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Show CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSIONS ! TO TRANSACT MONTHLY BUSINESS Tho City Council met in regular session Saturday and Hwll Monday nights. Saturday night Councihnun Codditigton, Chip- (I j i man and Robinson were prcsont. F m Ij Mrs. James T. Oardner and Mrs. Byron Crookston, roprea- jf , outing tho Soldiers- Welfare Committoo npiviuo(l and asked j; that certain names that are on the city sorvico Flag bo corrected. sf! Thty also HUggcsted tnnt whllo the flai was out of the trnmo would be a splendid time to place the remaining phUogrnpliH In their proper places. The public property committoo wero Instructed to havo tho changes mado. Additional time wus given to John lluusnn on his city water assessment and also for Mrs. Claru 'Miller, The water rates of W, H. Robinson woro omitted, at tho recommendation of tho water superintendent. Flrn Chief I. i. Prntt rcvommoiidcd that no compensation be paid to oth-erji oth-erji than firemen ho help nt fires unless called upon by thu flro chief or hh deputy. This plan "was ndopt-ed. ndopt-ed. Ho also reported the department hi need of now hose and nlso somo badly needed repairs on tho hoso cart tvnd auto, Tho flro committee, was ap. pointed to InVcstlgnto. Justlcu K. K. McDrldo stated that his salary wag Inadequate for tho services ser-vices rt-aulrcd of him Of late and asked ask-ed for an Increase. Tho question of tho legality of mnklng a ralso In voges was discussed nnd tho recorder W.3 Instructed to confor with tho City Attorney. A loltnr was rcud from the State Municipal League, notifying tho couu. .II of tho convention to be hold ut Cedar City In September nnrv Invlt-I- n representation from this city. The recorder wns instructed to pay tho annual dues ot $2.R0 to this league and to stato that It would bo liupoa-tlblo liupoa-tlblo fo send a dolcgato at this tlmo. Tho wutor rutos of tho four wards meeting houses nnd tho tabomaclo veto discussed nnd a resolution wns popsod declaring that inasmuch ns tho city needed fund for Its water works eluklng fund and that ome.Bcii4iry roplucemont was to bo made, tho fol. f fflt! lowing rates would bo niked: Warde, I HI f.00 por year; Tnbornaolo $27.50 per Wii ycnr' Ii ffl Thu wutor HUporintondent w-ub In- ij' siructed to dlsposo of all wood pipe 1 am. to got u new hydrnut to replace m jji the one near tho Fourth wunt'ouHL c 'jjjfi A communication wus read front' ho- ; Attomoy General retutlvo to fteeed T I ! laws through tho city. Ho declined i I ' lo glvo an opinion unless asked by n; 1 ' the city attorney. W I An nffldavlt slguod by C. M. Deck Wj was prosontod, asking $350.00 dam. vii r.ges claimed to have been dono to his f Jj , lrnd during tho high wntor season n f when tho crcok overflowed. Tho mat- J ter was referred to tho city attorney. IE Tho rcconlor preuentfd a comtnunl. 1! . cullon from tho Dunkors' Trust Co. of 'm Colorado. nBklnit tho city to sign U agreement to redeem th6 water Works Ij J bonds al tho beginning of tho coming , jl i yrnr at 9Bc on Iho $1.00. Those l I J como duo at pur lu 1927. The sone ft n ot tho council wus that it thoy could ffi A tnuko tho purchnso at 00c they would W 'j conBldor the mattor nnd nrrango to jy make thu purchase. Hl! Guy Clark petitioned thu council to fljs'i bo allowed lo pluco an electric sign, Bli; acrosn tho sldo walk at the Highway Ht garago, Tho potltlon was granted, .Wlli pfovldinit It ho pluced under tho dl- MEfj roctlon of the str"eet nuporvlsor. JJH Other sldo walk signs Pjnt were IWUV i not. properly placed woro referred to Bl' the City Marshal,- who will tako ao- VI tloii'to havo them changed., tfll 'Iho reports or tho 8treet Suporln- W ti'ntlonC, the Marshal and tho Water , H Snperiitendaul woro roud and tho , K . 4 V B (Continued on tge 3) ,H t4 - tf &!? 4 y J fHffl Mill HOLDlifflir" H " (Continued from Am. Fork 1st. page.) 7 ' H jrondny Sight' jr?llng Be jW nlglit "ll councllmen except fL'gieeto were prcBont. KLncllmnn Chndwlck presented a TLdtloo Irom Uiuis J. Singleton nsk. ,iieprhlleBo to open u "hot dog" Blind on small portion of the street BLrhls service station. It was the EL of tho council that they do not Kf businesses to Intrude upon the BSewalks nnd streets. fTjohn Vnrney asked the privilege to fLl, a moveable- "hot dog" stand on BYfctin street, tho locations to bo sped- Ekd This petition was taken under wJrfjemcnti Vfi j, WnggstnlT petitioned to have HLfourth ot of water on tho West BYBftld illtch transferred to him from LVgamuel Wagstair. HpTbe recorder asked the mind ot the Konscll regarding tho trnnBfor of the Htnretery lots. It was decided that raW p,ans "f lho 1,rovo cemctcry bu V'ldopted which gives tho city recorder "'wirer to make the transfers. A fee """ I c50 cents will bo nsked. A B Tie recorder reported that there 1 "" tte'iti.H. wire a 'cw I()lB ll,ul ftcres ycl tnat ""UrtwrlifcH ' lti not Joined tho American Fork lr. rlpt'on Co- lnnt werc Btl11 um,er lno npenislon of the city. Ho stated I that It was necessary to levy an ns- hio vMliicMnient to handle tho few scatter-N" scatter-N" t imHjbC water claims. The council decld. ' It' " td to add ten per cent on tho assess. " --OkliH Bfntof tho Irrigation company, muk- H Ins tbo rates as follows: , H Primary acres, $1.10. r lb I 6ndnry acc8, 8B ccnt8, ake h!t Surplus acres, 55 cents. t tin i Primary lots, $1.61 itu robHt Minimum charge, 85 cents. I A resolution declaring this to be H the sense of the council was passed. I The recorder reported that tho ord. rtd- H tr for election supplies should bo pla- a Ut- tti fore September 15th, and tho uernacy m ,j auti,orzed him to place the "tenn'f Bl Bf order. H Tbe flro committee reported Inves. tlgatlng tiro fighting apparatus und I recommended that oversize tires be ropia H pitted on the fire truck; that heavier speech irrlngs be used so that It will carry 'omu'i ll( tne hose and the old cart can be e u&" H d!carded. They also recommended ' erwt" I thit 200 feet of new hose bo purchas- B td. Tho council authorised them to H nnke the suggested changes. H The Mayor reported that no action H tad been taken by the Salt Utko and f Utah Railroad Co., to repair their 9 paved right of way through our city I and tho council decided to place tho H matter In the hands ot tho City at. H tcrney nnd uuthorlzc him to tnko the H necessary stops to cuuso tho company H 'o make tho repairs. Councilman Chlpman reported con- I fining with tho Utnh Tower & Light (UJB I Co. In regards to moving poles from rHK I the center of certain ntreots In this H city and also to painting tho poles In H accordance wltli the city ordinance. Ho I states that nothing ran bo done this H year in tho removing or poles but that it might bo Included In next jB I year's budget. Tho company claimed I that their painted poles wero In nc- cordanco with tho city ordinance. I Further Investigation will bo made In the matter. |