| Show CLAIMS ClAI AGAINST CITY Taxpayers Will Pay on Ac Account Account Account count of Dereliction of Officials Dereliction of public officials o was wag the theme last evening eve before the city council committee c on OIl claim and when the tile committee a rose the modest sum mm of VW resented represented i tile the th sen which i will be recommended by the commit committee tee tes to the counsil this evening IB In 1 set af t 1 two claims for damages There are several other damage claims arising ang tram from tIe the neglect lect and aM careless ne flees tie ef of employees emp of the street department de department yet to be considered The committee on street was WU ease asso associated elated dated with the committee co on OIl claims I in the consideration af of the claim of I William A Stanton for III to corn com him for tor damages dene done t the household goods stored in the base bale basement I ment meat of his bis house on the south side of South Temple street between Fifth and Sixth East by the overflow over w of the ir tr irrigation ditch running r by Mayor Thompsons residence on ora Aug 19 1 For Forthe Forthe the tile guidance of the committee the city attorney had bad submitted an opinion the extent of the city liability ity It in 11 i the premises premi es Several of ot the councilmen councilman had investigated the mat matter matto matter ter to and au being bel 8 BO so well Informed on the toes Issues it was wag unnecessary for Mr KI Stan Stanton Stanton Stanton ton and d his attorney Judge McKay to tomake tomake tomake make the statements they had intend Intended The committee voted to recommend mend JM to the council the allowance of The The claim of Dr Plummer for tor a Mm liar amount and for a like cause his house cellar through the block from front Stanton home having been damaged was referred to a subcommittee c for tor investigation On the advice of Assistant City At Attorney Attorney torney tomey Stewart the claim of ot Bans Itans M r Jacobson Jacob on was settled at half bait of the amount of 1000 demanded to com corn compensate the mother of ot the little utile boy boytor for tor the injuries sustained by him on Aug 1 by reason reU n of stepping with his bare feet into inti the h bt bet t ashes ash of or burning manure which tor t weeks smoldered in the street south of the Rio Grande Western depot The committees prop proposition o to J recommend a settlement at was wu accepted by Attorney Willey counsel for the injured boys mother I H HM M Dukes Bukes appeared before the committee on sewers to ascertain if It he heI I could get a lease to bore for oil on the I sewer farm He proposed ed to give a I royalty of 10 per cent of 01 the flowing J pil Po if any is found but Chairman Rob Robertson Robertson II ertson indicated that the municipality I I wanted w only cash for royalty The prospector was advised to present a aion petition ion n to the council for tor the desired lease C J I The committee on waterworks con considered I a number of petitions for ex extension extension tension teJu oR of ot the Ute water pipe system tem the most important of or which was from front the Hubbard Investment company to have 2168 1168 feet teet laid to connect Oakley sub subdivision subdivision division in the northwestern part of I the Ute city On the offering to guarantee a revenue of 6 per cent an annually anI ou on the outlay to the city and a abond abond abond bond to make the script S issued J for fer the thet I cost t of the extension applicable only to the property taxed for Cor the improve improvement Improvement ment as the committee Indicated would be demanded dema ded it was voted vo to recommend the granting of the exten extension Mon sion |
