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Show teijf Council Ouolis 111 I Fire OepaFfiiieni Officers be deposited in the bank at least every two days and the mayor and recorder were asked to consult with the city treasurer relative to this matter. The matter of the imployiuent of a loose leaf ledger in the keeping of the outstanding cemetery accounts and that triplicate receipts be provided for payments of water rates as proposed pro-posed by the auditor were referred to the Finance committee for investigation. investiga-tion. A communication was received from If. E. Hitchcock, Utah County Health officer, relative to a recent inspection of our city jail. Rules of the State Board of Health relating to prisons were also inclosed with the suggestions that baths be installed within the jail, that the inside ba painted white and that the windows be equipped with fiG mesh screens. A letter was received from the State Municipal League of Utah asking ask-ing the city's support of House Bill $149 in which the present gasoline tax would be amended by granting to cities and towns for street purposes i Card Rooms to Operate in American j Fork: Other Important Business Discussed at Council Meeting. chief Irving L. Pratt presented to Jie city council at their regular ses-ion ses-ion Saturday evening, March 9, the lesults of the annual election of ''fficers of the Fire Department for the !ear 1929. The following were elect-'d elect-'d to the positions as indicated and l accepted by the council: Fire hief, I- L. Pratt; Ass't. Chief, Charles .elly; Captain, Howard L. Greene; scretary-treasurer, A. J. Butte. The (embers of the department were ssigned to positions as follows: Viver, H. L. Greene and in charge of U truck; driver, Ray Jacklin; Pump, jwen Humphries and Russell Thomp-on; Thomp-on; Hose and Nozzle men, Charles (elly, A. J. Butte, J.W. Shelton and !len Varney; Ladder men and hose jmplers, Glen Chadwick and Ray igers; Chemical men, Charles Kelly pd Glen Varney. j Attorney Ray T. Elsmore was pres-1 pres-1 at by invitation in order that the imncil as a whole might talk over iatters pertaining to card rooms, finance revision and etc. relative i card rooms. The attorney stated tat the city could not supress or pro-" pro-" !bit the playing of cards but could ily regulate. After some discussion, ! was decided that proper regulation id police supervision of these mat-jrs mat-jrs would tend to make conditions " .tter. The application of Donald jipman for a license to conduct a tfd room was granted, provided that r. Chipman would agree to such retirements re-tirements as the mayor, marshal, id Police committee might arrange. I Kinley Taylor appeared before the iunCil and asked to withdraw his ap-Ication ap-Ication for a license to conduct a 5;jrd room in the city. He also asked at the bond which he had deposited . i returned to him with the interest j b -cured to January 25, 1929. This tition was granted. one-half of one cent per gallon. It was the sense of the council that the city support in every way this bill. A report of the special sanitary examination ex-amination of our city culinary water taken from the four sources of supply was received. The results of these analysis indicate that the samples collected were of very satisfactory quality, showing no contamination. Councilman Steele reported that the council as a whole had visited the cemetery and the proposed changes had been authorized and that work" on this would commence immediately. Complete renovation of the public toilets and the upstairs of the Fire Station was suggested by Councilman Shelley. He further suggested that a lattice fence be constructed between the City Hall and the Harrington School grounds. This matter was referred re-ferred to the Public Property Committee Commit-tee to meet with the School Board and see if they would not stand at least a portion of this expense. Mayor Greenwood reported that he had met with the Orem officials relative rela-tive to the condition of their track and right of way. They assured him that action on the correction of these conditions would commence just as soon as the weather would permit. The following resolution was presented: pre-sented: Be It Resolved that the following fol-lowing described tract of land held by, American Fork City by udltors deed be sold to Leon Miller, (commencing 66 feet south of the south west corner i of Black 2, Plat A, American Fork ' City survey, thence South 231 feet, thence east 150 feet, thence North 231 feet, thence west 150 feet to the place of beginning) and that the mayor and city recorder be and here are authorized author-ized to execute a quit claim, deed in behalf of the city therefor. The resolution was adopted by unanimous vote. Information was received from George M. Bacon, state engineer, that the application for water appropriation appropria-tion had been examined and filed and t that a specified amount would be i necessary as a. required fee for the publication of the same. The instruc- tions were followed. j ! Cu; The marshal reported that the sllowstone Speciality Co. had placed Dt machines in some of the business rs mses in the city. As this wras in vcirect opposition to the action of the ghtuncil, the marshal and City attorney ! Ixsre instructed to take whatever ac--ca'-n necessary to have the same re- "oved. - ' , H Mayor Greenwood reported that he or(pd the recorder had met with the cr;rigation Co. and had presented the atter of having an agreement drawn between the said company and the ty, wherein the Irrigation company Duld agree to exchange American rk canyon water with American rk City for water purchased from e proposed Deer Creek Reservoir )., the purpose of this agreement be-g be-g to secure water for our city's fu-re fu-re culinary supply. He further tited that the board passed a motion voring this exchange and asked the ty to have the agreement drawn up ; their consideration. In the matter of the proposed agree-cnt agree-cnt between the city and the Irriga-3n Irriga-3n Co., the attorney reported that ho id the same under way and that It ould be completed so that the coun-1 coun-1 could consider the same at the ;xt meeting. The matter ot the revision of our -"(y ordinances was discussed at """""Rill ail or which the following reso-tion reso-tion was presented: tto It Resolved that the City of inerican Fork accept the bid of At-mey At-mey Ray T. Elsmore for all legal ork connected in any way with the miplote revision of our city ordi-.. ordi-.. imvs to dale and (hat an agreement Jfdlahlo to (ho council relative (o this vision he entered into between " :lllM'u';l" Fork City and Attorney Els-ere. Els-ere. The resolution was passed lanimously. Samuel Poan, Sr.. was present and l'"ried lliat (he renumbering ot all e residences and business bouses 3 now complete. The report was copied and (be purchasing agent ls as iced (o Iniv a suitable book so at Mr. Pean could make a copv of "rk nml fl,0 ,llo p.nno w.(h (ho V recorder. Tc report of the 1P2S audit of 'V records as conducted by J. B. '' er was received. The same was ceptcd. U was s"?sested by the auditor at as a protection to the city treas-'er treas-'er and the city, all receipts should |