Show modern fire fighting equipment for members of the city council will immediately place an order for a new fire truck other business is transacted mayor zabriskie and councilmen castleton irons mccormick fields and kichen richen were present at the meet ing ot of the council held on friday evening of 0 last week when a large amount of business was transacted P J tennell lennell eugene siebolt and t john if donnelly of the fire depart ment attended the meeting and ask ed the council to take action on the matter of 0 purchasing a motor truck equipped tor for fire fighting purposes the firemen stated that they would make the first payment of 1000 on a machine to cost 2500 if the city would take care ot of the other pay ments amounting the 1500 the matter was up tor for discussion and on motion of councilman fields it was decided to place the order at once pour four property owners in the east era end ot of town asked for an exten slon mon of the water line the matter being referred to the proper corn com with potter to act on motion of councilman castle ton the recorder was instructed to issue warrants for the payment of the bills amounting in ill alto I 1 to 41 thia this action was ta taen I 1 en after the auditing com committee ni t e hica h d passed on the claims arsie men ts were heavier than t 0 owing t ing to the pur chase ot of pipe ne needed ad for the ex tension of the wair system to the summit V the water committee was in strutted ted to act in conjunction with the recorder and A ater master and get out specifications for the eten exten slon of the water lines the sanitary committee was in strutted ted to take the steps necessary to aring about a thorough cleaning by property owners of the wa ter course through the business die dis brict A screen will also be placed across the water course near the f f reporter office to prevent obstruct id alons from lodging under the tile busl nees houses and causing the flooding of main street property on motion of councilman mick the street supervisor was in strutted ted to proceed with the im prove ments on the upper end of leadville ro rqn the street will bo be straightened and graded charles taylor wants to buy a small strip of land near his residence and the matter was left with the pro per committee recorder bacon s report showed the collection of 3 06 05 during the past month and the disburse ments of 2 79 liquor licenses brought the city 1650 6 50 general II 11 censes water 1036 75 and miscellaneous collections 11 30 G 3 henriod reported the callec alon ot of 8 6 on poll tax and 30 on dog t f tax for street and sanitary Ahnita ry work the sum of 65 was expended during april the city sexton reported nine deaths during april and the collee tion of 20 for or cemetery lots justice kryger reported 54 cases tor for the month with sl 31 convictions 10 dismissals 6 suspended sentences 6 floater floaters pines were paid by 17 offenders the tile amount collected be ing mrs whitehead the treasurer re ported as follows cash on hand april 1st 72 recel receipts pta for the month 85 disbursements 2866 79 leaving a cash balance of 6 78 in the treasury on may 1st |