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Show THE Cill COUNCIL. tontrast Let For Planting Got 800 Trees. The Legality of the Appointment Appoint-ment cf the New City Officials Discussed. ExWatermaster Thurman Says He'll Hold the Office Until Matters are Settled Tlie City Council met in session on Monday night. It was half an hour after the time for holding the session before a quorum was secured, and that only .by fending the marshal after "delinquents' Councilors Maihcri, Ilenrichsen, Dixon and Thr-mas coni- ! prised the Council. On motion of Councilor Dixon, II. J. Maiben was elected to the chair. A petition from II. II. Bean et al, I asking a street to be opened bet ween Fir.t nnd .Second streets, was referred to the committee on streets and alleys. A petition signed by the merchants of l'rovo, askine the changing of the ordinance relating to awnings so as to permit t lie canvas portion to come down a foot lower than is now allowed by the ordinance.was referred to the committee com-mittee on judicial-, with instructions to make the change recommended in tlie petition. A communication from .I.D. Doolan, I submitting a proposition for furnishing furnish-ing jail work for the City Jail, was referred re-ferred to the committee on police and city prisons. The Hoard of Health, by its secretary, secre-tary, Dr. M. II. Hardy, submitted his report, which was acee;d. Joab Collier, sealer of weights and measures, submitted a report, wji'cli showed the number of scales tested by him had been as follows: Over 1200 pounds, 11; less than 1200 and overf.00 pounds. 14; less than ooo and ovj-r 2c-0 pounds, 32; less than 200 pounds. 32; fees recived for testing scales. S33.ti0. The report was accepted. Councilor IJeiiriehson, of the committee com-mittee on public grounds and c ty I property, to whom was referred the matter of planting 00 lives, on the West square and Garden City Psrk, recommended that J. C. Nielsen be awarded the contract, his turni s, i o75, 1 being tlie lowest bid out of live re- " eeived. The terms of the contract re- t , quires Mr. Xielsen to not only p,a"A (--' out the trees but to water them through the year, and see that they are well y and truly teneded to. I The report was adopted. The same tcommittee, who was instructed to advertise for bids for furnishing 800 trees, recommended the awarding of the bid to W. D. Williams at a figure of &US. The report was a. lop ted. The Council then took up the second leading of the bill introduced at the last season, providing for the inspection inspec-tion of buildings and other structures. Tending the passage of the second reading of the bill it was referred to the committee on judiciary, with city inspector added. The following claims were then allowed: al-lowed: Ilyi-um Ilatton, services as engineer of fire department, Dr. 1,1. II. Hardy, services as quarantine quar-antine physician for quarter ending February 2S, 1S91, $50; Smoot Drug Co.. liquors, plasters, acids, salves, prescriptions, salts, etc., $19.45; l'rovo Hook & Stationery Co.,pencils; erasers, etc., S-.20: Silas Allred, services, $20; IE. C. Ilenrichsen, repairing West square fence, 52.50; Frovo City Lum-1 Lum-1 her Co., lumber, $12.72. ' The claims of 11. Kletting, plans of fire engine house, amounting to $202, ' was referred to the committee on public pub-lic grounds and city property. The bill of costs in the case of Wm. Carroll vs. Frovo city, was referred to the city attorney, i Chairman Maiben stated that tax-! payers living north of the Fark were desirous of having the sidewalk on the west side of the City Fark graveled. On motion of Councilor Ilenrichsen the matter was referred to the committee com-mittee on streets and alleys, with authority au-thority to have the work done. Councilor Dixon referred to the friction that exists betwee- the water-master water-master appointed at the last Council and the one appointed a year ago. As it now stood, Mr. Scott, the new appointee, ap-pointee, had qualified, but Mr. Thur- iman, the old watermaster, would not yield up the records, as he considered the action of the Council in appoint- Iing Mr. Scott illegal. Mr. T. E. Thurman, who was present, pre-sent, stated that he had conversed with Wm. II. King, the city attorney, on the matter, and that official would not voluuteer any opinion in the matter mat-ter until he wis asked. Councilor Dixon "Yes, but he's never here to be asked." I Councilor Ilenrichsen "Are you j still holding on to the books and " Mr. Thurman "Yes, sir." Councilor Ilenrichsen "Records and V" Mr. Thurman "Yes, sir; and I have t ! ' mm' j g L J - been attending, to my duties to the best of my ability. I have been looking after the river every day this week, and doing other things pertaining to my office, and I intend lo until the matter is legally settled. Councilor IlenrichKen denounced Mr. Thurman -for holding on to the property of the city. He had been appointed for one ear, and that year being up, and another person appointed, in his stead, he should have confidence enough in the city to yield up his office. If the city had committed any wrong, he (Mr. Ilenrichsen) did not doubt but what they would ritjht it. Chairman Maiben thought Mr. Thurman was acting right in tlie matter. mat-ter. He was certainly acting under advice from tlie city attorney. Mr. Thurman said it was not for the office that he was holding on, but simply until the question was settled in a legal manner. The matter was referred to the city attorney for his opinion. On motion of Councilor Dixon the Council adjourned until Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. |