Minutes of City
Council Meeting
i
d depart- a:ice with a'f tt j orlina bl .of the
City of Alliance. Hhrjll Cio sa'd
': ?or and ('!. '-un-il 0 v r. 01 la
otter in'o a contract for the dH i '
:cn and the remoal of nut h gar-
BpVM II HvMtM -I
men?.
and Council of the, i '.ty of
AllUnir. Ncbr., tint b.-glnnlng July
1st. 11M2. this Conn il discontinue
paying watr bills f ir said tnstltu-: Imukc. ashes and refuse, then, and in
Aug. 6th. 1 J 1 2. Officer present. city water department U h-reby In-, '
Mayor Darnea. councllmen Snyder. j gtrut ted to Collect, a! a maximum owners of said prem.ses or age:r
Mollrlng. Stern and Vaughan rate cf ten cents p -r I'mio gallons, the occupants of suco premise to re-
City officers' reports were received for all water takn from t move or caus to b removed at hla.
water main., by said Institutions, i m tnHp eMe71 a 8Uh jne.
Said resolution was adopted by the
following vote. CO-Wit: Counc ilman a" vefM when BUl11
Sind'i ye. Councilman Molli inn yea. i cles become full.
Councilman Stern yes, and Council-.
man Vaughan yes.
J. D. EMERICK. City Clerk
and read ns follows
Report of Police Magistrate
for
Jul v. lit 12
Fine I";'
Marshal fees It
Total m N
Report of City Treasurer for July.
1912.
Receipts
Interest on Deposit ..$ 21 84
Sewer Taxes 263 00
County Treasurer Ml H
On hand July 2. 1912 .. .. UT1 M
$5::ht 42
Disbursements
General Fund $1711 05
Struts and alleys 478 M
Fire Ins. Agency 390
Officers' salaries 285 so
Sewer M TO
Balance Aug. 1st 2440 52
J.-.3H7 42
Paid out Pond Fund .. .. Mitt 2i
Report of Light Department,
month ending July 15th. 1911.
Operating Revenues
Light $11 H6 4:!
Power lis ks
I imps 59 00
Mdae. and wiring 17". 27
CHy Lighting 152 75
Pumping 451 9
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 184
See. 4. Any person v!olatln any
of the provisions of thl ordinal "
shall, upon conviction thereof, b e
flnd in any sum not exceeding fifty
! ($50.00) dollars, nor less than one
($1.00) dollar, and t.he coat of prose
i nt'.on and .-shall stand committed to
All ORDINANCE PROVIDED FOR i:tU unM, surl, ftn and roafJ, of ,iro,.
Till! DISPOSITION OF GARBAGE I cttttM re paid, or otherwise dl-
.m asiiks. i'itt imN; .Mh.x.NN , hnr-d b law
FOR THE DISPOSITION THERE
OF, AND PROVIDING PENAL
TIFS FOR THE VIOLATION
TMKRFOF.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Alliance,
Nebraska.
Sec. 1. Thai the word garbage as
hereii. Mod is intended To mean all
refuse, animal or vegetable niat'"r.
manure not included, swill, slop, tin
cans. MlMf and paper. All c.irt
and vehicles used for the COllttlOB
of garbage and ashes within the city
shall be so constructed that none of
the contents thereof will be permit
ted to drop from, or blow out o f
such wagons, and such tarts and
wagons shall be thoroughly cleaned,
and the driver.- and owner- thereof
shall be under t.he supervision of the
health commissioner
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of
the owners of every building within
the city of Alliance, and of the a
gent having control of the same or
being in charge of the same, to
furnish at least two close and se
cure metallic vessel, or brick o r
stone rooms or bins as recepta
for garbage and ashes, the smaller of
said receptacles to be used exclus
ly for refuse animal and egetable
matter and the larger of said
receptacles is to be used exclusively
for ashes, tin cans, and other non
decaying garbage, and if. shall be the
duty of such owners or agent and al
so for every tenant within the City,
R. E. Knight, staking grades 46 00 j to remove the garbage and ashes
Geo. D. Darling, shades for from slK., receptacles when the same
flu 1 I .. 1 1
v ii y nnn ii in
J. D. Emerlck. salary . . .
Percy Cogswell, salary .... 25 00
C. A. 1-alng. salary 1X8 00
L. W. Curtis, salary and
expenses It 41
E. M. Nussbauni. street
sprinkling N M
Total receipts .. .. $2172 ::i
Operating Expenses
Merchandise $ 342 95
Power Plant Iabor 249 05
Coal 522 II
Lubricant 44 72
Maim, of Dlstr 16 35
Iamps 118 34
Customers' Prem. Exp. .. . 82.40
Salaries 120 00
Office Supplies and Exp .. 7 15
Malnt. of Meters 10 25
Insurance 9 00
$152'.' U
Gross income $ 649 77
Deductions
Power Plant Building .. ..$ 55 65
Power Plant Equipment .. .. 177 52
Int. on mortgnge 142 10
Net Income $ 274 10
Total number light customers ..446
The following claims were allowed:
City Light Department, street
and City lighting f 169 45
City Water Department, water
furnished schools 55 60
Sec. B. This ordinate? shall take
effect and be In force from and after
its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
Passed first reading July 6. 112.
Passed second reading July 6. 1012.
Passed thin! reading July 6. 1912.
Approved:
W. O. BARNES. Mayor.
Atteei:
Seal J. D. EMERICK, Clerk.
LEGAL NOTICE
"6 00 r B1,ec'- lf metallic receptacle are
bins, then in that case, such recepta
cle shall be water tight and cylin
drical in form with a tight fitting
cover, and with secure handles o n
the sides thereof: aud said metallic
receptacles for refuse animal and
vegetable matter shall not exceed
13 75l"fteM1 a,lu na" inches in height, and
77 85 . fourteen ln-he- in diameter, and
.1 1 1 Vaughan, labor 113 sr. said meiallii receptacle for ashes, tin
Chas. Jeffers, labor 51 30 t.jms and other non-decaying garbage
J. II. Carlson, salary
E. H. Boyd, salary
V. O. Barnes, salary
J. D Emerlck. nulse.
Geo. Simpson, labor .
II. nderson, labor
75 00
20 S3
16 67
27 10
Carl Johnson, labor
0, I Grannum. labor .. ..
A. C. Royal, labor
E. V. Doyle, labor
Bob. rt Btelner, labor . .
Mrs. J. J. Phillips, labor ..
Otto Smith, labor
Band Boys, services .. ..
The Anieri an City. suIim i 1p
tlon
W'aril Hall, hauling hose carts
V. O. Dai'UM, labor and exp.
on well No. 4
R. E. Knight, supplies .. ..
Tom Tuck, board prisoners
.411 CA
58 05 3na" not ex-eed twenty-six inches in
85 height and twenty inches in diameter,
14 85 1 so that the MUM can be easilj luin
26 20 ( died and removed into the garbage
86 40 ' w agon!i- Su metallic receptacles or
J0 0() uriK'K or stone bins shall be kept at
the rear of such owner's lot so that
1 00 access thereto can readily be had
1 "iby the person, or per an collect :s a
v 50 S11('n garbage, and shall be tantMAkl
3 95 I t such owner expense. No petvon
40 00 1 shall throw or iennlt to be throw n
ORDINANCE NO. 187
An ordinance establisliing the grades
on Platte Avenue in the C1t of
Alliance. Nebraska, with reference
to the established datum plane.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
the City Council of the City of Alli
ance. Nebraska.
SECTION I. That the grades on
Platte Avenue In the City of Alli
ance, Nebraska, shall be, and the
same are hereby established in refer
ence to the established datum plane.
SECTION II. GRADE OF PLATTE
AVENUE.
TMt WAt WHEN THI5 CONDITION PKEVW LED
BUT NOW!
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
East West
curb curb
North curb 1st 9t. 59.00 59.00
South curb 2nd St. 58.50 68.50
North curb 2nd St. 58.50 58.50
South curb 3rd St. 58.70 58.70
North curb 3rd St. 59.00 59.00
South curb 4th St. 59.30 59.30
North curb 4th St. 59.30 59.30
South curb 5th St. 58.80 58.80
North curb 5th St. 58.80 58.80
South curb 6th St. 59.10 59.10
North curb 6th St. 59.30 59.30
South curb 7th St. 59.60 59.60
North curb 7th St. 59.70 59.70
South curb 8th St. 60.00 60.00
North curb 8th St. 60.50 60.50
South curb 9th St. 62.00 62.00
North curb 9th St. 62.50 62,50
South curb 10th St. 66.00 66.00
North curb 10th St. 66.00 66.00
SECTION III. This ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, approval
ami publication, aceordng to law.
Passed 1st Reading July 6. 1912.
Passed 2d Reading July 6. 1912.
Passed 3d Reading July 6. 1912.
Approved:
W. O. BARNES, Mayor.
Attest:
Seal) J. D. EMERICK. Clerk.
'Into any street, alley or public plate.
John G. Wallace, haulin ; hose
sntu I lilt
Rosenkranz '& Fox', biacksm'ith 8Wi11' 8,op- tla " pa
work 7 50 per. ashes or any animal or vegetable
t. . Zurns, labor 24 15; matter whatever
C. W. Jeffers, icaenger
work 3 50
Ben Jordon, dog catcher .. 7 50
C. A Newberry, mdse 145 45
Dierks Lumber Co.. lumber.. 38 05
Newberry Hdw. Co.. pipe for
well No. 4 423 20
J. H Vaughan & Son, coal.. 7
Geo. D. Barnard & Co , ptg. 8 15
K. J Stern, labor and exp I tin
City Water and Light Depart
merit, street claims paid.. 204 15
Total $: 40 01
Street rades on Platte Ae. In Box
Butte Addition were approved and ac
cepted as established by fit)' Engln
eer R. E. Knight.
V. I). Rumer's resignation a a
member of the Public Library Board
was accepted and J. W. Guthrie was
appointed to fill the acam ; Mm
Mrt C. C. Smith and J. H. Hewitt,
whoM terms expired July 1st as
numbers of tfcd Board, were leap
pointed fjr aa.:her term of three
ytar.
The petition presented h the
Bchool board aklng permission to
extend the curb line on Box Butte
Ave. in front of the Central school
was rejected because the extension
would bring the curb line directly
over the water main so chat it
would be impossible to reach the
water main without interfering with
the i urb line aud parkway and such
a change would leave an irregular
curb lin.
Councilman Stern offered the fo
owing resolution, to amend his reso
lution of July 2nd. and moved its
adoption :
Whereaa. The public schools, pub
lie library St. Agnes academy and
the St. Joseph have beii ti. inched
water by the City Water Department
and the bills for all water eon anied
have been present d to the clt)
council and paid for iu city warrants,
and.
Whereas. The revenues from the
tale of water by the city water de
partment ii- insufficient to pay the
Sec. .:. In case it shall be deemed
advisable to said City of Alliance, by
the Mayor, he may with the approval
of the City Council enter into a con
tract with one or more persons,
firms, or corporations, for the remov
al beyond the city limita and di-p
sition of such garbage, ashes and ref
use. Such contract shall be in writ
ing, shall be signed and approved by
the Mayor, and shall be made upon
such terms and conditions a si
the Mayor and the City Council'
may deem for the beat advan
tage of the city. Said c o n
tract shall only be made after due
advertisement of proposition for the
same, and the contract to be a-
LOW CHEF PRICES FAR OFF
Stock V3"id RVMFt Pjirt3 to Sign?
of Cattle Shortage.
Chicago, Ittfl 1O.L0W prices foi
beef, based op a more abundant sup
ply of cattle annot be expected lot
years, according tv M. F. Horine, sta
t'stictan or thfl I'nion stock yards. He
commented on the record prices paid
fr cattle this week.
The inly hope for relief, lie says
Leg with the farmers of the corn belt
who with improved method of farm
lug. the use of lorn in their silos, and
;lta1fa. may be able to produce bee!
cattl profitably once more.
The Misses Evelyn and Marguer
ite Montgomery of Denver, nieces of
Rev. D. W. Montgomery of Alliance,
arrived last Friday to spend the last
month of their summer vacation vis
iting in this city.
C. W. Ray left Alliance last Friday
night for Omaha, where he went to
work. Mrs. Ray had preceded him
to that city. We understand that
it is their Intention to make their
home in the Nebraska metropolis.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Romig left Sat
uniay noon for Chicago. Mr. Romig
went on business there and Mrs.
Romig accompanied him for a visit
with friends in that city.
mum
Will G. Comstock, president of
Richards and Comstock. was in Alli
ance on business several days with
in the last week. The companies
with which Mr. Comstock is connect
ed have done a large part in the
development of this part of Nebras
ka, especially in promoting the cattle
raising industry, and he has done
his full share in the good work. He
and the others connected with their
business are well liked by Mie people
of this part of Nebraska, tibmestead
ers, ranchmen and business men.
and have many friends even among
persons with whom they may not be
personally acquainted, on account of
their reputation for square dealing.
Messrs. J. H. Biddle, Sugden, Cum-
roy, Watson and Wheeler, all of
Spade, were in Alliance the first of
the week on a contest case, but as
the case was dismissed they did not
have occasion to participate in it.
Wing Lee is the name of the pro
prietor Of the new Chinese laundry
to be opened on West Third street,
next door to E. W. Ray's plumbing
shop, as soon as the machinery,
which iias been ordered for ii, ar
rives. Supt. W. R. Pate and family left
on the early train yesterday mom
lag for Crawford, at which placa
they took the train for Andrews in
Sioux county, where they went to
spend a two weeks' vacation. They
will camp out. and spend the time
fishing and hunting, and otherwise
U might be exacted on a summer
outing.
There was a slight mistake in our
article last week regarding Dr. Claud
Lester going to Colorado with Fox S.(
which stated that lie went Wdenes
day night. He did not leave until
Saturday night.
E. M. Macken writes from Twin
Falls. Idaho, ordering Ml name put
on The Herald's subscri'ion list.
Persons who are interested In Alli
ance and Box Butte county, but who
reside elsewhere, appreciate the pa
per. We are always glad to receive
their subscriptions.
John P. Boland of Omaha, brother
of Dr. F. W. Poland of Hemjngford.
attended the Hemingford-AUianoe
base ball games last Thursday and
Friday. He has been visiting his
brother at Hemingford for the past
week or" two. He and L. Romer,
Hemingford's accomplished first base
in tut. called at The Herald office to
give the paper a friendly rounding up
for a mistake in reporting the uium,
but they found upon investigation
that it wasn't this iaper that made
the mistake.
PERPETRATED BY WALT A0 DOUG ALL
VDUVE NOTICED THESE CRASH TOWEL SUITS, MAYBE f
COW GETS A CORNSTALK JAG
Munches Fermented Ensilage. Which
in Other Wordi. Was Whisky.
The CWT with a jag is the lat?at dis
covery by the department of agricul
ture.
A Virginia husbandman, alarmed by
warded to the low -st responsible bid-' the inlet ormis pjr!ormances of an or
der. Said Mayor and Ciry Council
--lull have the right to reject any and
all bids.
Provided, that no contract shall be
entered into extending beyond the
munU ipul year.
And provided that the compensa
tlon to be paid for the removal and
disposition of such garbage may be
dinanly perfectly mild animal afte;
minching a rat: ;n of ensilage, ap
pealed to the shr.rps in the depart
u.ent. Investigation revealed that
bossy had feasted oa fermented corn
stalks and had aim pi jotten drunk on
law bourbon whisky -that was all.
Large Packs of Salmon.
Seward. Alaska. Aug. 12 Pasaen
zers on the mail at ahln Dora
paid out of the funds appropriated! yhlch arrived on its montbly trip
from the wes'ward. say Mount Katmal
which was in violent eruption In June
.8 emitting great volumes of dense
for the maintenance of the streets
aud alleys.
And provided, further, that uefor
any contract shall be executed. uch
.outractor shall execute a bond to
the City of Alliance, in the sum of
at least double Die amount of the
coatract pi ice named in the contract
"ith the sureties to be approved by
the Mayor and City Council: the
uud bond to be conditional for the
full and faithful performance of aii
tiie agreements and covenant iu
contract, and for a complete couipli-
amok- The Dora brought word that
the Ashing season on Bristol hay l
cloaed. All canneries there reported
rapacity pa ka
Japan Pleased With Coming of Knox
Tokyo. An. i. The announcement
of plan for th.- omit: .if S etary ol
Stat. Knox Irotn Washington, to at
teud the funeral of Emperor Mutsa
htto on Sept. 12. ia receiv d by all tha
lea l iu ! ar. -- Mwapapen with ex
press; ts cf s:ii;ere appreciation.
I 1 HtRiL'N WtSWfr C BlAMHD OUTRAGE