Show r. r t GEORGE ORE SHEETS HANDED NEW JOB P f 11 i Council Confirms Appointment j by Chief of Police as Special Detective CITY DADS WASTE EVENING points of Order Occupy Time 5 and Necessitate Adjourned f Meeting The Tho council sat In regular session cr- cr last evening c until after 11 o lock Tho They dId little else but bot sit The only business busi busl 1 ness transacted was the tho approval of a D- t communication from Tom D. D Pitt giving ing Georgo Sheets former chief a 0 Job as special detective at a salary of or a month A Joker was added to the original motion to the tho effect that heS he S hold office at nt the tho pleasure of the coun coun- cil This was carried carrle b by a vote of ot ten tenS S to five all the American members rotS voting of rot vot S ing in Its favor Cavor and anel Councilman Coo Cowburn Cowburn Cow Cow- o burn of or tho the opposition adding his vote voter r for tor the former chief Sheets will en enS enter en- en S ter upon his duties as 35 soon as the mayor or acting Mayor Davis approves the councils council's action S Contracts Contract Not Yet 5 Tho council failed tailed to even cven approve approveS tho the contracts as ns accepted and reported t t S by the bo board rd of or public works These S. S went to the various committees and will come up for final approval at next Mondays Monday's session There were big birr batches latches of or communications some of or them of or considerable S S Importance In Instead tend of or getting through with this business however the members mem mom 5 bers hera preferred to wrangle over points S of order for tor exactly ono one hour and two twoS S minutes The reading of or the minutes took up tho the rest of the time J Mn Veto Jit The wrangle occurred over the veto of ot the tle mayor maor of the vote to James JamesS S Kennedy of or Something had d S to bo be done with the veto voto at nt tho the meetIng meeting meet- meet In Ing or It H would woul hold good None ne of or orthe the members seem seemed ell to know Just where they were wera at but It was theS tho the S evident Intention of or Councilmen Ferr Ferry and Stewart that any action of or the theS council on the matter should not get S before acting Mayor Davis An amendment was submitted to the original resolution b by Councilman Black voting the amount provided that Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ken- nedy accept th the same In payment for all claims calms for damages arl arising ln from the tho work done or connected with the intercepting sewer There was some hesitation over this but the city attorney advising a that It was legal it was carried Appeals from Crom Chair Councilman Ferry then gave ave notice of ot a 0 motion to reconsider at the tIle next meeting This was done lone to secure the S necessary dela delay President Davis ls ruled this out of or order Then ensued the wrangle over points of order which lasted over an hour Ferry appealed i. i from rom the decision of or the chair and nd I. I f was uphold by the councIlS council t x Tho cHy attorney wa va frequently ap appealed appealed ap- ap pealed to to but refused to a advise theS tho the S council on points of parliamentary law la S S As the tho matter finally stood the amendS amendment amend amend- S mont ment was carried and Councilman Ferry will move its reconsideration n next t week This will bring the amend amend- amended ed motion before Mayor Bransford who will vIlI be hack back from San Francisco by that time By Dy the time this was finished it was late and antl adjournment was taken until until un un- un- un til this evening at S S Federal heights Water The Tue matter of ot water for Cor Federal Heights was Vias up for a n short time A A.M. A. A II M. M Wrench for the Telluride Realty company stated to the council that his lila company had the necessary ry to put up and wanted the water mains extended by six-Inch six mains through the Heights The Tho arrangement had been made rondo last year but tho the company had had not taken advantage tag tag-e of of or them and anda a n. new ness contract had bad to bo be arranged It finally went to the committee and will come up again next week The Tho appointment by Chief of or Police Pitt at nt the thc request of or President Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings Kings- bury of or the university o of August A. A Nord and Samuel as special cial policemen without pay from Crom the city to serve at athletic contests at the tho university was e approved A plat piat of or College e Heights submitted S. S b by Don Carlos Kimball was accepted tho the necessary deposit of or 1000 having S been made Telephone C Company The two telephone companies submitted submitted sub sub- their propositions in regard to the tho license tax which they have ha bees beers called calleI upon to pa pay There Thc was nothing nothing noth noth- In ing new In these Tho The Dc BetL company offered to give ho the tho city 40 free freo phones In lieu of ot all license tax and stated In a communication that the company considered the tax unjust and that the tho company was not making or had lied not made any profits The Independent company compan stated that in vi view ow of or the fact that the company's charter chartor called calle for the i payment of or one per cent of oC the gross earnings 8 of or the 5 company n It was wall considered that nothing nothing noth noth- In ing further In the tho way of oC a tax should be bo paid I and ask asked that this be bo ac accepted ac- ac cc In lieu of or all license tax This S l letter also Iso stated that tho Independent nt company had lost money for tho the PastS past five tire years S These communications were referred to the license committee with the comS com- com S on municipal laws To Fe Delinquent Street Supervisor R Raleigh leigh stated that ho lie laid Irad several poll tax tox delinquents on his books anti and asked that the city at attorney attorney at at- torney torne be bo authorized to prosecute these S The Tho matter went to the tho city attorney Tho The bO board nl of public works s sent nt In a I communication that property owners In various parts of the tho city en encroaching encroaching en- en on sidewalks with retaining walls anti and steps and this was also sent to the ell city attorney Another letter front from tho the board recommending the widening of or B D street between First and Third avenues was sent to the committees commit commit- tees on engineering and streets street A request of of Police Pi Pitt tt re received received received re- re more consideration than is usual with communications s from rom tho the letter letter- writing head hend of the police and 1200 was allowed him to perfect a a. red light system which he ho has been testing CorBorne for Cor Borne soMo omo time tinie A petition from Carl A A. Ek El and others others oth oth- I ers ore asking that a viaduct be e built over Fifth FIrth South was wax sent to tho tim city at attorney attorney at- at torney to ascertain the city's position relative to this street stroet having been vacated vacated va va- In favor of or th the tho Denver and Rio Gran Grande Crande e in 1001 IDOl Some of the members wore were In favor Cavor of or voting for this vIaduct viaduct viaduct via vIa- duct but no action was taken tallen C. C E. E Osterloh wrote that ho he had paid 60 0 as license money for a penny penn arcade In October 1907 bu but t had been een forced to close clese up his hIli business by reason rea rca son of ot a prohibitive license tax He lie asked that this tills amount be accepted as all duo from him and that tho the police police police po po- po- po lice court charge chare against him for doIng doIng doing do- do Ing bu business without a license licence be dis dis- missed He lie will appear before the license licence committee tee A j of W. W J. J McDonald and a number of or others asking to have Third and Fifth South which vero closed b bj by bythe the tho Rio Grande reopened Wont went to the streets committee with the city at attorn at- at torn torne torney ey Jill N Nut t IM UP The council did not nol reach tho the matter matter matter mat mat- ter of or the bond Issue though H. H J J. Dininny had prepared an ordinance providing for tor an election on the question question ques ques- tion lion of or Issuing In bonds fo for tor water and anti sewer ower purposes He lie stated that it would be necessary to give four weeks weeks' notice The rate of or interest and the time of or the bonds bonda he ho hall hail left lett out The last bond Issue was for Cor 25 years with a year ten payment clause and was Yas at nt the rate of ot four tour per cent City Recorder Moreton oreton distrIbuted distribute among the members member of or the council copies of or tho the report of ot the special auditors J w I |