nations is vitlhlc ,
today except Ins far us tr« continued j
tension decrease* the ability of dip- J c
lomacy to resist a rupture. „
Groat Brit lan France nnd Gcr- t
many all are giving counsels of mod- t
nation both at Vicuna and St. Peters
burg. There also Is reason to be
lieve that Groat Brltian has given „
Sorvln, as well :» Russia and France it
to understand that she has no Intent
on Servla’s deniM <1 for a port on the ,
Adriatic sea. Sh also has told them a
she has no Intmtlon of supporting i
bervia’s claim by force of arms nor ,
by aiding any other power to do so. 1 ?
Tho Austro-Hungarian consul a? ,
Priscend has arrived nt Uskuli. thus;
disposing Uf the reports of his as- „
sussination. ought to he helpful. In \
the opinion of diplomats, in bring- t
Ing about a gem al Improvement or |
tl»e situation. I'l
The progress ot the negotiations | n
between the deb utes of Turkey and jf
the Balkan allies at Tchataljn is still |j
a scaled hook. In diplomatic circles „
in London it Is tatod that Turkey L
has presented the following as nil n
a crept I hie base for an agreement:
“First—No wai Indemnity.
"Second —The retention by Turkey [ r
of the Maiitzn river, tho fortress of L
Adtianople to i- included. |t
“Third Th ilntlatidnco of the \
Sovereignty of the Sultan of Tur-U
key in Albania." |c
Berlin. Nov. -Tho Social Dcni-|t
ocratlc party in tlie Gerninn Imperial i|
| parliament brought in an interpclla* i i
!tlon upon the reassembling of the It
1 house today asking the Imperial t
j chancellor for information ns to the -
ilnternational political situation.
of winning. S »mc of tlie best peo-
I le In the city are nlna’ly Interested
end mnt’> more will !».- so before
many dnvs have pm.seil. The nhron
' vs I* ‘i.-* iminti that this
contest shnll l>»* nn record-hretker
that everything will he dono lo fur
ther the Interest? of the candidates
and thn ibore who take pari In the
campaign will never cease to rejoice
Hint they did so. Every prize Is
worth an effort, there me a large
number of them, and earh repreiM*nL*
something worth having and worth
trying for To win one of them*
prizes will l»e n gratifying honor,
and of Immeasurable profit and
plensure to the winners
Ballot Box in Office
There will In* a hullot box In the
office of The t*l’ ronle|e-News begin
ning today, where votes may bo de
posited to the credit of any candi
date >ou may wish to vote tor. If
you prs uncertain ns to whether or |
not the name ot your candidate In»«
*• en entered, send In her name with |
> >ur vote If she linn already been
nominal•?!. no harm i* done, and If
she has not, you ere putting her In
llli - to win a splendid prize. If you
rnniiot bring your votes in person, i
send them to the t’ontr.t Manager,
ami the votes will he credited to tin j
young lady of your choir**. Extreme j
• are is taken In this counting so that
• h candidate may receive the full
benefit of every ballot deposited to
her credit.
i
Nomination 81-.nk. Count Once
Do not overlook the fact that the
I nomination blank counts 2.00 U votes I
• for the candidate wlmse name it.
hear?, hut ONE AND ONLY ONE OF I
THESE) BLANKS WILL BE CRBD-I
i ITKD FOR EACH CANDIDATE. The
first nomination blank received is!
I placed to the credit of the young wo
man for whom it is made nut. The
daily coupons, however. nr«* good for |
jvntlng purposes In any quantity. J
They iiust he voted, however, he- 1
jfore tite expiration date printed!
i thereon.
Liberal Conditions—No Rcs'.iictions 1
No restrictions are placed upon i
irandldutcs as to where they may
work, and Secure votes and subscrip
tion* For example, a candidate in
I District No. I may work In any dis
trict or anywhere she may choose,
hut she does not compete with oilier
[candidates for prizes except In her 1
own district. This is a most liberal
teature of the campaign that will
lie fully appreciated by candidates.
How To Win
Any young woman, married or)
single, who desires to enter the con-j
lest, nnd win one of these splendid j
awards, should see to It that her i
name is sent to tlie Contest Man
ager.
Candidates should at oneo Interest i
their friends in the contest, and by
energetic work, induce as many peo
ple ns possible to vote for them.
The nomination blanks will only
appear for a limited time und only a
limited number of nominations will
l»e uccepted. Cut the nomination
blank from this Issue and send it to
The Chronicle-News Contest Man- |
.ager with your name or that of your
favorite candidate. A subscription
Is not necessary, but u good start
means much. The name of the per
sons making nominations will not be'
jdivulged.
Votes To Be Counted Each Day
After tin* first announcement of
candidates, votes will he counted
each day and the results published in
the paper of the following day. There |
will also lie a dally story of the pro
gress or the campaign, from tills time
cm until tlie close of the contest, and
those entered should make It a point
to tend this story each day. as many
I points of information which are
I necessary to each and every candi-
Idato will lie noted there. Certain It is
that these splendid praises are go-
(Coutlnued on page eight).
I. W. W. STRIKE
LEADERS ARE
FREED BY
JURY
Salt l in. Mas*., Nov. 2ti. -"Not gull
ty," Ik tli»» vordlrt of lilt* Jury In tlio
• an* of Joseph Kttor, Arturo < *:•»v ;tti
ittl uml Joseph Caruso, chnrK' , il with
iln* murder of Anna Lopizro, who wan
killed In t!ii« Lawrence textile strike
> riot Inst win tor.
NVhen the three men lint! heard the
worriit freeing tlum from the chnrgi
they emhrnred and kissed each other
Clovnnnlttl then sprang to his feet.
"Gentlemen of the Jury,” lit- *.ihl.
his fare heatnliiß with Joy," In th*
name of Juntlre, truth and dvlllzn
tlon. I thank vou."
A* he sat down, the court Inter
preter. Alfred Sacco, nroso for Cmt
ho and aa!d
"Mr. Caruso d< ire* me to .av that
he wants me to thank you all nnh
now that he Is a free man he says
he wan innorent of Uie crime "
Rttor, the lender of the Urll. • at
Lawrence, wan the chief cent i of lu
ll ereat In the cafe that has r. rouped
world-wide nttei.llon. addri» «-d flu
Jury:
"Mnv It plrn*r the court." he :m!d.
”1 think you not only for my* If but
In the ii a men of my companions I
n|KO fed impelled to thank the court
*'»r the fair manner In which thh
trial linn been conducted Thank.- v
offer are not only our-: hut thanks It.
the rntnc of the workitiß class."
JOHN T. BRUSH DEAD;
BODY IN ST. LOUIS
| St. I«ouIh, Mo . Nov. jr. The body
of John T. llrush. owner of the New
Vork National letißiie tms.-buQ team,
iwho died early today In hie private
‘car near Seehurßer. Mo., arrived
here thin morning In the car ac
| company Ihr the body were two nurs
>*. a valet and a inllroad man.
. Mr. Mrush. who wui seriously ill
from locomotor ntaxla when lie left
N( w Vork Sunday failed rapidly on
tlu* trip. At ImllanupoliH yesterdn)
it hi railroad company cotiHldered de
taching the haai-lmll maKiiate'a pri
vate car because »»f bla serious con
'lition hut they decided to attempt
.to ruab him to the Pacific; coa t
; The car wan here two hours lastj'
'night and a tank of oxygen wan plnr
'ed In It for emergency use.
j Indinnniiolla. lad.. Nov. yd. The J
funeral of John T. Mrush. president |
i«.f the National league e|ul>. will bet
j held at the home of mlh daughter, i
Mrs. Harry Newton Ilempstod. in.
.this city Thursday or Friday
Twelve Year Old Boy
is a Cartoonist
Charlos Stratton, 12 years old, non l
of Don Stratton of the Trinidad j
j Flcctrle Transmission. Railw-iy and '
tins company and former editor of !'
rite Aguilar Record, is the artist of
the cartoon "For This We GlveT
Thanks" which appeared In Inst j'
night's Chronicle-News. The youth- '
fill Mct.’uteheon is a pupil of the Ricci'
school. He is a natural artist and
'llls drawings and sketches have at-J'
trnctcd considerable attention.
CHICAGO SUICIDE IS THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN INSANE
Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 26. Ml - 1
Maud Van Denson who jumped to her
death from an office building in ( hi- 1
cage yesterday, is said to have shown 1
symptoms of u disordered mentality *
during a month's residence here "
some time ngo. She wits employed 1
in the office of n chemical company 1
and was remembered by her refusal j''
after having worked two weeks, to 1
accept any salary proforred her. Al-I v
though It was learned she was had- 1
ly In need of money she refused to '
take her wages, saying:
"I have earned it and do not want 1
it." I
GUNMEN SENTENCED
TO DIE JAN. 6.
New Vork, Nov. 2(i.—Gyp the
. (Rood, Wliltey Lewis, Lofty
1 Ixmlo and Dago Frank, the gun
-1 men convicted of the murder of
Merman Rosenthal. were sen
tenced by Justice Goff to die in
the electric chair at Slug Sing
> during the week of January »'«.
EIGHT PAGES,
PRICE S CENTS
PLAN PIPE LINE
REPAIRS; COST
WILE BE
HEAVY
To restore the pipe lluc from the
olil limit to the reservoirs, a work
that must ho iloite hy next spiing.
tile elty coil lull last night considered
a plan of tho mayor to riilHe the
money to iiiHtall the pipe line. The
mayor's plan was to borrow from th c
• Ity’H sinking fun.I of the wafer
works ilepartnieni. which ho hell, v
od i In don I .1 Til* 1
ffiO.onn in 1 he sinking mini that Is
avuilulile mul a levy inmle for $10,-
""" part of which will he collected
In March, thus providing $r.«,0»» for
the Improvement. Ity making a spec*
lal levy every year hereafter, the
mayor figured, tin money borrowed
could thus he refunded. Instead of
paying Inlorwt to the hankH the city
would he paying Interest to Ititelf.
argued the mayor.
"We must g« 1 at thin right awnv"
said tbo mayoi "Wi don't know
wtiat this next council will do."
"That's rigbL" chimed In Itasrowcr
and W i I It*. I think the mayors plan
is a good one. So ClinrIcy Tipton was
instructed to “look Into It "
Outside of the adoption of ihc re
form report, nothing hut routine
• ■ upltU • 1 • attention <-r
• ho city fathers last night. Tne first
matter considered was 11 iH'tltlon of
frank I trow n. who represented that
he was the owner of lots I. 2. :: and
t In Treat’s North Addition, that
•he city tool changed the course of
the I'owdcr House canon nrroyo, so
that the water cut Into a hank In lot
which made It necessary lor him
t»» build a retaining wall at the cost
of fltto to protect Ills property. Thc
petition set forth that he had been
promised hy a former street enni
rrlssloncr that the city would re
imburse hint for damage done, and
he 'hen extended the wall and erect
ed tilers and In all expended about
*!!»’.. He prayed that the city pay
him that sum. This petition wa* p
*«dri-d to thc street and bridge com
mittee.
Itruno N boll I who conducts a sn
loon 11 N. Common . .11 si root
made application that Ills license he
tiansfcrred to Jou Mussaglla. The
Petition was accotnpuuied hy requir
cd bond and fco. . The city marshall
r p« ; rt«d that Masrnglln was (). K.
:nul th«* license transrer was granted
It. port of the iiolice magistrate for
October was filed and tbo quarterly
report of the city auditor was ref r
f «l to finance committee.
The city engineer submitted u re
, P'»rt of the cost of construction of
the sower on Ash street from Third
1 10 Sc wot It and on Forth from Chest
nut to Walnut and the cost of the
sewer on Kansas avenue between
State and Willow streets. In separate
j m solutions adopted Cm coat of the
j (, w< r constructions were confirmed
end approved and the < Ity clerk au
thorised to assess the cost a gainst
property owners and certify to
county treasurer.
, A sidewalk resolution was Intro
duced and passed, instructing the
j itrect commissioner to notify prop
erty owners to lay walks, but in view
jot possible had weather the clerk
j was Instructed not to enforce the
fifteen day limit, the property own
era to understand however, that the
walks must he laid within that time,
if weather permits.
T. 1,. Jamison who hod not enough
or reform for one night asked If
something could not ho done ,about
the raffle of Thanksgiving turkeys.
The council took no action on the
grounds that the raffles only took
place at holiday time.
Alderman Wills brought up the
« hi matter of renumbering the houses
of the city. Hi* declared that the
present system worked a hardship
on the water works department and
the post of lice and suggested that a
meeting of business men and prop
erty owners he held next Monday
night at which time the committee
would lay out a plan. He urged that
Immediate steps he taken. The coun
cil deemed it not advisable to hold
a public meeting hut that the com
mittee go ahead and work out a
plan and submit the plan to the
council, on this committee Is Alder
man Wills, City Engineer Littleton
W. It. Lewis and C. C. Hull, assistant
postmaster.
Thc monthly hills wore allowed
and ordered paid.
Council Notes.
Mayor Taylor would not talk of
the early days in the presence of tho
august city days and newspaper re
porters lust night. When Alderman
f Omit ItnUiil i\n finer., fmir 1
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