Show CITY ciff COUNCIL on account of last wednesday being a holiday the regular meeting of the city council was held on thursday evening mayor fishburn Fish buro all the councilmen except Je jeppson linson and recorder wight present W G gidney asked and was grouted granted permission to remove certain trees from in front of his place of business on forest street and from in front of his residence on north third west street david P johnson was granted an increase to per month tor for watching the city electric light pipeline intake annual report of recorder and treasurer afas was presented considered and referred to auditing committee A committee composed of IV C horsley E P horsley S E hinckley J W hoopes and miss ida young appeared and asked the council to take over the present library with all equipment the city to maintain and conduct same in the future referred to committee of the whole for report at next ine meeting etin some miscellaneous business was disposed of and the matter of paying tor for spring bear mantua was nas discussed and payment was authorized when the bill is presented chairman of committee on water works was authorized to get in touch with nith engineer brown in reference to drainage near mantua to be begun at once the following resolution was wag intro deuced and unanimously passed whereas certain bills have been introduced in the state legislature at the request of 0 the municipal league of utah relating to the powers and authority of cities and towns to deal with the liquor traffic and with the sale ot of tobacco to minors and proposing amendments to the general liquor law making the same effective and certain and whereas large sums of money have been expended in attempts to enforce the law but on account of its uncertainty all efforts to that end endia chave vc lleen been fruitless and wasted now therefore be it resolved by the city council of brigham city that all of said bills be endorsed as presented and that our senators and representatives be requested to direct their best efforts to secure the passage of said bills as introduced A copy of 0 tile the resolution was sent to senator W S hansen and representative senta sent tive athe M 11 II welling A number of claims al allotted loed and the council adjourned |