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Show CITIZENS BOLD I MASS MEETING. ' I Extendtion of Water Main to Cemetery " j Considered. ' H RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEE. The Owners of Cemetery Lots to Heart ' H the Expense. Voluntary Con- $ ' M trlbutlonsto Assist. tj- fl A mass meeting of tho citizens of) H Cedar City was held In tho Ward IlallJ H lust Sunday night to consider tho ad- H vlsuhliity or extending tho Water Main " L that goes down tho cast sldo of Main H street across the creole and out to the cemetery. Mayor MIddloton presided H and aftor speaking In relation to tho H matter, advocating its cxocution, and explaining tho position of himsdlf and H members of tho olty council in relation thereto, ho called on Hon. R. V. Hoy- borne, Hon. John Parry, and others' ; who all favored tho conducting of tho ' H water to tho city of tho dead, nndT were willing to contribute tholr propor- M lion to tho oxpeiHo of tho work. A' ' motion carried authorizing tho city H council to appoint a committee to make H un estimate or tho cost of the undor-. H taking, and suggest a plan for raising tho moans to put it Into execution, and report at a future meeting of tho people that will bo called (or tho purpose. The mass mooting proceedings 1n re- 'H lation to tho extension of the water H mains, to tho cemetery, that were left , unfinished on the cyenlng ot the 20th iwero resumed last night, by the pre- Yfl sentntlon ot tho report ot the commit- tee that tho olty council was authorized H to appoint. The report of the commit- rdl 1 7 iHBw"fl'oftii.. " ' i yr k-' "Vf"' t "iBaiL 1" 1 TliB .1 not within the power of the c!ty;o V'iSBfr iH I bcss a tax to cover thU expense on tho "TT rfj cemetery lots, they rccomended that tho " B owners themselves mako this assess H m cut for their mutual benoflt. ,!l And In view of the probability that -H all the funds necessary could not bo H raised that way they rccomended that' M other contributions be solicited from H nny or alUpcrsons who felt an interest . H iu tho beautifying of the cemetery. H After considerable discussion the qucs- H tlon on tho adoption of thu repot t of 1 tho committeo was put and his honor, 1 tho mayor, who had charge of thu incut- v ing announced that tho report was ad- '""Hj opted, although there were a number v H present who thought that there were as H many negative votes as affirmative ones. H The matter as It now stands leaves It --.l It to the owners ot the cemetery lots to H furnish the money and the labor 1: ttioyi h want the mains extended to tho come- H tery, unless others offer to help. As a 1 start In tho matter of voluntary con- H trlbutlous, tho mayor headed the list H with a contribution of $30. Who comes H nCXl? ' |