Show ath council proceedings the city council met in regular se session S tuesday even evening ing with mayor 01 sort boain in the chair and alf 0 members present but councilman gunderson after the minutes of the last meeting had been read and approved the council listened to the report of councilman fouts of the committee that bad had been appointed to investigate the reservoir and reservoir site 1 near colton that had been offered 00 to the city mr fonts report was to the effect ke that the ae a apparent supply of water was enough to supply a city twice the sho of price although he was unable to tell what the flood water that might be impounded might amount to he said that the present at in reservoir might be increased in bolding capacity about two thirds with ith little additional expense but that there was no certainty that there was enough water available to hit mit As to power for generating electricity it was easily obtainable as the fall in the first few miles was ample on motion the matter was aid laid over until councilman gunderson the other member of the committee ly could be head hea d from the mayor suggested that it w bo be a good idea to have the road supervisor drag the walks after such a snow as that of last saturday audit an was ordered d done one hereafter the city treasurer was present and reported funds to the amount of on hand and he was wae instructed ted to pay an indebtedness of owed by the city to the price wn mercial savings bank on motion notion of councilman whitmore the treasurer was also ordered to set get aside the sum provided by law for w a finking fund to redeem bonds bow outstanding and place same out at interest at 4 per cent the matter of sewer connections was as brought up and it developed loat a number of owners of business property had failed to connect with the sewer as provided by ordinance and one or two firms had absolutely refused to connect their buildings as ordered there was some talk of an extension of time being granted and also of enforcing the penalty pro tided in the ordinance but nothing definite was agreed upon the clec electric light committee reported the purchase of an additional boiler for the power house for 1100 same to be paid for by a warrant running until next july the city attorney presented an ordinance compelling all prop property erty owners to number their houses and places of business which w was as put on its second and third thiril reading and passed the ordinance provides provide S a fine or imprisonment or both for anyone ie its failing aln P to comply with the aboe above and days is named as the limit of time allowed the indebtedness of the city to contractor for sewer construction st was discussed and nd it was arranged to meet his two notes for jan 10 and march 10 as they fell due this will dispose of most of the load the city lias has been laboring under and und after these notes are paid the city finances will soon be in a prosperous condition it was brought to the attention of the council that the saloons were not complying with the ordinance in regard to night and sunday closing and the marshal was instructed to see iee that they all closed at 10 p m during the week and remained closed sunday hereafter an informal discussion of the gambling question followed after the treasurer had reported 1500 in fines from that source collected during the last nine months and the con census of opinion seemed to be that if gambling was to continue the fines and consequent revenue to the city should be increased at lea least leaa A three fold after passing a payroll considerably larger than usual the council adjourned |